Payroll Relief vs Meta4 PeopleNet

Likelihood to Recommend

Payroll Relief can be customized to work for just about any business. Electronic tax payment and e-filing services are not available in all states so the system may be less appropriate in jurisdictions where there is a lack of automation on the back-end. This lack of automation can be overcome by a payroll processing provider that has good internal processes and an understanding of how to handle their clients' filings/payments directly with these unsupported states

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Verified User

Team Lead in Customer Service

Human Resources Company, 1-10 employees

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Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR is a very powerful HR tool with abundant features that could fulfill pretty much all the HR needs of a small to medium sized organization. It might be an overkill for very small businesses with less than 20 employees as its really geared towards larger organizations. It offers powerful tools to performance reviews as well as employee HR management tasks. One interesting feature is the ability for employees to perform self administrative tasks through the software which allows some automation of tasks. On the other hand, the program can be so feature rich that require an advanced user with data analytic skills to fully utility. Companies that use the software will need to have at least one manager procure training before utilizing its full range of features.

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Bruce Emmerling

IT Consultant

SeedcoInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Pay calculation

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Support for external payroll vendors

Benefit plan administration

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Ability to combine HR data with external data

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Corporate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Multiple review frequency

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Applicant Tracking

Notifications and Alerts

Pros

Payroll entry and approval is simple
The system supports unlimited pay types so it is easy to customize the system for our clients
The system automates the filing of most tax forms and W-2s

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Human Resources Company, 1-10 employees

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Clean and easy navigation: it is very user-friendly and compared to other solutions I have utilized, there is a clear difference on how information is displayed and also ease of navigation and speed of response of the platform.
All modules are really integrated and it is so much power when there is a correlation between say the data displayed in Talent Management and the info seen on the C&B module for example from a performance and compensation perspective, visualizing info and being able to analyze it easier for decision making.
Customizable, in our case, we use the solution and enjoy the multiple benefits and efficiencies due to how data is organized and presented and the same time we have the advantage that the user interface is all customized to our own corporate brand/look and feel, color palette and graphical line.

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Allan Morales

Regional Training Manager

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.Outsourcing/Offshoring, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

The site navigation can be confusing.
The system lacks HR functionality. There is no automated employee onboarding option. PTO can be tracked but there is no way for employees to request time off from their employee portal.
Payroll processors do not get a dashboard showing a list of payrolls that are scheduled to be processed each day like some other systems do.

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Team Lead in Customer Service

Human Resources Company, 1-10 employees

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Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR can be a bit overwhelming for light users with limited experience.
The performance review features are extensive and require a highly skilled manager that work with data analytics
The program is not quite as strong in its recruitment features as other software offerings.

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Bruce Emmerling

IT Consultant

SeedcoInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Meta4 PeopleNet 9.0

Based on 2 answers

It is excellent support so far, during implementation and also while live, the only reason why I am giving a 9 is because in some cases we could have had a quicker response or solution, but so far this doesn't look like an issue at all, and the vendor has been making sure we have what we need.

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Allan Morales

Regional Training Manager

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.Outsourcing/Offshoring, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

Payroll relief is more customizable and easier to use than some other systems we have reviewed. The fee structure is better suited for our client base as well.

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Team Lead in Customer Service

Human Resources Company, 1-10 employees

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Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR really shines as a flexible product capable of evolving with an organization's changing needs. Its robust features, cloud based architecture, and performance analysis help push the product ahead of some of its competitors. While not perfect, the software offers in-depth performance review functions and data analysis tools that show performance trends. With its self administrative tools, employees can help manage their own information, reducing workload for HR managers

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Bruce Emmerling

IT Consultant

SeedcoInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

We can process a large number of payrolls with a relatively small staff.
Payroll relief is simple to sell and support.

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Team Lead in Customer Service

Human Resources Company, 1-10 employees

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We now have a tool which is a single solution and connects our employee information for 5 countries and 30K + employees, a single source, talk about efficiency.
This is a big step in Digital Transformation, reducing times to complete several processes and also the use of paper forms.
Definitely, savings related to the number of solutions software wise that is now integrated and scalable with meta4 PeopleNet Talent Management.

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Allan Morales

Regional Training Manager

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.Outsourcing/Offshoring, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Payroll Relief Editions & Modules

Edition

First Year Cost	$1495¹
Pay per Paycheck (after first year)	$2000¹
Pay per Payroll	$356.95¹

per year

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Meta4 PeopleNet Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Likelihood to Recommend

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Feature Rating Comparison

Pay calculation

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Support for external payroll vendors

Benefit plan administration

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Ability to combine HR data with external data

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

Corporate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Multiple review frequency

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Applicant Tracking

Notifications and Alerts

Pros

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Cons

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Support Rating

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Alternatives Considered

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Return on Investment

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Screenshots

Payroll Relief

Meta4 PeopleNet

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Payroll Relief Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial