I have been using Mekari Talenta as part of my day-to-day HR operations, and overall, my experience has been very positive. What I appreciate most is that Talenta is not just an administrative HR system—it covers many of the operational details that HR teams actually deal with on a daily basis, particularly in employee records, personnel administration, time management, and payroll.

For employee records and personnel management, Talenta helps us maintain employee information in a more structured and centralized way. Instead of relying heavily on separate files and manual records, we can manage employee profiles, employment information, organizational data, and other HR-related records within one platform. This makes it much easier for HR to maintain data consistency and retrieve employee information when needed.

The time management and attendance features are also very practical. Employees can manage their attendance directly through the mobile application, which makes the process much more convenient for both employees and HR. From an HR perspective, having attendance and other employee information integrated into the same system also reduces manual administration and makes monitoring much easier.

One of the strongest features for me is definitely payroll. Talenta takes its payroll functionality seriously, and you can see this from the level of detail available in the system. Payroll components can be managed in a structured way, and the system supports the various calculations and adjustments that HR needs during the monthly payroll process. This is particularly important because payroll is one area where accuracy and reliability are critical.

I also really appreciate how Talenta keeps its payroll features up to date with changes in government regulations, taxation, and other statutory requirements. Whenever there are regulatory or tax updates that affect payroll, having an HRIS provider that actively keeps the system aligned with those changes gives HR much more confidence in running payroll. We do not have to depend entirely on manual adjustments every time there is a regulatory change.

Another reason I enjoy using Talenta is that the platform continues to evolve. They regularly release feature updates and improvements, and I have seen the system become more comprehensive over time. They are also quite responsive to actual HR operational needs and, where possible, can accommodate or develop features to better fit specific business processes. For me, this is important because every organization has slightly different HR practices, and a good HRIS should be able to evolve alongside those needs.

From the employee side, the platform is also user-friendly and accessible, particularly through mobile. This helps encourage employees to handle more of their own HR administration rather than depending on HR for every small request, while HR can focus more on monitoring, accuracy, compliance, and higher-value activities.

Overall, Talenta has helped make our HR processes more centralized, structured, and less dependent on manual administration. What stands out most to me is the combination of a user-friendly employee experience with fairly detailed back-end HR and payroll capabilities. For an HR practitioner, especially someone who needs to manage both operational HR and payroll details, that balance makes Talenta a reliable system to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate that Talenta keeps developing and improving its features, even though it sometimes takes a bit of time to adjust to the changes. From a user’s perspective, some updates also feel unnecessary. For instance, downloading an attendance report now involves extra steps. Although the updated menu looks more structured and organized, the overall process feels less straightforward and requires more navigation than it used to. I think feature development would be even better if it focused not only on enhancing the interface, but also on keeping frequently used HR processes as simple, clear, and efficient as possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.