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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    TriNet

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATriNet 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.N/A

    Upland PSA

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/AUpland PSA helps professional services teams grow their business.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    TriNetUpland PSA
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TriNetUpland PSA
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    TriNetUpland PSA
    Considered Both Products
    TriNet
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    Upland Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    214 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    182 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    229 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    128 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    142 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    TriNetUpland PSA
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    7.7
    741 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Ratings
    Employee demographic data7.9533 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history7.7564 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.8533 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.2446 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.4472 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.1591 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    8.3
    797 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Upland PSA
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    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.6773 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.8288 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.6782 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.7729 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.4643 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.8399 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    7.6
    527 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Approval workflow8.2444 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details7.3503 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.2412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    8.0
    779 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.7758 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.7773 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.0663 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition6.4241 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.2584 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Tracking of all physical assets1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    7.3
    656 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Report builder7.2568 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.7624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.0322 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    7.8
    640 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    New hire portal7.9639 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.7403 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    6.5
    125 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Corporate goal setting6.4109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting6.5121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility6.5107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.7121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    6.9
    209 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Performance plans6.7185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.7172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking6.8169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders7.2180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    7.3
    99 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Candidate ranking8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search7.393 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development6.488 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of TriNet and Upland PSA
    Feature
    TriNet
    7.0
    142 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Upland PSA
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    Job Requisition Management6.8111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.893 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.8113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.3130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    TriNetUpland PSA
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Autotask PSA
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    Planview AdaptiveWork
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    TriNetUpland PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (815 ratings)
    6.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (60 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (711 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.9
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (792 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.3
    (32 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.2
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.9
    (20 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.9
    (20 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TriNetUpland PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    TriNet
    I truly believe TriNet is the best PEO out there. Our specialist, [...], was top notch and always made me feel special. I appreciate all the features available, not just for my employees but for me, as an HR specialist. The benefits I am now able to offer is why we joined but all the features and ease of use is what will keep us clients moving forward. My only issue was feeling a bit rushed through training. I was told I would get written procedures but they were pretty antiquated.
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    Upland Software
    We have discovered over the last few years using Tenrox that we could adapt our needs or processes to fit in the Tenrox box rather than adapting Tenrox to fit in ours completely. I feel like Tenrox would be better suited for a company that has fewer clients and projects over the course of a year, as well as fewer users. We have approximately 350 clients, 21,077 projects in Tenrox at this exact moment (we close projects as we can), 188 active users currently, and 415,635 tasks (some of course assigned to now closed projects).
    With this much information hosted through the Tenrox cloud server, we experience increased lag time frequently. This causes a lot of unwanted rejection towards Tenrox in our company.
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    Pros
    TriNet
    • Customer support is great when working with Amy Hoffman. She's always very quick to respond and helpful. I'd say she's the thing that makes me want to stay with TriNet the most.
    • The webinars are very helpful. I utilize those frequently and our CFO has signed up for some as well.
    • The expense management system has been very helpful. There are a couple issues with it, but it's leaps better than what the company was doing before this system through TriNet.
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    Upland Software
    • We love that our timesheets are pre-populated with all our employee's assigned contracts and we get to control what is on their timesheet as far as funder and contract codes.
    • Tenrox did very well with our integration and getting a timesheet that exports well with our payroll provider.
    • Tenrox has a great email reminder system for when people need to submit or approve timesheets.
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    Cons
    TriNet
    • The online interface for the annual benefits strategy is difficult to navigate and not intuitive.
    • Sometimes the payroll processing division provides explanations that are not very clear or accessible to non-HR professionals.
    • The cost of the service is at the higher end of the market offerings.
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    Upland Software
    • Tax calculation per state tax rules. Tenrox's current capabilities relative to tax codes is extremely limited and we have to do several time-consuming work-arounds in order to apply the tax as needed for our business. What is particularly frustrating about this aspect is that our need is based on tax laws and codes set by states and I feel a financial system should be able to sufficiently structure for legally-defined tax codes.
    • Tenrox Project Planning add-on module. This portion of the system has never worked as seamlessly as you would assume given they were designed to work together. We've run in to many bugs and just oddities over the years. It's very finicky in my experience. We only use TPP for a small portion of our projects - those being our smaller or need to have huge task lists per client naming requirements.
    • (The bad that became the good!) In the past, we have had significant customer-service challenges with Tenrox and then Upland, however over the past several months we have noticed a marked change in this. If we had not previously experienced issues with the customer service, I would not have any issue with the level of service that we are currently receiving. Given the history, I am cautiously optimistic that our current level of customer service will continue. I think our service concerns finally reached the 'right' people and I am reasonably confident the positive changes are here to stay!
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    Likelihood to Renew
    TriNet
    e are currently seeing a massive shift in HR tech, with rapid strides being made in the integration of AI and Machine Learning models. These advancements allow for:Predictive analytics for workforce planning.Automated, intelligent chatbots for instant employee support.Smart data synthesis that provides actionable insights rather than just raw numbers.TriNet appears to be lagging in these areas, missing opportunities to leverage AI to reduce administrative overhead and improve data accuracy
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    Upland Software
    I am not in charge of renewing the Tenrox contract. However, if it was up to me, I would renew in a heartbeat. Tenrox is an asset to our organization and it keeps us focused. I am not aware of other products similar to Tenrox that provide the depth that they do.
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    Usability
    TriNet
    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
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    Upland Software
    I feel like if the user interface could combine time and expense for users to be entered on one screen rather than two completely separate locations it would greatly improve usability. If the expense entry process could be improved completely, it would greatly improve the usability as well. Everything else within Tenrox, makes everything very user friendly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    TriNet
    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
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    Upland Software
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    Performance
    TriNet
    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
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    Upland Software
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    Support Rating
    TriNet
    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.
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    Upland Software
    The support team is always very helpful and strives to ensure they have met your needs and corrected your issues in a timely manner. If they need more information or cannot recreate the issue themselves, then they will follow-up to gather the necessary data themselves. They are constantly striving to meet the needs of all users and understand so many different industries and types of environments out there, it is very impressive.
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    In-Person Training
    TriNet
    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
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    Upland Software
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    Online Training
    TriNet
    I just completed a virtual training titled: The New Face of ADA: Neurodiversity and Invisible Disabilities at Work. The training was well prepared, provided documents to share with managers, and in fact, I will assign all team leads in our company the training. The training was also interactive with questions posed by the trainers. We also had the ability to ask questions in the Q&A portal. Way to go TriNet!
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    Upland Software
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    Implementation Rating
    TriNet
    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.
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    Upland Software
    The main thing with implementation is to make sure you have taken full advantage of the "sandbox testing" site that Tenrox provides to you during development. Try out every scenario you can think of, have other people enter information if needed, so that you can make sure you have not missed any big items. If you have the opportunity, roll out implementation to small groups of users. Depending on how your company is set up, I would choose groups that are not all in the same department so that you can address questions across all areas before adding in more users in the next wave of implementation.
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    Alternatives Considered
    TriNet
    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.
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    Upland Software
    The Tenrox software looks and feels older and is not as user friendly! Harvest, for example, is an upgraded version that is easier to track and compile. This is what I'm comparing it to and it's not even close! We only selected Tenrox because it was cheaper and we had a connection in the company with someone at Tenrox to use that platform. We are currently looking for a change.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    TriNet
    Very reasonable vs other competitors - worked out a good deal.
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    Upland Software
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    Scalability
    TriNet
    Cause it can be used as mentioned for sites and departments. Or even if employees work out of state and not at the HQ the the employer. Trinet makes is easy to do for payroll in other states as well.
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    Upland Software
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    Professional Services
    TriNet
    Incredible professional resources are available.
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    Upland Software
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    Return on Investment
    TriNet
    • Stay within HR Compliance - when the new laws about Salary change came into effect I received an email on impacted employees and how to address.
    • More involvement in employee benefits. With greater benefit selection more employees were able to find plans that suited their needs.
    • The TimeClock took a little time to get used to. It is still a little frustrating at times for hourly employees to be able to track how many hours they actually have for the week/pay-period. The off the clock meals count towards "hours" and employees have to subtract that out to be able to see what they need for the rest of the week.
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    Upland Software
    • Tracking, tracking, tracking. It keeps the data we need and gives us the ability to look at it in countless different ways with just a few clicks, which is a big time saver. Without Tenrox, we would definitely have to increase our headcount in order to accomplish billing and payroll.
    • We recently were able to automate a huge portion of business that was still (yes, still in 2014!) being managed out of an Excel spreadsheet. We experienced a great deal of resistance to the change with our own employees, however now that we have it going we have cleaned up our invoicing and impressed the highest-financial officer for two consecutive months - our first/only two months billing directly from Tenrox for that group.
    • A newer development for our team - Some client managers in the other divisions our company have begun to look at what we are able to do with Tenrox and our other primary system and get some of their work moved over to our group. This is great and is giving us new opportunities - we will likely need to increase the headcount of our admin. team, but for a good reason (too much work coming our way!).
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