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Rise vs. Payworks

Finding the best all-in-one people management software is no easy task. We’re here to help simplify your search with a detailed comparison of Rise vs. Payworks that highlights core features and add-ons available to you.*

Rise Vs. Payworks

Payroll

Automated ROE filing	yes	yes
No extra charge for year-end documents	yes	no
On-demand employee pay stubs	yes	no
Auto-emailed employee pay stubs	yes	no

While Payworks offers similar functionality to Rise (e.g. automated payroll calculations, ROE filing, and direct deposit), Rise Payroll goes above and beyond to improve the experience for administrators and employees with an easy-to-use solution with no hidden fees or extra charges.

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Rise Vs. Payworks

People Management

Automated employee journey	yes	no
Employee self-service (with or without approval)	yes	no
Unlimited organization policies and handbooks	yes	yes
Unlimited employee-specific documentation	yes	yes
Custom roles and permissions	yes	no
Unlimited eSignatures assignees and cosigners	yes	no
Unlimited eSignatures documents	yes	no
Dynamic, customizable signer fields	yes	no
Expandable and collapsible org chart	yes	no
Direct report count on org chart	yes	no
Automated birthday and anniversary reminders	yes	no
Automated change-approval workflows	yes	no

Rise vs Payworks People Management comparison

Payworks has limited HR functionality, missing out on time-saving features such as eSignatures and custom roles/permissions for your team. With Rise, you have one place for your documents, onboarding data, employee details, org charts, and other essential HR information—all secured in the cloud with enterprise-level encryption.

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Rise Vs. Payworks

Benefits Management

Commission-free group benefit plans	yes	no
Employee self-enrolment	yes	no
Paperless administration	yes	yes
Employee self-service	yes	no
Automated premium management	yes	yes
Real-time payroll integration	yes	yes
Advisor access	yes	no
Benefits reports	yes	no

Never rely on paper enrolment forms again. Our Benefits Management solution allows employees to self-enrol online in just minutes, and any changes are automatically synced with your provider and Rise. We’ll work with your advisor to manage the set up and registration of your group health benefits so you can focus your energy elsewhere—on your people.

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Rise Vs. Payworks

Recruiting

In-app offer letter creation	yes	no
Custom offer letter templates	yes	no
Custom offer letter tokens	yes	no
Custom offer letter page	yes	no
Daily recruiting updates	yes	no
Custom hiring funnels	yes	yes
Automatic notifications	yes	no

Although Payworks does offer a recruiting solution, it has limited features. Our intuitive cloud based applicant tracking system (ATS) is designed to easily manage candidates throughout the entire recruiting process with team collaboration on candidates and custom screening questions that help you pinpoint and hire the best fit for your team.

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Rise Vs. Payworks

Onboarding

Digitally sign documents	yes	no
Onboarding/offboarding tasks assignment	yes	no
Integrated payroll enrolment	yes	yes
Custom fields in self-onboarding	yes	no

The right onboarding experience helps new hires embrace your company culture and become part of the team faster. Rise Onboarding creates an integrated experience from job offer to offboarding, with digital offer letters, customized workflows, and task management for complete visibility into the onboarding process.

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Rise Vs. Payworks

Time Off

Integrated with Payroll, Scheduling and HR	yes	yes
Submit time off requests on Mobile app	yes	no
Employees can review balances at any time on Mobile app	yes	no
Managers can approve on Mobile app	yes	no
Calendar overview & integration	yes	yes

Spend less time on time off. Our Time Off Tracking solutions allows you to sync employee vacation and leave tracking seamlessly into your payroll with no reconciliation headaches. Plus, you can create custom time off policies and carry-over rules that match your corporate vision and values.

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Rise Vs. Payworks

Scheduling and Time Tracking

Easy and intuitive creation of schedules by using drag and drop	yes	no
Straightforward recurring shifts creation	yes	no
Holiday customization	yes	no
Black out period customization	yes	no
Summary of weekly hours per employee	yes	no
Punch in and out with geofencing and IP restrictions on Mobile app	yes	no
Punches recorded on a terminal in kiosk mode (no need for dedicated hardware)	yes	no
Biometric clocks	yes	yes

Payworks is missing some of the features that make scheduling and time tracking a simple and seamless process. Rise’s fully integrated time tracking tools automatically sync to your payroll, making it quick and extremely easy to track your team’s hours—and accurately pay them. And while Payworks offers scheduling and time tracking, their solution lacks “punch”, meaning that employees can’t punch in using their mobile devices.

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Rise Vs. Payworks

Performance Management

Fully customizable 360º reviews	yes	yes
Bias-reducing review questions and templates database	yes	no
Unlimited 360º peer reviewers from anyone in organization	yes	no
Customizable reviewers for special project teams	yes	no
Multiple manager reviewers for shared staff	yes	no
Group or individual 1-click smart nudges	yes	no
Automated recurring manager-employee check-ins	yes	no
Emoji-based employee sentiment plus open-ended insights	yes	no
Emoji-based employee sentiment plus open-ended insights	yes	no
Employee sentiment spotlight and trends	yes	no
Emoji reactions and thought starters for managers	yes	no
Check-in engagement metrics	yes	no
Automated check-in notifications and nudges	yes	no

Rise Performance allows you to reimagine the review process with our robust, feature-rich solution, that gives insight into employee productivity and helps you foster engagement. From one-on-one reviews to custom templates and question banks, you have everything you need to encourage employees to do and be their best.

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