Employee Navigator vs. WEX Benefits

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Employee Navigator
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Employee Navigator is a benefits-focused HR system from the company of the same name in Maryland.N/A
WEX Benefits
Score 3.1 out of 10
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WEX Benefits is a suite of benefits administration solutions, positioned to help employers provide healthcare benefit management for their employees.N/A
Pricing
Employee NavigatorWEX Benefits
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Employee NavigatorWEX Benefits
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Employee NavigatorWEX Benefits
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Employee NavigatorWEX Benefits
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User Ratings
Employee NavigatorWEX Benefits
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(6 ratings)
1.9
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Employee NavigatorWEX Benefits
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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WEX
It is well suited to help us see exactly which employee and which company the employee is with and how much they employee spent. I really like the reports that it generates and the detail it gives. However I would like to see more details. It would be nice to see the exact date the funds were withdrawn and where the funds were spent. I think this could help us determine that the employee is spending the funds at correct locations and help us when we do our reconciliations of these accounts.
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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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WEX
  • In my opinion, poor application of IRS rules
  • In my experience, frequent denial of coverage to be later reversed
  • In my experience, poor complain processing rules
  • need PAPER checks to be sent if you need to reimburse them. PAPER! They don't accept credit cards. A credit card processing company that doesn't accept credit cards.
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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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WEX
  • In my experience, WEX has an inability to connect with other entities on the supply chain (bswift, internal benefits department).
  • Slow support request turnaround (3-5 business days).
  • Makes FSA substantiation unnecessarily difficult.
  • Even when there’s a single itemized receipt for all charges, every charge must be substantiated with a separate upload.
  • Even though doing so would satisfy IRS guidelines, WEX won’t accept third party explanations of services as FSA substantiation.
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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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WEX
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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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WEX
We formerly used TASC and it was a nightmare. We were not at all confident in their administration or compliance of FSAs, HSAs, or COBRA. When we were looking for a new third party administrator to replace TASC, we were immediately drawn to WEX Health. They offered an easy-to-use website, and it was clear that they were serious about compliance and proper administration of benefits.
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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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WEX
  • It's great to have all of our HSA, FSA and COBRA on one software
  • One software helps reduce redundancy
  • One software helps reduce errors
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