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What Is ELMO Software?

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software is the trusted provider of HR technology solutions to 3,000+ organisations and two million end users across Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

With a comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions that span the full employee lifecycle, ELMO Software is designed to scale as organisations grow. Flexible and configurable, ELMO’s one-stop HRIS fits to your specific needs and workflows.

We help organisations automate and streamline operations across the following areas: HR Core, Payroll, Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance Management and Learning Management, plus a suite of additional modules to help you and your business achieve their HR goals.

ELMO solutions can also connect to many popular third-party applications so that you can automate tasks, streamline processes and be more productive.

Who Uses ELMO Software?

HR and finance professionals, business owners and C-suite executives who are looking to automate and streamline their operations through powerful technology, automation, data and analytics.

ELMO Software Software - ELMO HR Core & Analytics | Centralise and automate your people management with an HR software solution that’s built to suit the needs of your business.
ELMO Software Software - ELMO Onboarding | Start each new employee’s journey with a personalised onboarding experience so you can set them up for success and aim to retain.
ELMO Software Software - ELMO Recruitment | Find and hire the right talent for your business, fast – with a recruitment software solution that helps streamline all your recruitment functions.
ELMO Software Software - ELMO Learning Management | Keep employee skills relevant and your business compliant, with an online learning management solution (LMS) that's equipped to meet the needs of the modern learner and your organisation.
ELMO Software Software - ELMO Payroll | Navigate the complexities of pay with secure and accurate payroll, configured to suit the needs of your business and with local support that's here to help.

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Reviews of ELMO Software

Average score

Overall
4.5
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.3
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.3

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Andrea
Andrea
Senior Lecturer in Australia
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Improved a lot

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Very satisfied with the latest version and appreciate the transparency provided for all users across the workforce from planner to user to performance review teams. The interactive aspects within the modules do help to improve engagement with the content (I used to just click past a lot).

Pros:

Elmo has come a long way in the past few years from both the user and staff manager views. It was a dread in the past and now it provides a valuable and easy to use tool. This latest version has given me the inspiration to consider how this may be better used to facilitate the training of graduate students.

Cons:

It would be interesting to have a "you might like" or optional courses section so that employees etc who might be looking for other areas to grow in can elect to do optional training for example in a university context a person from one of the Arts disciplines might like to learn more about animal care and ethics and thus want to do that module.

ELMO Software Response

3 years ago

Hi Andrea. We really appreciate the time you've taken to provide such a great review. Feedback like yours is crucial to the evolution of our solution. I have passed your feedback on to our Product Development team. We hope you continue to enjoy the benefits of ELMO's cloud-based solutions. Best wishes, ELMO

Andrey
Data architect in Australia
Insurance, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Pretty intuitive and easy to use.

5.0 last year

Pros:

ELMO Software is a standout tool in HR management. Its comprehensive suite of solutions is incredibly user-friendly, covering everything from onboarding to payroll and performance management. The versatility of the platform truly shines when coordinating a multitude of HR tasks. The real-time data insights provided are second to none, allowing for actionable decisions to improve workforce engagement and productivity. Additionally, ELMO's commitment to integrating with existing systems makes implementation smooth and hassle-free.

Cons:

Cannot really think of anything, the whole thing is pretty intuitive and easy to use.

Cassino
Mataora in New Zealand
Hospital & Health Care, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Survey Only

3.0 2 years ago

Comments: Good and seems user friendly

Pros:

First day using Elmo and too early to tell but I appreciate those who have done much

Cons:

Too early to say, but so far so good, as we have just been introduced to this system.

Coeli
Bookkeeper in Australia
Accounting, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Bookkepper

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: It was great, less than a month of using but it help us. user friendly

Pros:

The leave monitoring and the update from the management. You will be updated and know what happen to the management. Specially for the offshore team

Cons:

When i first log in my other password that was in my computer was remove

Eddie
Sales Rep in New Zealand
Consumer Goods, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

interaction with this questionair

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: the little I have used it today I think its ok , I am not sure what the benifits will be . time will tell.

Pros:

very easy to use and understand . However I imagine it is developed in north America and I do question have connected the understand of us people here in New Zealand . I . E there prehaps should be some more flexibility with selecting working job roles and also market sectors to choose from or enter our specific application in job and market approach . I . E , we sell engineering steels to the general fabrication market also the heavy structural steel industry here in New Zealand.

Cons:

This is the first time to be introduced to ELMO and hats off to our markets people for having the forethought to present this software app for the benifit of our employees.

Sunny
Assistant Accountant in Australia
Nonprofit Organization Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Feedback

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: User-friendly

Pros:

User-friendly and I like the design, easy to get started but can be improved in the future to be more powerful.

Cons:

Sometimes, the function is not clear and makes me confused.

Rakeshkumar
Customer Support Officer in Australia
Individual & Family Services, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Good Training Software

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Awesome

Pros:

Easy to access, and straightforward information

Cons:

Very good software, and nothing least I like. I enjoyed

rommel
Forklift operator in Australia
Logistics & Supply Chain, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Elmo Revs

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

User Friendly and very easy to use. Love it

Cons:

Hang s up a bit. There pop up suggestions but at the end you need to type in the information it needs

Caitlin
Administration Officer in Australia
Government Relations, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Excellent and efficient software.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: excellent and easy to use very happy.

Pros:

Easy to use, efficient for time-management and to enter new / old employee details.

Cons:

Individual link sent for first time access, confusing.

Luke
Course Director in Australia
Education Management, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Happy with ELMO Software

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Seamlessly integrated with our HR requests for our professional development compliance activities.

Pros:

Perfect Integration with our HR and compliance PD requests

Cons:

Nothing that I can recall at the moment.

Jonathan
On Site Technician in Australia
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Third Time using this software during onboarding process

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Very Clean to the eye, you don't have to open multiple tabs to find anything very easy to use.

Cons:

At this point in time I can not see any cons.

Jesus
Mechanical Engineer in Australia
Hospitality, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

good job

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

the simplicity of use, its interface and speed

Cons:

I liked everything. I think they have a simple and intuitive development, I really like working with this software

Pavel
Consultant in Australia
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Very Well

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Good

Pros:

It's Practical and user friendly. Covers most of requirements

Cons:

Navigation is a bit complicated and sometimes isn't clear

ELMO Software Response

2 years ago

Thanks so much for your review! We hope you continue to enjoy using ELMO Software and its integrations. Many thanks, ELMO Team

Joseph
SF admin in Australia
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Performance of New Software

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: It is really good.

Pros:

Overall appearance is good. Ease of use is good as well.

Cons:

Nothing to say at the moment. Overall okay

Helen
National HR Manager in Australia
Facilities Services, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Change your life with ELMO

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Time to Onboard has been dramatically reduced and is now no longer a labour intensive process.
I am looking forward to providing meaningful reports to the business.

Pros:

This software is so simple to implement and once implemented it has saved myself and other managers so much time. In particular having project based work our Onboarding process has become so streamlined now we can onboard high numbers of employees at the same time. As a Performance Appraisal system we found ELMO easy to develop and roll out. Our company had not been keen on Performance Appraisals in the past but ELMO was so well embraced we had 100% update on the first appraisal round. We also find the more you use the system the more proficient you become. The support provided by ELMO during the project implementation phase has been extremely supportive. We are now using the Help Desk and our issues are usually resolved within 24 to 48 hours.

Cons:

If an employee has not completed all their documentation we would like an automatic alert. At this stage we need to manually check on this.

ELMO Software Response

3 years ago

Hi Helen. We really appreciate the time you've taken to provide such a great review, and thank you for your continued support. Our customers are at the heart of our business, and feedback like yours is invaluable. We have passed your feedback on to our Product Development team. We hope your organisation enjoys the benefits of ELMO's cloud-based solutions. Best wishes, ELMO Software.

Simmi
Medical Laboratory TechTechnician in New Zealand
Medical Practice, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Resolve with Elmo

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Ease of use, resolved small problems, training tool for new comers.

Cons:

Technical learning features could be an added advantage.

ELMO Software Response

2 years ago

Hi Simmi, thanks so much for your review. We are happy to hear that you are having a positive experience using ELMO's Learning Management solutions. Thanks again, ELMO Team

Muhamad
Refugee Health Nurse in Australia
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

ElMO Review

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Like this ELMO

Pros:

Easy to use and user friendly. Great software and complete intergration of th HR and Payroll

Cons:

No comments. Could not find anything that I dont like

ELMO Software Response

2 years ago

Hi Muhamad, thank you so much for your review. We are happy to hear you are enjoying using ELMO Software and it is helping to manage your HR and payroll processes. Kind Regards, ELMO Team

pauline
administration assistant in Australia
Education Management, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

What I like about the system training for staff members.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: great

Pros:

Features are accessible and efficient. Font and format is easy to read and manage.

Cons:

Passwords should be easy to create not in particular format e.g 8 letters and two numbers with exclamation mark.

ELMO Software Response

2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience with using ELMO, Pauline. We hope you continue to enjoy using ELMO's Learning & Development solutions. Kind regards, ELMO

Clinton
Digital Health Advisor in Australia
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Elmo has a modern, clean interface, and can be highly customised

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: We use Elmo for our Leave applications, personal leave, Annual leave etc., as well as keep us updated on what documents/certificates/checks are needed for our employment.
Also Elmo enables us to provide some onboarding modules for our new staff, so it's great to have that in one place, and means the new staff become familiar with it's operation from the start.

Pros:

Ease of use is high. Clean layout within the software is helpful. Customisation means we are not forced to use pre-defined templates as with some other apps, so we can tailor the forms to suit our business processes.

Cons:

The other side of the customisation coin, is that the forms seem to need creating from scratch. At least that's the feedback I have had, as a user, from the staff who are creating the forms, but this might be a gap in their knowledge so might be good to look at Elmo/talk with a rep to see what pre-defined templates they may have available.

ELMO Software Response

2 years ago

Hi Clinton. Thanks so much for your detailed review. It's great to hear your feedback about ELMO's Leave Management and Onboarding. Please do not hesitate to reach out regarding pre-defined templates, your system administrator or your Account Manager here at ELMO can help. Thanks again, we really hope you and your organisation continue to benefit from using ELMO Software to streamline your HR processes! Best wishes, ELMO Team

Catalina
Director in Australia
Human Resources, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Best for my needs

4.0 3 years ago

Pros:

It's straightforward and the support available makes up for any uncertainty or challenges I have experienced.

Cons:

The contracts module, if not purchasing the recruitment module, is quite clunky and unclear. There is very limited access to training material on it; luckily my implementation consultant is brilliant.

ELMO Software Response

3 years ago

Thanks for a great review, Catalina. We love to hear that you are finding ELMO's support and implementation teams and resources helpful. We have also passed on your feedback to our Product Development team. ELMO Team

Frank
Learning & Development Manager in New Zealand
Financial Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great overall quality of platform for money spent with good customer service and support throughout.

4.0 7 years ago

Comments: Centralised HR Platform where we can design, manage and report on the three critical people stages for us in our business, which are Recruitment, On-boarding and Learning.

Pros:

I think the ease of use and implementation of each of the three modules we currently have; recruitment, on-boarding and learning (including course library) is the main benefit for our business wanting to design and deploy learning modules quickly to our employees, but also makes it easier to implement best practice processes for these which improve workplace efficiencies in how we manage our most important resource, our 'people' component. The features and functionality of the learning management system I think are really seamless and useful in getting learning modules quickly and effectively produced for our network, so then we can data-mine on this for reporting purposes and auditing. Having nearly everything automated and available in the end-to-end process of HR, makes it extrememly beneficial for a business to manage the processes and have one portal with all the critical information gathered into. In addition, since the system is a cloud-based software and being client-centric, when we have enhancements to voice, the ELMO Team consider these for future changes and iterations of the platform, making it better and evolving it out for the clients it's designed for.

Cons:

The ELMO Survey tool and functionality requires some further enhancements to be made to ensure that it provides more granular data for clients (e.g. like Survey Monkey's design), as this will assist us in drilling down further with certain users/learners of the portal to see for example, how long and how many attempts they take for completing compliance modules etc.

Tariq
Data Engineer in Australia
Computer Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great Learning, Good collaboration

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Very positive

Pros:

Learnings are organized and distributed in a way that it makes it easier for me to navigate and complete my assigned learning.

Cons:

Searching for a specific training or looking for new / available trainings

ELMO Software Response

3 years ago

Thanks so much for your review, Tariq. If you ever need any more help on ELMO Learning Management, your system administrator can reach out to your Account Manager to work out solutions specific to your needs. Kind regards, ELMO

Mario
BIM Coordinator in New Zealand
Construction, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Easier to use

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: good experience using that

Pros:

Good tool to set up goals and development plan and easy to follow up

Cons:

easy to use and good to follow up your goals

Pratik
RIsk and Audit Manager in Australia
Financial Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good Learning Management Sysytem

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: ELMO software has streamlined the learning and tracking completion of learning modules. Easy to do performance assessments as well.

Pros:

It is easy to navigate the learning modules, assign and track completion

Cons:

Bit difficult to search the learning modules. There should be a way to add the learning modules into categories and this would make it easy to search and allocate the modules.

ELMO Software Response

2 years ago

Hi Pratik, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we're glad to hear you are enjoying ELMO's Learning Management System. Your feedback regarding categories has been passed on to our Product Development team. Kind regards, ELMO

Jen
HR LD Manager in Australia
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Elmo LMS

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Easy for users to use when selecting and completing modules

Cons:

Difficult & time consuming to set up Requires prior knowledge & skills of HTML coding Build platform confusing Desktop and Mobile must be built separately - duplication Mobile has no working flash, plain text only so user experience not engaging Restrictive on videos, pictures and file attachment size

ELMO Software Response

2 years ago

Thanks so much for your review, Jen. We are glad that you find ELMO's Learning Management System easy to use. If you ever need any more help, your system administrator can reach out to your Account Manager for support and additional training to ensure you get the most out of the platform. Kind regards, ELMO Team