PurelyHR

Pros: I liked PurelyHR most for its intuitive interface that makes managing employee time-off and HR tasks simple and stress-free.

Cons: I liked PurelyHR least for its limited customization options, which can make it challenging to tailor the platform to unique organizational needs.

Pros: The Time-Off module is straightforward and eliminates the headache of manual tracking. Before switching to PurelyHR, we always used a spreadsheet. What stands out most is the shared leave calendar, which gives the entire team instant visibility into who is away, making project planning much smoother. We don’t use the accruals because we apply a bucket at the beginning of the year, but the "Estimated Balance" tool makes it really easy to monitor all employee’s usage before the end of the year. The ability to approve requests directly from an email notification is a huge time-saver for busy managers.

Cons: While the system is powerful, the initial setup for complex, non-traditional shift schedules can take a bit of fine-tuning to get exactly right. Additionally, the mobile experience is limited compared to the desktop version. It would be great to see more of the advanced reporting features fully optimized for the mobile app interface.

Pros: It is very user friendly for both employees and administrators. Visually easy to work with from an app standpoint.

Cons: Some more options with regards to different pay types would be nice. By options I mean being able to add specific time off accrual amounts for certain time off types.

Pros: PurelyHR is a very easy and cost effective way to manage our time off. My favourite part is being able to reliably track everyone's time off and the ability to calculate what is owing once an employee departs.

Cons: Nothing comes to mind. It's all very intuitive and easy for staff and managers to share and use. We love it.

Pros: I like it for the simplicity. I have found success with the support team. The applications have provided new opportunities to apply the product to help our company.

Cons: I do think there is room to build functionality independently for each company to enhance the use of the modules.

Pros: I like being able to see all the staff and who is in/out each day. I also like that it lets each coworker know where they stand in regards to PTO left.

Cons: I think the accruals and time off plans are a bit hard to set up at first. I wish it were easier, as we have many different 'levels' of time-off, and standard hours in a day.

Pros: Clean user interface. Simple to use & Simple to teach. No hassle with set up. No bug issues. The scheduled reports are good for keeping leaders up to date.

Cons: Need an option for hourly employees for accrual. Other than that, the tool works great. No other enhancements needed.

Pros: Easy to use. The setup was fairly straightforward. We do not use all of the available tools in PurelyHr. However, we plan to look at more reporting options in 2026.

Cons: Some of the reporting. Would like more customizable options. We would like to be able to create more custom reports than the standard ones currently available.

Pros: Setting up new users is very simple. The pricing is reasonable. The application has run seamlessly for our company for many years now.

Cons: The HR side of things is still relatively simplistic and we don't use/find we would get a lor out of those features.

Pros: Ease of use for Manager and employee to submit and approve time off via most computer systems. Easy to manage from the IT side of things.

Cons: Purely HR struggles with their performance review program as it doesn't allow different managers for reviews vs time off approvals

Pros: Very easy and straight forward to use. Easy to manage time off. And able to see when other team members are going to be out of the office.

Cons: I don't really have any cons that I can think of. Our company uses PurelyHR and it does everything it is supposed too.

Pros: The system is user friendly. I like the reports that are available as they offer a variety or ways to present information.

Cons: Correcting policies sometimes can be a bit confusing. I have noticed results in reports can be incorrect at times (ex. anniversaries). but that was on me - how I requested the data. Once I revised my search things appeared correct.

Pros: We're a small business and PurelyHR provides an affordable way to track key HR and Admin tasks without investing in more robust (and ungodly expensive) platforms. It's a tremendous value and we're considering adding additional components in the future. Customer service has also been very good. We've been a customer for years and at times they have implemented ideas we've suggested.

Cons: They have added a lot of flexibility for performance tracking offering over the years. But I think this is the one area that could use further functionality updates to be more intuitive (specifically for Admins, not managers or employees) and perform like modern web apps. It doesn't change the equation – the platform is still an incredible value and this does not leave us looking for new solutions.

Pros: I am an MD who has taken over HR and payroll. Purely HR was very easy to learn and it works great for me. I’m glad we don’t have the old punch cards and time clock anymore

Cons: Not much. When I’ve had issues the support has been great and accurate. So far no major glitches for us.

Pros: Time Saving, keeps track of vacation, sick time remaining. I like that its easy to see what employees have remining.

Cons: Need an app easier to sign in for employees and to see modules easier Would like to see ability to produce our own reports

Pros: It allows us to track vacation/ time off in a quick and easy way. I like that you customize who approves the time off and that the information resets every year.

Cons: It does not have a time clock function. It would’ve nice to have a clock in and clock out function that was GPSed to our location.

Pros: PurelyHR has simplified our time-off requests. With a simple to use, easy to learn platform, requests have been super simple to make, as well as reviewing them and logging them.

Cons: The design feels a little dates and the navigation is not as intuitive but once you learn it it's quite simple to use.

Pros: What I liked most about PurelyHR is its user-friendly interface and the efficiency it brings to managing HR tasks. It makes processes like onboarding, document management, and employee tracking much easier and more organized, saving time and reducing administrative stress.

Cons: While PurelyHR is very useful, sometimes navigating certain features can be a bit confusing, and a few functions could be more intuitive

Pros: PurelyHR is a great online platform to track leave days and great quick customer support. Reasonable cost.

Cons: There isn't a lot that I don't like about PurelyHR. The only thing I would comment on is that it's hard to navigate, particularly tasks I don't do regularly.

Pros: I like PurelyHR because everyone can see who is off and when, it's an easy way to keep track of banked time accumulated and taken and it helps me do up my timecards.

Cons: There are things that we need to be able to do that we can't do yet in PurelyHR such as putting a cap on lieu time as our staff can only accumulate a certain amount of hours.

Pros: The ease and convenience for both administration and staff. The record keeping aspect without a paper trail is probably one of my favorite features.

Cons: Can't say that I have one currently. If there was one thing, and it might be operator error on my part, but I would adjust the choice to limit the number of employee request on a given day to specific categories such as 4 employees requesting a personal day without restricting a sick day request if it's over the limit for requests.

Pros: Easy access for the staff to put in time off requests. This process is simple and easy for the staff.

Cons: Isn't sophisticated enough to accrue our staff vacation time. Time off policies do not apply correctly to our different shifts.

Pros: PurelyHR has excellent technical support, which is responsive and can always follow through the issues.

Cons: Not in general, but there is one case that requested vacation days were not deducted from the balance, it ended up with manual adjustment