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Thabo Molefe

HR Manager · Klerksdorp Electrical

1 November 2024

South Africa Used for 2+ years

Doing okay for our 20 person setup

It does a great deal, none of it glamorously. Performance module covers basics but a real talent framework needs more. Some modules feel like checklists ticked rather than problems solved.

Cons

Setup takes real weeks

13 people found this review helpful
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Byron Patel

People Manager

10 September 2025

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

Mixed feelings after 3 years

The price forgives a lot, and there are things to forgive. Some modules feel like checklists ticked rather than problems solved.

Pros

Leave rules handle BCEA setups; aPI for clocks and integrations

Cons

Performance module is basic

12 people found this review helpful
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Ebrahim Sebola

HR Administrator

20 August 2025

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

Serving our Somerset West operation well

Shift scheduling for the George branch runs itself after the patterns were set. Workflows route approvals along our actual hierarchy.

Cons

App logouts hit field staff

12 people found this review helpful
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Megan Hadebe

Richards Bay Catering

4 January 2025

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

Value unmatched, depth uneven

The price forgives a lot, and there are things to forgive. Configuration options sprawl until you map them, which takes weeks. Custom forms captured our safety inductions without another product.

Cons

Depth varies by module

12 people found this review helpful
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Zaid Singh

HR Administrator

30 July 2024

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

Working well for our 15 person team

Staff apply for leave in the app and managers approve from their phones. The mobile app covers requests, approvals and payslip pickup from the HR folder. Public holidays load per location, useful with our two country footprint. Recommended, with a weekend of setup patience.

Pros

Leave rules handle BCEA setups

Cons

Performance module is basic

12 people found this review helpful
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Schalk Perumal

HR Manager · Perumal Timber Holdings

15 September 2024

Construction · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Our 80 staff manage themselves in the app

Staff apply for leave in the app and managers approve from their phones. The org chart stays live off the records themselves. Recommended, with a weekend of setup patience.

Pros

Geo stamped mobile attendance

11 people found this review helpful
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Zaid Naicker

Owner

5 January 2026

Food & Beverage · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Decent fit for a 28 person company

Configurable to a fault, literally. Some modules feel like checklists ticked rather than problems solved. Workflows route approvals along our actual hierarchy.

Pros

API for clocks and integrations; excel exports for any report

Cons

Offshore support with lag

10 people found this review helpful
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Zaid Swanepoel

HR Officer · Marula Logistics and Sons

20 July 2025

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

Exactly what our 8 person business needed

We came from a paper leave register and the change feels like a decade jump. The API connected our access control clocks in a weekend of tinkering. The org chart stays live off the records themselves.

Pros

Zoho One bundle economics

Cons

Depth varies by module

10 people found this review helpful
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Zinhle Chauke

13 July 2025

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

Our 45 staff manage themselves in the app

Shift scheduling for the Benoni branch runs itself after the patterns were set. Zoho One bundling made the whole suite cheaper than two specialist tools.

Pros

Leave rules handle BCEA setups

10 people found this review helpful
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Marike Chauke

HR Manager

22 June 2025

Logistics · 201–500 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Doing the job for us in Vanderbijlpark

The price per employee is so low our CFO asked me to double check it. Public holidays load per location, useful with our two country footprint. For SA companies watching costs this is the sensible pick.

10 people found this review helpful
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Michael Ramjee

Office Manager · Centurion Packaging

11 June 2025

Manufacturing · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Solid choice for our Randburg business

We came from a paper leave register and the change feels like a decade jump. Timesheets flow into approvals without spreadsheet detours. The Zoho formula: eighty percent of the features at twenty percent of the price.

Cons

Depth varies by module

10 people found this review helpful
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Zodwa Smith

Founder

21 April 2025

Construction Botswana Used for 2+ years

2 years in and still happy

The price per employee is so low our CFO asked me to double check it. Our HR admin runs on pocket change and nobody believes me.

Pros

API for clocks and integrations; geo stamped mobile attendance

Cons

App logouts hit field staff

10 people found this review helpful
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Warren Petersen

Admin Manager · Umhlanga Steel Solutions

13 November 2024

Manufacturing · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Our 6 staff manage themselves in the app

The price per employee is so low our CFO asked me to double check it. The org chart stays live off the records themselves.

10 people found this review helpful
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Sanjay Molefe

Managing Director

19 September 2024

Healthcare · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

The price forgives the rough edges

Enormous value wrapped in a workmanlike interface.

Cons

Performance module is basic

10 people found this review helpful
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Priya Taylor

Director · Taylor Drilling Studio

17 August 2024

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

Expected better, Mbombela customer

Support and I developed a relationship neither of us wanted. Field staff in low signal areas lost clock ins and trust together.

Pros

Geo stamped mobile attendance

Cons

Ticket resolution in weeks

10 people found this review helpful
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Wynand Cloete

Founder · Garden Route Trust and Sons

3 July 2026

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

Good decision for a 18 person company

Appraisal cycles run on schedule because the system chases everyone involved. Workflows route approvals along our actual hierarchy. The value for money argument ends every comparison we run.

Pros

Shift scheduling that runs itself; excel exports for any report

Cons

Functional, dated interface

9 people found this review helpful
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Imraan Mokoena

Director · Durban Pharmacy Holdings

26 September 2025

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

Doing the job for us in Pretoria

Attendance exports feed our payroll without retyping. Leave rules are properly configurable, accrual, carryover, our whole policy fitted. For SA companies watching costs this is the sensible pick.

Pros

Onboarding flows with documents

9 people found this review helpful
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Bradley Le Roux

22 March 2026

Technology · 201–500 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

The app logged our field staff out mid shift

The app reliability issues hit exactly our most remote staff. The workflow we needed hit an edge case nobody could untangle.

Cons

Ticket resolution in weeks

8 people found this review helpful
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Emma Perumal

HR Manager

5 November 2025

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

7 years in and still happy

Onboarding flows collect documents and bank details before day one. It does what systems triple its price do, adequately or better.

Pros

Excel exports for any report

8 people found this review helpful
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Priya Naidoo

HR Administrator

22 March 2026

Manufacturing · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Fine system if you invest the setup

It does a great deal, none of it glamorously. Some modules feel like checklists ticked rather than problems solved. The API connected our access control clocks in a weekend of tinkering.

Pros

Excel exports for any report; pricing that reads like a typo

Cons

Setup takes real weeks

7 people found this review helpful