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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SurePayroll By Paychex

    Score2.1 out of 10
    N/ASurePayroll 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.

    $29

    per month

    TriNet HR Plus

    Score4.2 out of 10
    N/AHR Plus (formerly Zenefits) is TriNet’s administrative services organization (ASO) solution, combining expert support and administration with a technology platform for HR, payroll, and benefits.

    $10

    per month

    Pricing
    SurePayroll By PaychexTriNet HR Plus
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SurePayroll By PaychexTriNet HR Plus
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    SurePayroll By PaychexTriNet HR Plus
    Considered Both Products
    Paychex Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    TriNet
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    38%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    89 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    44%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    83 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    44%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    91 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    56%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    Features
    SurePayroll By PaychexTriNet HR Plus
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    1.4
    16 Ratings
    142% below category average
    TriNet HR Plus
    7.2
    121 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Pay calculation2.516 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors1.012 Ratings6.052 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment1.09 Ratings7.066 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.27 Ratings7.5109 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.213 Ratings7.5104 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management1.212 Ratings7.597 Ratings
    Reimbursement management1.210 Ratings7.068 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    6.6
    136 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.5112 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings7.5106 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.0106 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.0111 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings5.5120 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.0123 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5109 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    6.5
    119 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings6.5117 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings6.0115 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.095 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    6.9
    135 Ratings
    18% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.5129 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.0135 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.0122 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings4.566 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.5104 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    7.0
    23 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    6.4
    108 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings6.0104 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.5106 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.567 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    6.5
    115 Ratings
    21% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings7.5114 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings5.594 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    3.0
    44 Ratings
    92% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings3.240 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings3.243 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings2.338 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings3.240 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    6.5
    61 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings6.558 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.054 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings6.056 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.056 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    4.2
    25 Ratings
    61% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings2.021 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.723 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings4.625 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings4.624 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of SurePayroll By Paychex and TriNet HR Plus
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet HR Plus
    5.8
    29 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings5.122 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.118 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings5.116 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.118 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.521 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.020 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings5.526 Ratings
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    SurePayroll By PaychexTriNet HR Plus
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    APS
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SurePayroll By PaychexTriNet HR Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (27 ratings)
    6.6
    (145 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.5
    (36 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    8.8
    (42 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SurePayroll By PaychexTriNet HR Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TriNet
    I think as a small business owner, this system gives peace of mind. When I'm onboarding an employee I can automatically integrate the process with Gmail and Quickbooks. I feel like they are always doing work in the background and I don't have to keep checking up on them or verifying the work that's been done
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    TriNet
    • Payroll services in all 50 states, including payroll tax filings
    • Integrations with tools like QuickBooks, Google Workspace, Slack, and Human Interest (401(k))
    • Simple yet powerful mobile app for employees to access information including paystubs, benefits, and time off requests
    • Streamlined admin portal for People Ops professionals
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    Cons
    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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    TriNet
    • Support doesn't exist once you are a customer
    • Tax team has a 3-6 month response time
    • Poor Menu/Navigation structure
    • Fails to pay taxes on time, results in delinquency notices and fees
    • Glitchy UI, sometimes you need to wait a day or two for a section to work again
    • Feels like a perpetual beta product, nothing polished about it
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Paychex Inc.
    Very likely, easy to use, support system in place.
    Incentivized
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    TriNet
    We've already renewed after our first year with Zenefits due to the cost savings, ease of administration, reduction in overhead required to perform HR functions, and the employees happily embracing and liking the software. I've found employees generally hate anything new, but we've had no complaints about Zenefits outside the first few weeks of getting used to it.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Paychex Inc.
    It's a poor user interface. It feels like the interface is twenty years old. If you make a mistake with payroll in their terrible UI, and try to correct it 15 seconds later, they want to charge you $39 to correct your mistake. Overall, a very poor experience in terms of user interface.
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    TriNet
    It's extremely user friendly and customer service is super helpful. The app needed help a while back but it has greatly improved. There were issues with files being cut off, and when I was onboarded, it actually cut my offer letter off hiding important information. Since then, it's been fixed so they are continually improving.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Paychex Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    We have not experienced any application errors or unplanned outages in the two years I have been using this app. Sometimes there is a lag in the time keeping/ confirming your location, however, it quickly resolves itself within seconds and more often than not is an internet connection error
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    Performance
    Paychex Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    This app always loads extremely quickly and in a reasonable time frame. Like I said, when we do experience lags from this app, it is more often than not an internet connection error
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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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    TriNet
    Not good at all. Basically I typically feel like they can solve the issue at hand. However, they take forever and it never feels like they really care. It can be frustrating that the agent will never speak with you on the phone or just give you their direct contact info so that you can continue to follow up on the same issue. Once they "close" the issue - you have to go back to the main customer service email or line again, even though it may be related to something you've contacted them about in the past
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    In-Person Training
    Paychex Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    Can't really say just because I would not know.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Paychex Inc.
    They were awesome. They knew the system very well and could help me very much.
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    TriNet
    It went through successfully.
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    Implementation Rating
    Paychex Inc.
    No, I can't think of any.
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    TriNet
    Unfortunately I do not have any insights on the implementation of Zenefits as I was not employed with this company when Zenefits was introduced. Based on how effortless it is to use Zenefits, I wouldn't image there would be many issues with the implementation of Zenefits
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    TriNet
    Zenefits has been a better tool for our purposes than Paychex Flex. While Zenefits is a fairly rigid tool without a lot of options for customization, Paychex has even fewer options for customization and their customer services is even more difficult to deal with
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Paychex Inc.
    In retrospect, I wouldn't change anything.
    Incentivized
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    TriNet
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Paychex Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    It is very easy to use and does not require the end user to go to multiple sites to obtain many facets of HR/ Payroll information that the app offers
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Paychex Inc.
    We were able to calculate different hourly numbers when we completed Certified Payroll for professional services.
    Incentivized
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    TriNet
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    TriNet
    • California Meal Break Violations cost a full hour of each employees pay rate. If an employee clocks in 1 minute early it costs us at least 10.50 (minimum wage Ca, 15.00 in Los Angeles) which adds up quickly. We had 37 meal break violations when we first rolled it out. They need to add a feature that disallows them to clock in ahead of 30 minutes, or add a feature that shows them how long they've been on break.
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