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Compare Branch and Payactiv 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (62.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per user / Per month
Free
Branch
Star Rating
(63)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per user / Per month
Learn more about BranchPayactiv
Star Rating
(81)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Learn more about PayactivBranch vs Payactiv
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Branch easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Branch overall.
- Reviewers felt that Branch meets the needs of their business better than Payactiv.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Branch is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Branch over Payactiv.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Payactiv
Employer Cost
Free
A Holistic Financial Wellness Platform: Give your employees access to their earned
wages & support their financial wellness - at no cost to your business.
- Improve Employee Retention and Attraction
- Increase Productivity and Engagement
- Reduce Absenteeism and Turnover
Free Trial
Branch
No trial information availablePayactiv
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
43
8.9
45
Ease of Use
9.2
44
8.9
44
Ease of Setup
9.3
42
8.8
33
Ease of Admin
9.2
42
8.9
27
Quality of Support
8.9
43
8.3
44
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
43
8.5
29
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
42
8.3
42
Features by Category
Platform Content
9.5
7
9.0
24
9.7
10
9.5
31
9.4
6
9.0
24
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.3
23
9.8
9
9.4
28
10.0
5
9.1
20
9.8
9
9.0
28
Platform Additional Functionality
8.6
6
Feature Not Available
9.4
9
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.1
20
Platform Data
9.3
9
8.8
25
9.2
8
9.1
23
9.4
6
9.0
21
9.3
9
9.0
25
Payments
9.5
11
6.9
7
10.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial wellness
8.5
10
5.3
5
8.8
7
5.7
5
9.5
10
7.7
5
Administration
9.0
12
5.3
6
9.3
10
5.3
6
9.3
12
7.5
6
9.6
9
4.4
6
Employee Management
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
Tip Management
7.3
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
Platform Administration
7.9
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Branch and Payactiv are categorized as Earned Wage Access and Financial Wellness
Unique Categories
Branch is categorized as Contractor Payments and Tip Distribution
Payactiv has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Branch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Payactiv
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Restaurants
31.7%
Food & Beverages
12.7%
Retail
11.1%
Hospital & Health Care
7.9%
Consumer Services
7.9%
Other
28.6%
Hospital & Health Care
42.4%
Retail
9.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.1%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
6.1%
Restaurants
4.5%
Other
31.8%
Discussions
Branch has no discussions with answers
Is this a loan?
2 Comments
Official Response from Payactiv
No. Users access only what they have already earned. No interest is charged.Read more
Does it impact employer's cash flow?
2 Comments
Official Response from Payactiv
No. PayActiv fronts the cash to the employees.Read more
How do businesses offer PayActiv benefit to their employees?
1 Comment
Official Response from Payactiv
PayActiv leverages existing time and attendance data to provide earned but unpaid wages to users. There is no cost to businesses to offer PayActiv benefit to...Read more
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