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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Employee Navigator

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AEmployee Navigator is a benefits-focused HR system from the company of the same name in Maryland.N/A

    Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud

    Score3 out of 10
    N/AThe Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud includes tax automation capabilities, including sales and use tax, 1099 reporting, ACA reporting, VAT solutions, and FATCA compliance.N/A
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    Employee NavigatorSovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
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    Pricing Offerings
    Employee NavigatorSovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
    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
    Employee NavigatorSovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Employee Navigator and Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
    Feature
    Employee Navigator
    -
    Ratings
    Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sales and Use Taxes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Employee Navigator and Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
    Feature
    Employee Navigator
    -
    Ratings
    Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Tax Document Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Employee NavigatorSovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Employee NavigatorSovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud
    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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    Sovos
    In our case, sales and use tax are a must-have. With the recent change and continuous change in tax law, companies find it harder to comply with tax without a system. In our case, managing thousands of customers with thousands of tax codes - city tax, state tax, zone tax - proves to be a challenge. We need a system to minimize any exposure with federal and state tax law, and certainly protect us from an audit.
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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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    Sovos
    • They are good at updating the tax tables with all the new sales tax law changes
    • They are good at charging the correct sales tax amount as long as the software is set up or configured correctly
    • They are good at following up at sales tax correspondences
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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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    Sovos
    • The admin portal needs work - I cannot simply add and remove users, and have to create a case support. I think this is a low-hanging fruit Sovos is working on to resolve.
    • The UI could be improved.
    • The sync does not always happen instantly and sometime can take up to 24 hours.
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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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    Sovos
    For the most part, the support team is responsive. However, with the recent switch from a legacy server to S1 server, Sovos created a problem for us. We simply can't upload a tax certificate. I logged a case with support, and they could not help, so they escalate to their senior technician. All in all, it has been more than 7 days, and they could not resolve a "simple" issue.
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    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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    Sovos
    I have used sales tax tables in the past and they are a lot more accurate as long as the configuration is done correctly up front. I have also used Avalara. Avalara has a more consumer friendly interface and better reporting function
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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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    Sovos
    • It saved us a lot of time and money but eliminating the manpower needed to process manually ourselves
    • It helped reduce the time needed to follow up and resolve sales tax correspondences
    • It helped reduce costs and time to register in new taxing jurisdications
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