Easy and Efficient
Updated April 13, 2019

Easy and Efficient

Elisha Ritchey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Zenefits

We are currently using Zenefits for our employees across 5 states. It has made my job easier because every employee now has a portal to make changes to their information that I can then push over to our payroll provider. It is also helping us support a more robust Performance Managment program and makes us look amazing during the on-boarding process.

We've not done open enrollment yet in through Zenefits, but so far the employees have loved having access to their enrollment info without having to send an email to anyone.
  • The Time and Attendance has been a great support in reminding our employees about meal breaks. It is also one of the few HRIS programs we've found that talks to QuickBooks.
  • Performance Management has been great at sharing company-wide goals. We've had a good response to the reviews we've sent out as well.
  • The Org Chart has been great for our new hires as well as those who've been here because it allows for people to share their personal cell phone if they'd like. No more texting/emailing someone else to get a cell number for a new person.
  • It would be great if Zenefits talked to our 401k provider. The one we use isn't currently supported.
  • Implementation at times felt repetitive, but we were integrating a lot of moving parts.
  • We've been able to ensure our compliance with their tools.
  • We're able to keep employee data safe and secure.
  • We're able to push out and track updates to policies.
We were looking for a company that integrated specifically with Quickbooks and Zenefits was the only company that checked all of the boxes. It had Time and Attendance, Performance Managment, PTO, and sent updates to Quickbooks. There were added bonuses and perks that other systems did not offer and two of the other companies we looked at were identical interfaces, just branded separately.
Zenefits has really allowed us to set up our game as a small company. We have a centralized place for HR information that is both secure and easy to use. It has made my life easier because I no longer have to dig through paper files to find information on employees. The education and support for the product is also amazing.

TriNet HR Platform Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
10
Employment history
Not Rated
Job profiles and administration
10
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
Not Rated
Organizational charting
10
Organization and location management
10
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
10
Pay calculation
Not Rated
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
10
Balance details
10
Annual carry-forward and encashment
10
View and generate pay and benefit information
10
Update personal information
10
View job history
9
View company policy documentation
10
Report builder
10
Pre-built reports
10
Ability to combine HR data with external data
9
Performance plans
9
Performance improvement plans
9
Review status tracking
10
Review reminders
10
Multiple review frequency
10
New hire portal
10
Manager tracking tools
10
Corporate goal setting
10
Individual goal setting
10
Performance tracking
10

Using Zenefits

15 - Everyone from the CEO to our writers and everyone in between uses Zenefits.
1 - I am currently the one who supports Zenefits for the company and I'm the HR admin.
  • Time and Attendance
  • Time-off Requests & Tracking
  • Benefits (new hire enrollments & open enrollments)
  • Performance Reviews
  • Handbook Updates
  • Team Goal Tracking
  • Employee Onboarding
It has been a great help because we didn't have a system in place before.
I wish the QuickBooks and benefits enrollment worked as expected. I feel like there was a miscommunication somewhere along the line.

Evaluating Zenefits and Competitors

  • Product Features
  • Product Reputation
We picked them because QuickBooks said they had an integration.
No, I think we picked the right product for our company. We looked at everyone who worked with QuickBooks and Zenefits covered what we needed at a reasonable cost.

Using Zenefits

Easy to use. Staff loves the moble app.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Well integrated
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Approving Time Off
  • Approving Hours
  • Onboarding
  • QuickBooks payroll integration isn't exactly what expected
  • Benefits enrollments were rocky to start, but there have been updates
Yes - Simple for the everyday user. Not so great for the admin - limited functions.