Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OnPay
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
OnPay's payroll and HR is designed for people who want to spend more time running their business, and less on back-office tasks. The application aims to enable users to: • Run payroll • Automate taxes • Let employees do more themselves • Simplify HR processes • Offer benefits in any state OnPay is $49 plus $6 per person each month. The monthly fee includes integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and time-tracking software, as well as all quarterly and year-end…
$49
per month +$6 per month, per person
TriNet
Score 4.9 out of 10
N/A
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
OnPayTriNet
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OnPayTriNet
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFirst month free, then $49 + $6 per employee each month.
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Community Pulse
OnPayTriNet
Considered Both Products
OnPay
Chose OnPay
We used TriNet for over 2 years then they did away with our product and tried to add a bunch of bells and whistles that we didn't need. It wasn't about the money, it was about how awful their sales and support approach was on why we left. That and they had "issues" and missed …
TriNet

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Features
OnPayTriNet
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
9.8
50 Ratings
17% above category average
TriNet
4.8
731 Ratings
50% below category average
Pay calculation9.747 Ratings3.4705 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.616 Ratings4.1716 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.945 Ratings5.6665 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.034 Ratings4.4586 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.621 Ratings3.7361 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings4.1227 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
3.4
674 Ratings
79% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings3.2472 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings3.2508 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings4.1478 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings4.3565 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings2.4391 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings2.3415 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings4.3529 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
2.5
470 Ratings
105% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings3.3387 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings2.1449 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings2.1365 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
3.2
714 Ratings
86% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings4.4692 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings4.4706 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings3.3601 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings1.4211 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings2.2527 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
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 Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
3.5
599 Ratings
73% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings4.2512 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings4.2566 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings2.0284 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
3.9
588 Ratings
68% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings4.2587 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings3.6363 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
1.8
98 Ratings
126% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings1.485 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings1.495 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings1.484 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings3.294 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
3.4
174 Ratings
79% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings3.3151 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings3.2142 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings1.5138 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings1.6147 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
4.3
74 Ratings
58% below category average
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings3.269 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings1.464 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet
3.9
111 Ratings
66% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings1.483 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings1.367 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings3.284 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings3.390 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings3.297 Ratings
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
OnPayTriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(50 ratings)
3.3
(748 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(3 ratings)
3.9
(52 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(21 ratings)
3.7
(643 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
6.6
(19 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
6.8
(19 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(21 ratings)
3.3
(729 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
6.8
(28 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.6
(11 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.2
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.8
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.4
(18 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.7
(15 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.9
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
OnPayTriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
OnPay
I'd say if you had someone who wasn't educated on how Payroll should be setup and function OnPay is less ideal. But even then you've got things so well setup and cost efficient, they could afford to put some focus on training. In my mind I imagine OnPay is the best solution for small to mid, even early large, company Payroll processing. We're a small company so I'm unaware of the options provided to streamline importing of large group payrolls, but that might be an area where the interface could provide challenges.
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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
OnPay
  • Communication - From my first call I was so impressed at the level of care and compassion OnPay expressed. I was assigned specific employees who were available in the sign up process to walk me through each step and to answer all my questions. I know some of my questions were probably "stupid" but OnPay never minded answering them and I was always treated with respect.
  • On Boarding - The nightmare I had experienced with a competitor became a dream with OnPay. They said if I would authorize them to sign onto my account they would take care of the sign up process. And they did!!! They also did it correctly. All of the numbers and information was error free. The only information I was required was input was direct deposit bank information.
  • Resolving an Issue - I have only had one issue that needed to be resolved. The person I talked to had to check with another person for an answer but she stayed on the line with me to make sure the problem was resolved. Then I received a follow up email outlining exactly what action they had taken.
  • Ease of using the website - I can find what I am looking for! I like the verification code. And every time I sign on to my account the red heart by our company name makes me smile.
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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.
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Cons
OnPay
  • You can add additional additions or benefit items such as a car allowance. The process required me to contact a representative as that wasn't as easy to navigate.
  • The process for handling additional withholdings for pre-payed taxes required support to ensure the calculations were accurate.
  • Process for on-boarding is a little tricky if you don't start the process from the point of hire. You can add various things easily but it reflects differently in terms of completion of an Employee file.
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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
OnPay
We have used OnPay for a few years now and we do continue to renew our annual use of OnPay. We are only a small organization and although OnPay provides a lot of additional services that larger organizations might ind useful, OnPay still meets our limited requirements of running bi-weekly payroll and submitting our quarterly state and federal tax documents, and at a price that we still find affordable.
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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
OnPay
OnPay is very easy to use. The computer interface is setup very well. You can quickly add people, enter your Payroll, print reports, etc. If your Payroll doesn't change from pay period to pay period (example, salaried employees) it takes mere seconds to enter in your Payroll.
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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
OnPay
OnPay immediately responds to any of my inquiries.
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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
OnPay
No complaints on OnPay's integration with Xero.
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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
OnPay
They have always solved my problems and answered the questions I had. In the earlier years, they were much better and faster but in recent years there appears to be not as much people available so this results in more email requests.
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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
OnPay
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
OnPay
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
OnPay
Easy to implement and easy to convert any other payroll reports to the OnPay system when making the switch
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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
OnPay
OnPay is tremendously less expensive and technically superior to Quickbooks in my opinion. OnPay is less expensive and offered the ease of managing a restaurant payroll that was better in my opinion than When I Work. My experience when evaluating all of the payroll products that I felt the company could afford was that OnPay had a superior staff of professionals who knew their product and could explain how to use it most clearly.
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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.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
OnPay
No answers on this topic
TriNet
I was not part of the process
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Scalability
OnPay
OnPay works.
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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
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Professional Services
OnPay
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
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Return on Investment
OnPay
  • Massive time savings. Wonderfully easy to use interface.
  • I've loved the Chat feature. It's provided quick clear direction from your staff for me at times when it was needed.
  • I've had very minimal worry about the tax filings and am grateful for that component of your automation.
  • During the recession we experienced as a result of COVID19 I was particularly grateful we were able to have guidance from your team on how we needed to handle ERC credits. We did run into filing issues there, but were able to resolve them in the end.
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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
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ScreenShots

OnPay Screenshots

Screenshot of full-service payrollScreenshot of multiple pay rates and schedulesScreenshot of employee self-onboarding and org charts, which are built-inScreenshot of an e-signable offer lettersScreenshot of calendars, where PTO is managed and approvedScreenshot of centralized finances, viewed with over 20 reports for analyzing employment-related expenses