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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Guideline

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AGuideline headquartered in San Mateo offers a cloud-based 401k management software for businesses priced on a per employee basis.N/A

    Human Interest

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AHuman Interest headquartered in San Francisco offers their cloud-based 401k administation platform for employers featuring flexible plan design and a dedicated account manager.

    $125

    per month

    Pricing
    GuidelineHuman Interest
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $120 + $5 per eligible employee
    per month
    Complete
    $160 + $7 per eligible employee
    per month
    Concierge
    $200 + $9 per eligible employee
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GuidelineHuman Interest
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$499 one-time fee
    Additional DetailsHuman Interest offers three products, for a choice of 401(k) or 403(b) that fits an organization's needs. All plans offer an all-in-one, no touch 401(k) to make it easy for employers to run and for employees to save. All plans have a setup fee of $499. *Human Interest's average employee expense is 0.57%, compared to a 1.64% average for small 401(k) plans. Source: 401(k) Averages Book, 18th Edition.
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    Community Pulse
    GuidelineHuman Interest
    Considered Both Products
    Guideline
    Chose Guideline
    We went with Guideline as it was more affordable than alternatives. I believe this ended up being a terrible mistake. Invest in a stronger 401k partner. Human Interest was the other provider we were considering. I don't know if closing an account would have been as …
    Incentivized
    Human Interest
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    73%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    165 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    155 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    73%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    172 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    145 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    150 Answers
    Features
    GuidelineHuman Interest
    401(k)
    Comparison of 401(k) features of Guideline and Human Interest
    Feature
    Guideline
    6.3
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Human Interest
    9.5
    70 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Payroll Integration5.62 Ratings9.560 Ratings
    Compliance Maintenance6.02 Ratings9.465 Ratings
    Plan Flexibility7.52 Ratings9.665 Ratings
    Filings and Disclosures5.12 Ratings9.265 Ratings
    Ease of Enrollment7.43 Ratings9.868 Ratings
    User Ratings
    GuidelineHuman Interest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.5
    (11 ratings)
    9.5
    (157 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (150 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.8
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GuidelineHuman Interest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    • So as a user of it, since I was being paid by these companies, being able to manage my level of risk, being able to manage how much I was putting in from a percentage standpoint was always super easy. Even in a situation where my last company was acquired, we had to go through transferring over to different solutions was super useful. The team was always very open, honest about, Hey, what can we do? How can we work with them? And accommodating in that way. I think as a provider it was so easy to get team members set up. I never had any complaints. I never had anybody worry. I never had somebody come to me and go like, I don't understand Human Interest.
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    Cons
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    • The only thing I can think of right off hand is that there's a day delay when we look at our total. So for instance, we heard the other day that there was a rally in the markets on Friday and that everybody had supposedly recouped all of their losses from March. We actually had to wait the whole weekend until Monday to log in to actually see what those were. And I know real time is really, really hard, but anytime we could get something faster, that would probably be my only.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    We will drop Human Interest as soon as they rectify their error in withdrawing $3600 in additional fees earlier this year
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    Usability
    Guideline
    Well thought out and intuitive user experience for employees and administrators. Educational documentation has been a plus
    Incentivized
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    Human Interest
    It's really easy to get, well, first of all, they get enrolled automatically so they get added to the platform automatically. They get removed from the platform automatically and everything is really easy to understand for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. And that's actually a lot of our employees have never had a retirement benefit before. They don't know anything about it. They really don't understand how it works. There's also a little bit of a fear factor with deducting money from their paycheck to be able to contribute to this. And so how easy it is for them to get it set up and then the information that Human Interest gives them about what the benefit is, how it works, all that, it's great
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    Reliability and Availability
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    no issues so far
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    Performance
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    Easy to navigate
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Guideline
    The few questions that we've had have been answered quickly and helpfully. The implementation was a breeze and the onboarding contacts were really helpful. There was some stuff I had to learn about 401(k)s in making the decision to implement Guideline, but the Guideline team was helpful in pointing me in the right direction.
    Incentivized
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    Human Interest
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    super easy to get going
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    Implementation Rating
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    No answers on this topic
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    it was all great
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    Scalability
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    we are only using it for one employee but when we hire more, it will be easy to expand already setup
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    Professional Services
    Guideline
    No answers on this topic
    Human Interest
    Very professional
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Guideline
    • Allow small employees to enhance benefit package
    • Great recruitment tool for new employees
    • Connection with payroll vendor allowed for less manual work
    Incentivized
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    Human Interest
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    Human Interest Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Admin Portal - A summary page offers a snapshot of the plan.Screenshot of the Admin Portal - Employee List: See employees at a glance and information such as contribution rate, participation, balance, risk setting, etc.Screenshot of the Employee Dashboard - History View: Employees have the ability to view their YTD contribution amount and account related activity on this page.Screenshot of the Employee Dashboard - History View: Employees have the ability to view their YTD contribution amount and account related activity on this page.