| RipplingSponsored | ~$8/employee/mo + $35-$40/mo (est.) | Rippling is best for technology-forward companies with 50 to 2,000 employees that want to manage HR, IT, and finance operations from a single platform. It fits teams with a technical operations mindset: the kind of company where the head of people operations thinks in systems and workflows rather than forms and approvals. | Rippling setup complexity requires significant implementation investment |
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| Gusto | $49/mo + $6 per person | Gusto is best for small business owners, startup founders, and office managers at companies with 1 to 100 employees who need reliable payroll with transparent pricing and do not want to negotiate custom quotes. It fits teams that handle HR part-time alongside other responsibilities and want a platform that works out of the box without dedicated HRIS staff. | Gusto base price increase from $40 to $49 signals rising costs for existing customers |
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| Oasis | quote only | Companies of 10 to 500 employees that want a PEO with Paychex's balance sheet behind it, rather than a regional independent, get the most from Oasis. | Oasis does not publish pricing, which makes comparison shopping time-consuming |
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| Infiniti HR | quote only | Infiniti HR suits companies with 5 to 200 employees, particularly those in the 10-to-50 range that want a PEO with dedicated personal service rather than a self-service platform approach. | Infiniti HR does not publish pricing, making budget planning difficult before the sales conversation |
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| ScalePEO | quote only | ScalePEO suits small US employers, from a handful of staff to a few dozen, who would rather work with an audited, bonded PEO than chase the lowest quote or the slickest app. | ScalePEO does not publish pricing, requiring a sales process before budget modeling |
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| CoAdvantage | quote only | CoAdvantage is best for small and mid-size businesses with 10 to 500 employees in service industries (staffing, healthcare, construction, hospitality, and manufacturing) where workers' compensation, workplace safety, and employment risk management are core operational concerns. | CoAdvantage keeps pricing off the site, and service-industry risk factors make quotes swing widely |
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| Amplify PEO | quote only | Amplify PEO is best for small businesses with 5 to 100 employees located within the provider's regional operating area that value personalized service and local market knowledge over the scale advantages of national PEOs. | Amplify PEO smaller scale means less benefits purchasing power than national PEOs |
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| Engage PEO | From ~$40 per employee/mo (est.) | Engage PEO is best for small and mid-size businesses with 10 to 300 employees that want access to enterprise-grade benefits packages and the assurance of ESAC-accredited operations. | Engage PEO quotes only on request, and rich benefits can mean higher premiums |
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| Justworks | $50/mo + $8 per employee (Payroll) | Justworks is best for small business founders, COOs, and first-time HR hires at companies with 5 to 100 employees who need enterprise-grade health insurance, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits without the overhead of managing carrier relationships and compliance in-house. | Justworks PEO co-employment model means giving up some employer control |
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| Insperity | quote only | Insperity is best for SMBs with 5 to 5,000 employees that want to offer Fortune 500-level benefits to compete for talent, need experienced HR consulting beyond basic compliance, and prefer to outsource the administrative complexity of employment law, workers' comp, and benefits management. | Insperity PEO pricing is premium and difficult to predict before the custom quote |
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| ADP TotalSource | ~$70-$210 per employee/mo admin (est.) | ADP TotalSource is best for SMBs with 5 to 1,000 employees that want the largest US PEO for benefits negotiation, the security of the ADP brand, and an HR technology platform that supports growth from 50 to 500+ employees. | ADP TotalSource HR consulting is team-based, not dedicated, which reduces personalization |
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| Zenefits | quote only | The best fit is a small business owner or HR generalist at a company of 5 to 200 people who wants benefits administration built into the HR system and is comfortable buying through TriNet's sales team. | Zenefits brand transition from Zenefits to TriNet creates buyer confusion and vendor risk |
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| Deel | $599/EOR employee/mo; $49/contractor/mo | Deel is best for companies hiring internationally, from 10-person startups to 5,000-employee enterprises, that need Employer of Record services, contractor management, or global payroll without setting up local entities in every country. | Deel EOR at $599 per employee per month is expensive at scale |
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| Prestige PEO | quote only | PrestigePEO fits small and mid-sized businesses that want a PEO with a long operating history and offices concentrated in the Tri-State, Carolinas, Virginia/DC, Southeast, Colorado, or California markets, rather than a pure self-service national platform. | PrestigePEO's national coverage outside its office markets is unproven |
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| Paychex | ~$39/mo + $5 per employee (legacy) | Paychex is best for business owners and HR managers at companies with 10 to 500 employees who want a single vendor for payroll, retirement plans, and benefits administration. It is the right choice when 401(k) administration, workers' compensation, and employer liability management are on the requirements list alongside payroll and HR. | Paychex Flex desktop navigation lags Rippling and BambooHR |
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