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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Auris

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAuris, formerly Heartland Payroll, is a solution designed to serve as a single point of contact, where customers have online access to their payroll data and employee information.N/A

    Human Interest

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AHuman Interest headquartered in San Francisco offers their cloud-based 401k administation platform for employers featuring flexible plan design and a dedicated account manager.

    $80

    per month

    Pricing
    AurisHuman Interest
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $80 + $5 per eligible employee
    per month
    Complete
    $180 + $7 per eligible employee
    per month
    Concierge
    $280 + $9 per eligible employee
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AurisHuman Interest
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$499 one-time fee
    Additional Details—Employees pay a recordkeeping services and custody-related asset-based fee of 0.05% to Human Interest Inc., an investment advisory fee of 0.01% to Human Interest Advisors, plus underlying fund fees. Asset-based fees are deducted monthly from the employee’s account according to the HII Terms of Service and HIA Terms of Service. All prices are exclusive of applicable taxes. If the plan sponsor elects to hire an external investment advisor, the plan sponsors will pay such advisor as agreed between the plan sponsor and advisor. All prices are exclusive of applicable taxes and are subject to a $499 startup fee. See Terms of Service for additional details. Refer to humaninterest.com/payrolls for a list of integrated payroll providers. For non-rollover distributions, shipping and handling fees may apply to requests for check issuance and delivery.
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    Community Pulse
    AurisHuman Interest
    Considered Both Products
    Acrisure
    Chose Auris
    Only Paylocity has comparable technology but costs way more. The customer support at all 3 of these companies is a nightmare. This isn't news to anyone who has been in business for a while. If you're a broker, ADP and Paychex are going to try and steal your clients every day.
    Incentivized
    Human Interest
    Chose Human Interest
    Human Interest is head and shoulders above Voya when it comes to modernization of their platform, customer service, digital usage, ease of payment, and many other areas.
    Incentivized
    Chose Human Interest
    In my other profession, CPA, I have worked with and been involved with numerous other 401K Plan providers. Paychex, Ascensus, Modern Woodman, etc. Some have been very time consuming from implementation to ongoing contributions. Human Interest is a quality organization and has a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Human Interest
    I have not done any other research on other products, this one came recommended through Bambee.
    Incentivized
    Chose Human Interest
    None
    Incentivized
    Chose Human Interest
    They were better for small businesses for 401K rates, and retirement
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    56%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    178 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    167 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    185 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    158 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    161 Answers
    Features
    AurisHuman Interest
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Auris and Human Interest
    Feature
    Auris
    5.6
    9 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    401(k)
    Comparison of 401(k) features of Auris and Human Interest
    Feature
    Auris
    -
    Ratings
    Human Interest
    8.9
    107 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Payroll Integration00 Ratings9.095 Ratings
    Compliance Maintenance00 Ratings8.9102 Ratings
    Plan Flexibility00 Ratings8.899 Ratings
    Filings and Disclosures00 Ratings8.899 Ratings
    Ease of Enrollment00 Ratings9.2104 Ratings
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    AurisHuman Interest
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    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AurisHuman Interest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.8
    (202 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (196 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (35 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AurisHuman Interest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acrisure
    We changed payroll companies from Paycom to Heartland this year at the recommendation of our insurance agent who insisted they would integrate with the EASE system, which tracks employee benefits and deductions. However, 8 weeks into it, I regret my decision, since the setup hasn't been completed yet. The lack of responsiveness in some cases is astounding and often we have to ask 3, 4, and 5 times for something to be done. I hate to think what will happen after we are "handed off" from the payroll implementation team to the regular schmucks. We still are not able to track PTO and time off and we have been begging for the self-service feature to be turned on for employees so they can change addresses, bank account info, etc. Their training is NONEXISTENT and their manual is abysmal. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!!! I wish I could go back to Paycom!
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    Human Interest
    Actually you guys serve a lot of variety of clients that we have. So everything from simple clients on your 316 and then you got your 338 platforms to some more of the complex clients that want to carve out their own funds. You guys integrate well with financial advisors if they wish to use that, but a lot of times it's, those aren't necessary if clients want to save money.
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    Pros
    Acrisure
    • White-glove customer support. All employees are in the United States and they must pay them well, because they don't seem to have turnover there.
    • Technology is awesome. We have Payroll, HR, T&A, ATS, and onboarding with them.
    • Their Tax Credit tech is amazing. I received more money in tax credits last year than payroll cost me. That's a net positive!
    • Compliance with their HR team is great, and they don't hit you over the head on the price for it.
    • Pricing is fantastic with a 3-year price lock. No BS discounting that jumps back up a year later.
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    Human Interest
    • So as a user of it, since I was being paid by these companies, being able to manage my level of risk, being able to manage how much I was putting in from a percentage standpoint was always super easy. Even in a situation where my last company was acquired, we had to go through transferring over to different solutions was super useful. The team was always very open, honest about, Hey, what can we do? How can we work with them? And accommodating in that way. I think as a provider it was so easy to get team members set up. I never had any complaints. I never had anybody worry. I never had somebody come to me and go like, I don't understand Human Interest.
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    Cons
    Acrisure
    • Sometimes the system (geocode) will not allow me to process address changes by asking for help from our specialist.
    • Response for assistance is usually a lot slower when our dedicated specialist is not available.
    Incentivized
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    Human Interest
    • The only thing I can think of right off hand is that there's a day delay when we look at our total. So for instance, we heard the other day that there was a rally in the markets on Friday and that everybody had supposedly recouped all of their losses from March. We actually had to wait the whole weekend until Monday to log in to actually see what those were. And I know real time is really, really hard, but anytime we could get something faster, that would probably be my only.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    We will drop Human Interest as soon as they rectify their error in withdrawing $3600 in additional fees earlier this year
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    Usability
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    It's really easy to get, well, first of all, they get enrolled automatically so they get added to the platform automatically. They get removed from the platform automatically and everything is really easy to understand for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. And that's actually a lot of our employees have never had a retirement benefit before. They don't know anything about it. They really don't understand how it works. There's also a little bit of a fear factor with deducting money from their paycheck to be able to contribute to this. And so how easy it is for them to get it set up and then the information that Human Interest gives them about what the benefit is, how it works, all that, it's great
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    Reliability and Availability
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    no issues so far
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    Performance
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    Easy to navigate
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Acrisure
    I never have trouble reaching customer support. They always are able to assist with fixing any problems that arise. There honestly haven't been many issues at all. Only ones I've created :)
    Incentivized
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    Human Interest
    So we had a designated rep and he was fantastic. I don't remember his name at the moment, but he was almost immediately responsive. And you guys also partnered with us for client knowledge webinars and he was great. Great at that too.
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    Online Training
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    super easy to get going
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    Implementation Rating
    Acrisure
    The Heartland team could care less about how difficult your experience is. In fact, I think they delight in seeing you struggle!
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    Human Interest
    A key insight from our implementation of Human Interest is that early coordination across finance, HR, and leadership is critical. The platform itself is straightforward, but ensuring payroll integration, compliance documentation, and employee education are aligned from the start makes the rollout smoother and increases adoption. Another insight is that employees respond best when given clear, simple communication about how to enroll and the benefits of participation—this minimizes confusion and builds trust in the program. Finally, dedicating time up front to review compliance and reporting features helps avoid issues later and gives leadership confidence in the plan’s long-term stability.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acrisure
    I've considered moving payroll over to QuickBooks Online so that everything is in one place, but it would probably take too much work considering that our current system works really well. I think QuickBooks would confuse me, honestly. There are other systems that offer different user interfaces that are neat looking, but I haven't done too much research because Heartland Payroll offered me a really good deal for processing since we are a small company.
    Incentivized
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    Human Interest
    Insperity was horrible. Expensive, hidden fees at every corner, not communicative. They messed up my plan and didn't include the requested Safe Harbor provision and I had to pay the piper for their mistake. Nothing Insperity did was customer first, fiduciary, or even compliant. I have had the exact opposite experience with Human Interest and they cleaned up Insperity's mess without any complaints and dealt with Insperity dragging their feet on the conversion over a $1k offboarding fee I refused to pay after they screwed up my plan
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    it was all great
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    Scalability
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    we are only using it for one employee but when we hire more, it will be easy to expand already setup
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    Professional Services
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    Very professional
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Acrisure
    • We have a net positive using Heartland. We actually bring more money in from their tax credits than the payroll service actually costs.
    • I used to have a part-time person handing our payroll/HR needs. Now this is done by me because it's so easy.
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    Human Interest
    • It's been super positive because everyone wants payroll to be streamlined and not have to go into different systems. And I solved at Coastal, our platform is fully integrated with Human Interest and there's no fee to the customer for that. So that's definitely the best.
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    ScreenShots

    Human Interest Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Admin Portal - A summary page offers a snapshot of the plan.Screenshot of the Admin Portal - Employee List: See employees at a glance and information such as contribution rate, participation, balance, risk setting, etc.Screenshot of the Employee Dashboard - History View: Employees have the ability to view their YTD contribution amount and account related activity on this page.Screenshot of the Employee Dashboard - History View: Employees have the ability to view their YTD contribution amount and account related activity on this page.