BerniePortal vs. Employee Navigator

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BerniePortal
Score 8.0 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
Employee Navigator
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Employee Navigator is a benefits-focused HR system from the company of the same name in Maryland.N/A
Pricing
BerniePortalEmployee Navigator
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
BerniePortalEmployee Navigator
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
BerniePortalEmployee Navigator
Top Pros
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Features
BerniePortalEmployee Navigator
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
9.8
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Employee Navigator
-
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
Employee Navigator
-
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
Employee Navigator
-
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
Employee Navigator
-
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
Employee Navigator
-
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
Employee Navigator
-
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
Employee Navigator
-
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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User Ratings
BerniePortalEmployee Navigator
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BerniePortalEmployee Navigator
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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Employee Navigator
We are very pleased with the change to [Employee Navigator] as it offers more what we needed. It's very customizable and has many features that can be added or taken away depending on business needs. I'd only say it would be less appropriate for a business quite smaller than ours who needed very little in comparison.
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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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Employee Navigator
  • Time off requests. These are easy to perform and track as an employee and user.
  • Time off approvals. Couldn't be easier. Time of approvals or denials are sent via email and are one-click tasks. Also can be performed in the web UI, but it's so easy.
  • Manager reporting. Managers can easily see reports on employee time off and make decisions based on that.
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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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Employee Navigator
  • It is a great stand alone product. We would like it to tie into a more robust HR solution and communicate with payroll.
  • Initially there are a lot of features that are turned off, I like to know what a program is capable of so I can be more strategic in implementing a solution.
  • Having a broker in the middle is both good and bad.
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Support Rating
BerniePortal
No answers on this topic
Employee Navigator
So far, we have had very little reason to call in to Employee Navigator support. Our team who works with them have found it easy and simple to work with them when needed. They aren't able to work on much or divulge how the system works internally, nor what's on the roadmap, but it is still helpful to have timely confirmation.
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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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Employee Navigator
Most of the systems I've used for HRIS systems have been part of the payroll system. What stands out with Employee Navigator is the ability to key your benefit changes into one place, and all vendors are notified of the updates -- no more logging on to three or more sites to make an address change to an employee.
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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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Employee Navigator
  • We spent about half the time on open enrollment than we did in the last two years. Employee Navigator was much easier for staff to navigate and be able to complete their open enrollment independently
  • We've saved several thousand dollars in setup fees to link with insurance carriers since moving to Employee Navigator
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