Compare UMANA and Optimum Solutions - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 24, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - UMANA or Optimum Solutions?

UMANA is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Optimum Solutions, and Optimum Solutions is rated higher (92/100) than UMANA (82/100). UMANA offers users more features (9) than Optimum Solutions (3).

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:

Carver Technologies Vs. Optimum Solutions, Inc.

Carver Technologies: UMANA designs, adapts and implements top of the line, time, human resources and payroll management software for medium-sized businesses. Carver technologies has its head office located in downtown Montreal, and a client base of organizations working in a wide variety of fields such as research , government, municipalities, museums and manufacturing...

Optimum Solutions, Inc.: Optimum Solutions, Inc. is a software development company providing Payroll, Human Resources, and Time & Attendance software for both the IBM iSeries (AS/400) and Microsoft Windows platforms or in the cloud. Optimum Solutions' mission is to help businesses pay and manage their personnel by providing reliable and fairly priced state-of-the-art so...

Who is more expensive? UMANA or Optimum Solutions?

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 UMANA and Optimum Solutions.

UMANA accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 UMANA is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Payroll software. Optimum Solutions price starts at $10,000 per license , When comparing Optimum Solutions to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Payroll software cost.

Bottom line: UMANA is more expensive than Optimum Solutions.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared UMANA Vs. Optimum Solutions based on some of the most important and required Payroll features.

UMANA: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, Payroll, Timesheet, Human Resources, Data Analysis Tools, Applicant Tracking, Business performance management.

Optimum Solutions: Applicant Tracking, Payroll Tax Management, Time management.

Target customer size

UMANA's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and Optimum Solutions's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.

UMANA

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

Umana is time management, human resources, and payroll software designed for businesses to set rules, apply exceptions, track employee history, build job tables, and track events and positions.

Categories: Check Printing, Payroll Accounting, Tax Preparation, Data Analysis Tools.

Optimum Solutions

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $10,000 per license

Optimum HRIS is a cloud-based and on-premise human resource and payroll software that offers HR, payroll, as well as time and attendance management features. Optimum solutions provide a payroll module that enab...

Categories: Human Resources, Attendance Tracking, Compensation Management, Travel Management, Payroll.

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UMANA: 9 Features

Benefits Administration
Employee Self-Service
Payroll
Timesheet
Human Resources
Data Analysis Tools
Applicant Tracking
Business performance management
Product Lifecycle Management

Optimum Solutions: 3 Features

Applicant Tracking
Payroll Tax Management
Time management
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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UMANA
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
8.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
21
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Optimum ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$10,000 per license
Functionality
14
ADP RUN
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$59 per employee/month + $4 per employee
Functionality
18
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Ascentis
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$5.40 per user/month
Functionality
32
SurePayroll
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$29.99 per month
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.