Human Interest vs. SurePayroll

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Human Interest
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Human Interest headquartered in San Francisco offers their cloud-based 401k administation platform for employers featuring flexible plan design and a dedicated account manager.
$124
per month
SurePayroll
Score 2.5 out of 10
N/A
SurePayroll offers an online payroll service that lets small business owners run payroll anywhere, anytime. The vendor automatically pays and files federal, state and local payroll taxes.N/A
Pricing
Human InterestSurePayroll
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$120 + $4 per eligible employee
per month
Complete
$150 + $6 per eligible employee
per month
Concierge
$180 + $8 per eligible employee
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Human InterestSurePayroll
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsHuman Interest offers three products, for a choice of 401(k) or 403(b) that fits an organization's needs. All plans offer an all-in-one, no touch 401(k) to make it easy for employers to run and for employees to save. All plans have a setup fee of $499. *Human Interest's average employee expense is 0.57%, compared to a 1.64% average for small 401(k) plans. Source: 401(k) Averages Book, 18th Edition.
More Pricing Information
Features
Human InterestSurePayroll
401(k)
Comparison of 401(k) features of Product A and Product B
Human Interest
7.2
37 Ratings
7% above category average
SurePayroll
-
Ratings
Payroll Integration6.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance Maintenance7.135 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan Flexibility7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
Filings and Disclosures7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
Ease of Enrollment7.935 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Human Interest
-
Ratings
SurePayroll
4.0
14 Ratings
70% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings4.714 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings4.27 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings4.77 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings4.613 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings4.412 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings4.210 Ratings
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User Ratings
Human InterestSurePayroll
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(124 ratings)
1.3
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(8 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(117 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.4
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(7 ratings)
9.2
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.4
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.4
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Human InterestSurePayroll
Likelihood to Recommend
Human Interest
From an HR standpoint, Human Interest was a seamless integration for our company. It has also been easy for us, as far as regular maintenance because there is nothing that we need to do when we have a new hire come aboard. Human Interest does all of the work for us and without the need for micromanagement. In my position, there is not a single scenario that I can think of where Human Interest is not well suited for a business of our size and type
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Paychex, Inc.
We use SurePayroll to make monthly payrolls in our company, as well as to close the month and year with all the income and expenses and most importantly to make tax payments. The application is perfect for making payrolls when the personnel adapted for it is not in the head office, SurePayroll has an application for mobiles that allows to make these operations remotely. The application is perfect when you want to make immediate payments, at the time of loading the payroll to the system, it proceeds to automatically perform transactions for each employee entered without any error.
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Pros
Human Interest
  • They sold us very well in the beginning and the original sales rep brought in his manager which also helped answer questions our executives had.
  • Ease of use for employees seems great. Walking through as an employee is simple and quick. All electronic paperwork is great.
  • Sending reminder emails to sign up for the 401(K) is a great feature that's easy to use. I have used these a lot!
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Paychex, Inc.
  • Super easy interface - honestly running payroll couldn't be easier on their site.
  • Incredible customer service - VERY knowledgeable, professional and friendly. They will walk you through anything you need to do on the site and understand payroll, tax and benefit issues.
  • Tax filing and payments and year-end paperwork for 1099 contractors and W-2s. They make it so easy.
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Cons
Human Interest
  • We purchased concierge service, but contact person changes frequently, and getting support when we need it is sometimes spotty.
  • Sometimes features of the admin dashboard / portal don't work correctly.
  • When contact person changes for concierge service, typically we're not notified, and we don't know who to contact when an issue comes up.
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Paychex, Inc.
  • My chief complaint is the software sometimes requires me to have a code sent to my phone before I can continue with some process. That in itself is fine. The problem is the check box that lets SurePayroll remember the computer doesn't actually do that. I select that check box every time, but the software doesn't remember me or my computer.
  • Fees have creeped higher every year over the last two or three years. I feel like I'm nitpicking here, though. What I spend for the service is reasonably priced for the amount of headaches it prevents.
  • I have a case where an employee is sometimes salaried and sometimes contract. There's not a way to handle that without terminating him when he needs to switch.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
The service works well and the price is worth it.
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Usability
Human Interest
The platform fully integrates with our payroll system and makes onboarding and management of plan participants extremely easy for our team. The portal is super easy for all employees to use and feel comfortable rather than intimidated with their retirement account
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Paychex, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Human Interest
Easy to navigate
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Paychex, Inc.
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Performance
Human Interest
Easy to navigate
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Paychex, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Human Interest
They have a general support email that doesn't provide a case when an email is sent. I had to email multiple times to have an issue addressed which was frustrating and impacted the rating above. Human Interest doesn't have specific account managers which means that it is especially important that the support team is responsive to questions, otherwise, it is unclear if a problem is being worked on. On the other hand, their support team proactively reached out to communicate that an employee of ours was eligible for an additional contribution as they were over 50 years old. Our payroll system had capped the individual's contribution at $19K which is the current year max for most individuals. Human Interest let us know about the additional contribution availability enabling us to quickly update the employee record for future payrolls.
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Paychex, Inc.
SurePayroll was great when we had questions or needed support, ie. if we messed up with a payroll, needed to submit tax documents or get documents. The ease of communication between us and the organization was great and they made it easy for users to call in with support requests.
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Implementation Rating
Human Interest
We didn't realize the timewise federal guidelines take to transfer assets from one group to another.
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Paychex, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Human Interest
In my other profession, CPA, I have worked with and been involved with numerous other 401K Plan providers. Paychex, Ascensus, Modern Woodman, etc. Some have been very time consuming from implementation to ongoing contributions. Human Interest is a quality organization and has a great platform with easy access and reporting. No heavy lifting and no ongoing tedius work.
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Paychex, Inc.
SurePayroll offers a comparable service at a better rate. They are better designed for small companies who need to save money any way they can. Their fees are more appropriate than ADP but the service offerings are just as good.
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Scalability
Human Interest
Human Interest is well set up.
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Paychex, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Human Interest
Very professional
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Paychex, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Human Interest
  • Our time and effort in managing the 401K plan should be considerably reduced.
  • We have now one contact as opposed to three that we had with our old plan which will help me get answers to questions without having to determine who is in charge of what aspect of the plan.
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Paychex, Inc.
  • SurePayroll helps us process payroll quickly and effortlessly 97% of the time.
  • On the rare occasion when there is an issue SurePayroll needs to address, it can take hours and hours of time over many months to get that issue resolved. Through the process, SurePayroll employees have always been professional and courteous in their communication.
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ScreenShots

Human Interest Screenshots

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