Compare Optimum Solutions and PeopleGuru - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 01, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Optimum Solutions or PeopleGuru?

PeopleGuru is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Optimum Solutions, and Optimum Solutions is rated higher (92/100) than PeopleGuru (89/100). PeopleGuru offers users more features (5) than Optimum Solutions (3).

Looking for the right Payroll solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Optimum Solutions, Inc. Vs. PeopleGuru

Optimum Solutions, Inc.: Optimum Solutions, Inc. is a software development company providing Payroll, Human Resources, and Time & Attendance software for both the IBM iSeries (AS/400) and Microsoft Windows platforms or in the cloud. Optimum Solutions' mission is to help businesses pay and manage their personnel by providing reliable and fairly priced state-of-the-art so...

PeopleGuru: From the start, Richard Cangemi, Paul Zugay, and Steve Cohen carefully laid out a plan to address an underserved and underappreciated marketplace for HR Leaders of growth-oriented mid-market companies. By applying their broad expertise and 20+ years of HR software experience, they have brought to market a cloud-based, highly configurable, full-feat...

Who is more expensive? Optimum Solutions or PeopleGuru?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Payroll software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Optimum Solutions and PeopleGuru.

Optimum Solutions price starts at $10,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Optimum Solutions is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Payroll software. PeopleGuru price starts at $3.50 per user/month , When comparing PeopleGuru to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Payroll software cost.

Bottom line: PeopleGuru is more expensive than Optimum Solutions.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Optimum Solutions Vs. PeopleGuru based on some of the most important and required Payroll features.

Optimum Solutions: Applicant Tracking, Payroll Tax Management, Time management.

PeopleGuru: Payroll, Applicant Tracking, Recruiting Management, Payroll Tax Management, Employee Database.

Target customer size

Optimum Solutions's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and PeopleGuru's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.



Optimum Solutions

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $10,000 per license

Optimum HRIS is a cloud-based and on-premise human resource and payroll software that offers HR, payroll, as well as time and attendance management features. Optimum solutions provide a payroll module that enab...

Categories: Human Resources, Attendance Tracking, Compensation Management, Travel Management.

PeopleGuru

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $3.50 per user/month

PeopleGuru HCM software is a cloud-based HR solution designed to offer all HCM tools in one database and one platform.

Categories: Performance Management, Self-Service Portal, Product Lifecycle Management, Human Resources, Applicant Tracking.

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Optimum Solutions: 3 Features

Applicant Tracking
Payroll Tax Management
Time management

PeopleGuru: 5 Features

Payroll
Applicant Tracking
Recruiting Management
Payroll Tax Management
Employee Database
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Optimum ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$10,000 per license
Functionality
14
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PeopleGuru
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$3.50 per user/month
Functionality
18
ADP RUN
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$59 per employee/month + $4 per employee
Functionality
18
Ascentis
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$5.40 per user/month
Functionality
32
SurePayroll
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$29.99 per month
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.