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# Sympa

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> HR that simply works. Designed to fit any organisation, Sympa helps HR teams simplify processes, connect systems and support growth. From everyday HR tasks to multi-country management, Sympa brings together employee data, workflows, reporting, payroll connectivity and AI-powered tools in one platform. &#10;&#10;Built for organisations with multiple business units, Sympa handles the complexity behind the scenes. With an open API and an extensive ecosystem, HR teams can manage country-specific setups while providing a single source of truth for global organisations. &#10;&#10;Through automated workflows, Sympa helps standardise recurring processes such as onboarding and offboarding, reducing manual work and ensuring consistency. Focus AI takes this a step further by turning questions into immediate actions, helping users find answers, update information and trigger processes faster than ever. While workflows help automate routine tasks, Sympa also provides the flexibility to handle the exceptions. HR teams can adapt organisational structures, update responsibilities and respond to changing business needs without forcing every task into a workflow-shaped box. &#10;&#10;Ready for what’s next, Sympa helps organisations navigate change with confidence. Sympa’s Scenarios tool enables HR and leadership teams to model restructures, growth plans and organisational changes before making decisions in the live system, helping stakeholders align around change and reduce implementation risk. &#10;&#10;Sympa's reporting and analytics provide visibility into workforce trends alongside the tools to act on them. Whether launching workflows, updating organisational structures or preparing for change, HR teams can move directly from insight to action within the same platform. &#10;&#10;Backed by over 20 years of HR expertise in the Nordics and supported by local implementation and customer success teams, Sympa helps organisations build better HR together.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 19 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 19 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Sympa
- **Location**: Vantaa, Finland
- **Founded**: 2005

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: €9.50
- **Pricing model**: Per User
- **Pricing Details**: Sympa offers transparent, per-employee pricing tailored to the size and needs of each organisation. Contact our team to discuss the right solution and receive a personalised quotation.
- **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, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States and 1 more

## Features

- "What If" Scenarios
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Alerts/Notifications
- Applicant Tracking
- Approval Process Control
- Assessment Management
- Attendance Management
- Attendance Tracking
- Background Screening
- Benefits Management
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Calendar Management
- Career Development
- Certification Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Compensation Management

## Integrations (48 total)

- \&frankly
- 360Learning
- ADP iHCM
- Actimo
- Acubiz
- Acute
- Adobe Campaign
- Assently E-Sign
- Benifex
- CMap
- Claned
- Cornerstone
- Current
- Dear Lucy
- Deltek WorkBook

... and 33 more integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [Online HR Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/369/web-based-hr-software/software)

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## Reviews

### "Good, simple and multipurpose HRIS" — 4.0/5

> **Jarkko** | *1 November 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: You can easily make customization and new features yourself.
> 
> **Cons**: User right management is quite compicated and requires lot manual work.
> 
> You can handle many same time changes and keep updated all the time in personel data.

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### "Great and most of all user friendly software\!" — 5.0/5

> **Wouter** | *5 March 2020* | Sports | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Adaptability, Look \&amp; Feel, Implementation
> 
> **Cons**: Because of the enormous options, it took a while for me to have the right scope for implementation
> 
> Great experience, super to use and implemented software. Next to that we are in charge of changing the system. No super high consulting costs. What you see is what you get, and it works great\!

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### "-" — 3.0/5

> **Hanna** | *21 March 2022* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: software is easy to use and also for administator
> 
> **Cons**: Features that I need are covered well. Frequent system failures interfere from time to time.

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### "All going well" — 5.0/5

> **Satu** | *16 December 2024* | Wholesale | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Easy, customer service is always nice and helpful.
> 
> **Cons**: Sometimes bugs, and you need to wait it gets better.
> 
> All going smoothly, my overall feeling is satisfyed

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### "We really liked SYMPA" — 5.0/5

> **Eva** | *31 January 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: An HR system that is very easy to adopt to the business needs. It is very easy to take out reports. It really makes HR work more efficient\!
> 
> **Cons**: In the earlier version it did not keep track of all changes in the system, now this has been improved.
> 
> Me and my colleagues that used SYMPA always liked it a lot\! It was easy to introduce to the organization and easy to improve overtime.  We got a system that made us more effective.

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