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Lindiwe Venter

HR Manager

12 February 2026

Legal · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Happy customer in Benoni

Managers approve leave from their phones and the office manager got her Fridays back. The org chart stays current because the records underneath it do. Recommended to every owner still running leave in Excel.

Pros

One click exports for advisors

Cons

Reporting is exports not insight

1 people found this review helpful
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Chantal Viljoen

Sandton Timber Studio

9 February 2026

Construction · 51–200 employees Zimbabwe Used for 2+ years

Decent fit for a 75 person company

Does what we bought it for and little beyond. The tier boundaries mean one hire can bump the whole monthly price. Public holidays needed manual loading for the South African calendar.

Cons

Reporting is exports not insight

1 people found this review helpful
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Kiara Abrahams

25 January 2026

Hospitality · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Decent fit for a 70 person company

Happy with the core, aware of the edges. Support answers on UK hours, so afternoon questions wait overnight.

Pros

One click exports for advisors; setup in a weekend

Cons

Public holidays loaded manually

1 people found this review helpful
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Katlego Pillay

Founder · Worcester Medical Works

5 January 2026

Healthcare · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Mostly happy in Stellenbosch, a few gripes

A good honest product with a British accent you will need to manage. The tier boundaries mean one hire can bump the whole monthly price.

Pros

Flat per company pricing, hire freely

Cons

Performance tools are light

1 people found this review helpful
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Nomvula Du Plessis

Practice Manager · Benoni Brokers Solutions

6 December 2025

Financial Services · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Gets us there, with some detours

Happy with the core, aware of the edges. Pound billing shifts with the exchange rate quarter to quarter. The leave defaults arrive very British and need proper SA configuration on day one.

Pros

Document acknowledgement with timestamps; light performance check ins

Cons

Reporting is exports not insight

1 people found this review helpful
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Karin Dlamini

Garden Route Brokers SA

17 October 2025

Financial Services · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

HR for 28 people without an HR person

After 2 years the records are complete, current and findable in seconds. New managers learn it in an afternoon because there is nothing to learn. Document acknowledgement means policy arguments end with a timestamp.

Pros

Document acknowledgement with timestamps; light performance check ins

1 people found this review helpful
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Siyabonga Coetzee

Managing Director · Worcester Medical Services

16 October 2025

Healthcare · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Frustrating experience for our 45 person team

Once our policies got serious the product stayed simple. The band jump doubled our bill for the sake of two hires.

Cons

Overnight waits during urgent processes

1 people found this review helpful
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Vinesh Mabaso

Kudu Construction Studio

26 July 2025

South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Works well once you localise the leave

Solid records and leave, everything else is lighter. Reporting is lists and exports rather than insight.

Pros

Company calendar for resourcing; one click exports for advisors

Cons

UK hours support

1 people found this review helpful
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Danie Adams

Admin Manager

20 July 2025

Hospitality · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

HR for 40 people without an HR person

A good honest product with a British accent you will need to manage. The tier boundaries mean one hire can bump the whole monthly price. Document acknowledgement means policy arguments end with a timestamp.

Pros

Sickness pattern reporting

1 people found this review helpful
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Ebrahim Adams

Meridian Hardware Studio

25 May 2025

Retail · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Working well for our 9 person team

The banded pricing meant our costs stayed flat through a year of hiring. The flat tier absorbed our seasonal staff without a billing surprise.

Pros

Sickness pattern reporting

1 people found this review helpful
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Leandra Pillay

Managing Director · Somerset West Catering

19 May 2025

Hospitality · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Our Vanderbijlpark team stopped arguing about leave

Does what we bought it for and little beyond. Reporting is lists and exports rather than insight.

Pros

Self service staff records

Cons

Tier jumps on one hire

1 people found this review helpful
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Ayanda Hadebe

Practice Manager

17 April 2025

Media & Marketing South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Doing the job for us in Cape Town

Onboarding documents go out before day one and arrive back signed. Leave balances calculate themselves and staff check the app instead of asking. Recommended to every owner still running leave in Excel.

Pros

One click exports for advisors; company calendar for resourcing

Cons

UK hours support

1 people found this review helpful
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Priya Brown

HR Manager · Southern Cross Catering Studio

17 February 2025

Hospitality · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Serving our Richards Bay operation well

For the price of a lunch per month our people admin is simply handled. Exporting for the accountant or a labour consultant takes one click.

Pros

No per seat maths ever; company calendar for resourcing

Cons

UK hours support

1 people found this review helpful
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Lerato Mokoena

People Manager · Kimberley Tours Services

3 February 2025

Hospitality · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Mixed feelings after 8 years

After 8 years it fits, with configured workarounds. Pound billing shifts with the exchange rate quarter to quarter. New managers learn it in an afternoon because there is nothing to learn.

Pros

No per seat maths ever; flat per company pricing, hire freely

Cons

UK hours support

1 people found this review helpful
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Susan Fourie

Founder · Kimberley Timber Studio

18 October 2024

Construction · 1–10 employees Namibia Used for Less than 6 months

Our Centurion team stopped arguing about leave

Happy with the core, aware of the edges. Pound billing shifts with the exchange rate quarter to quarter. The org chart stays current because the records underneath it do.

Cons

British defaults need SA configuration

1 people found this review helpful
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Wynand Perumal

Managing Director · Crossroads Hardware

11 October 2024

Retail · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

HR for 35 people without an HR person

It handles the basics well and the basics are most of it. Reporting is lists and exports rather than insight.

Pros

Setup in a weekend

Cons

Pound billing moves with the rand

1 people found this review helpful
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Moegamat Chauke

Office Manager · Table Bay Attorneys Group

1 October 2024

Legal · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Too shallow once policies got real

Support in another time zone tested our patience repeatedly. A disciplinary process needs documentation this system cannot properly hold.

Cons

Cannot hold a proper disciplinary record

1 people found this review helpful
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Jaco Petersen

Practice Manager · Legacy Timber Holdings

29 September 2024

Construction · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Decent fit for a 40 person company

A good honest product with a British accent you will need to manage. Public holidays needed manual loading for the South African calendar. Performance check ins are light but they happen, which beats heavy and skipped.

Pros

Sickness pattern reporting

Cons

Performance tools are light

1 people found this review helpful
MJ

Mpho Jacobs

Managing Director · Paarl Properties Group

25 September 2024

Real Estate · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Decent fit for a 28 person company

It handles the basics well and the basics are most of it. Support answers on UK hours, so afternoon questions wait overnight.

Pros

No per seat maths ever

Cons

Pound billing moves with the rand

1 people found this review helpful
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Naadira Erasmus

Practice Manager

1 September 2024

Nonprofit · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

HR for 15 people without an HR person

It handles the basics well and the basics are most of it. Pound billing shifts with the exchange rate quarter to quarter. The org chart stays current because the records underneath it do.

Pros

Sickness pattern reporting

Cons

UK hours support

1 people found this review helpful