Compose

Pros: In speaking with the teams that utilize Compose for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, and merit cycles the below are the top kudos I regularly hear. 1. Being able to easily navigate within the system 2. The display of the vital information within the system is arranged in a way that is easily understood.

Cons: I would like to be able to run more reporting directly from the system. We load and store a ton of information within the platform, that being able to do this would be a major plus.

Pros: Our Global Total Rewards Team had decided on Decusoft COMPOSE as a replacement platform for PayReview. This made the choice clear for the Global Sales Team to work with Decusoft on the Global Sales Compensation Product Replacement. The ease setup and implementation along with data sharing among the two applications were key features.

Cons: Some of the features with Decusoft COMPOSE needed to be built out to fit the Global Sales Compensation business needs. Although - these features were not part of the core product offering - they were built out in a timely manner and to specification.

Pros: As a complex, global company, we had requirements for our compensation planner that other systems just could not meet. Compose was able to meet all of them -- any calculation, any bonus plan design, any business rule.

Cons: We implemented an older version of Compose which looked a lot like an Excel spreadsheet. The look and feel of Compose has since been updated and is much more modern now.

Pros: The Decusoft team demonstrated a detailed knowledge of the requirements of compensation plans within our industry. The evaluation and subsequent design of Compose's data model was easy given the support and experience of the Decusoft team.

Cons: We currently do not have any negative points of feedback on Compose or the Decusoft team.

Pros: Flexibility and customized product that will help us get rid of spreadsheets!

Cons: Open ended lends itself to design being off. Balancing customization with too much... Need to be confident in your own team

Pros: The software is very intuitive. The user guide is a beast, but we found in practice that we only use it when we have to do annual or infrequent tasks. Things you need are where you'd expect them to be. The system is very customizable. Don't like that column? just remove it. It was also nice to learn it could handle 99% of the complex calculations we needed.

Cons: The date import is a beast. There is no room for error, and fixing something once it's loaded is very hard. We couldn't let everyone use the system because the data was incorrect and we couldn't fix it without a fresh load.

Pros: Intuitive, configurable but not overly complicated. Delivered on-time and at budget.

Cons: Data updates in the system are not as seamless as in other products.

Pros: The service team is very flexible in accommodating our firm's unique compensation structure within the system. We've been able to track and report on a number of different types of compensation elements with various payment rules.

Cons: We've found it a bit difficult to navigate the security setup, though the service team has done a great job in getting us set up.

Pros: Ease of use, configuration, customization and customer service

Cons: Not able to get data out of the system easily.

Pros: The system is configurable and has been able to accommodate any challenges we have brought to Compose. Our support team has been great to work with, very responsive, patient and willing to offer suggestions when we not sure the best way to handle something.

Cons: Like all new software, there is a learning curve and along the way we have suggested some improvements based on the way our data is sent over and how we need to use it. The support team has been willing to listen to us and implement any changes they can.

Pros: We have very complex bonus plans that Compose is able to handle

Cons: Difficult to make one-off changes to employee bonus plans

Pros: COMPOSE is endlessly customizable. Our organization has an extremely complex system for a performance-based bonus program, in addition to being a newly public company navigating ESOP for the first time. COMPOSE was able to customize the system to our exact specifications and mirror the look and feel of our spreadsheet-based system prior to rolling out COMPOSE. The customer service is the best I've received in any HR-related software I've ever worked with. If you ask clients why they moved away from a specific SaaS, most of the time poor customer service is at the top of the list. Not so with Decusoft! The team is very prompt, knowledgeable, and helpful. Honestly, above and beyond helpful. We had many hiccups on our end during implementation, but they picked up the slack in a major way. The implementation team was very hands on and an absolute pleasure to work with.

Cons: Sometimes the loading times can be a little slow. The design is very utilitarian and bland, not very "pretty".

Pros: The ability to configure it to our needs, which change every year and its ability to handle all the complexities of our program.

Cons: It is sometimes cumbersome to make changes or add participants if not accurate or included in the initial upload.

Pros: We purchased and implemented COMPOSE in 2016 to provide a compensation planning tool for our managers that was not available in our current human capital application. COMPOSE differs from many of the current modules available on the market in that you're able to customize the data that you include in the tool, provide historical and market data for managers to use during the compensation planning process. The Decusoft team listens to the needs of the compensation professionals and they were well prepared to advise our team through all phases of the implementation and training. They provided customer-focused solutions and support. It's a very user-friendly product for managers and administrators alike.

Cons: Having worked at an organization that developed a compensation planning tool internally, the ability to see historical data side by side with current data was initially a drawback for me. Shortly after we implemented, it became second nature to open the links to review the historical data. It was a matter of adjustment from a user standpoint.

Pros: The team and I reviewed many systems and Compose is the only one that met every one of our needs.

Cons: As stated above, Compose met all of our needs.

Pros: It was very important to find a system that could handle our complex incentive plans as well as our annual salary planning and stock planning programs

Cons: Would have liked more expansive ad hoc reporting.

Pros: The system is extremely user friendly. I have been using Compose for a few years and I always have a smooth experience implementing new plans annually. Processing monthly/quarterly bonus cycles are only a few clicks. Customer support is quick and very helpful.

Cons: There is currently nothing I do not like. I recently upgraded the software and it only improved my experience with the system.

Pros: Flexible to customize complicated plans Great customer service Easy to use application

Cons: I've been happy with the application and don't have anything to add here.

Pros: The user interface is similar to Excel so it is flexible and familiar to use, and it is very secure. This makes it easy to transition from Excel to software which often tends to be a difficult change management process for compensation managers. Decusoft is a great company to work with. They have deep knowledge of compensation processes and they are able to interpret unique situations and build solutions into the software to meet clients needs. Their support service is second to none as their implementation team is typically the post production support team and they strive to help their customers during their busy season.

Cons: Nothing negative to report on. The latest version of the user interface is modern and liked by all.

Pros: - customized interface based on client needs - audit fields - advance reporting

Cons: - due to all our customization needs, systems at times is slow - navigating through some of the reporting features not as intuitive, ex: change date stamp of compensation statements

Pros: I love the functionality of the software, it is so user-friendly. I am a new user and I made a seamless transition into becoming fully capable of using this wonderful system.

Cons: I cannot think of a single one, could not be more pleased!

Pros: We like the flexibility that Compose gives us to maintain our existing process, but use software to execute. The customer service is also an important part of why we continue to use Compose.

Cons: It would be nice to have some more access to do things on our own within the system. The system offers a lot of customization that can be done by the developers, but it would be great to have some front end configuration options so we can make our own changes as well.