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Ascentis

Organize. Humanize. Maximize.

Last updated: January 2025

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Ascentis - 2025 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

What is Ascentis?

Start Anywhere. Add Anytime. Ascentis’ industry-leading a-la carte full suite human capital management (HCM) technology platform and workforce management solutions are supported by an ongoing commitment to delivering an unsurpassed client experience. Ascentis’ technology modules work independently or together to meet the needs of each client, wherever they are in the HCM journey.

Benefits of using Ascentis

- Simplify and automate the management of employee data and benefits, reducing costs and streamlining complex HR administrative processes with Ascentis HRIS.

- Capture and report on critical data for your unique organizational needs with Ascentis HRIS. Do you need to track specific professional licensing? Hardware or company assets? Memberships or parking permissions? Whatever you need to track, Ascentis HRIS can easily do it for you.

- An ACA Dashboard that will help you determine if you’re in compliance with the ACA through Ascentis HRIS (with Self-Service).

- Annual reviews can be optional or even a thing of the past with Ascentis Performance Tuning due to real-time performance and learning integration through an intuitive mobile interface, allowing managers to fine tune performance on-demand.

- Process payroll in real-time, ensuring accuracy, flexibility, and complete control with Ascentis Payroll. Payroll also allows synchronization with Ascentis HR, interfacing capabilities with your general ledger and time and attendance systems, and robust reporting addresses critical payroll processing challenges.

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Ascentis's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Ascentis users:

Payroll Reporting

4.0

(4)

Timesheet Management

5.0

(2)

Time Tracking

2.5

(2)

W-2 Preparation

2.0

(1)

Compensation Management

5.0

(3)

Job Posting

4.5

(2)

All Ascentis features

Features rating:

4.1

(56)

Mobile Access

5.0

(1)

Onboarding

5.0

(2)

Interview Management

5.0

(1)

Online Benefits Enrollment

2.0

(1)

Online Time Clock

5.0

(1)

Online Time Tracking

5.0

(1)

Payroll Management

(0)

Employee Profiles

5.0

(1)

Employee Database

5.0

(2)

Direct Deposit

2.0

(1)

Reporting/Analytics

4.5

(2)

Candidate Tracking

4.0

(1)

Benchmarking

5.0

(1)

Applicant Tracking

4.7

(3)

Task Management

5.0

(1)

Vacation/Leave Tracking

2.0

(1)

Employee Scheduling

2.5

(2)

Project Tracking

(0)

Performance Review Management

(0)

Time Tracking by Client

(0)

Performance Metrics

(0)

Performance Management

(0)

Overtime Calculation

(0)

Time Tracking by Project

(0)

Training Management

5.0

(1)

Variable Workforce

(0)

Ongoing Performance Tracking

(0)

Wage Garnishment

(0)

Offline Time Tracking

(0)

Negative Feedback Management

(0)

Multiple Billing Rates

(0)

Multi-State

(0)

Mobile App

(0)

Workflow Management

(0)

Social Media Integration

(0)

Skills Tracking

(0)

Skills Assessment

(0)

Sick Leave Tracking

(0)

Shift Swapping

(0)

Self Service Portal

(0)

Succession Planning

(0)

Self Assessment

(0)

Salary Planning

(0)

Resume Storage

(0)

Resume Search

(0)

Resume Parsing

(0)

Reimbursement Management

(0)

Tax Compliance

1.0

(1)

Reference Checking

(0)

Recruitment Management

(0)

Recruiting Firms

(0)

Punch card

(0)

Pulse Surveys

(0)

Time Off Management

5.0

(1)

Messaging

(0)

Competency Management

(0)

Collaboration Tools

(0)

COBRA Administration

(0)

Check Printing

2.0

(1)

Careers Page

(0)

Candidate Profiles

(0)

Candidate Management

1.0

(1)

Boolean Search

(0)

Biometric Recognition

(0)

Billable & Non-Billable Hours

(0)

Benefits Management

(0)

Background Screening

(0)

Automatic Time Capture

(0)

Automated Scheduling

(0)

Assessment Management

(0)

Approval Workflow

(0)

API

(0)

Activity Tracking

(0)

Action Management

(0)

Accounting Integration

(0)

401(k) Tracking

(0)

360 Degree Feedback

(0)

Leave Tracking

4.0

(1)

Learning & Development

(0)

Labor Forecasting

(0)

Job Requisition

(0)

Job Description Management

(0)

Interview Scheduling

(0)

Internal HR

(0)

Individual Development Plans

(0)

Goal Setting/Tracking

(0)

Goal Management

(0)

FMLA Administration

5.0

(1)

Expense Tracking

(0)

Employee Recognition

5.0

(1)

Employee Management

(0)

Employee Handbook

(0)

Employee Benefits Administration

5.0

(1)

Email Management

(0)

Electronic Signature

(0)

Electronic Forms

(0)

Document Management

(0)

CRM

(0)

Compliance Tracking

(0)

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4.2

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4.2

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4.6

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Value for Money

4.6

Customer Support

4.5

Ascentis pricing

Value for money rating:

4.0

Starting from

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Pricing details

Subscription

Free trial

Free plan

Pricing range

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Ascentis integrations (14)

Top integrations

Ascentis support options

Typical customers

Freelancers

Small businesses

Mid size businesses

Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web

Android

iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum

Phone Support

Email/Help Desk

Chat

Training options

Videos

Webinars

Documentation

Ascentis reviews

Overall rating

4.2

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown

Value for money
Ease of use
Features
Customer support
Likelihood to recommend7.73/10

Rating distribution

Pros

“Ascentis was our HRIS system several years ago and it was a great way to keep all of our employee data. It was very customizable and the help desk was great.”

Lillia W.

Human Resources

“Since we have rolled out the Self-Service tool, my employees love it. They are so excited about the features and how much they can access for their own screens.”

Karen C.

“I appreciate how comprehensive it is - I'm happy that it handles our taxes as well as manages data flow to our benefits carriers through Carrier Connect.”

Eunae J.

Cons

“Coupled with the added burden of the 1095-c and the need to manually update various records because Ascentis has software issues, it is disappointing.”

Kyle K.

Director of Applications

“The customer service for Ascentis is absolutely non-existent. It was so terrible that I had to send an email to the CEO and other members of the C-Suite to get my issues addressed.”

Joanie B.

HR Director

“I did not handle payroll but our payroll specialist said it was missing features our old basic software could handle such as different pay rates for employees who work different shifts.”

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