Employee Navigator vs. Quickbooks Workforce

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Employee Navigator
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Employee Navigator is a benefits-focused HR system from the company of the same name in Maryland.N/A
Quickbooks Workforce
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks Workforce is a Payroll and Human Capital Management (HCM) solution designed to manage Payroll Processing, Tax Compliance, Time Tracking, HR Operations, and Talent Management. It is available in three functional tiers to support organizational growth.
$50
per month +$6/employee/mo
Pricing
Employee NavigatorQuickbooks Workforce
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Workforce Payroll
$50
per month + $6.50 per employee
Workforce Payroll + Simple Start
$88
per month + $6.50 per employee
Workforce Payroll + Essentials
$125
per month + $6.50 per employee
Workforce Premium + Plus
$203
per month + $10 per employee
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Employee NavigatorQuickbooks Workforce
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details50% off for the first three months.
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Community Pulse
Employee NavigatorQuickbooks Workforce
Features
Employee NavigatorQuickbooks Workforce
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
-
Ratings
Quickbooks Workforce
8.5
3 Ratings
3% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.84 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.73 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.84 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
Employee NavigatorQuickbooks Workforce
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(6 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Employee NavigatorQuickbooks Workforce
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Intuit
Much of the front-end employee onboarding is handled via a simple link. Further, when the employees have questions about their time, schedule, pay stubs, etc., they know they can log in to Workforce and 9 times out of 10 get the answer to their question. It has saved me a lot of time in that aspect.
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Pros
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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Intuit
  • Employee Onboarding.
  • Withholding Management.
  • Time Tracking.
  • Time card records.
  • Pay stubs.
  • Tax Documents.
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Cons
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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Intuit
  • Time off requests can get a little confusing, especially for hourly employees who may not be scheduled for 8 hours, but the default time off is set to 8 hours. I wish it matched their schedules because I have to correct time balances a lot.
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Usability
Employee Navigator
No answers on this topic
Intuit
Very easy and intuitive to use. Easy to get people started without a steep learning curve. Able to track changes.
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Support Rating
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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Intuit
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Intuit
Quickbooks Online Payroll is so much simpler, better suited for business with regular salary or hourly employees that do not have different work schedules
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Return on Investment
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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Intuit
  • Quickbooks Workforce has had positive impact on our business objectives
  • Our ROI has been good.
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