Namely Reviews & Product Details

Namely has been a helpful HRIS for our growing organization, especially when it comes to centralizing core HR functions like onboarding, payroll, and performance management. The interface is clean and generally intuitive for both employees and admins, which helps reduce confusion and cuts down on HR inquiries. We’ve especially appreciated its employee directory and org chart features, which make navigating the team structure easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Customizing workflows for onboarding, offboarding, or promotions can be limited without involving support, and reporting could be more flexible and insightful out of the box. We'd love more user-friendly dashboards tailored to HRBPs and leadership with real-time data like turnover, DEI metrics, and engagement insights. It would also be great to have more control over document storage. Think tagging, version control, and permissions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has an intuitive user friendly interface which is easy to implement.

It is highly scalable hence ideal for all compny sizes and it gives value for money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not have issues with Namely. I like it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wanted to love Namely, but unfortunately, it fell short in so many ways. From the beginning, the lack of engagement and implementation issues set us off to a rough start. It was a terrible experience overall, though I have to commend Wendy from the benefits admin backend integration—she was amazing. Nothing against her, and I hope she’s moved on to a company with a better reputation.

That said, I find it hard to believe many of the 3-5 star reviews here. I came from Gusto, excited to embrace a robust HRIS, but that excitement quickly faded. From implementation to customer service, everything was riddled with mishaps—especially with payroll and benefits. My advice? Find something else anything else!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything. As I mentioned, I really wanted to love it, but I found nothing about it to be user-friendly. For instance, HRIS and payroll are not integrated—you have to make changes in the HRIS system and then repeat the process in the payroll system. This completely defeats the purpose of investing in software designed to improve efficiency.

Payroll was a nightmare, taking us hours—not because of human error but due to system errors and a complete lack of clarity. When we called for support, we were constantly transferred between teams. Payroll support couldn’t address issues with HRIS time and attendance, and vice versa, which only wasted more time.

The lack of training across the board was alarming. To make matters worse, most of the people I worked with during the initial implementation—who were actually great—were let go after an acquisition. Some of them even reached out afterward to apologize for the terrible experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recognize the birthdays of colleagues at work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

nothing to think of for the moment, all good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Namely's HR and payroll system is easy to use and intuitive. Our employees love it! The platform's user-friendly interface makes it easy to navigate requesting time off, using the Performance Management tool, eSignature function, updating personal profile information and enrolling in benefits. Additionally, Namely's reporting capabilities are top notch, enabling custom reporting and real time data. The payroll funtion is efficient and a time saver! Overall, we have been extremely happy with the switch from our previous HR/payroll system to Namely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Namely does have some areas for improvement. One of the notable drawbacks for our organization is the rehiring process, which can be time consuming since we have a large number of rehires during our event seasons. While this issue isn't a huge deal, it can still be frustrating when you have to rehire fifty people. They need to setup the onboarding process for rehires similar to how the onboarding process for new hires is. In addition, a feature that would be extremely helpful would be bulk actions for employee updates. However, this may be a non-issue for many organizations if they do not rehire many employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ernestine Townes, our Senior Payroll Specialist, has been a God-sent. Her support has been priceless. In the last few months, I have learned so much more about payroll processing and HR in my ten years of experience. In my training with Ernestine, she is very good at informing clients how to avoid costly payroll mistakes. I can ask her questions concerning other areas of the software, and she is always able to point me in the right direction. The rest of the Namely team is highly supportive. I process payroll twice per month for various departments. I feel like I am an expert at processing. The software has multiple feathers, I like how it keeps the organization informed of the anniversaries and birthdates of staff. Training is readily available to make the process seamless running operations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Client Space is my least-liked feature. I prefer to speak to a live person. I have experienced delayed response time on a few occasions with the billing department. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payroll made my life heaven and before it, it was manual so Ypu can imagine the hassle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Data entry at the start I suppose was very hectic for me Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The systems are very easy to use for both administrators and employees.They integrate nicely and our implementation was seamless. Their customer support team is flexible and in recent years they have added additional features that compliment our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The downside about Namely is once past implementation it can take a day or two to resolve day to day issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it was sound good when we compare other HCM with this Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

actully you have much features HR is difficult to understand as well as also Consuming much time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

After lots of experiences in different HRIS platforms and lots of researching the best option this time around, no other option came close to Namely. I love how holistic the tool is - everything from onboarding to workflows to performance to PTO all in one space. Namely integrates SO EFFORTLESSLY with JazzHR and Adobe Sign for things like recruitment and hiring and eSignature documents. Implementation was so thoughtful - each call was specifically geared towards one aspect of the platform. I loved having a real-life person walking me through the entire process and helping set up our customized platform. Rollout was so easy and our team members use Namely daily already for many of the features, with plans for expanding offerings Namely has throughout this year. Throughout the entire process, the support of the team - specifically, Jenna and Jesse - was incredible. I never felt like I was bothering anyone, had all of my questions answered with plenty of insight and support, and felt like the team actually cared to get to know me and our business needs v just selling the tool and passing us onto the next team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the features we would love to see offered with Namely is an easy way to build, send, and report on employee surveys. There is a workaround that can be offered within the Performance portion of the tool, but it's not easy or quick to set up and analytics is very limited. That said, Namely was super gracious in taking the time to walk me through that workaround but also offered up a few partners to look into and alternate survey options they saw many other clients utilize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.