Cezanne HR

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HR software for UK & global businesses - 100-3000 employees

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Value for Money
4.5/5
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4.1/5
Ease of Use
4.1/5
Customer Support
4.6/5

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Michelle
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  • Industry: Staffing & Recruiting
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

An All Round Helping Hand - Excellent HR Software Solution

Reviewed on 27/9/2016

Our HR department was a very paper heavy function and we needed something to bring us up to date as...

Our HR department was a very paper heavy function and we needed something to bring us up to date as quickly, easily and cheaply as possible. We tested a number of options and many of them seemed to have close to everything we needed but when it came to costs, we were always faced with a 'but'. A 'You can have this, but if you want that, it will cost you extra' scenario. The version the sales person had demonstrated to us was always the most expensive option and would cost a great deal more than we have been lead to initially believe. We felt many of the sales people we met with from those companies, had a habit of talking 'at' us. An approach which did not sit well.

By chance, we stumbled upon Cezanne at a HR exhibition. The representatives on the day were incredibly friendly, helpful, approachable and the information they provided was very clear and we left them having arranged for a demo of their product. We were impressed with how they 'conversed' about their product and did try the hard sell.

We were impressed with the ease of navigation, the fact it was cloud based and therefore always accessible. Things looked even more promising when the figures came back in terms of the cost - the same as had been explained to us when we had spoken to them at the exhibition. No hidden extras!

From the very first contact with Cezanne, they were always there to help and always went the extra mile. They uploaded our core data, and after a very worthwhile day of training at their head office in London, we were good to go. We started with around 120 employees when we first integrated Cezanne, and that number has now more than doubled. The performance of Cezanne has remained effective and efficient with no visible signs of slowing down in performance. We have also uploaded the hard copy contents of over half our employee files and still, there has been no drop in performance.

We do not operate within just the UK, but rather several offices throughout Europe and Asia, and Cezanne has been able to adapt to the different legalities of each country.

Since bringing Cezanne on-board, we have been able to hand over much of the employee administration, to the employees themselves - change of addresses, contact numbers, absence management. We've also streamlined our performance management function to a completely paperless process.

It has allowed us to hand over much of the day to day running of employee matters, to the Line Managers. It has negated the need populate multiple reports each month for our directors and senior management, as the data is available to them at the push of a button. We were able to tailor reports to individual managers and assign it to them personally. A very big help in itself as it has freed up a great deal of time for the HR department, allowing us to concentrate on other projects that there simply wasn't time to address before.

Cezanne is very much a company that encourages customer feedback. They are keenly interested in ideas and suggestions and actively do what they can to meet the requests and suggestions wherever possible.

The customer service and support is absolutely first-class. Issues (and user errors as is often my case) are addressed and resolved extremely promptly.

Cezanne HR is definitely a software and a company that I would recommend.

Pros

Software is very straightforward to use with a great user friendly interface.

Encourages a greater involvement on the part of the employee and the manager

Some of the best customer service I have experienced.

The team at Cezanne work with their customers to continually develop and improve the software. They really do listen to the voice of the customer.

Has the ability to streamline many HR functions.

Has everything - is an all-in-one solution

Cons

Were I to recommend one area of improvement, it would be the interactions available with some of the data on screen. For example, the ability to filter information on screen so that I can control the order in which I'm viewing it, rather than exporting it to an Excel spreadsheet.

However, is is a very minor cosmetic point and as a whole I think the product offers huge benefits.

nathan
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

customer review

Reviewed on 6/8/2024

very good, very helpful support, would recommend

very good, very helpful support, would recommend

Pros

ease of use, looks good, easy to explain

Cons

not able to have 2 managers for employees

Alternatives Considered

Workday HCM

Reasons for Choosing Cezanne HR

cost, features available and for ease of use

Switched From

Access PeopleHR

Reasons for Switching to Cezanne HR

cost, features available and ease of use
Jessica
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Average HR system

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

Pros

It is a cheap HR system. support team are generally very speedy at responding

Cons

It's a very clunky system. Unable to run reports on all and any fields

John
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Cezanne implementation review

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

Implementation went smoothly, and once the issues had been ironed out it was quite aa smooth...

Implementation went smoothly, and once the issues had been ironed out it was quite aa smooth changeover

Pros

The ability to personalise it to specific users

Cons

The date driven reporting process can be laborious and difficult to generate payroll from.

Lucy
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great System

Reviewed on 2/9/2024

Very good. Experts always reply in a timely fashion.

Very good. Experts always reply in a timely fashion.

Pros

Great for running basic reports. Easy to navigate.

Cons

The onboarding section could have more options to it, feedback has been that it isn't very clear to navigate.
It would be good to have signatures embedded into contract documents

Emily
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

User friendly with good reporting

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

Very positive - easy as a general user to book leave and good from the HR side for things such as...

Very positive - easy as a general user to book leave and good from the HR side for things such as reports

Pros

User friendly, especially functions such as booking leave

Cons

Difficult to do individual work patterns or alternative patterns within the system

Alternatives Considered

Bob

Reasons for Choosing Cezanne HR

We were growing as a business and needed more from the HR system

Switched From

Cascade

Reasons for Switching to Cezanne HR

The cost of HiBob was too much for us as a business
Victoria
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Fantastic Software, Highly Recommend!

Reviewed on 27/9/2023

Fluent, easy to use and brilliant for all our HR needs.

Fluent, easy to use and brilliant for all our HR needs.

Pros

With regards to our previous software, Cezanne has been so easy to use, implement and learn. The set up team are very helpful and friendly.

Cons

There is nothing that we have come across yet!

Alternatives Considered

Sage 300cloud

Reasons for Choosing Cezanne HR

We need a software that better supported our needs, was easier to use and manage and combined additional features such as time keeping.

Switched From

Jane

Reasons for Switching to Cezanne HR

Cezanne was drastically cheaper and offered the same features we required.

Response from Cezanne HR

Thank you so much for your review Victoria, we are glad that Cezanne HR is supporting your needs as a company and as a HR Team! If you ever have any additional feedback or ideas, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Emma
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Cezanne HR

Reviewed on 10/10/2023

Great service, knowledge and communication.

Great service, knowledge and communication.

Pros

- Reporting- Configuration- Helpdesk - Absence Management- Implementation- User Led Enhancements and monthly functionality updates

Cons

- Does not have automated compensation linked to Grades - Does not automatically pro rata compensation data for starters / leavers or those on short-term contracts- Does not have the capacity to manage working patterns that are different from a standard weekly pattern

Alternatives Considered

Bob, BambooHR, Moorepay (Formerly Natural HR) and Breathe

Reasons for Choosing Cezanne HR

Did not meet the organisation needs, did not have a good customer service or feedback mechanism.

Switched From

Ciphr

Reasons for Switching to Cezanne HR

It had more capacity to edit and tailor to our operations. Our organisation has complex absence plans, terms and conditions and flexible working agreements - we could not find a solution that accommodated these things.It has single-sign on, and other API functionality, it is also cloud based and has a mobile app. The price for the quality of the system was a huge factor.We also found that Cezanne HR offered comprehensive onboarding and set up help, with unrestricted team training.
Milen
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Reporting functionality not satisfactory

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

Pros

the level of details the platform offers

Cons

somehow the report function is too heavy, lack of simplified instant reports
too complicated menus and too much details not organized well for a simple view

Alternatives Considered

Personio

Reasons for Switching to Cezanne HR

it had more input data options and more detailed input
Jayne
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

New user - positive experience so far!

Reviewed on 9/11/2023

Cezanne team have been great from initial conversations through to implementation and support....

Cezanne team have been great from initial conversations through to implementation and support. Really impressed by how quick the response is when raising a query through the ticket system.
Special mention to [sensitive content hidden] for their support and guidance throughout!

Pros

Implementation was easy and well thought out
Onboarding portal is a great addition to reduce the need for paper forms
Form hub is really helpful, again to reduce paper forms
Having all employee information in one location that is easily accessible is a big help
Support function is super responsive!

Cons

Still trying to get used to the full reporting

Alternatives Considered

Access PeopleHR, BambooHR and IRIS Cascade

Reasons for Switching to Cezanne HR

Onboarding portal wasn't available on other platforms. Cost was better overall including implementation

Response from Cezanne HR

Thank you so much for taking the time to post a review, Jayne! We really appreciate it.

Laura
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  • Industry: Building Materials
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Love for Cezanne HR

Reviewed on 3/9/2024

Overall Cezanne HR is great, if ever there are any issues these are dealt with promptly, the...

Overall Cezanne HR is great, if ever there are any issues these are dealt with promptly, the support site is a huge help too, as well as our account manager who is on hand for everything and anything we need.

Pros

The way that Cezanne can be customised is brilliant, it can be used in any way that you want it to be and tailored to suit the company needs.

Cons

I would like more ability to change the searches and change them to how I would like them to appear, or just have a totally blank search that I can mix and match how I'd like.

Paulo
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

User friendly and intuitive

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

Overall we are very satisfied with cezanne, we’ve been using it for more than 6 years. It is very...

Overall we are very satisfied with cezanne, we’ve been using it for more than 6 years. It is very user friendly for both admins and users.

Pros

Process creation and how intuitive the system is.

Cons

It could a bit more automated processes

Claire Louise
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

10/10 Would recommend!

Reviewed on 2/8/2024

Overall I think it's a fantastic system and as I mentioned the customer service is excellent, if I...

Overall I think it's a fantastic system and as I mentioned the customer service is excellent, if I ever have an issue or don't understand something and raise a ticket the response is extremely quick.

Pros

Very easy to use. The customer service is excellent. How it can be customised.

Cons

Sometimes I find the reports tricky to use.

Max
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great human resources platform

Reviewed on 31/7/2024

Engaging and helpful support team really help.

Engaging and helpful support team really help.

Pros

Powerful and flexible tool for managing human resources. Useful API tool to integrate with in-house software.

Cons

The modular system of features can take a while to understand where the limits of your selected options begin and end. API doesn't have all the features we would like.

Maya
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Enjoying Cezanne

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

Positive. Learning to use it has been fun.

Positive. Learning to use it has been fun.

Pros

Extremely user friendly, once you learn the ropes. Especially like that they offer all things HR in one place.

Cons

Getting to a place where you're confident to use it can take some time/training. Once you learn the processes it becomes very easy.

elisa
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good value for money

Reviewed on 31/7/2024

For the users, it is great and simple to use.

For the users, it is great and simple to use.

Pros

It is a complete system that covers all areas of HR.

Cons

You have to set up the system yourself or pay for the support to do it for you. It is a complex system because offers you a lot but it doesn't work properly if you don't set up it properly.

Jessica
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  • Industry: Security & Investigations
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

It does the job

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

It's quite user friendly and easy to see calendars for yourself and your team members

It's quite user friendly and easy to see calendars for yourself and your team members

Pros

It's easy to use to book leave and overtime. The oerview calendar is useful

Cons

It's quite hard to locate saved documents, and you have to press a few tabs to get to the page you want

Thomas
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Very positive

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

Very positive overall. Support has been very good during implementation and required.

Very positive overall. Support has been very good during implementation and required.

Pros

Ease of access, integration and setup. Support has always been very well received.

Cons

Initial setup to how the business requires it took longer than anticipated.

Liam
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Implementation review

Reviewed on 30/8/2024

It has been a pleasure working with the team and the new system is a massive improvement on our old...

It has been a pleasure working with the team and the new system is a massive improvement on our old one. The smooth implementation was fantastic and the learning resources are fab.

Pros

The implementation was very smooth and [sensitive content hidden] was fantastic during the process

Cons

Long learning sessions, it was a lot to take in during the sessions but they were great, just a little long!

Chloe
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Easy to Use

Reviewed on 31/7/2024

Pros

As a user, i am able to freely book holidays, track sickness etc
Also easy to get information

Cons

As a user we haven't been told what other perks there a of cezanne and what we have is very basic but does the job

Anna
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  • Industry: Human Resources
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Cezanne review

Reviewed on 31/7/2023

Great

Great

Pros

As someone who helps implement, train employee to use and who is an admin user, I find Cezanne to be very intuitive and user friendly. I enjoy sharing Cezanne with new clients as I know that it will help to make everyone's lives easier!

Cons

Reporting - sometimes it is difficult to get all of the information you need on one report as the data sits in different tables within the system

Chris
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Flexible Functions

Reviewed on 31/7/2023

Cezanne have been a dream to work with. Support is great and we've had a great level of up time. We...

Cezanne have been a dream to work with. Support is great and we've had a great level of up time. We have no complaints.

Pros

We outgrew our old HR platform and we realised that most (even some of the industry leaders) only work to one very fixed hours patten. Cezanne HR has helped us to accommodate many working pattens. Their API has allowed us to easily pull this data into our BI platforms. Staff can use the app to book absence at home. We have even deployed custom absence plans which allows for gift holiday etc.

Cons

The UX is not the most intuative out there and the design could do with a little refresh. However, neither are show stoppers. The functionality gains and value for money are far more important.

Sarah
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  • Industry: Medical Devices
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Would Recommend!

Reviewed on 31/7/2023

The customer service is brilliant, very helpful with queries and the platform overall is good and...

The customer service is brilliant, very helpful with queries and the platform overall is good and easy to use.

Pros

Easy use of absence management tracking, employee records and talent related processes (mid-year, annual reviews, IDP's etc.)

Cons

Reporting can feel clunky at times and doesn't give the information in the easiest ways.

georgia
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  • Industry: Human Resources
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great system, everything you need in one place!

Reviewed on 31/7/2023

Excellent - support staff are amazing!

Excellent - support staff are amazing!

Pros

Having the document creation and tracking saves so much time!

Cons

With onboarding it would be good if you didnt have to manually tick off tasks

Julie
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Use of system

Reviewed on 31/7/2023

I have used the system extensively and it helped us to achieve what we needed when we purchased it....

I have used the system extensively and it helped us to achieve what we needed when we purchased it. However it would be good to see this system develop further

Pros

Ease of use by the user. It helped us to manage PDR’s and absences.

Cons

Difficult to use as an administrator and not as flexible as perhaps we need it to be.