Employee Navigator vs. Greenshades

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Employee Navigator
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Employee Navigator is a benefits-focused HR system from the company of the same name in Maryland.N/A
Greenshades
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Greenshades Software in Jacksonville, Florida offers their cloud-based solutions for payroll taxes and benefits management, including an employee self-service portal, as well as tax & compliance management, and a time clock for employee self-service.N/A
Pricing
Employee NavigatorGreenshades
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Employee NavigatorGreenshades
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Employee NavigatorGreenshades
Features
Employee NavigatorGreenshades
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
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Ratings
Greenshades
7.9
Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.30 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
User Ratings
Employee NavigatorGreenshades
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
Employee NavigatorGreenshades
Likelihood to Recommend
Employee Navigator is well suited to introduce the beginning of an HRIS to the organisation. There are excellent features for management to keep track of employee numbers and assets. Employee Navigator is not so well suited as an employee hub. I think the next step here would be to evolve into a directory service that users can use to look up their coworkers' strengths and other work-related attributes.
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We used to have ADP for payroll, the gold standard. I guess to save a few bucks my company switched to Greenshades. From time to time my payroll stub does not show up on time. I asked my HR department about this and was told they are not fond of Greenshades. I call Greenshades to ask about the delay. They do not have any support contact information on the employee website I use to get my payroll information. I had to google them and found a support contact on their website. Not good. When I spoke to someone to ask about the pay stub delays, he hung up on me.
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Pros
  • Open Enrollment: It is easy to set up and a smooth process for the employees.
  • Benefits Management: We used it to manage overall benefits, which helped a lot with billing and reconciling.
  • ACA Compliance: We use it to track our lookback period as well as to file at year-end.
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  • Requesting Time- Off, which can include PTO and sick time.
  • Managing the hours that you have worked during each pay period.
  • Seeing past pay information.
  • Quick access to W-2.
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Cons
  • We are relatively new users of Employee Navigator but so far haven't really run into anything that has been an issue.
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  • Communication - New product rollouts
  • Billing - Rarely gets this right the first time
  • Timeliness on making year-end submissions available
  • Troubleshooting - New product rollouts
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Support Rating
So far, we have had very little reason to call in to Employee Navigator support. Our team who works with them have found it easy and simple to work with them when needed. They aren't able to work on much or divulge how the system works internally, nor what's on the roadmap, but it is still helpful to have timely confirmation.
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Alternatives Considered
[Employee Navigator] knocks them out of the park and honestly isn't even in the same category as far as what it offers. In comparison Navigator is Windows 10 and Beacon is still on a dot matrix system.
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In my previous place of employment, we used the Paycom system as our resource for managing hours and time. I do believe that the Paycom system had more privacy and safety aspects implemented with their software. However, Greenshades Software is a very user-friendly website that provides all of the resources that are necessary to do the job well!
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Return on Investment
  • Very positive impact on the employees -- open enrollment is a breeze! No more paper, and the dependent information is already there, they just have to make updates.
  • From the employer side, you can print off the changes and key them into payroll -- everything is in one place, and so easy to use.
  • The CFO is happy with the no cost, and less downtime with people asking about benefits.
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  • Enables multiple team members to access payroll
  • Eliminates the need for a GP server to run our payroll internally
  • Assists greatly with filing our tax returns on-time and correctly.
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ScreenShots

Greenshades Screenshots

Screenshot of Greenshades Payroll WizardScreenshot of Greenshades Payroll DashboardScreenshot of Greenshades Employee Management