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Overview

What is TriNet?

TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.

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Recent Reviews

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7 out of 10
May 07, 2024
Incentivized
I use Trinet for multiple purposes, for payroll, for time management and for hiring new employees and on boarding them
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TriNet Review

3 out of 10
May 06, 2024
Incentivized
Our primary use is payroll. We are currently evaluating using it for its HRIS features such as; Recruiting, time off, performance …
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Popular Features

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  • View and generate pay and benefit information (647)
    9.1
    91%
  • Update personal information (661)
    8.3
    83%
  • Pay calculation (660)
    8.2
    82%
  • Benefit plan administration (671)
    7.9
    79%

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Pricing

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What is TriNet?

TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.

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  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

7
Avg 7.9

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8.1
Avg 8.0

Leave and Attendance Management

Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.

7
Avg 8.1

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.1
Avg 8.1

Asset Management

Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.

1
Avg 7.8

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

7.4
Avg 7.6

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

8
Avg 8.0

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

6.5
Avg 8.2

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

7.3
Avg 8.0

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

7.2
Avg 7.9

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

6.5
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is TriNet?

TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry. The vendor aims to free SMBs from HR complexities by offering access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation and compliance, payroll and real-time technology. From Main Street to Wall Street, TriNet's goal is to empower SMBs to focus on what matters most—growing their business.

TriNet Features

Human Resource Management Features

  • Supported: Employee demographic data
  • Supported: Employment history
  • Supported: Job profiles and administration
  • Supported: Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
  • Supported: Benefits information
  • Supported: Organizational charting
  • Supported: Organization and location management
  • Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Pay calculation
  • Supported: Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
  • Supported: Payroll history for each employee
  • Supported: Benefit plan administration
  • Supported: Direct deposit files
  • Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
  • Supported: Salary revision and increment management
  • Supported: Reimbursement management

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details
  • Supported: Annual carry-forward and encashment

Employee Self Service Features

  • Supported: Employee login
  • Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
  • Supported: Update personal information
  • Supported: Request time off
  • Supported: View job history
  • Supported: View company policy documentation
  • Supported: View company news and information
  • Supported: Employee recognition

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Report builder
  • Supported: Pre-built reports
  • Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data

Integration with other HR capabilities Features

  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Review status tracking
  • Supported: Review reminders

Succession Planning Features

  • Supported: Candidate search
  • Supported: Candidate development

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Performance and Goals Features

  • Supported: Corporate goal setting
  • Supported: Individual goal setting
  • Supported: Line-of sight-visibility
  • Supported: Performance tracking

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

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TriNet Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.

ADP TotalSource, OASIS, and Insperity are common alternatives for TriNet.

Reviewers rate View and generate pay and benefit information highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of TriNet are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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May 08, 2024

TriNet Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The timekeeping module and mobile application is a big plus for us.
  • Benefit selection was an easy understandable process for me.
  • Reporting is very helpful.
  • The payroll is a bit restrictive. I couldn't seem to get my first PR Rep to understand a deduction I needed for the company officer on the payroll. I gave up then was shortly transferred to a new rep. I haven't brought up the issue again.
  • Currently not using the Paid Time off module. I was given 2 choices and have not chosen either yet. I am still approving time off internally, but the application on the paychecks works fine.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Wide range of benefits choices
  • Professional support
  • Payroll
  • Employee onboarding
  • Customer Service - the move from an assigned customer rep to Connect 360 has diminished the effectiveness and timeliness of the customer support for SNTC
  • Follow-up and follow-through. Changed banks and notified Trinet two pay cycles ahead of the change. Trinet failed to perform the required checks causing the payroll to fail. Trinet then attempted to bully SNTC for the mistake. When reps finally admitted Trinet failed to perform the correct steps, I asked for SNTC's account to be cleared of black marks. Was not done and bullying continued when asked to direct wire payroll funds for the next payroll. Too many errors by Trinet personnel for one simple bank change.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • normal process implementation (payroll)
  • consulting on specific HR issues
  • Benefits information
  • answering specific questions about, for example, PTO inconsistencies
  • account contact is not as responsive as desired
  • fixing problems with data (PTO, for example)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • TriNet has an expansive repository of resources, which is particularly helpful as a small organization.
  • TriNet provides support for a range of HR functions that allow us to have a go-to support option in one location.
  • TriNet utilizes webinars, newsletters, announcements, and other convenient and accessible avenues to stay up-to-date on the often-changing compliance measures, as well as feature announcements, trainings, and updates.
  • TriNet's customer service has always been respectful but nearly all interactions have had a point where there was follow-up promised and not received and where I'm unable to reach anyone or get a response mid-case. It's common that I'll finally get to someone that can help me, only for them to say they'll email me information. When that information is received, it's missing aspects of my question/need, and it takes several emails (and sometimes weeks/months of repeated follow up) to get the rest of the information needed.
  • TriNet's chat support almost always has to transfer me to another team, oftentimes 2-3 times because a representative transferred incorrectly. This is very frustrating and causes me to have to have longer wait times and repeated questions/explanations to get caught up.
May 07, 2024

Review

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • payroll
  • time management
  • HR
  • The staff does not return call on time
  • the time keeping portal glitches a lot
  • the on boarding seems to complicated for some employees
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Dashboard is user friendly
  • Most items are easy to update for Admins
  • Reporting feature is helpful
  • The system should allow Admins to update leave information without sending an email
  • The leave department itself could use training on regulations and overall customer service skills
  • The dashboard should update employees with custom details added to their records
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Onboarding of new hires
  • Ease of payroll processing
  • Reporting functionality to assist with finance department
  • Breadth of benefit choices
  • I would greatly appreciate a TriNet information sheet/download that can be provided to prospective hires that provides a summary of our benefits and other offerings.
May 06, 2024

TriNet Review

Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Payroll processing is simple
  • Updates to federal/state/local requirements are conveyed to us via email.
  • Access to webinars and training are good.
  • Customer service from dedicated rep - Responses not timely, unclear responses, no follow up or confirmation from rep. Often times I need to follow up several times on emails. My rep has never picked up the phone when I called, or returned messages I've left. Lack of expertise in my opinion.
  • Text and phone support should be available for basic questions and they should have more knowledge so responses are available quickly. For general questions that I chat in or phone customer service about, they will simply create a ticket that goes back to my rep and then I still have to follow up to try and get assistance.
  • Training (such as performance reviews) should be recorded so that we can rewatch them. If there are concerns about changes affecting the info, there should be several disclaimers explaining that this information can change at any time and that it's highly suggested to watch the video within the next month of the recording date, for example.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Expense Reporting.
  • Compliance.
  • HR Notices.
  • Time Off has been finnicky. Currently, our entire staff shows negative time for sick time accruals.
  • The dashboard can be used in Dark mode, but the accessibility doesn't work in Dark Mode.
  • The UI can be clunky.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The TriNet platform is very user friendly and easy to navigate.
  • The benefit plans available are varied and affordable.
  • The applicant tracking module covers all aspects of the hiring process (job posting, candidate management, interview scheduling, background checks) and easy to follow workflows.
  • The performance platform is not very intuitive, a little quirky and clunky.
  • In the hiring platform, under skills assessment, the choices when someone responds are “no experience”, “some experience” and “expert”. To us, expert seems like a stretch from some experience – would “proficient” be a better word for that?
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • They offer outstanding rates on health plans and many other benefit plans.
  • Payroll is easy to manage.
  • Customer service is very responsive.
  • Expense management could be improved upon. We use a state bank for credit cards, and we were unable to link our credit card accounts directly. I have a workaround, but it means manually uploading the charges. Also, in this particular area, the support is not the best.
  • Also in expense management, while it has many fields for you to enter information, some of those don't show up on the reports.
April 10, 2024

TriNet Review

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Communication
  • Problem solving
  • Reachable
  • Resolving tickets a bit quicker- sometimes we are on a time crunch and it's a bit difficult to wait on someone to respond.
  • Opting out of news from states where not located in. It would help reduce the number of communications that are not relevant to us.
March 12, 2024

TriNet

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Multi-State Payroll
  • Benefits Administration
  • I'd like to see them offer an ASO (Administrative Services Only) model for clients moving away from a PEO (professional employer organization).
  • Workday integration.
March 11, 2024

TriNet User

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Managing Remote Teams
  • Nuisances of each states legal requirements
  • Ease of payroll processing
  • Reporting
  • Customer support is good, but response times are lacking
  • Dedicated support specialists for smaller organizations
  • Ways to compare benefit offerings - but I also heard this may be coming
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Customer support
  • Time card and payroll cohesion
  • Their app
  • Their time card feature can be a bit glitchy. We’ve had numerous employees struggle with it.
  • Their system isn’t always intuitive. Trying to learn a new skill can be time consuming and it’s not always clear what the next step would be. A directory or learning center for processes would be great.
  • The wing is great but we need more challenges!
February 26, 2024

It's Been Challenging!

Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Compliance
  • Non integrated time and attendance platform
  • Final pay - term process
  • Reports and analytics
  • Fees, so many fees
  • No job costing for multiple locations
Gretchen Crist | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Extensive variety of benefit program plan designs and partners. Something for everyone.
  • One stop shopping for all health and wellness benefits.
  • Continue to add new offerings, such as access to Salary.com at a discount and access to Carta at a discount to manage employee stock programs.
  • On top of compliance by state.
  • Performance Management program functionality is "clunky" and not customizable.
  • You have to submit a ticket for almost every question or use the chatbot feature. Ticket timing turnaround is 24-36 hours.
  • They will not share all information regarding your employees. For example, your employee has a question about their W-2. TriNet will not share employee W-2s with you.
February 22, 2024

TriNet

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Time & Attendance weekly Time tracking & Meal Penalty tracking.
  • LOA management.
  • Payroll
  • Time Off
  • Integration with Accounting GL.
  • Time & Attendance Report that cover more than one pay period.
  • HR Specialist support on special cases and enquiry.
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