--- description: Review of Actus Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Actus | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Attendance Tracking Software](/directory/404/time-attendance/software) > [Actus](/software/49185/actus) # Actus Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/49185/actus Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/49185/actus?page=2) > Actus is a cloud-based performance management solution designed to help medium to large businesses manage talent, ideas, meetings, personal development and appraisal. The platform enables users to define objectives, create milestones and provide comments. Primary features of Actus include 360-degree feedback, surveys, employee recognition, training and a configurable HR database. Its appraisal management functionality allows users to assess employee performance via behavioral competencies and performance ratings. Additionally, its one-to-one meetings functionality enables HR managers to plan agendas, send invites and document conversations/team meetings. Actus comes with an absence management module, which allows users to approve or reject requests and view team calendars. Further, its reporting module lets users generate interactive, graphical and bell curve reports. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via phone, email, documentation, FAQs and online help desk. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 62 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 62 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Advance Change - **Founded**: 2009 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: £3.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Prices are tiered based on numbers of users and modules required, please contact us for a specific quote. - **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey and 32 more ## Features - 360 Degree Feedback - API - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Appraisal History - Audit Trail - Career Development - Certification & Licensing - Commenting/Notes - Compensation Management - Competency Management - Customisable Forms - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Document Management - Employee Database - Employee Management - Employee Profiles - Employee Recognition Software - Feedback Management ## Integrations (5 total) - Cascade - Cascade - CipherWorks - IRIS Financials - SFTPCloud ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Attendance Tracking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/404/time-attendance/software) ## Related Categories - [Attendance Tracking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/404/time-attendance/software) - [Onboarding Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1396/employee-onboarding/software) - [Employee Vacation & PTO Tracking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1892/vacation-tracking/software) - [Compliance Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4363/compliance/software) - [Training Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1232/online-training/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Capturing the content of the 1:1, empowering staff to help set the agenda and the automatic reminders about annual mandatory testing (like CPR, WHMIS and TDG) are all valuable features > > **Cons**: Creating templates is not very intuitive, but the Support Team is always very helpful. I'd also recommend that there be some way to differentiate the manager's comments from the staff comments in the 1:1 and for date of entry to appear in the fields in the competency boxes. We do that manually now, but it is hard to get people to remember. > > More engaged staff in 1:1 meetings. Much improved documentation. Ease of preparation for mid-year reviews. ----- ### "Simple to use and always improving" — 5.0/5 > **Lukasz** | *5 December 2019* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the simple intuitive design of Actus, we have only a small team and they regularly change so I dont have time to train up new users every time they start. The fact that you can easily find your way around Actus without training is a real advantage. > > **Cons**: We have found the absence module has a few clunky aspects compared to the other modules, although you do get used to them. I understand it will be having a refresh next year so hopefully that will be resolved. > > We have found the service and support from the Actus Team to be exceptional. I am a techie so they have also provided lots of guidance around people stuff and culture which has been helpful. ----- ### "Mixed bag. Some real positives and some frustrations." — 3.0/5 > **Megan** | *4 May 2017* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The fact it keeps a focus on performance through the year. It is logical (mostly) and provides a wealth of information should you choose to use it and allows for performance management to be continuous rather than set to specific financial years. The new appraisal format brings together everything onto one page which is brilliant and ensures an holistic view is taken to performance looking at personal development, career aspirations, objectives, links to the organisation... it is well thought out with great monitoring tools for managers and individuals to track where things are at. The support team are really helpful and have worked through issues that we've had and helped implement suggestions for development and improvement which is really positive. > > **Cons**: It can be glitchy and it is not always clear what / where to do things so comments can look saved but they are not. It is in places too specific or complex so there is the capacity for user error and a well developed system should be set up for this not to be the case. I know that some of the issues we've had have not been seen elsewhere and can not be replicated to test but they have still happened and having no reason why is frustrating as preparing for 1:1's or appraisals is time consuming and personal. > > We have recommended this product... The focus on performance management is higher within the organisation than it was. This helps people make clearer links to business objectives and focuses their performance against personal targets. It has ensured that people have clear records where performance is good or where there are issues to be addressed and having the system in place has helped embed a more regular 1:1 process. ----- ### "Addressing some of the compliance-related issues in FP\&A" — 4.0/5 > **Celio** | *12 April 2025* | Business Supplies & Equipment | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the full audit history that Actus maintains about every role assignment. It makes it fairly easy when one wants to determine who was supposed to be responsible for doing what within the time frame of a given period. It has been very useful during submissions to the regulatory bodies and internal assessment of risks. > > **Cons**: I did experience slow queries especially when it had to do with historical compliance logs across large records. It does not pose a current problem but crawling older files from one department for other departments may be more efficient in future releases. ----- ### "Implementing compliance follow up across the entire firm" — 4.0/5 > **Abdelsalam** | *12 April 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The features that caught my attention with Actus are the real-time responsibilities assignment. The system creates an excellent audit trail so fielding a regulatory inquiry is simple and straightforward, and the program is very useful during the quarterly compliance audit process > > **Cons**: I noticed that the Certification tracking notifications were short of flexibility in the sense of timing. Since it is a rigid framework, organisations operating under different cycles end up developing overlapping or gaps by default that require manual checkup. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/49185/actus?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/49185/actus) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data