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Andrew Phiri

Founder

Engineering

Nigeria2 to 10 employees

4.0

04 Oct 2025

Managers use it without being chased

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Custom reporting an HR manager can drive unaided. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Custom reporting an HR manager can drive unaided. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Claire Nel

HR Director

Telecommunications

GeorgeSole trader

4.0

29 Sept 2025

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Applicant tracking well above its price point. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

A workflow builder that removes routine approval admin. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Nicola AbrahamsVerified

HR Manager

Security services

Witbank500 plus employees

2.0

25 Sept 2025

No real understanding of South African labour law

The leave rules never matched the BCEA properly and we gave up correcting them. The thing worth knowing is that the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. The gaps are the kind that create work rather than save it. I would look elsewhere unless price is the only consideration.

What works

Document storage works.

What does not

Support hours do not overlap with our working day. The interface is dated and slow. Leave rules never matched South African requirements.

Lizelle MnisiVerified

Industrial Relations Manager

Logistics and transport

PretoriaSole trader

2.0

24 Sept 2025

We went back to spreadsheets after nine months

It was clearly built for a different labour market. What surprised me was that the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. The gaps are the kind that create work rather than save it. Test it hard during the trial with real volume before committing.

What works

Document storage works.

What does not

Support hours do not overlap with our working day. The interface is dated and slow. Leave rules never matched South African requirements.

Dineo MashabaVerified

Founder

Recruitment

Pretoria2 to 10 employees

5.0

15 Sept 2025

Managers use it without being chased

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Custom reporting an HR manager can drive unaided. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.

What works

Custom reporting an HR manager can drive unaided. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

James Motaung

HR Manager

Food and beverage

Klerksdorp11 to 50 employees

4.0

15 Sept 2025

The audit trail saved us at a CCMA hearing

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Flexible enough leave rules to model BCEA correctly. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Applicant tracking well above its price point. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Hendrik MashabaVerified

Partner

Financial services

Nelspruit2 to 10 employees

5.0

13 Sept 2025

The audit trail saved us at a CCMA hearing

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Flexible enough leave rules to model BCEA correctly. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Flexible enough leave rules to model BCEA correctly. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

Mbali ErasmusVerified

HR Manager

Non profit

Pietermaritzburg2 to 10 employees

5.0

12 Sept 2025

The audit trail saved us at a CCMA hearing

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. A workflow builder that removes routine approval admin. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Applicant tracking well above its price point. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Jenna MnisiVerified

Logistics Coordinator

Accounting

Johannesburg51 to 200 employees

5.0

08 Sept 2025

Leave requests left email and never came back

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Flexible enough leave rules to model BCEA correctly. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Applicant tracking well above its price point. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Yusuf SitholeVerified

Employment Equity Officer

Financial services

Pietermaritzburg201 to 500 employees

4.0

27 Aug 2025

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

What works

Flexible enough leave rules to model BCEA correctly. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

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Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Flexible enough leave rules to model BCEA correctly. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Applicant tracking well above its price point. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Yusuf SitholeVerified

Employment Equity Officer

Financial services

Pietermaritzburg201 to 500 employees

4.0

27 Aug 2025

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

What works

Flexible enough leave rules to model BCEA correctly. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.