Rippling is the HR platform that refused to stay in its lane.
Modular pricingCloud
Best Benefits Administration Software for Hourly Teams
Shift and part-time workforces need benefits software that copes with varying hours. Tools here are compared on per-employee pricing, eligibility rules by employee class, and ACA tracking.
What this audience should prioritize
Hourly workforces raise benefits questions that salaried teams rarely face: who crosses the hours threshold, which waiting period applies, and which employee class gets which employer contribution. Pricing also bites harder, since high turnover and part-time staff inflate headcount without adding many enrolled members.
Plan setup is where hourly rules live. Every contribution level, eligibility rule and waiting period must be configured before enrollment opens, and five medical tiers with different contributions by employee class can take a week or more to build. Benefitfocus lists ACA compliance and dependent verification among its strengths, though it targets employers above 500 employees.
For smaller shift-based employers, the price per head adds up. Gusto Simple costs $49 a month plus $6 per employee, while TriNet's HR Platform (formerly Zenefits) is now quote-based, so the old $16 Growth price no longer applies. ADP Workforce Now's estimated $23 to $30 PEPM suit larger operators running multi-schedule payroll, a setup its platform is built to handle.
Shortlist candidates for Hourly Teams
Gusto is the payroll platform that most small businesses encounter first when they realize they need more than a spreadsheet and a quarterly trip to the accountant.
Per-employee pricingCloudFree trial
ADP Workforce Now is the mid-market HR and payroll platform from ADP, the company that has been processing paychecks since 1949 and now serves over 920,000 clients worldwide.
Custom quoteCloud
Zenefits, now sold as the TriNet HR Platform, is the HR platform that SMBs choose when benefits administration is the buying trigger.
Per-employee pricingCloudFree trial
Benefitfocus, a Voya Financial company, is benefits administration software with carrier connections, decision support and ACA and COBRA tools.
Custom quoteCloud
ADP is the payroll and HR platform that mid-market companies encounter when they need the reliability of the world's largest payroll processor behind their employee operations.
Base + per-employee pricingCloud
TriNet Zenefits is the former Zenefits HR software, now sold by TriNet as its HR Platform and HR Plus service tiers.
Per-employee pricingCloudFree trial
Frequently asked questions
How does per-employee pricing affect benefits costs for hourly teams?
PEPM pricing counts people on the system, not only those enrolled in a plan. An employer with many part-timers who decline coverage still pays for them, so compare Gusto, TriNet Zenefits and Rippling quotes against total headcount rather than enrolled headcount.