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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CenterPoint Payroll

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ARed Wing Software headquartered in Minnesota offers a benefits administration and payroll solution, in their software CenterPoint Payroll.N/A

    Meta4 PeopleNet

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AMeta4 PeopleNet is an all-in-one integrated HR Solution providing Core HR with personnel administration, total talent management, compensation management with payroll, as well as workforce management (time and attendance, analytics). Meta4 is a Cegid company (acquired late 2019).N/A
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    CenterPoint PayrollMeta4 PeopleNet
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    Pricing Offerings
    CenterPoint PayrollMeta4 PeopleNet
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    CenterPoint PayrollMeta4 PeopleNet
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    6.2
    1 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Pay calculation10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    14% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of CenterPoint Payroll and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    CenterPoint Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score5.7 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CenterPoint PayrollMeta4 PeopleNet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CenterPoint PayrollMeta4 PeopleNet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Red Wing Software
    CenterPoint Payroll has been excellent for our company, with approximately 150 employees. I can certainly see it being excellent for smaller companies and larger companies. I don't know if there is a size of company at which it would become difficult or limiting to use - I can't foresee any of the functions or features becoming limiting factors as company size increases. To a certain extent, I could see the robustness of CenterPoint being a bit more than what is necessary for a tiny company of less than 5 employees, but it would certainly be able to do what is required for them.
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    Cegid
    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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    Pros
    Red Wing Software
    • Customization options to meet your company's payroll needs.
    • Excellent customer service and tech support.
    • Logical and easy-to-use user interface.
    • Ability to customize reports and exports.
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    Cegid
    • 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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    Cons
    Red Wing Software
    • Perhaps include a pop-up description of an button, or a link to the help section details, when you hover over the button for more than 3 seconds.
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    Cegid
    • 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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    Support Rating
    Red Wing Software
    CenterPoint support is excellent! While I have not had to use them frequently, as the program is consistently stable and has few, if any, bugs, the times I have had to reach out to tech support, they have been excellent and have solved our issues quickly. They listen to our explanation of the problems, can dial into our system to see exactly what we're seeing in real time, and have always been able to quickly determine the issue, work out a solution, and help us through the process until we've got everything back in line. They are friendly, courteous, professional, kind and very knowledgeable of their products. This is absolutely one of the best things about CenterPoint - even though we seldom need it, when we do, they are always quick to get us through the issue.
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    Cegid
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Red Wing Software
    We selected CenterPoint Payroll because of our dissatisfaction with ADP (and Paychex prior). We wanted a solution that we controlled internally, instead of having to be at the mercy of some huge company that saw us as a tiny fish in a big ocean. We set our company's configuration, add/define all of our own specific settings, profiles, etc. and simply process payroll. We print and sign our own checks, process our own direct deposits directly with our bank, and can handle our own business needs. When we were with ADP and Paychex before, both companies made promises to us that they simply were either unwilling or unable to fulfill. We have saved both time and money by doing our payrolls ourselves with CenterPoint.
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    Cegid
    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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    Return on Investment
    Red Wing Software
    • CenterPoint Payroll has saved us tens of thousands of dollars from our prior arrangement with ADP, while providing either similar or superior support.
    • Having payroll completely in our control has simplified a LOT of our daily routines - if something needs to be updated or adjusted, we do it ourselves instead of contacting someone at ADP and hoping that they can do it for us, then getting frustrated when they haven't.
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    Cegid
    • 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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