BerniePortal vs. Castlight Health

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BerniePortal
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
BerniePortal is an online HR platform that helps small and medium-sized employers solve the transactional challenges of HR with software and the strategic challenges of healthcare with a trusted advisor. BerniePortal handles applicant tracking, onboarding, PTO tracking, time and attendance, compliance, benefits administration, 1095-C reporting, Payroll and COBRA administration. BerniePortal also offers a variety of payroll and carrier integration options. BerniePortal is supported by a…
$21
per month per employee
Castlight Health
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Castlight Health is a benefits administration software solution positioned to help employers efficiently provide healthcare for their employees.N/A
Pricing
BerniePortalCastlight Health
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month per employee
Standard
$11
per month per employee
Plus
$16
per month per employee
Enterprise
$21
per month per employee
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BerniePortalCastlight Health
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAdditional implementation fee based on scope
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Community Pulse
BerniePortalCastlight Health
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
BerniePortalCastlight Health
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
9.8
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Castlight Health
-
Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
9.8
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Castlight Health
-
Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
9.5
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Castlight Health
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
9.7
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Castlight Health
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Castlight Health
-
Ratings
Pre-built reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Castlight Health
-
Ratings
New hire portal10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Castlight Health
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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BerniePortalCastlight Health
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 7.3 out of 10
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Score 7.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
BerniePortalCastlight Health
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BerniePortalCastlight Health
Likelihood to Recommend
BerniePortal
It’s way easier than other HR tools. It’s perfect for middle size company [with] 100-500 employees. It requires very [little] effort to perform all tasks. For salary calculation, it sometimes got stuck in the monthly calculation. Other than that it’s all perfect. It decreases a lot of time and allows us to manage other operations. So I would always recommend it over any other software.
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Castlight Health
Castlight Health is best used when you have a wide organization (living all across the US) and you don't have the margin on your small/medium team to look into all the different offerings nationwide. We use them primarily to assist with employee health benefits across our whole organization and it has been a breeze
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Pros
BerniePortal
  • First of all it’s great in onboarding new employees.
  • It’s perfect in attendance.
  • It’s excellent in salary calculation system.
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Castlight Health
  • Ease of use
  • Customer Service (for questions and help)
  • Professional and Effective Platform
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Cons
BerniePortal
  • It needs little improvement in the leave management system. Employees need to add manually in order to request a leave.
  • It’s interface is bit tricky.
  • Attendance system is perfect but need some changes in its interface.
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Castlight Health
  • Find ways to get our team more engaged in the system
  • In person rep meetings
  • Create an app
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Alternatives Considered
BerniePortal
I would always prefer it over BambooHR because of its versatility. It has a lot more features than BambooHR. For example, for salary calculation, [we] have used another tool for salary along with BambooHR. But now with BerniePortal, you can [do] all the process in it. So it means you can add 2 functions [at] the price of one and a lot cheaper.
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Castlight Health
We have used Asure in the past (direct competition). We have found the friendliness of Castlight Health to be better and the use of the website and benefit options are all better at Castlight Health. I am always open to shop around to find the best option for our company and I feel like we have found that with Castlight Health.
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Return on Investment
BerniePortal
  • It increases team efficiency.
  • It’s one of the best tool and it’s really cheap.
  • It best for a company size 100-500 employees.
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Castlight Health
  • We have spent way less time on health benefits (less than 10 hours this year)
  • Our team is able to reach out directly for assistance
  • Employee retention with better benefits
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