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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Human Interest

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AHuman Interest headquartered in San Francisco offers their cloud-based 401k administation platform for employers featuring flexible plan design and a dedicated account manager.

    $80

    per month

    Namely

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ANamely is an end-to-end HR, benefits, and payroll solution for mid-sized businesses. The cloud-based platform can be used to manage the entire HR process.N/A
    Pricing
    Human InterestNamely
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $80 + $5 per eligible employee
    per month
    Complete
    $180 + $7 per eligible employee
    per month
    Concierge
    $280 + $9 per eligible employee
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Human InterestNamely
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time feeRequired
    Additional DetailsEmployees pay a recordkeeping services and custody-related asset-based fee of 0.05% to Human Interest Inc., an investment advisory fee of 0.01% to Human Interest Advisors, plus underlying fund fees. Asset-based fees are deducted monthly from the employee’s account according to the HII Terms of Service and HIA Terms of Service. All prices are exclusive of applicable taxes. If the plan sponsor elects to hire an external investment advisor, the plan sponsors will pay such advisor as agreed between the plan sponsor and advisor. All prices are exclusive of applicable taxes and are subject to a $499 startup fee. See Terms of Service for additional details. Refer to humaninterest.com/payrolls for a list of integrated payroll providers. For non-rollover distributions, shipping and handling fees may apply to requests for check issuance and delivery.—
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    Human InterestNamely
    Considered Both Products
    Human Interest
    Chose Human Interest
    Products Reviewed during our selection: Vestwell, Ubiquity, Fidelity, AspireOnline. We reviewed multiple products primarily focused on companies that could integrate with our payroll provider, had a modern UI, and had low fees. Human Interest checked all of the boxes for us as …
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    Vensure Employer Services
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    178 Answers
    66%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    167 Answers
    72%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    185 Answers
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    62 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    158 Answers
    54%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    161 Answers
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    37 Answers
    Features
    Human InterestNamely
    401(k)
    Comparison of 401(k) features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    9.0
    107 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Namely
    -
    Ratings
    Payroll Integration9.095 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Maintenance8.9102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan Flexibility8.899 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filings and Disclosures8.899 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ease of Enrollment9.3104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    9.7
    144 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings10.0139 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.031 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings10.0133 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings10.0135 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings10.0130 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    9.2
    128 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings10.0112 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.0114 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings10.0101 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.657 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    10.0
    125 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings10.0122 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings10.0117 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings10.096 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    7.2
    142 Ratings
    14% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings10.0130 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings10.0141 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.0128 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings2.1117 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.0135 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    5.9
    53 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings5.953 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    7.8
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings8.0118 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.0113 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.574 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    6.5
    117 Ratings
    21% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings5.086 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    6.3
    97 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings5.087 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings3.194 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings10.073 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.090 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    6.3
    108 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings5.097 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.069 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings7.096 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.485 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    5.9
    21 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Candidate search00 Ratings5.921 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Human Interest and Namely
    Feature
    Human Interest
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Human InterestNamely
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (202 ratings)
    7.6
    (146 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (196 ratings)
    8.0
    (72 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (35 ratings)
    6.0
    (28 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    5.5
    (85 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Human InterestNamely
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Human Interest
    Actually you guys serve a lot of variety of clients that we have. So everything from simple clients on your 316 and then you got your 338 platforms to some more of the complex clients that want to carve out their own funds. You guys integrate well with financial advisors if they wish to use that, but a lot of times it's, those aren't necessary if clients want to save money.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    Namely is aesthetically very pleasing and navigates like other social media platforms which can be appealing to potentially a remote workforce who interacts more online than in person. Unfortunately, it did not serve our population well as we are primarily manufacturing where people are not as interested in utilizing the HRIS for interactions when they would rather connect in person.
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    Pros
    Human Interest
    • So as a user of it, since I was being paid by these companies, being able to manage my level of risk, being able to manage how much I was putting in from a percentage standpoint was always super easy. Even in a situation where my last company was acquired, we had to go through transferring over to different solutions was super useful. The team was always very open, honest about, Hey, what can we do? How can we work with them? And accommodating in that way. I think as a provider it was so easy to get team members set up. I never had any complaints. I never had anybody worry. I never had somebody come to me and go like, I don't understand Human Interest.
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    • Namely has helped with our COVID sick leave response. It has made a major difference both with the weekly payroll and the 941 tax filing
    • Keeping track of our multiple PTO plans. Thank goodness for Namely, I have shredded my old PTO spreadsheets.
    • Employees like the convenience of the cell phone app. As a payroll administrator, I like the Geo Tracking tool where I can see where some are when the clock is in or out.
    • The flexibility inside of the payroll system both as you are finalizing an employee profile and when you are processing payroll is a major advantage.
    • The reports I get out of Namely in Excel format work well for me.
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    Cons
    Human Interest
    • The only thing I can think of right off hand is that there's a day delay when we look at our total. So for instance, we heard the other day that there was a rally in the markets on Friday and that everybody had supposedly recouped all of their losses from March. We actually had to wait the whole weekend until Monday to log in to actually see what those were. And I know real time is really, really hard, but anytime we could get something faster, that would probably be my only.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    • Limits to custom reporting
    • No direct feed for Ohio Workers Comp (now a manual process on our end)
    • No option to place an employee on Leave of Absence and exclude them from payroll while they are "inactive"
    • No option to suppress certain deductions for certain pay types (i.e. allow 401K for commissions but block remaining deductions - also now a manual process to uncheck the suppress box for 401K for each commission check)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Human Interest
    We will drop Human Interest as soon as they rectify their error in withdrawing $3600 in additional fees earlier this year
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    Vensure Employer Services
    Administrators and employees love Namely. It is very easy to use and streamlined. Employees stay engaged with news feed updates and enjoy all the self service options. The time cards are very easy to access and clocking in and out for non-exempt employees is a breeze. Namely is part of our family.
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    Usability
    Human Interest
    It's really easy to get, well, first of all, they get enrolled automatically so they get added to the platform automatically. They get removed from the platform automatically and everything is really easy to understand for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. And that's actually a lot of our employees have never had a retirement benefit before. They don't know anything about it. They really don't understand how it works. There's also a little bit of a fear factor with deducting money from their paycheck to be able to contribute to this. And so how easy it is for them to get it set up and then the information that Human Interest gives them about what the benefit is, how it works, all that, it's great
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    It is very simple to use for myself, the HR team, and our employees. I find the payroll process very user-friendly. Reporting is simple to navigate and produce the required information requested. I know our employees enjoy the self-service feature and use it on a regular basis, which saves me time.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Human Interest
    no issues so far
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    Performance
    Human Interest
    Easy to navigate
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    Support Rating
    Human Interest
    So we had a designated rep and he was fantastic. I don't remember his name at the moment, but he was almost immediately responsive. And you guys also partnered with us for client knowledge webinars and he was great. Great at that too.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    Namely platform has pretty good support: knowledgeable and relatively fast response times. Namely Payroll and Namely Benefits are very much depending on the quality of the support agent or CSM: we have had knowledgeable and attentive ones, but also ones that have provided erroneous information or failed to respond to urgent asks in a timely manner
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    Online Training
    Human Interest
    super easy to get going
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    Implementation Rating
    Human Interest
    A key insight from our implementation of Human Interest is that early coordination across finance, HR, and leadership is critical. The platform itself is straightforward, but ensuring payroll integration, compliance documentation, and employee education are aligned from the start makes the rollout smoother and increases adoption. Another insight is that employees respond best when given clear, simple communication about how to enroll and the benefits of participation—this minimizes confusion and builds trust in the program. Finally, dedicating time up front to review compliance and reporting features helps avoid issues later and gives leadership confidence in the plan’s long-term stability.
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    Implementation was a bit complicated and our company had to carry most of the weight. It often felt like our implementation manager was giving us extra work that she did not want to do herself. It also took much longer than expected - I believe almost 2 months. I believe our company carried a bit too much of the weight.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Human Interest
    Insperity was horrible. Expensive, hidden fees at every corner, not communicative. They messed up my plan and didn't include the requested Safe Harbor provision and I had to pay the piper for their mistake. Nothing Insperity did was customer first, fiduciary, or even compliant. I have had the exact opposite experience with Human Interest and they cleaned up Insperity's mess without any complaints and dealt with Insperity dragging their feet on the conversion over a $1k offboarding fee I refused to pay after they screwed up my plan
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    Vensure Employer Services
    The reason I continued to choose Namely at multiple employers is due to the continuity of employee experience. And the features have continued to grow since I initially onboarded in 2014. Also, through the years, I have had terrific benefits teams. The customer service has been the worst part of the experience outside of the benefits team.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Human Interest
    it was all great
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    Scalability
    Human Interest
    we are only using it for one employee but when we hire more, it will be easy to expand already setup
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    Professional Services
    Human Interest
    Very professional
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    Return on Investment
    Human Interest
    • It's been super positive because everyone wants payroll to be streamlined and not have to go into different systems. And I solved at Coastal, our platform is fully integrated with Human Interest and there's no fee to the customer for that. So that's definitely the best.
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    • We were able to transition to a fully digital onboarding process which saved us hours in time per new hire and made the process smoother for the new hire.
    • Namely is our first HRIS and has helped the HR department to find data and information quickly.
    • Namely helped us digitize our performance management process which the company undergoes on an annual basis.
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    ScreenShots

    Human Interest Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Admin Portal - A summary page offers a snapshot of the plan.Screenshot of the Admin Portal - Employee List: See employees at a glance and information such as contribution rate, participation, balance, risk setting, etc.Screenshot of the Employee Dashboard - History View: Employees have the ability to view their YTD contribution amount and account related activity on this page.Screenshot of the Employee Dashboard - History View: Employees have the ability to view their YTD contribution amount and account related activity on this page.

    Namely Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Namely employee dashboard. This creates a central hub to access payroll and benefits info, share announcements, celebrate milestones, and navigate everything HR, from a desk or on the go.Screenshot of Namely Payroll, which is backed by automation and built-in compliance.Screenshot of the Onboarding interface, for new hires.Screenshot of the Applicant Tracking interface, which supports processes from job posting to onboarding with tools for hiring teams and candidates.Screenshot of the Benefits Administration interface, which supports open enrollment, plan changes, and employee elections.Screenshot of the Workforce Management interface. From here, viewers can track time, manage schedules, and handle complex workforce needs.