Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
TriNet
Score 4.9 out of 10
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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.N/A
Pricing
TriNet
Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
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Chose TriNet
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 …
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I selected them for the payroll platform; however it was oversold by the sales team. It does not operate as I had wished.
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TriNet was already in use when I started, I switched off of this software as soon as I was able to. ADP and Sequoia both had better customer support, though similar reporting functionality and UX. TriNet was better than both at payroll.
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I was no involved in the decision to use TriNet as it was in place before I started my role but I have since looked at Deel but they were not able to offer the same level or variety of benefit options as TriNet so that is why we have stayed.
Chose TriNet
TriNet has way more features and functionalities than Gusto. Specifically, the HR function is a big life from mine and the VP of Operations shoulders, and it's nice to have an HR function where we can direct the team to.
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better technology and consistency, more streamlined and the ADP product was not PEO
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We selected them because of the great customer service/support - and we haven't been let down!
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TriNet platform is much user friendly
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I have looked at company's that only do payroll and that does not work for me. I like the all inclusive that Trinet offers.
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Insperity (Administaff) - I've been with Insperity twice. I struggled with their reporting and the ability to subdivide expenses into categories for accounting.
Oasis - My largest challenge with Oasis was having payroll processed. With all salaried employees, payroll should …
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I used Insperity for 1 year. they sold me mid year and screwed up our health insurance (something they promised me wouldn't happen which made the relationship start off bad. Their service was pretty good though, they were helpful just a little more expensive and had better …
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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.
Chose TriNet
Overall, it was a better product, and it was also more cost effective. We ended up with better benefits for our employees and lower fees while also experiencing a better platform. The competitor was trying to charge us a very large one time set up fee, which we did not have …
Chose TriNet
Both Insperity and TriNet have failed us in the same and different ways. Justworks was initially more expensive for benefits than TriNet. However, TriNet's benefits renewed with an average 10% increase, so we did not see savings for very long. If we could just be free of a …
Chose TriNet
TriNet offered us a huge financial incentive to switch to their PEO. Benefit costs seem to be more expensive than competitors.
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I didn't select TriNet, it was at my organization when I got here. No one at TriNet gave my company information on how hard it is to move companies in the middle of the quarter. Even UKG did that. I think that every other system works better.
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These were specifically for Payroll and some HR, we did not use the PEO options for these companies. When we decided to go with a PEO these two companies either did have what TriNet offered, the prices were much higher. The switch over to TriNet was much easier than the …
Chose 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, …
Features
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Human Resource Management
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TriNet
3.4
674 Ratings
79% below category average
Employee demographic data3.2472 Ratings
Employment history3.2508 Ratings
Job profiles and administration4.1478 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.4.3565 Ratings
Organizational charting2.4391 Ratings
Organization and location management2.3415 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.3529 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
4.8
731 Ratings
50% below category average
Pay calculation3.4705 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.05 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment4.1227 Ratings
Benefit plan administration4.1716 Ratings
Direct deposit files5.6665 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management4.4586 Ratings
Reimbursement management3.7361 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
2.5
470 Ratings
105% below category average
Approval workflow3.2387 Ratings
Balance details2.1449 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment2.1365 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
3.2
714 Ratings
86% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information4.4692 Ratings
Update personal information4.4706 Ratings
View company policy documentation3.3601 Ratings
Employee recognition1.4211 Ratings
View job history2.2527 Ratings
Asset Management
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TriNet
1.0
1 Ratings
156% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets1.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
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TriNet
3.5
599 Ratings
73% below category average
Report builder4.2512 Ratings
Pre-built reports4.2566 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data2.0284 Ratings
Onboarding
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TriNet
3.9
588 Ratings
68% below category average
New hire portal4.2587 Ratings
Manager tracking tools3.6363 Ratings
Performance and Goals
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TriNet
1.8
98 Ratings
126% below category average
Corporate goal setting1.485 Ratings
Individual goal setting1.495 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility1.484 Ratings
Performance tracking3.294 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
3.4
174 Ratings
79% below category average
Performance plans3.3151 Ratings
Performance improvement plans3.2142 Ratings
Review status tracking1.5138 Ratings
Review reminders1.6147 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.23 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
TriNet
4.2
74 Ratings
60% below category average
Candidate ranking8.21 Ratings
Candidate search3.269 Ratings
Candidate development1.464 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
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TriNet
3.8
111 Ratings
68% below category average
Job Requisition Management1.483 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.51 Ratings
Publish to Social Media1.367 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting3.284 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.11 Ratings
Applicant Tracking3.390 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts3.297 Ratings
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TriNet
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User Ratings
TriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
3.3
(748 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.9
(52 ratings)
Usability
3.6
(643 ratings)
Availability
6.6
(19 ratings)
Performance
6.8
(19 ratings)
Support Rating
3.3
(729 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.7
(6 ratings)
Online Training
8.7
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.8
(28 ratings)
Configurability
7.6
(11 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.2
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.8
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.4
(18 ratings)
Professional Services
8.1
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.7
(15 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.9
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
TriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
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TriNet is a great option as a PEO and EOR and is able to provide excellent benefit options, especially for smaller businesses that would not be able to get the same plans by themselves. It makes management of our US and Canadian workforce very straightforward and provides customer service if any questions are raised by the employee or employer.
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Pros
TriNet
  • Extensive variety of benefit program plan designs and partners. Something for everyone.
  • One stop shopping for all health and wellness benefits.
  • Continue to add new offerings, such as access to Salary.com at a discount and access to Carta at a discount to manage employee stock programs.
  • On top of compliance by state.
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Cons
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  • Time Clock More User Friendly
  • 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.
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Likelihood to Renew
TriNet
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.
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Usability
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Being only 8 months into using the product there are still some things I need to learn, but I am sure as we start to use the product to it's full potential the usability score will go up. The expense interface is a little clunky to what we have used in the past, but the employees are happier that they can have their expenses direct deposited instead of getting an expense check.
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Reliability and Availability
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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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Performance
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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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Support Rating
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again tough to say. Our account manager - 10 most others - 6 Benefits - 5 HR support - 2 (the joke in my team is "why ask, he's just going to say "do this and then check with your legal dept.") If we have to do our own research why do we need you. Like I said, great for smaller companies that don't have an HR team. There is almost an attitude of "we are TriNet, this is how we do it, deal with it. You're in our platform now". Every client may have different needs and TriNet needs to be able to adapt to them. The new role of strong HR teams is business partners - TriNet struggles with this and seems to be stuck in old "tell you what to do", plan the Christmas party and buy cake once a month for birthdays. Its timer to move forward!
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In-Person Training
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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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Online Training
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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.
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Implementation Rating
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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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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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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I was not part of the process
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Scalability
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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
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Professional Services
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Not sure it was used or not as the implementation was completed before I started working for the company
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Return on Investment
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  • We have saved money on benefits and been able to broaden benefit options
  • It has improved our expense tracking processes
  • It has made tracking time off so much easier for both employees and management
  • It has kept us in compliance
  • It has made employee reimbursement much easier
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