About Namely

People are complex, but your HR solution shouldn’t be. Namely gives you the resources to make your life easier and your employees happier. With modern, intuitive technology and a world-class team of HR experts, Namely empowers people teams with an all-in-one HR solution designed for mid-sized businesses.

Streamline all of your HR data in a single platform with an interface you AND your workforce will love to use. Built for flexibility, your Namely platform is implemented with your unique business needs in mind. Whether you’re transitioning from a PEO or switching to new HCM software, Namely has the technology and people to support your company every step of the way.

Namely’s all-in-one HR solution includes: HR analytics, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Enrollment Wizard, Time Management, Performance Reviews, Applicant Tracking, Employee Onboarding, Compliance Tools, Live HR Advisors, and more.

Need more than just an HR platform? We’ve got you covered. With Namely’s enhanced services you can outsource payroll and benefits to our world-class experts.

Namely’s Managed Payroll Services are proven to reduce your workload, keep you compliant, and give you much-needed hours back in your day. And with Managed Benefits Services, you get access to experienced brokers in addition to our modern benefits administration technology.

Pricing starting from:

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  • Free Trial
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Key benefits of Namely

Namely is an HR solution for people leaders who want to:

  • Save Time
    Namely helps you eliminate dual entry and manual tasks while freeing up your time to focus on innovative people strategies.

  • Avoid Error
    With a fully integrated platform and a robust risk management solution, you are guaranteed accuracy and can feel confident and up-to-date on compliance.

  • Build Culture
    Namely’s talent and performance management tools help you connect, engage, and develop your workforce from recruit to retire.
  • Typical Customers

    • Freelancers
    • Small Businesses (2-50)
    • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
    • Large enterprises (500 and more)

    Deployment

    • Cloud-based
    • On-premise

    Markets

    United States

    Supported Languages

    English

    Pricing starting from:

    Not provided by vendor

    • Free Version
    • Free Trial
    • Subscription

    Top 5 alternatives to Namely

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    Namely Software - Namely News Feed: Your home base to make announcements, express appreciation, and to celebrate important milestones.
    Namely Software - HR Analytics: the data you need to feel confident in your people strategy and proud of your provable results
    Namely Software - Talent & Performance Management: connect, engage, and develop your workforce in a platform that your employees actually wants to use
    Namely Software - Employee Onboarding: save time and engage new hires before they ever walk in the door with customizable employee onboarding workflows complete with eSignature functionality
    Namely Software - Employee Profile: your workforce's one-stop-shop for time off, payroll, and performance information.
    Namely Software - Payroll Administration: integrated with all of your HR data and coupled with full payroll tax services, you can be confident your results are delivered accurately and on time
    Namely Software - Benefits Administration: modern, integrated benefits technology makes it easy for employees to enroll and even easier for you to manage
    Namely Software - Time Management: View and manage your entire hourly workforce in one robust dashboard
    Namely Software - Comply Database: your 24/7 resource to keep you compliant among ever-changing laws and regulations
    Namely Software - Namely Mobile App: request time off and access paystubs and benefits information from anywhere
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    Namely Software - Namely News Feed: Your home base to make announcements, express appreciation, and to celebrate important milestones.
    Namely Software - HR Analytics: the data you need to feel confident in your people strategy and proud of your provable results
    Namely Software - Talent & Performance Management: connect, engage, and develop your workforce in a platform that your employees actually wants to use
    Namely Software - Employee Onboarding: save time and engage new hires before they ever walk in the door with customizable employee onboarding workflows complete with eSignature functionality
    Namely Software - Employee Profile: your workforce's one-stop-shop for time off, payroll, and performance information.
    Namely Software - Payroll Administration: integrated with all of your HR data and coupled with full payroll tax services, you can be confident your results are delivered accurately and on time
    Namely Software - Benefits Administration: modern, integrated benefits technology makes it easy for employees to enroll and even easier for you to manage
    Namely Software - Time Management: View and manage your entire hourly workforce in one robust dashboard
    Namely Software - Comply Database: your 24/7 resource to keep you compliant among ever-changing laws and regulations
    Namely Software - Namely Mobile App: request time off and access paystubs and benefits information from anywhere

    Features

    Total features of Namely: 116

    • 360 Degree Feedback
    • 401(k) Tracking
    • ACA Reporting
    • API
    • Access Controls/Permissions
    • Activity Dashboard
    • Activity Tracking
    • Alerts/Notifications
    • Applicant Tracking
    • Approval Process Control
    • Assessment Management
    • Attendance Management
    • Attendance Tracking
    • Benchmarking
    • Benefits Administration Outsourcing
    • Benefits Dashboard
    • Benefits Management
    • COBRA Administration
    • Calendar Management
    • Calendar Sync
    • Candidate Profiles
    • Candidate Tracking
    • Check Printing
    • Compensation Management
    • Competency Management
    • Compliance Management
    • Configurable Workflow
    • Customisable Branding
    • Customisable Reports
    • Customisable Templates
    • Customizable Fields
    • Data Import/Export
    • Deduction Management
    • Direct Deposit
    • Disability Insurance Administration
    • Document Management
    • Document Storage
    • E-Verify/I-9 Forms
    • Electronic Forms
    • Electronic Signature
    • Employee Benefits Administration
    • Employee Database
    • Employee Handbook
    • Employee Management
    • Employee Onboarding
    • Employee Portal
    • Employee Profiles
    • Employee Recognition Software
    • Employee Self Service
    • FMLA Administration
    • Feedback Management
    • For Accountants
    • Goal Management
    • Goal Setting/Tracking
    • HIPAA Compliant
    • HR Management
    • HSA/FSA Administration
    • Health Insurance Administration
    • Individual Development Plans
    • Job Application Management
    • Job Description Management
    • Job Posting
    • Learning & Development
    • Learning Management
    • Leave Tracking
    • Life Insurance Administration
    • Mobile Access
    • Multi-Country
    • Multi-State
    • Negative Feedback Management
    • On-going Performance Tracking
    • Onboarding
    • Online Benefits Enrollment
    • Orientation Workflow Management
    • Payroll Management
    • Payroll Outsourcing
    • Payroll Reporting
    • Peer Appraisals
    • Performance Appraisal
    • Performance Management
    • Performance Metrics
    • Performance Review Management
    • Progress Tracking
    • Provider Management
    • Pulse Surveys
    • Question Library
    • Real Time Analytics
    • Real Time Data
    • Real Time Reporting
    • Recruitment Management
    • Reminders
    • Reporting & Statistics
    • Reporting/Analytics
    • Retirement Plan Management
    • Review Cycle Tracking
    • Role-Based Permissions
    • Search/Filter
    • Self Assessment
    • Self Service Portal
    • Sick Leave Tracking
    • Skills Assessment
    • Surveys & Feedback
    • Task Management
    • Tax Compliance
    • Third Party Integrations
    • Time & Attendance
    • Time Off Management
    • Time Off Requests
    • Time Tracking
    • Timesheet Management
    • Training Management
    • Vacation/Leave Tracking
    • W-2 Preparation
    • Wage Garnishment
    • Weighted Performance Measures
    • Workflow Management

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    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4.2 /5
    (421)
    Value for Money
    4.0/5
    Features
    4.0/5
    Ease of Use
    4.2/5
    Customer Support
    4.0/5

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    Santiago
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    • Industry: Education Management
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    As an HRIS Namely is as good as it gets. Works out of the box but it does adapt to your...

    Reviewed on 13/4/2018

    Pros

    As an HRIS Namely is as good as it gets. After using many other platforms in the past, I can say that Namely provides an easy to use platform that works out of the box but offers a great deal of customization to fit your workflows. They are constantly releasing new features and improvements that are visible and useful with a support staff that is always ready to help.

    Having HRIS, Payroll and Benefits in one place and dedicated client rep and dedicated benefits rep is definetely hard to beat.

    Cons

    Integration between payroll and HRIS is a work in progress that still needs work. I am confident they will continue to improve it moving forward.

    Toni
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    • Industry: Telecommunications
    • Company size: 11–50 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    Namely Software

    Reviewed on 10/2/2021

    Pros

    I love the ability to have all of my onboarding forms in one place. Employees are able to electronically sign and eases the onboarding process.

    Cons

    The feature that I like the least is the benefits process. The last two years I have had problems with registering new employees with the insurance and it seems like I end up doing the registration myself so the employees can get their insurance.

    Response from Namely

    Thank you for your review! We really appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear that Namely has been able to offer you onboarding features that best fit your company.

    John
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    • Industry: Telecommunications
    • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
    • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

    The absolute WORST Payroll HRIS System...EVER!!!!!!!!!

    Reviewed on 16/12/2020

    From a zero to ten it's a zero. Run...do not walk away from considering this system and support...

    From a zero to ten it's a zero. Run...do not walk away from considering this system and support model. Way too many more modern systems and service providers than this. Apparently this company does not take into consideration feedback from customers. You also do NOT have a dedicated service rep. So once you sign the dotted line...you're on your own. Good luck...b/c you will need with this awful 1960 system design.

    Pros

    I do like the Facebook look and feel for the main page for ESS. Articles and help guides easily to upload to system.

    Cons

    Where to begin? So many to list....
    Hold times for client services are crazy. I guess b/c the company is in financial trouble the staff is bare. get ready for TWO plus hours of hold times to get help!!! You can barely ever get a hold of a live person. You have to create a "call back" and list three times you want a call back...but it is within their hours. Then they send an invite for when "they" are free...not the client. System cannot track correctly FMLA or other PTO times. System cannot do imputed income on GTL or other imputed items per pay period like ADP, Paychxex, Ceridian, Workday, SAP and all other modern systems can do easily.

    The software cannot do gross ups easily, manual checks are a fiasco. Whoever designed this system did NOT have background in payroll or HRIS. Manual checks cannot be ran with the regular payroll. It has to be done as a "separate payroll".

    Response from Namely

    Thank you for your review! We really appreciate your feedback. We are disappointed to hear that you feel Namely wasn't the right solution for your company and apologize for your negative experience.

    Rachel
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    • Industry: Entertainment
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Very helpful!

    Reviewed on 3/5/2021

    The Namely team has been incredibly helpful from day 1. They took ample time to walk our team...

    The Namely team has been incredibly helpful from day 1. They took ample time to walk our team through the entire process and trained us up. They anticipated our needs and questions all along the way.

    Pros

    With Namely, we have been able to make all of our HR files secure and digital.

    Cons

    I love everything about Namely. My only wish is that they integrated with a larger list of other softwares.

    Alternatives Considered

    Zenefits and BambooHR

    Reasons for Switching to Namely

    Namely was easier to use and more user-friendly. Their customer support is top-notch!

    Response from Namely

    Thank you for your review! We really appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear that our user-friendly platform has enabled your company to go digital. Additionally, we are pleased to hear that you have enjoyed working with our Pod Service Team, as it was designed to provide our clients with top-notch support.

    Elizabeth
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    • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
    • Company size: 201–500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    A Great Company that is Always Improving

    Reviewed on 20/8/2020

    Pros

    We love the onboarding system, it makes everything very easy and automated! We also really appreciate the way Namely takes feedback and acts upon it. They release new features and products every quarter and the releases really are what the customers are looking for. The company is always looking to improve and grow which we really value.

    Cons

    We have had difficulty with the Namely Time feature, it gets confusing for employees and sometimes there are issues with information syncing between the two systems.

    Response from Namely

    Thank you for your review! We really appreciate your feedback and look forward to continue enhancing our platform and your overall client experience.

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    Namely offers the following pricing plans:

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    Namely has the following typical customers:

    51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000

    Namely supports the following languages:

    English

    Namely supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile)

    Namely integrates with the following applications:

    15Five, ATS OnDemand, Absorb LMS, Adobe Acrobat Sign, ApplicantStack, BRIDGE, BetterCloud, Bitium, Blue Marble Payroll, Bonusly, Breezy, Comeet.me, Curo, CuroComp, Equifax, Fond, Greenhouse, Human Interest, JazzHR, JobScore, Jobvite, Justworks Hours, Lessonly, Lever, Litmos, Mineral Platform, NetSuite, OfficeSpace, Okta, OneLogin, Payfactors, Pingboard, QuickBooks Time, Replicon, SimplePay, SimplyMerit, Slack, Small Improvements, The Applicant Manager, ThrivePass, Trakstar Hire, Travitor, TripActions, Verified First, Vestwell, Wishlist Rewards, Workable, Workato, Zapier, helloteam, iCIMS Talent Cloud, simplepay.ca

    Namely offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep)

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