Zenefits - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 11, 2022

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Zenefits vs. Alternatives in 2024

Zenefits competes with other human resource systems like Gusto, Rippling, and Paycom. We will compare these human resource systems in some specific aspects below.

• Functionality: Zenefits offers features like Offer Letters, Background Checks, Self-onboarding, Digital W-4 and I-9, Digital Signatures, Account Provisioning, Company Org Chart & Employee Directory Automated Workflows, Employee Management, Real-Time Data Syncing, Contingent Workers, etc. Compared to its alternatives, Gusto offers features like Full-service payroll, Employee benefits, Time and attendance (available in Zenefits), Hiring and onboarding (available in Zenefits), Talent management, Insights, and reporting, etc. Rippling offers features like Workflow Automation (available in Zenefits), Unified Analytics, Policy Management, Permissions Management, Document Management (available in Zenefits), etc. Paycom offer features like Documents & Checklists, Surveys, Reporting, Government & Compliance, etc.
• Customers/Industries: Zenefits targets marketing services, digital services, Technology, Non-profit, retail/commerce, education, manufacturing, healthcare, etc. Customers using Zenefits are BZ Petroff, YLabs, Strada, Coney island prep, Fireclay tile, Heal accounting, etc. Gusto has customers like Cortex Health, etc. Rippling targets industries in Technology, Professional Services, Financial Services, Retail, Nonprofits, Marketing & Advertising, Manufacturing, Restaurants, etc. Rippling has customers like compass coffee, superhuman, Beam dental, Highnoon, chess.com, Double good, etc. Paycom targets Industries in Distribution, Education, Financial Institutions, Franchises, Health Care, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Nonprofits, Professional Services, Restaurants, etc.
• Cost: According to ITQlick expert cost research, Zenefits is cost-rated at 1/5. This means it is a low-cost Human resource software. The rating system considers this software rated 1-2 as low-cost and 4-5 as high cost. Zenefits starts at $8 per month, per employee on annual billing, and $10 monthly. Gusto starts at a $39 per month base price plus $6 per person. The license cost information for Paycom is unavailable. Rippling starts at $8 per month per user.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: Zenefits and all its alternatives are cloud-based.
• Popularity: Zenefits is privately held with 10k businesses and nonprofit organizations. Gusto is privately held. Gusto serves more than 200,000 businesses nationwide.
• Scalability: Paycom can accommodate businesses and organizations of all sizes. Zenefits can accommodate small and mid-size companies.
• Support: Zenefits and Rippling offer support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, a Knowledge Base, Phone Support, and Chat. Compared to its alternatives, the chat support channel is unavailable in Gusto and Paycom, but Gusto and Paycom offer all other support channels of Zenefits.