TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.
We use Justworks quite a bit, but the difference is the designated support specialist. They only offer a general # to call into or a chat box. Also, they don't offer an audit prior to payroll processing, which I find helpful to keep accuracy and detect any errors. The JW …
My company has been using TriNet for over a decade. The decision was made before I joined; however, it was a good business decision for us at the time due to the size of our company.
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C-Level Executive
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Not listed in the database is CoAdvantage, another excellent competitor that is under the radar. In any case, all three offer dramatically higher quality product, better benefits negotiation and stronger customer support. In my opinion, they are clearly going after clients who …
Because of TriNet's ability to work with Hawaii and K-1, they've stood out. However, our search for other PEO's or doing an ASO partnership haven't stopped due to the cost of medical coverage.
Trinet was selected because they have a robust platform and many services that they provide. In addition, the first year discount provides piece of mind when changing providers.
We looked at a few different companies and TriNet had the most amazing sales rep (Allison Irwin!) and we felt confident in choosing TriNet. After we signed up Allison continued to build our relationship, supporting us through implementing and still occasionally reaches out to …
When we first started with TriNet, it was a long process to get a report setup with all the information we needed on it. This report is what I use to complete my own report to corporate office. I was able to get all the information on one report but I was not able to have it …
In my opinion, TriNet is old and slow compared to some of the others.
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Professional
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We use ClearCompany for performance management and as our ATS. At the time, we were looking to add an ATS, TriNet's system was just not as flexible and was not as advanced as ClearCompany's system. Same with performance management. We are able to do a lot more with a lot more …
ADP is more complicated and not user friendly and they have too many different packages and not one size that Trinet has. The support with ADP is less desirable. The support with Trinet has been superb. With ADP you have to shop for the Benefits packages and 401k packages. …
We used ADP previous and they were decent and willing to help us move forward with new upgrades but our new CEO had moved several companies to TriNet and we had a great over view when we first met with our rep for TriNet so we switched to see what benefits of the platform would …
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We are considering using the Engagement Survey this next year. The benefits are that our staff are already familiar with TriNet and trust the platform with their data. TriNet also offers insight through consultancy as well as as best practices for the Engagement Survey. We may …
Features
TriNet
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
7.3
713 Ratings
10% below category average
Employee demographic data
7.8506 Ratings
Employment history
7.2539 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
7.4512 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
7.4601 Ratings
Organizational charting
6.7420 Ratings
Organization and location management
7.0449 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
7.8567 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
8.0
769 Ratings
2% below category average
Pay calculation
8.1744 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
8.05 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
7.7262 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
8.2753 Ratings
Direct deposit files
8.4701 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
8.0621 Ratings
Reimbursement management
7.4383 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
6.9
501 Ratings
17% below category average
Approval workflow
7.4417 Ratings
Balance details
6.6480 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
6.7391 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
7.3
751 Ratings
12% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information
8.3728 Ratings
Update personal information
8.0743 Ratings
View company policy documentation
7.2636 Ratings
Employee recognition
5.8230 Ratings
View job history
7.3562 Ratings
Asset Management
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TriNet
1.0
1 Ratings
156% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets
1.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
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TriNet
6.9
633 Ratings
9% below category average
Report builder
6.9546 Ratings
Pre-built reports
7.4600 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
6.5307 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
7.2
618 Ratings
10% below category average
New hire portal
7.3617 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
7.1385 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
6.7
114 Ratings
18% below category average
Corporate goal setting
6.7100 Ratings
Individual goal setting
6.7110 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
6.798 Ratings
Performance tracking
6.8109 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
6.8
192 Ratings
15% below category average
Performance plans
6.7168 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
6.7157 Ratings
Review status tracking
6.6155 Ratings
Review reminders
6.8164 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
7.34 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
7.0
90 Ratings
11% below category average
Candidate ranking
8.21 Ratings
Candidate search
6.485 Ratings
Candidate development
6.379 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
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TriNet is extremely knowledgeable and able to meet a wide variety of needs, such as handling K-1 employees and employees in Hawaii. It's challenging in the sense that pulling reports can result in blocks/barriers based on the number of employees one has.
Responds quickly and effectively to inquiries through both the chat or phone options.
Customizes the payroll approval process to meet our needs.
Offers a forum that allows us to connect with other small businesses in the TriNet network to crowdsource recommendations for a range of business issues.
On Staff Admin ability to assist employees is slightly less than I'd like. I don't like being told to have the employee contact for platform issues. I'd like to advocate more for my employees.
Expense Reimbursement better integrated with the payroll functionality.
This is one stop shopping perse. They provide tools for Benefits and 401k. There reports are easy to read and the support given from Trinet support is awesome. Having everything in one place is best then having multiple places for things. Why change if things are working well? All the information is all there when needed.
The platform is highly intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy to navigate for both admins and employees when handling everyday tasks like payroll processing, benefits enrollment, and HR reporting. The flexibility in HR and payroll features does not require a need for extensive training. The mobile app stands out as amazing, with a great interface that enables quick access to employee related items
We had an issue with application errors - took TriNet 5 months to fix it, mean while we had someone manually tracking and keeping up with many requests and questions about the application error which affected time off. When we were all registering for Benefits during open enrollment there were lots of bugs that caused issues with registering for benefits or being able to see what benefits were available
For the most part pages load quickly. Working for a software company we understand performance is everything, even a few seconds delay can feel like a lifetime, that being said, we ran into a few times where pages didn't load, information didn't load correctly, and an influx in users (like open enrollment) cause things to slow down
The support overall is very good. There seems to be a good number of customer support staff and they are knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with and it almost all cases are able to resolve the question or issue very quickly. My only complaint would be having to wait in some cases as I'm based in the UK and the correct department may not be open 24 hours.
it's been awhile, but I recall them being helpful. I got through a lot of it and when I needed help, they can walk me through it over the phone. It's also pretty user friendly in general at a platform. I don't really know what else to type, but they came and helped me in person and also when there was something new, they came and talked to me. They have not done that since with the new model that I hate
Since this was already implemented. I have another employee briefly train me. Then Trinet rep gave me some training as needed for things that came up. For one payroll preview report I figured it could be done, but I had asked the rep to be sure. One important training was when there was an employee leaving the company.
not applicable as I implementation was done 5 years ago and have no recollection of the details of the process. Above it says to skip question if not involved in the process but it will not allow me to skip it as it states explanation requitred thus making this process extremely frustrating.
I liked Rippling's software better than TriNet. However, the pricing on employee benefits was through the roof, and they don't offer many selections/options. If it was a software only decision, I would go with Rippling (the 2.0 version of Zenefits which TriNet offers). However, the software isn't a major need, compared to smooth payroll and benefits that I get from TriNet (and great service). I'm happy at TriNet long term as long as the health insurance rates aren't exhorbinant.
We are a small company, do we use it across departments and sites? Yes, we are all remote working, so there are as many sites as there are people. We also have our entire staff using TriNet, so every department from Accounting, Admin, HR, Development, QA, and Management are all using this. Can't say for sure how great the scalability is as we are only about 30 employees