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What Is Avanti?

Run your payroll in half the time with Avanti. Our cloud-based People Management solution helps mid-sized Canadian companies?empower their teams to build better workplaces - no matter the complexity.

Featuring a robust, configurable range of tools, our all-in-one platform specializes in transforming and automating processes for all your organizational needs. Our modules include Payroll and Benefits, Workforce and People Management, and Talent Acquisition plus our API and mobile app.

Who Uses Avanti?

Trusted by 300+ Canadian Companies, Avanti is ideal for businesses with 150 or more employees. From hourly and salaried employees to unions, Avanti specializes in workforces with diverse needs.

Avanti Software - We see smoother pay runs in your future. With Avanti’s in-house payroll software, you run payroll your way. Follow your own schedule and set custom rules that work for you.
Avanti Software - From budgeting and forecasting, to finding trends and cost savings – Avanti’s reporting tools help you make informed decisions faster.
Avanti Software - Tackle Year-End with confidence with automatic employee tax exemptions, up to date CRA regulations, self-serve tax documents, and more.
Avanti Software - With all your employee data in one place, you can create schedules that account for availability, vacation days, sick days, shift eligibility, and more, all while syncing with payroll.
Avanti Software - Give your employees easy access to their scheduling. With employee self-serve, your team can request to pick up or swap shifts and managers can approve or deny requests instantly.

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Reviews of Avanti

Average score

Overall
4.3
Ease of Use
4.1
Customer Service
4.3
Features
4.0
Value for Money
4.1

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Oil & Energy, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Costumer Service is the best

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: It is a very robust system user friendly everything is in one platform, continuous updates, payroll is accurate, but most important is their customer support

Pros:

Time management communicates with payroll, easy to use, very flexible, all kinds of reports can be extracted, analytics are awesome, but most important is their support team, when you have an issue, they are super friendly, professional and knowledgeable, reply or call in a timely manner and they are always there for you going the extra mile. The company is always looking for ways to improve .

Cons:

It does not communicate with benefits, and a little bit limited when it comes to performance management

Nicole
Human Resources Manager in Canada
Hospitality, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Intuitive and easy to manage

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: I've been using the program since we introduced it in 2016 at our company. The amount of improvements and advancements to keep up with our company demands have always been met in a timely manner.

Pros:

Very easy to navigate and intuitive platform. Updates and communication are always clear and timely. Managing employee information and payroll is much quicker and easier with this application system. Now moving over to the cloud with access was a great improvement. I recommend!

Cons:

I don't have any issues that I need to comment on.

Vaneza
Payroll & Benefits Administrator in Canada
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Avanti Review

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

I can run and cancel payroll as many times as I want

Cons:

It freezes some time and it gives us a hard time in logging in RDP.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Vaneza. We're happy to hear our Payroll module is meeting your needs. Thank you for your feedback on your product experience. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Jenna

Kimberley
Senior Payroll Specialist in Canada
Airlines/Aviation, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Avanti is a Great Product

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Avanti has been a tremendous software program for our needs.

Pros:

Avanti has been our software for 15 years and has been a great product. Avanti has a great support team should you run into any issues.

Cons:

I can't think of anything that I did not like

Peter
Divisional Accountant in Canada
Publishing, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Avanti review

5.0 3 months ago

Pros:

User friendly for payroll processing matter.

Cons:

Nothing in particular. The support only available in email format but still very responsive and knowledgeable in problem solving.

Jackie
Payroll Manager in Canada
Broadcast Media, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Alternatives Considered:

Avanti is my go to!

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

I can still remember my first year end back in 2007 with Avanti. It was so quick and smooth! I was amazed! The support team is incredible. Reply is quick and always so very helpful. Running a payroll is so quick!

Cons:

Securities is somewhat complicated in that there are so many steps. Understanding set up is confusing

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Jackie! That's great to hear that you find Avanti's year-end resources helpful. Thank you for your feedback on securities. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

Stelios
Marketing Manager in Canada
Wholesale, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Relatively easy to use platform with limited integrations.

4.0 4 months ago

Pros:

They offer a centralized hub for payroll and employee management.

Cons:

User interface is lackluster and could offer more integrations.

Line
Sr Payroll Analyst in Canada
Newspapers, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Avanti Review

5.0 last year

Comments: Simple to use and very powerful payroll system. Any company that chooses Avanti would not regret their choice.

Pros:

The Avanti system is easy to use, super intuitive and simple to teach to others.

Cons:

It was a little difficult to get set up but once you did, then it was easy to use.

Aries
Customer Support in Philippines
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Avanti Review

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: The platform overall is very intuitive and we are able to easily integrate reporting which makes us very productive.

Pros:

What I like about Avanti is the personalized quote or prices depending on what our company's requires. The customer support is also very reliable. They really go the extra mile to provide great service.

Cons:

I did not experience any drawbacks per se but I guess the interface can still be improved that way it will look more "up to date".

Faiyaz
People and culture generalist in Canada
Food Production, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Alternatives Considered:

Great Solution for a SME business!

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: I have used Workday, SAP, Workday and Kronos systems before. Avanti is very easy to use. Performance management system could be better if it could be customizable. Currently not using this tool.

Pros:

Very easy integration with hands on support during implementation. They have an amazing CX support team, with quick resolution of issues. Very easy to learn the system, much simpler than other payroll systems I have used.

Cons:

Would love to see the performance management system be more customizable.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Faiyaz. We're so happy to hear that your implementation went smoothly and our payroll solution is meeting your needs! Thank you for the feedback on our performance management tools – I'll pass this along to our Product team. - Jenna

Tamara
Director, Human Resources in Canada
Media Production, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Flexibility Galore - but you need your own internal support

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Flexibility to customize for our needs ourselves. with most other market products, that would require their programming and expertise, and increased costs as a result. Flexibility to define our own reports. Most other products on the market do not offer this, and you must pay the provider to provide you with the reporting and workflows you need.

Cons:

Flexibility requires someone within our own company with high level technical skills. Avanti works for us because we have that. We could not have done, or do what we currently do with only Avanti support. Our internal technical person appears to know more about Avanti, than Avanti does.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Tamara! We know how important it is to have a solution that meets your needs, so we're thrilled to hear how happy you are with Avanti's flexibility and configurability. - Jenna

Jacqueline
CFO in Canada
Nonprofit Organization Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Avanti Review

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: At first my experience was great, had a wonderful onboarding team and the support staff has been very helpful through the years. However I do feel that things are slipping as they don't seem to have the same people there or are having lots of turnover.

Pros:

I like to easy of the calculations in the background of things we use to have to do manually, such as overtime and when a unionized staff went up a grid level (change in rate of pay). I like the reporting functions and the ease of making reports.

Cons:

Some of the processes you can do on the desktop should also be available on the web services, for the same level of person. If I am an admin, I should be able to see everything i can on the desktop on the web. Also some features that were sold to me at the time of the sales pitch are still not functioning 3 years later. I do know they are working on them however.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your kind review, Jacqueline! We love to hear that Avanti saves you time. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

Robin
Supervisor, Payroll & Benefits in Canada
Nonprofit Organization Management, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Avanti

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: We have been useing Avanti since 2000, and it's been great growing with the company and evolving with it. Considering we are a Not-for profit organization and we have so many payroll anomalies, I have to say I love that Avanti has been to accommodate and or create functions that work for all our needs.

Pros:

I love all the features with Time and Attendance, we just ordered the HR modules, so excited to see how the onboarding and Training features will look. I love the ease of navigating the Payroll module.

Cons:

the only Con I have is on the Payroll side, it would be great if we could pull more reports from the Position, than just the Employee master profile

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your kind review, Robin! We love to hear that you enjoy using our Time and Attendance feature. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

Jennifer
Payroll & Benefits Administrator in Canada
Government Administration, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Great Product

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: The Client Care team is amazing! They are always quick to respond and take care of any issues our organization is facing. Avanti is a fairly straight forward program to use and the online help guides are very well done.

Pros:

It is so easy to use and navigate and the Client Care Team is quick to respond to tickets.

Cons:

I feel there needs to be more "in-depth" information on report building. IE explanations of where the data is being pulled from. Also, the ability to have information on the same line of the report when using multiple modules within Avanti to build a report.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your kind review, Jennifer! We're happy to hear that our Client Care team is quick to respond to your questions. We also appreciate the feedback on our report designer. I'll be sure to pass that along to our Product team. - Jenna

Lila
Payroll and Benefit Coordinator in Canada
Hospital & Health Care, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Lila Hayes comments

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Solving the issue of manually tracking when EEs are on and off shifts. Once you get more familiar with Avanti the easier it becomes.

Pros:

Hard to say I was hired when the product was up and running. the Support is great when you call in. Very friendly and helpful in a timely manner.

Cons:

Difficult in building reports to access the data. Unable to populate a list of employee numbers from excel to only get data that is needed. The exporting of data into Excel is not user friendly. There are tutorials online, but they sometimes don't walk you through the entire process, so you land up calling in for assistance.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Lila! We love to hear positive feedback about our support team. Please reach out to the Client Care team for reporting assistance. - Emma

Carolyn
Payroll Supervisor in Canada
Financial Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Avanti suits our business needs at this time

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Excellent , would like to see more enchantments to create an even better experience.

Pros:

The reporting ability to pull most fields in the system.

Cons:

Moving to the cloud has created a few more steps to process and save information. We are not able to email or save documents as easy as post cloud.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Carolyn! We love to hear that you enjoy Avanti's Report Designer. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

victor manuel
Accounting Manager in Canada
Hospital & Health Care, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Best payroll software

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

It is very easy to use, also the payroll calculations are accurate.

Cons:

If I release vacation pay in dollars it will not affect the no. of days, the no. of days should be adjusted according to the amount paid.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Victor! We love to hear that you find Avanti easy to use. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

Marcia
Payroll lead in Canada
Medical Practice, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Avanti Review

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: We find it easy to learn and train new users , the support is good.

Pros:

We mainly went with Avanti as we wanted Web time as previously we were doing manual timecards. It is working well, we have now implemented a 2nd and 3 union contract, there are some bumps in the road but we are getting there . The support we get is good.

Cons:

There should be more mass uploads eg upload biweekly deduction amounts through a report on the Employee deduction profile. instead of having to manully enter each individual

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your kind review, Marcia! We love to hear that our Report Designer is easy to use. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

natali
Payroll Administrator in Canada
Government Administration, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Avanti Review

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Without great support, it is difficult to enjoy the whole Avanti experience

Pros:

I would say customization and Automation of several tasks I used to do manually.

Cons:

Support is not as good as it used to be and it seems we are now getting charged for things that used to be free.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Natalie! We love to hear that Avanti saves you time on manual tasks. We also appreciate the feedback on our support. I'll pass that along to our Client Care team. - Jenna

Shelley
Payroll Manager in Canada
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

New to Avanti

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: We are hoping with each fix to our programs that processing time will reduce.

Pros:

Love having all our companies under one search engine.Love the Excel ability for all reports.

Cons:

being in Health care, which is new for Avanti, our contracts are proving to be difficult to program in the set up.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Shelley! That's great to hear you're able to have all of your companies under one search engine. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

Kelsey
Lead Payroll Services in Canada
Insurance, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Review

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: I have always liked working with Avanti, customer service has been great.

Pros:

Payroll side of the software is great and works well.

Cons:

HRIS is lacking and for this reason we don't use it, but we need to have a system that can do it all, so that we dont have to purchase so many other products to do what we need.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your kind review, Kelsey! We love to hear that you enjoy processing payroll with Avanti. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

Misun
Payroll and Benefit Coordinator in Canada
Education Management, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Alternatives Considered:

Avanti Implementation

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I'm glad that the Avanti new payroll system has been implemented successfully thanks to Avanti project team!

Pros:

Avanti is user friendly system and easy to change and manage it.

Cons:

I'm a first user and just using Avanti system for a month and I don't have any least thing yet because I'm still learning abut the new payroll system.

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Misun! We love to hear that Avanti is user-friendly. - Emma

Karina
Payroll Specialist in Canada
Higher Education, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Alternatives Considered:

Best Software for Payroll Management

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

I like the reporting and tracking system

Cons:

I don't like to save the documents each time before viewing

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your kind review, Karina! That's great to hear you enjoy using our reporting and tracking system. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma

phan
Payroll Administrator in Canada
Nonprofit Organization Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Report

2.0 2 years ago

Comments: Not great

Pros:

I like how Avanti can create varieties of report

Cons:

It is not easy to manage. It takes too long to learn to how to manage the system

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Phan! We love to hear that you enjoy the Avanti Report Designer. Thank you for your feedback on the training. I'll pass that along to our Education team. - Emma

Michelle
Payroll Admin in Canada
Retail, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Anavti

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Being able to change things in the system without having to go through a third party is the best.

Cons:

It need more development and troubleshooting for errors

Avanti Software Response

2 years ago

Thank you for your review, Michelle! We love to hear that you enjoy the autonomy Avanti provides. Thank you for your feedback on the product. I'll pass that along to our Product team. - Emma