Ascender alternatives
12 core HR tools that cover what Ascender does, compared on features, countries, company size and integrations. Sourced facts, no paid placement.
About Ascender
Payroll and HCM for large employers across Asia Pacific Works in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia +5; 100–any employees; 0 integrations listed. Covers employee records, employee self-service, multi-country payroll, payroll tax filing, leave management and attendance tracking.
Top alternatives to Ascender
HR, IT and finance on one platform, with global payroll
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Multi-country payroll, Payroll tax filing, Leave management, Attendance tracking
- Also covers
- org chart, onboarding workflows, joining documents and e-signature, shift scheduling, performance reviews, course library, applicant tracking, exit workflows
- Works in
- Global
- Company size
- 20–5,000 employees
Enterprise HCM built for Asia: core HR to payroll and talent
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Multi-country payroll, Payroll tax filing, Leave management, Attendance tracking
- Also covers
- org chart, onboarding workflows, shift scheduling, performance reviews, goals and OKRs, pulse surveys, course library, applicant tracking, exit workflows, exit interviews
- Works in
- India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia +9
- Company size
- 100–any employees
- 3
Deel
Global payroll, EOR, contractors and HRIS
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Multi-country payroll, Payroll tax filing, Leave management
- Also covers
- org chart, onboarding workflows, joining documents and e-signature, performance reviews, course library, exit workflows
- Works in
- Global
- Company size
- Any size
HR, payroll and benefits for SMEs in Australia, NZ, UK and Asia
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Multi-country payroll, Payroll tax filing, Leave management, Attendance tracking
- Also covers
- org chart, single-country payroll, onboarding workflows, joining documents and e-signature, shift scheduling, performance reviews, pulse surveys, recognition, course library, applicant tracking
- Works in
- Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore +1
- Company size
- 20–5,000 employees
All-in-one HCM platform for midsized companies covering HR, payroll, time and benefits
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Leave management, Attendance tracking, Payroll tax filing
- Also covers
- onboarding workflows, shift scheduling, applicant tracking, performance reviews, recognition, compliance training tracking
- Works in
- Global
- Company size
- Any size
Employer of record, global payroll and contractor management
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Multi-country payroll, Payroll tax filing, Leave management
- Also covers
- onboarding workflows, joining documents and e-signature, exit workflows
- Works in
- Global
- Company size
- Any size
HR, payroll, time and benefits from ADP
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Payroll tax filing, Attendance tracking, Leave management
- Also covers
- single-country payroll, onboarding workflows, applicant tracking, performance reviews
- Works in
- United States
- Company size
- 20–5,000 employees
Payroll, benefits and HR for US small businesses
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Payroll tax filing, Leave management, Attendance tracking
- Also covers
- single-country payroll, onboarding workflows, joining documents and e-signature, applicant tracking, performance reviews
- Works in
- United States
- Company size
- 1–500 employees
Global employment platform: EOR, payroll and contractors
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Multi-country payroll, Payroll tax filing, Leave management
- Also covers
- onboarding workflows, joining documents and e-signature
- Works in
- Global
- Company size
- Any size
EOR, global payroll and contractor management
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Multi-country payroll, Payroll tax filing, Leave management
- Also covers
- onboarding workflows, joining documents and e-signature
- Works in
- Global
- Company size
- Any size
- 11
BambooHR
All-in-one HR, payroll, benefits and employee experience software for small and mid-sized businesses.
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Payroll tax filing, Leave management, Attendance tracking
- Also covers
- single-country payroll, applicant tracking, onboarding workflows, joining documents and e-signature, shift scheduling, performance reviews, goals and OKRs, compliance training tracking, pulse surveys, recognition
- Works in
- Global
- Company size
- Any size
Oracle's HCM suite covering core HR, talent, payroll and absence
- Shares with Ascender
- Employee records, Employee self-service, Leave management, Multi-country payroll
- Also covers
- org chart, onboarding workflows, performance reviews, goals and OKRs, course library, applicant tracking
- Works in
- Global
- Company size
- 1,000–any employees
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Ascender?
Tools in our catalog that do most of what Ascender does: Rippling, Darwinbox, Deel, Employment Hero and Namely. They are ordered by shared features, then countries, company size and known integrations.
Which Ascender alternative is right for me?
It depends on your countries, company size and the HR systems it must connect to. The free hrstack stack builder scores each option against your answers and shows how it connects to the tools you keep.
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