OnPay vs. TriNet HR Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OnPay
Score 9.9 out of 10
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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…N/A
TriNet HR Plus
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
HR Plus (formerly Zenefits) is TriNet’s administrative services organization (ASO) solution, combining expert support and administration with a technology platform for HR, payroll, and benefits.N/A
Pricing
OnPayTriNet HR Plus
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OnPayTriNet HR Plus
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$8 per employee per month
Additional DetailsFirst month free, then $49 + $6 per employee each month.
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Community Pulse
OnPayTriNet HR Plus
Features
OnPayTriNet HR Plus
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
9.9
Ratings
18% above category average
TriNet HR Plus
7.2
Ratings
10% below category average
Pay calculation9.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.90 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.90 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
6.5
Ratings
19% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
6.5
Ratings
21% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
6.9
Ratings
16% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings4.50 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
7.0
Ratings
14% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
6.3
Ratings
17% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
6.5
Ratings
19% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
2.8
Ratings
95% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
6.5
Ratings
19% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
4.2
Ratings
60% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings4.60 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings4.60 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
TriNet HR Plus
4.9
Ratings
45% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings5.10 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings5.10 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.10 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings3.10 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings4.20 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
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User Ratings
OnPayTriNet HR Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
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6.5
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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8.5
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Usability
9.2
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6.5
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Availability
9.1
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9.1
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Performance
9.1
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8.5
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Support Rating
8.8
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8.8
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Implementation Rating
9.1
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9.1
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Configurability
9.1
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8.8
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Ease of integration
9.1
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9.1
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Product Scalability
9.1
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8.9
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Vendor post-sale
9.1
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8.9
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Vendor pre-sale
9.1
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8.9
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OnPayTriNet HR Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
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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I think as a small business owner, this system gives peace of mind. When I'm onboarding an employee I can automatically integrate the process with Gmail and Quickbooks. I feel like they are always doing work in the background and I don't have to keep checking up on them or verifying the work that's been done
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Pros
  • It is easy to add new employees.
  • It is easy to inactivate employees who leave the company.
  • All quarterly and annual reports are completed and filed on a timely basis.
  • Employees have direct online access to their paycheck as well as their W-2.
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  • Simple platform for running payroll. It is easy to adjust pay, see deductions, reimburse employees, manage bonuses, etc. It takes literally 5 minutes or less to run payroll - which is huge.
  • Zenefits has a great system for getting new employees on boarded with the employee handbook, financial stuff, legal employment verification, and more. Makes it so that I can be a little more hand-off during that process.
  • Zenefits does a great job of reminding me if there are things coming up like benefits renewal, or legally mandated updates to renewing our employee handbook, new tax laws, etc. - so that I don't feel like there are important things slipping through the cracks.
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Cons
  • I would like to enter some payroll information in advance of the current payroll runs
  • Adding and changing administrators was a bit cumbersome and took several days
  • It works fine for a small number of people being paid if they can be seen on one screen but it might be cumbersome with more than about 10 people. Probably needs a better or different procedure with more people.
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  • Support is a little bit tricky - they always get back, but isn't the most intuitive support as you have to go through a list of preset options for what you are wanting to contact them about
  • No support for 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)
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Likelihood to Renew
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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It's a great, easy to use platform that allows all staff to easily engage at the appropriate level of engagement for their needs. It has saved us countless hours for how we track our staff and our ability to easily pull reports. I highly recommend this platform to anyone
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Usability
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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It's extremely user friendly and customer service is super helpful. The app needed help a while back but it has greatly improved. There were issues with files being cut off, and when I was onboarded, it actually cut my offer letter off hiding important information. Since then, it's been fixed so they are continually improving.
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Reliability and Availability
OnPay immediately responds to any of my inquiries.
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We have not experienced any application errors or unplanned outages in the two years I have been using this app. Sometimes there is a lag in the time keeping/ confirming your location, however, it quickly resolves itself within seconds and more often than not is an internet connection error
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Performance
No complaints on OnPay's integration with Xero.
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This app always loads extremely quickly and in a reasonable time frame. Like I said, when we do experience lags from this app, it is more often than not an internet connection error
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Support Rating
I've only had to call a couple of times, and each time the customer service rep is extremely thorough and helpful. I've never had the experience, like I do with some other companies, of feeling stressed or irritated with the reps. They are competent, educated, and easily walk me through the system
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Zenefits support staff and employees are great at what they do. They are friendly and extremely helpful. Questions and concerns submitted are always responded to in a timely manner. The explanations are thoughtful and quickly resolve the issues. If a solution can not be ready fixed they will work diligently until it’s resolved in full
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In-Person Training
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Can't really say just because I would not know.
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Online Training
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Implementation Rating
Easy to implement and easy to convert any other payroll reports to the OnPay system when making the switch
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Unfortunately I do not have any insights on the implementation of Zenefits as I was not employed with this company when Zenefits was introduced. Based on how effortless it is to use Zenefits, I wouldn't image there would be many issues with the implementation of Zenefits
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Alternatives Considered
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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We used QuickBooks Online Payroll from 2014 to 2019 and transitioned to Zenefits Payroll at the beginning of 2020 when Zenefits Payroll shortly after Zenefits Payroll became available in all 50 states. We made the transition to provide our employees with one powerful app to view their paystubs, request time off, view their benefits information, manage their pre-tax spending accounts, and look up contact information of their fellow team members
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Scalability
OnPay works.
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It is very easy to use and does not require the end user to go to multiple sites to obtain many facets of HR/ Payroll information that the app offers
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Return on Investment
  • Reduces payroll processing time
  • Ability for full electronic employee files
  • The overall cost is the best in the industry, saving us money
  • Ability for on/off-boarding ensures our files our complete
  • There are a few limitations but they work with programmers to get those features setup
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  • Lost time. I spent more time trying to fix problems than doing many of these tasks manually the year before.
  • Lost money. Given the product was a headache, I wasted the onboarding fee, the subscription fee, and am now paying delinquent fees to tax authorities.
  • Stress. I've got a company to lead, dealing with payroll issues every month does not help.
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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

TriNet HR Plus Screenshots

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