BerniePortal vs. Zywave PlanAdvisor

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
PlanAdvisor
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Zywave in Milwaukee offers PlanAdvisor, a healthcare plan design toolkit and employee decision support tool so policyholders can better understand their costs and control their health care spending.N/A
Pricing
BerniePortalZywave PlanAdvisor
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
BerniePortalPlanAdvisor
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
BerniePortalZywave PlanAdvisor
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BerniePortalZywave PlanAdvisor
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BerniePortal
9.8
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Zywave PlanAdvisor
-
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
Zywave PlanAdvisor
-
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
Zywave PlanAdvisor
-
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
Zywave PlanAdvisor
-
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
Zywave PlanAdvisor
-
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
Zywave PlanAdvisor
-
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
Zywave PlanAdvisor
-
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
BerniePortalZywave PlanAdvisor
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BerniePortalZywave PlanAdvisor
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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Zywave
We utilize only one of the four components available because the other three are either too time consuming for what you get or just don't deliver what we need. The renewal estimator is the real star here and worth the cost of the tool (even if you don't use the other components, although we hope Zywave PlanAdvisor puts some money/time here to further develop them). It accurately projects renewals which help employers budget as they prepare for renewal. It is invaluable in our marketing and carrier negotiations because it is a an underwriting tool with the science and language that will speak to an underwriter... it's not a best guess, but accurate and respectable analytics.
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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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Zywave
  • Renewal projection - forecasting renewal rates is accurate and has been very beneficial to our clients and business.
  • Single period report is decent, but not as user friendly as we'd like it to be. It really only works with certain carriers.
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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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Zywave
  • Single Period Report: We hoped it would be like a "DMW lite" but it is only usable with a few carriers, and it's clunky/time consuming to use. We stopped using it.
  • Plan Modeler: It's a good idea, but we don't use it much. It needs more development and modeling options.
  • Plan Selector: It's a good idea, but it's too time consuming to add the info. If we could import it easily, we'd use it much more.
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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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Zywave
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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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Zywave
  • The renewal estimator has helped us win new business!
  • The renewal estimator has successfully helped us with marketing and carrier negotiations, i.e., it holds weight with underwriters and is hard to argue against.
  • The renewal estimator has helped us prepare our clients for their upcoming renewal by forecasting cost changes well in advance so that there are no major shocks or surprises.
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