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Overview

What is TriNet?

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.

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Recent Reviews

TriNet Review

9 out of 10
April 10, 2024
Incentivized
TriNet is our everyday HRIS, payroll and benefits platform. It addresses our issues by keeping everything in one place, making it a …
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TriNet

7 out of 10
March 12, 2024
Payroll, benefits, and compliance in multi-state environment. The product addresses our ability to offer strong benefits to employees and …
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TriNet User

8 out of 10
March 11, 2024
Incentivized
Human Resources - primarily payroll and benefits

Particularly helpful as we have a team comprised of both in-person and remote employees …
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TriNet is a great platform!

8 out of 10
March 06, 2024
We use TriNet for payroll, benefits, and 401k administration. TriNet has been very helpful in easily administering benefits to all …
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It's Been Challenging!

1 out of 10
February 26, 2024
TriNet is our PEO/HRIS system. We use TriNet in almost every aspect of our jobs. We have struggled with TriNet in almost every one of …
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TriNet

8 out of 10
February 22, 2024
Incentivized
PEO Partnership with TriNet. Payroll, HR, Workers Comp, Time & Attendance, benefits, Training, labor law compliance, etc, we are …
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Optimistic for some improvement.

5 out of 10
February 19, 2024
We use TriNet as our PEO with a scope that includes payroll, employee benefits, time-tracking, among other things. The major business …
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Popular Features

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  • View and generate pay and benefit information (641)
    9.1
    91%
  • Update personal information (655)
    8.3
    83%
  • Pay calculation (654)
    8.2
    82%
  • Benefit plan administration (665)
    7.9
    79%

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Pricing

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What is TriNet?

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.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

7
Avg 7.8

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8.1
Avg 8.0

Leave and Attendance Management

Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.

7
Avg 8.1

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.1
Avg 8.1

Asset Management

Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.

1
Avg 7.7

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

7.4
Avg 7.6

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

8
Avg 8.0

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

6.5
Avg 8.1

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

7.3
Avg 7.9

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

7.2
Avg 7.9

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

6.5
Avg 7.7
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Product Details

What is TriNet?

TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry. The vendor aims to free SMBs from HR complexities by offering access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation and compliance, payroll and real-time technology. From Main Street to Wall Street, TriNet's goal is to empower SMBs to focus on what matters most—growing their business.

TriNet Features

Human Resource Management Features

  • Supported: Employee demographic data
  • Supported: Employment history
  • Supported: Job profiles and administration
  • Supported: Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
  • Supported: Benefits information
  • Supported: Organizational charting
  • Supported: Organization and location management
  • Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Pay calculation
  • Supported: Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
  • Supported: Payroll history for each employee
  • Supported: Benefit plan administration
  • Supported: Direct deposit files
  • Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
  • Supported: Salary revision and increment management
  • Supported: Reimbursement management

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details
  • Supported: Annual carry-forward and encashment

Employee Self Service Features

  • Supported: Employee login
  • Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
  • Supported: Update personal information
  • Supported: Request time off
  • Supported: View job history
  • Supported: View company policy documentation
  • Supported: View company news and information
  • Supported: Employee recognition

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Report builder
  • Supported: Pre-built reports
  • Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data

Integration with other HR capabilities Features

  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Review status tracking
  • Supported: Review reminders

Succession Planning Features

  • Supported: Candidate search
  • Supported: Candidate development

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Performance and Goals Features

  • Supported: Corporate goal setting
  • Supported: Individual goal setting
  • Supported: Line-of sight-visibility
  • Supported: Performance tracking

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

TriNet Competitors

TriNet Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

ADP TotalSource, OASIS, and Insperity are common alternatives for TriNet.

Reviewers rate View and generate pay and benefit information highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of TriNet are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
HR services including payroll, time management, benefits, hiring, HRIS. Help reduce benefits cost and improve the process of enrolling for benefits. Support the full cycle of recruiting and hiring employees. Provide employees with resources such as pay information, medical and other insurance and time off management on a mobile platform.
  • Technology
  • Service
  • Relationship
  • Increase system customization
Adjusting to our needs such as industry specific requirements.
Human Resource Management (7)
71.42857142857143%
7.1
Employee demographic data
100%
10.0
Employment history
100%
10.0
Job profiles and administration
100%
10.0
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
100%
10.0
Organizational charting
N/A
N/A
Organization and location management
N/A
N/A
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
100%
10.0
Payroll Management (6)
96.66666666666666%
9.7
Pay calculation
90%
9.0
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
90%
9.0
Benefit plan administration
100%
10.0
Direct deposit files
100%
10.0
Salary revision and increment management
100%
10.0
Reimbursement management
100%
10.0
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
90%
9.0
Approval workflow
90%
9.0
Balance details
90%
9.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
90%
9.0
Employee Self Service (5)
80%
8.0
View and generate pay and benefit information
100%
10.0
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
100%
10.0
View company policy documentation
100%
10.0
Employee recognition
N/A
N/A
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (3)
53.33333333333333%
5.3
Report builder
80%
8.0
Pre-built reports
80%
8.0
Ability to combine HR data with external data
N/A
N/A
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (4)
N/A
N/A
Performance plans
N/A
N/A
Performance improvement plans
N/A
N/A
Review status tracking
N/A
N/A
Review reminders
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning (2)
N/A
N/A
Candidate search
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
100%
10.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
100%
10.0
Performance and Goals (4)
N/A
N/A
Corporate goal setting
N/A
N/A
Individual goal setting
N/A
N/A
Line-of sight-visibility
N/A
N/A
Performance tracking
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS (5)
100%
10.0
Job Requisition Management
100%
10.0
Publish to Social Media
100%
10.0
Job Search Site Posting
100%
10.0
Applicant Tracking
100%
10.0
Notifications and Alerts
100%
10.0
  • Reduced benefit cost
  • Reduced onboarding time
Ease of use
Chat or phone, general or specific contacts
Overall more flexibility
110
All employees as users. Managers as time approvers. HR and Finance for payroll, hiring, reporting
  • Time off request
  • Hiring
  • Benefits
  • Perks for employee personal shopping
  • Performance module
Meets our needs with great service and relationships
April 10, 2024

TriNet Review

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
TriNet is our everyday HRIS, payroll and benefits platform. It addresses our issues by keeping everything in one place, making it a seamless process on our side. It's also extremely beneficial to have professionals support us through different state laws and procedures.
  • Communication
  • Problem solving
  • Reachable
  • Resolving tickets a bit quicker- sometimes we are on a time crunch and it's a bit difficult to wait on someone to respond.
  • Opting out of news from states where not located in. It would help reduce the number of communications that are not relevant to us.
TriNet is well suited for any small company. It reduces the need for having two or even three different platforms to perform your everyday tasks. It's also extremely beneficial to have experts to consult with on questions/issues you might not know how to handle. I don't know how TriNet would be suited for bigger companies. I can see having more employees and processes be a bit more complicated. Especially with the health insurance options.
Human Resource Management (6)
76.66666666666667%
7.7
Employee demographic data
N/A
N/A
Employment history
100%
10.0
Job profiles and administration
100%
10.0
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
90%
9.0
Organization and location management
70%
7.0
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
100%
10.0
Payroll Management (5)
80%
8.0
Pay calculation
100%
10.0
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
100%
10.0
Benefit plan administration
100%
10.0
Direct deposit files
100%
10.0
Salary revision and increment management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (2)
100%
10.0
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Employee Self Service (4)
47.5%
4.8
View and generate pay and benefit information
100%
10.0
Update personal information
90%
9.0
View job history
N/A
N/A
View company policy documentation
N/A
N/A
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting
N/A
N/A
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (1)
80%
8.0
Review reminders
80%
8.0
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
100%
10.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
100%
10.0
Performance and Goals
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
  • Positive: staying compliant in all of the states we are located in.
  • Negative: the benefit plans offered are very expensive. Both monthly and plan wise.
  • Positive: payroll experts are always there to help us with salary changes and also there to guide us through nuances from time to time.
It's extremely easy to navigate. Its seamless and easy to figure out even if you don't know exactly where to go. Also, chatting with someone is really quick and easy and they will guide you to where you need to go. A lot of the times they will even include a link with instructions on where to find something or how to do something so it's really easy to hold on to that link for the future.
Amazing! I have never called TriNet, but I have emailed and chatted with them and it has always been a pleasant experience. If the rep doesn't know the answer, they will always search for an answer and get it back to me as soon as possible. There was one issue that I had with a certain case. I wasn't aware I couldn't attach images to my email response, so the team wasn't receiving my email, and they would eventually close my ticket. This happened 3 or 4 times until it finally occurred to me to ask. After that, we we're able to work on the ticket just fine. I just wish this was communicated beforehand so we didn't waste months with the back and fourth.
I was not here during this time, but they did help us navigate the E-Verify changes once the government lifted all the Covid exceptions.
Lance Skovsgard | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The scope of use of TriNet services for Karmark Group include the following processes; Payroll, Benefits Administration, and HR compliance. Overall, TriNet helps Karmark Group streamline HR processes, reduce administrative burdens, and ensure compliance with employment laws, allowing us to employ sales team members throughout the United States. By leveraging services of TriNet Karmark Group is able to focus on our core business objectives.
  • Cost of benefits
  • Payroll accuracy
  • Customer Support
  • expansion of service to include Canada and Mexico
  • further reduce overall cost of services
I found TriNet is very well suited for small businesses with remote employees across several states.
TriNet is not well suited for remote employees located outside of the United States and Globalization Partners is a very expensive company to work through and is the "partner" firm to TriNet in these cases.
Human Resource Management (6)
100%
10.0
Employee demographic data
100%
10.0
Job profiles and administration
100%
10.0
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
100%
10.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Organization and location management
100%
10.0
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
100%
10.0
Payroll Management (5)
98%
9.8
Pay calculation
100%
10.0
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
100%
10.0
Benefit plan administration
90%
9.0
Direct deposit files
100%
10.0
Salary revision and increment management
100%
10.0
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
100%
10.0
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
100%
10.0
Employee Self Service (5)
100%
10.0
View and generate pay and benefit information
100%
10.0
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
100%
10.0
View company policy documentation
100%
10.0
Employee recognition
100%
10.0
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (3)
100%
10.0
Report builder
100%
10.0
Pre-built reports
100%
10.0
Ability to combine HR data with external data
100%
10.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (4)
100%
10.0
Performance plans
100%
10.0
Performance improvement plans
100%
10.0
Review status tracking
100%
10.0
Review reminders
100%
10.0
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
100%
10.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
100%
10.0
Performance and Goals
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
  • Allows us to focus on our primary business goals.
  • Allows us to be in full compliance of employment requirements.
  • Helps us retain employees and be competitive with larger companies.
easy to navigate dashboard and reporting
the few times I have had to call client support, they have always addressed and resolved my issue.
n/a
I have only used TriNet and Globalization Partners.
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