Compare Ascentis and Cornerstone Growth - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Ascentis or Cornerstone Growth?

Ascentis is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Cornerstone Growth, and Ascentis is rated higher (93/100) than Cornerstone Growth (84/100). Ascentis offers users more features (15) than Cornerstone Growth (0).

Looking for the right Payroll solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Ascentis Software Corporation Vs. Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc

Ascentis Software Corporation: Ascentis offers a comprehensive suite of on-demand HRIS/HRMS HR software, employee self-service, online payroll, applicant tracking system, and time and attendance software solutions. Our HRIS software/ HR management software, online payroll services, recruiting software, and online timesheet products are easy to set up, use, and are fully backed b...

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc: Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD) is a global leader of cloud-based talent management software solutions. Over 10.5 million users across 189 countries rely on Cornerstone to maximize their potential, develop their skills and foster new levels of collaboration. Cornerstone empowers some of the world’s leading organizations, such as Starwood Hotels ...

Who is more expensive? Ascentis or Cornerstone Growth Edition?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Payroll software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Ascentis and Cornerstone Growth Edition.

Ascentis price starts at $5.40 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Ascentis HR is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Payroll software. Cornerstone Growth Edition price starts at $15 per user/month , When comparing Cornerstone Growth Edition to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Payroll software cost.

Bottom line: Ascentis is more expensive than Cornerstone Growth Edition.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Ascentis Vs. Cornerstone Growth based on some of the most important and required Payroll features.

Ascentis: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, LMS, Payroll, Performance Record, Recruiting, Software Customization.

Cornerstone Growth Edition: We are still working to collect the list of features for Cornerstone Growth Edition.

Target customer size

Ascentis HR is intended for mid-sized companies counting between 100 to 2500 workers. and Cornerstone Growth Edition's target customer size include: Medium business.