is a professional employment organization (PEO) that offers full-service human resources (HR) solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. Its services, which include payroll processing, benefits administration, applicant tracking, risk mitigation, and access to a cloud-based platform with self-service and mobile tools, enable employers to focus on growing their business by outsourcing day-to-day HR tasks. Monthly…
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Apptivo CRM Review: Features, Pricing & Alternatives
Apptivo is one of our recommendations for the best territory management CRM software for small businesses. When we evaluated this provider, it scored high in pricing, general features, niche features, customer service, and expert scores. However, it got a lower score in ease of use because of its steep learning curve and the technical skill…
TimeTrex Review: Is It Right for Your Business?
TimeTrex is a workforce management platform that helps businesses manage human resources (HR) and payroll processes. Its features include time and attendance tracking, staff scheduling, recruiting, expense reporting, payroll, and employee information management. A “community” version of the platform is available for those wanting free time tracking, scheduling, and pay processing tools. More robust product…
XcelHR Review: Is It Right for Your Business?
XcelHR is a highly flexible professional employer organization (PEO) that works well with small businesses, even those with only one employee. It offers a buffet of human resources (HR) and payroll functions. The benefits choices are wide-ranging and include both standard offerings like health and retirement plans and nonstandard options such as employee discounts, auto…
Close CRM Review: Is It Right for Your Business?
Close is one of our top picks for the best customer relationship management (CRM) system for small businesses. In our evaluation of our most recommended CRMs, Close scored high in the areas of general features and ease of use. However, it scored lower in some areas, particularly specialized features, as it lacks crucial features like…
Salesforce Essentials Review: Is It Right for Your Business?
Salesforce Essentials is one of our recommendations for the best customer relationship management (CRM) systems for small businesses. Based on our evaluation of the best CRMs, this platform scored high in general features, specialized features, customer service, and expert score. However, it received lower scores in pricing because of the lack of plan options. It…
JobScore Review: Features, Pricing and User Reviews
JobScore is a cloud-based recruitment platform that includes a career page builder, auto-posting to job boards, social-media recruiting, employee referral support and collaboration and compliance tools. Its free plan has basic applicant tracking features and allows posting one job at a time. JobScore’s paid plans start at $149 per month for five open jobs, but…
Aatrix Review: Is It Right for Your Business?
Aatrix offers a suite of payroll and tax filing solutions that is ideal for budget-conscious Mac users, although it also has a Windows version. Its payroll tools for Mac include direct deposits, an automatic tax table updater, and a “Timecard” program for capturing clock-ins/outs. Aatrix’s payroll software is available for download if you subscribe to…