Softwr

Payroll & Benefits · head to head

Sage Intacct vs Zenefits

Sage Intacct logo

Sage Intacct

Payroll & Benefits

Best-in-class cloud financial management software

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Zenefits logo

Zenefits

Payroll & Benefits

All-in-one HR platform for growing companies

From
$8/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Sage Intacct listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd; Zenefits product discontinued by parent company TriNet
  • They diverge on capability: Sage Intacct covers General ledger, Zenefits covers HR Administration.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Sage Intacct and Zenefits actually diverge.

Attributes where Sage Intacct and Zenefits differ
AttributeSage IntacctZenefits
Starting price$29/month$8/month
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb
Founded19812013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Payroll & Benefits).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Sage Intacct

  • General ledger
  • Accounts payable
  • Accounts receivable
  • Cash management
  • Multi-entity consolidation
  • Salesforce
  • ADP
  • Expensify

Only in Zenefits

  • HR Administration
  • Benefits Management
  • Payroll
  • Time and Scheduling
  • Compliance
  • Performance Management
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Sage Intacct

  • Financial reportingnot Zenefits
  • Multi-entity managementnot Zenefits

Zenefits

No use cases recorded yet. See the Zenefits review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Sage Intacct

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd

Zenefits

  • Product discontinued by parent company TriNet
  • Remaining customers forced to migrate to more expensive TriNet products

Pricing, plan by plan

Sage Intacct

$29/month
  • Core$400/month
    • Core financials
    • Reporting
    • Cash management

Zenefits

$8/month
  • Essentials$8/month
    • HR Administration
    • Time Off Tracking
    • Scheduling
  • Growth$16/month
    • All Essentials features
    • Compensation Management
    • Performance Management

Which should you pick?

Choose Sage Intacct if

  • You need general ledger.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want accounts payable.
Sage Intacct review

Choose Zenefits if

  • You need hr administration.
  • You also want benefits management.
Zenefits review

Questions people ask

Is Sage Intacct or Zenefits better?
Neither clearly leads. Sage Intacct starts at $29/month and Zenefits at $8/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Sage Intacct or Zenefits?
Sage Intacct starts at $29/month and Zenefits at $8/month.
Does Sage Intacct or Zenefits run on more platforms?
Sage Intacct runs on Web, Api. Zenefits runs on Web.
What is Sage Intacct best used for?
Sage Intacct is most often used for financial reporting, multi-entity management. Of those, financial reporting and multi-entity management are not what Zenefits is typically brought in for.
What can Sage Intacct do that Zenefits cannot?
Sage Intacct covers General ledger, Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash management. Zenefits covers HR Administration, Benefits Management, Payroll, Time and Scheduling. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Zenefits: Is Zenefits still available as a standalone product?

No. Zenefits was discontinued as a standalone product after TriNet's acquisition in 2022. Existing customers are being migrated to TriNet HR Plus (ASO) or TriNet PEO at higher costs.

Source
Zenefits: What were Zenefits' main features before discontinuation?

Zenefits provided HR, benefits management, payroll as optional add-on, time and attendance tracking, and compliance tools for small to mid-sized businesses with 10-200 employees.

Source
ShareXLinkedInRedditWhatsAppEmail

Related pages

More on Sage Intacct

More on Zenefits

Keep looking

Other head to heads