Justworks vs. PeopleStrategy

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Justworks
Score 5.7 out of 10
N/A
Justworks offers a platform for payroll, benefits, compliance support, with HR tools. As a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Justworks offers PEO solutions that can bundle payroll, compliance, HR, and benefits under the Justworks umbrella, and help to administer employment-related responsibilities on the user's behalf. With Justworks' group buying power, customers can get access to PEO health insurance and other perks at more affordable rates. The vendor states that as a…
$59
per month per user
PeopleStrategy
Score 10.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
PeopleStrategy provides small and mid-sized companies access to a cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service, hire-to-retire HR platform featuring integrated Payroll, Human Resources, Employee & Manager Self-Service, Applicant Tracking, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, Performance Management, Compensation Planning, Learning Management, Employee Engagement, Compliance, Reporting and Analytics. PeopleStrategy features a single, centrally located database for all employee,…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Basic
$59
per month per user
Plus
$99
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsPeopleStrategy's pricing model is comprised of two primary components: a Per Employee Per Month fee for system usage, maintenance, and support and a one-time Implementation fee. Both components depend on the modules selected, the complexity of the setup, the interfaces required, etc. There are optional capabilities offered through 3rd parties which are priced separately. For companies that select to use PeopleStrategy's brokerage services, a personalized quote will be provided.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Justworks
Chose Justworks
ADP was our previous PEO and, in my experience, they were old, clunky and never got back to us. In my opinion, the customer service was non-existent. Insperity was out of our budget but I think it is a good product. Paychex flex was similar and I like their product for …
Chose Justworks
Justworks is a much simpler platform with better pricing. I remember ADP's cost was tied to a certain percentage of the total payroll, which is not ideal if you have highly compensated employees. Though ADP offered more ancillary benefit options and group employee discounts, …
Chose Justworks
ADP was too manual and required too much back and forth to get set up, Vensure and Sequoia One never replied in a timely manner.
Chose Justworks
We like Justworks over Gusto for the simple reason that Justworks has better benefits offering for a company as small as us. It has turned out that Justworks also has been rolling out new features that we didn't know we wanted (like timecard integrations), and that has also …
Chose Justworks
Justworks cost less administratively and offered better medical insurance options for the price.
Chose Justworks
JustWorks is a full PEO rather than a simple payroll provider, and fairly tech forward. Their HR support is extremely good.
Chose Justworks
I find the user experience on JustWorks to be far better than ADP and TriNet. And the employee support wins hands down as well
Chose Justworks
We used paycor only for payroll, but even in this regard I felt it was inferior to Justworks. The key differentiator in my mind was customer support and user interface. Paycor support was difficult and rarely made exceptions. Their interface felt like a web 1.0 legacy software.
Chose Justworks
Justworks serves all the basic needs with less of the frills and bells and whistles that Insperity has. Insperity from my recollection, had a lot more of the non-essential frills that benefited employees, such as promotions and discounts for consumer products and services …
Chose Justworks
Selecting Boomr wasn't my decision, but as a user, it's much more convenient then having to boot up a computer, log in, and then clock in. This, again, is especially true due to half of our team no longer working directly in our main office. Also, if for some reason the …
Chose Justworks
They are similar tools in what they do. Justworks is a little easier to navigate; Trinet does have the Time-off estimator. Justworks is a much better cost for a very comparable product.
Chose Justworks
Justworks offers a more robust functionality than Gusto. The ability to track time off, manage pay stubs, distribute and manage benefits administration, and house a company-wide directory with key dates and information about each individual are all extremely helpful. Having a …
Chose Justworks
Harvest allows employees to track their time but does not provide the same variety of features needed to manage a large number of users as Justworks. This includes managing benefits, payroll, and employee-required courses (such as Harassment Prevention). Furthermore, some …
Chose Justworks
Paychex's interface is outdated and challenging to navigate. Their customer support is challenging as they are such a big company, you often have to be transferred to another department before speaking with the appropriate person.
Chose Justworks
JustWorks is similar to Zenefits but seems cleaner. It's not as robust but for such a small company it's perfect.
Chose Justworks
I think the design interface of Justworks and easy to use dashboard is among the best software as a service I have engaged with.
Chose Justworks
Justworks is much easier to use and offers a better process and platform.
Chose Justworks
Justworks is cheaper, more intuitive, and easier to use than other tools. It has a clean interface, unlike Trinet which I have used at a previous company (3+ years ago). Trinet does provide better HR services through your account manager who is an HR specialist, unlike …
Chose Justworks
JustWorks is MUCH easier to use. The user interface is light years ahead of TriNet. Though JustWorks has a smaller number of health insurance plans available, I found it easier to navigate their selections because of the 1-pagers they provide and because there weren't SO many …
Chose Justworks
We switched from TriNet to JustWorks for a number of reasons. TriNet's platform was outdated and consistently used third-party sites. None of their reporting was correct, nothing was integrated and my employees had an extremely difficult time finding and accessing anything they …
PeopleStrategy
Chose PeopleStrategy
PeopleStrategy was decided upon because of the custom features and integration options. Additionally, there were many packages available to purchase as needed. The customer service team was amazing to work with!
Chose PeopleStrategy
ADP and Oracle are systems I have used and the GUI of Oracle even as antiquated as it is was vastly more efficient to work with than the people as well as system that PeopleStrategy claimed to be supporting. I didn't have any part in the selection of this system as it was in …
Features
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Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
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Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
24% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
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Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
21% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
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Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
29% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
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Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
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Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
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Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
24% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
25% above category average
Candidate development00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
PeopleStrategy
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
4.5
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10.0
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Usability
4.8
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Support Rating
9.7
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Overall, Justworks is a great platform to use to manage organization wide payroll, benefits (medical/dental/vision), and other misc. HR related services (401(k), life insurance, AD&D). The value Justworks brings to our organization greatly exceeds its cost, which I find very reasonable. I particularly love its customer service, which is fast, reliable, and helpful (By calling a number, you get connected directly to a customer service rep., no answer machines or need to press multiple buttons/selections to get to where you need). By implementing Justworks for our HR needs in the U.S., it greatly reduces the time I spent on HR administration duties while offering great benefits and HR services to our employees.
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Unless PeopleStrategy has made improvements to the quality of support they give their users as well as the system they support there is no situation in which I would ever recommend them to another HR professional. I'd prefer to save them the headache and hassle that I wish someone had provided us.
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Pros
  • The JustWorks platform is extremely user-friendly. Everything is built in with a seamless user experience. 9 times out of 10, if my employees are looking for something, it is right in front of them.
  • JustWorks has amazing customer service. Every member of their team is equipped to answer any questions you may have. This is super helpful when you have an immediate need and can't get a hold of your Account Manager. They can look up your account, answer questions and relay the information to your Account Manager providing seamless communication.
  • JustWorks did an outstanding job walking my employees through their initial set up process. While hesitant about switching insurance carries, our Account Manager was able to answer every question we had with transparency. They even made suggestions about rolling over deductibles that had already been met and gave important information about current healthcare providers being in network.
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  • It was easy to navigate
  • Easy to read
  • Document upload was very easy and quick
  • User Access was really easy to manager and reset passwords.
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Cons
  • More HR info in regards to compliance and resources for employees to stay in compliance (they have just started to do this with sexual harassment but more things like this would be great!)
  • Better integrations with company holidays and timesheets. They have recently updated PTO to integrate so I'm hoping that company holidays would also be a feature added.
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  • Certain functions cannot be integrated unless you have purchase that specific package
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Usability
Justworks is a really good platform for payroll and even vendor payments. There are some areas of improvement that Justworks could make in the area of bulk processing, to decrease administrative time as well as reporting. There are no reports we currently use from the Justworks platform as we have not found them useful.
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Support Rating
Justworks offers many different options for customer service. You can contact them via email, phone or Slack. They are quick to resolve issues and if your Account Manager is out of office, they have other Managers covering your account who are knowledgable and ready to support. They also have an office in New York, which makes their support even more localized.
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Alternatives Considered
ADP was our previous PEO and, in my experience, they were old, clunky and never got back to us. In my opinion, the customer service was non-existent. Insperity was out of our budget but I think it is a good product. Paychex Flex was similar and I like their product for payroll; however, we wanted to offer healthcare, commuter benefits and a 401k to employees and although Paychex is starting to offer those items through 3rd party providers, it wasn't as integrated of a solution as Justworks presented.
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PeopleStrategy was decided upon because of the custom features and integration options. Additionally, there were many packages available to purchase as needed. The customer service team was amazing to work with!
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Return on Investment
  • The tool is much cheaper than hiring an outsourced payroll provider (cheaper than other PEO).
  • Cheaper than going to market for health insurance on our own.
  • Manages all employment tax, etc. which is a huge help and would require additional resources to manage without Justworks.
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  • PeopleStrategy has reduced errors and paper waste
  • Since using PeopleStrategy, we've maximized our time and streamlined processes
  • Through PeopleStrategy's services, our business has increased employee retention
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