Sage HCM unifies HR, payroll, and talent engagement for mid-market companies, with transparent per-employee pricing and configurable workflows.
Sage HCM, formerly known as Criterion HCM, is a cloud human capital management platform built for mid-market organizations (roughly 200-2,500 employees) in industries like construction, nonprofits, education, government, franchise, and financial services. The platform is organized into three modules on a single unified database: Human Resources, Payroll, and Talent Engagement.
The HR module covers employee records, dynamic org charts, benefits administration with ACA compliance, time-off tracking, and configurable workflows. The Payroll module handles multi-entity and multi-currency payroll, union and shift-differential scenarios, automated location-specific tax calculations and filing, and on-demand pay runs. The Talent Engagement module provides applicant tracking with resume parsing, automated onboarding, an integrated learning management system, and performance reviews.
Sage HCM is sold direct and through a global partner network in over 10 countries, and is positioned against competitors like UKG, Paylocity, Paycom, and Dayforce. Customers can start with a single module and add others later without losing data continuity, and the company offers an implementation discount for bundling all three modules.
Yes. If you purchase all three modules (HR, Payroll, and Talent Engagement) in a single contract, Sage HCM offers a discount on implementation. Prices vary by contract size.
Yes. Sage HCM's modular architecture lets you start with HR, Payroll, or Talent Engagement and expand later with zero disruption, since every module runs on the same unified database.
Yes. Sage HCM is customized for every contract with custom reports and configurations, and customers get backend access to create their own custom fields and workflows.
Implementation timelines vary by size and scope, but most deployments wrap up in 3 to 6 months, including data conversion, integrations, training, and parallel runs.