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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ADP TotalSource

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AADP TotalSource is a professional employer organization (PEO) that provides strategic HR outsourcing. It includes services and technology to manage employee benefits, payroll, compliance, risk management, safety, and recruiting. Users have access to an online portal for things like self-service reporting, generating pay statements, and managing applicant resumes/interviews. Help from the service center and industry experts is available by phone.N/A

    TriNet

    Score4.5 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
    Pricing
    ADP TotalSourceTriNet
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ADP TotalSourceTriNet
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ADP TotalSourceTriNet
    Considered Both Products
    ADP
    No answer on this topic
    TriNet
    Chose TriNet
    TriNet has the best support and reporting available compared to ADP TotalSource.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    TriNet's customer service is way beyond what ADP TotalSource offered us. We feel valued by TriNet, while ADP made us feel little.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    Ease of use and a better UX/UI.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    TriNet offered us a huge financial incentive to switch to their PEO. Benefit costs seem to be more expensive than competitors.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    TriNet has way more guardrails setup to avoid compliance issues. TriNet's knowledge center is immensely more helpful.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    Response time is much better with TriNet. All parts of their site are well-designed for a smooth user experience. Administration costs are reasonable (some others are offensively high and remind you that you could just hire another FT employee to do this work).
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    Their service is way better than ADP. I was not impressed with the ADP PEO response times and provided support. I would recommend TriNet over them any day if you are looking for a reliable PEO. Oracle is outdated, when I was recently using it within a company, very clunky. Payl…
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    TriNet had more knowledge and experience with non-profit organizations, benefit rates were comparable or lower.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    We stayed with TriNet; ADP only offers 2 health insuarnce plans and enrollment mid year as of 06.01
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    Frankly, I didn't select TriNet, I inherited it from our previous HR manager. I am not sure that I would have selected it. While I would not have selected Justworks, I have had amazing experiences with ADP and based on cost and options would have been more likely to choose them …
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    They both have their good and bad. The assistance with ADP was much faster.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    ADP is meant for very large organizations. Expensive and not very user friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    Trinet has more features than Gusto and QuickBooks Online as far as HR reporting, census, off-cycle payroll, tax reports etc. But the biggest thing it doesn't have that all of these other do is a live chat feature that is completely necessary for immediate payroll issues that …
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    They were about the same. We went with TriNet because of a bad experience I had with Paychex. However, TriNet started off strong and then the service went downhill. Finally, as I wrote, the state setup/final tax filings not being done makes me say I will not go back to Trinet.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    ADP's cost, user interface, benefits offered etc. were not as good a match for our company as TriNet's offerings. TriNet appeared much more user friendly with a significantly easier learning curve. TriNet also offered a greater all-in package for our small business.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    did not have much experience with similar product
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    I found cheaper options but was confident in TriNet as a company. Your core business seemed like an "add-on" for others.

    Ardelle Stoute did a great sales job as did Hope Webber as our customer service interface.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    They stack up well and decision comes down to dollars
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    Better technology platform experience.
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    Above and beyond
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    We have used ADP before and they lacked transparency in fees and reporting. With TriNet, we are able to allocate in our accounting system expenses for fees and not just a number in the payroll amount that changes every month. It is a standard fee each month explicitly stated …
    Incentivized
    Chose TriNet
    TriNet by far is superior in terms of service and platform. Their focus on state and federal compliance is unparalleled compared to the other products I have used in the past.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    15%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    166 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    27%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    84%
    Delivers good value for the price
    143 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    31%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    175 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    2 Answers
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    102 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    27%
    Implementation went as expected
    3 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    118 Answers
    Features
    ADP TotalSourceTriNet
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    2.8
    674 Ratings
    95% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings2.3472 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings2.3508 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings3.6478 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings4.0565 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings1.7391 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings1.7415 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings3.7529 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    4.0
    731 Ratings
    66% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings2.5705 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings3.0227 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings3.2716 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings4.9665 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings3.7586 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings2.5361 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    1.8
    470 Ratings
    127% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings2.3387 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings1.5449 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings1.5365 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    2.5
    714 Ratings
    105% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings3.8692 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings3.8706 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings2.4601 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings1.2211 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings1.6527 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    2.9
    599 Ratings
    88% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings3.6512 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings3.7566 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings1.5284 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    3.1
    588 Ratings
    87% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings3.6587 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings2.6363 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    1.5
    98 Ratings
    136% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings1.285 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings1.295 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings1.284 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings2.394 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    2.9
    174 Ratings
    92% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings2.4151 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings2.4142 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings1.3138 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings1.3147 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    3.9
    74 Ratings
    67% below category average
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings2.369 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings1.264 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ADP TotalSource and TriNet
    Feature
    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    TriNet
    3.4
    111 Ratings
    78% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings1.283 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings1.267 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings2.384 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings2.490 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings2.497 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ADP TotalSourceTriNet
    Small Businesses
    Justworks
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Justworks
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ADP TotalSourceTriNet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (16 ratings)
    2.4
    (748 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (52 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (643 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (19 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (19 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.3
    (3 ratings)
    2.6
    (729 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (28 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (11 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (18 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (15 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (15 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ADP TotalSourceTriNet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ADP
    I would not use this company for anything. [I believe my] employees [absolutely] hate the software and there are constantly glitches in the software which occur every payroll run, benefits enrollment, etc. [I have spent] large amounts of time on the phone with outsourced customer support[,] so think twice when comparing [the] cost to other providers. [I feel] you [will] need someone full time to deal with all of their issues. We are currently in the process of setting up another PEO company. The amount of money and time to implement ADP has been a huge loss.
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    TriNet
    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
    ADP
    • Payroll was easy to learn and use with time tracking in a short time frame
    • Tracking team members request offs and approving them were very easy
    • Customizing reports for specific periods of time. This made is very easy for end of year tracking for total hours worked and total dollars paid.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ADP
    • Customer service is horrible
    • Follow up takes 7-10 days, and requires multiple inquiries from you, the client
    • The promised "dedicated team" doesn't exist
    • Onboarding is confusing to new hires
    • Explanation of benefits to new hires is useless and must be done in office, thereby negating any value.
    • They should not provide handling UI claims as as service. They have no ability to actually meet deadlines.
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    TriNet
    • 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
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    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
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    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
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Performance
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Support Rating
    ADP
    ADP is a great HR solution for most organizations. It is truly all-in-one. I rated it a 7, because of the issues we experienced during implementation and the high cost of service when issues do arise.
    Incentivized
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    TriNet
    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
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Online Training
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    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
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    ADP
    At the moment, we have not investigated any of the products available in the drop-down list provided. However, we have evaluated some other (unavailable) products and have been intrigued by the potential decrease in fees along with the potential for a much more "rich" benefit plan. We can't speak to the level of customer service observed by current clients, only to apparent cost savings.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    I was not part of the process
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    Scalability
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    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
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    TriNet
    Not sure it was used or not as the implementation was completed before I started working for the company
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ADP
    • It has cost us more money from a financial aspect and then taken away my main/other job duties because I have to focus all of my time on ADP TotalSource and basically fixing errors that happen weekly/every time an employee is added or terminated (which is more than the normal company due to the nature of our business).
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    TriNet
    • 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
    Incentivized
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