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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
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Bridge
Star Rating
(381)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansPaychex
Star Rating
(1,629)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about PaychexBridge vs Paychex
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Bridge easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Bridge was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Reviewers felt that Paychex meets the needs of their business better than Bridge.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Bridge is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bridge over Paychex.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bridge
Learn Suite
Contact Us
Per Year
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- Course Authoring
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Free Trial
Bridge
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.0
295
8.7
1,304
Ease of Use
8.7
298
8.5
1,364
Ease of Setup
8.6
237
8.3
974
Ease of Admin
8.5
242
8.5
954
Quality of Support
8.5
264
8.3
1,257
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
233
8.5
953
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
286
7.5
1,281
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.1
113
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
8.4
113
Not enough data
7.7
114
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.3
5
Platform
7.0
192
7.5
312
7.3
156
7.4
165
7.0
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
204
8.3
400
8.2
195
8.5
409
8.0
180
8.0
292
7.2
191
8.2
401
7.6
194
8.4
423
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.4
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
19
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
16
|
Verified
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile
Not enough data
7.6
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
26
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
850
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
544
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
528
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
854
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
560
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
929
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
405
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
778
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
562
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
454
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
780
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
829
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
9.1
876
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
832
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
825
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
302
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
306
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
265
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
859
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
837
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
871
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
724
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
190
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.4
210
Not enough data
7.9
152
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
190
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.4
210
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
7.9
152
Not enough data
7.6
102
Not enough data
5.8
19
Not enough data
6.7
23
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
14
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
6.2
14
Platform
7.0
192
7.5
312
7.3
156
7.4
165
7.0
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
204
8.3
400
8.2
195
8.5
409
8.0
180
8.0
292
7.2
191
8.2
401
7.6
194
8.4
423
Compliance
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
10
Platform
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Support
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
6.5
11
Automation
Not enough data
7.3
25
Logistics
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
6.7
25
Management
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
7.6
28
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.8
21
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
7.6
22
|
Verified
Platform
7.0
192
7.5
312
7.3
156
7.4
165
7.0
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
204
8.3
400
8.2
195
8.5
409
8.0
180
8.0
292
7.2
191
8.2
401
7.6
194
8.4
423
Background Check Administration
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Background Check Data
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.8
9
Background Check Additional Functionality
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
5.2
7
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
7.5
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
159
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.0
17
Not enough data
4.5
17
Not enough data
4.4
17
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.5
34
Not enough data
7.4
30
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.9
34
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
6.6
31
Not enough data
7.3
33
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
7.5
28
Not enough data
7.3
28
Not enough data
Process Automation
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
6.3
12
Not enough data
Performance reviews
7.2
24
|
Verified
5.0
8
6.7
23
|
Verified
6.9
9
7.2
26
|
Verified
5.6
8
Goals
8.0
24
|
Verified
6.0
8
7.6
24
|
Verified
6.2
7
Feedback
7.8
24
|
Verified
6.5
9
7.4
24
|
Verified
6.5
8
8.0
24
|
Verified
6.5
8
6.8
22
6.0
7
Data
7.1
23
|
Verified
6.7
8
7.9
23
|
Verified
6.7
9
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
6.9
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.9
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
Course Management
5.4
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
Onboarding
7.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
3.3
13
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Cleaning
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.0
106
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.1
45
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
7.5
52
Not enough data
7.9
61
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.9
101
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.9
78
Not enough data
7.6
64
Platform
7.0
192
7.5
312
7.3
156
7.4
165
7.0
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
204
8.3
400
8.2
195
8.5
409
8.0
180
8.0
292
7.2
191
8.2
401
7.6
194
8.4
423
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
8.3
117
Agentic AI - Sales Coaching
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training
7.6
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feedback
7.8
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
7.5
170
Not enough data
6.3
110
Not enough data
7.5
168
Not enough data
7.2
140
Not enough data
Course Delivery
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
7.8
154
Not enough data
Course Management
5.2
133
Not enough data
7.7
154
Not enough data
7.3
147
Not enough data
7.9
126
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
5.9
104
Not enough data
6.6
115
Not enough data
6.1
99
Not enough data
Interface
7.8
149
Not enough data
6.6
109
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
7.5
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
134
Not enough data
7.8
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
159
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.8
55
Not enough data
4.8
54
Not enough data
4.8
54
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.6
40
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
7.6
40
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.1
38
Not enough data
6.8
39
Not enough data
7.7
38
Not enough data
6.0
35
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
37
Not enough data
7.7
38
Not enough data
6.0
37
Not enough data
6.4
36
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
192
7.5
312
7.3
156
7.4
165
7.0
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
204
8.3
400
8.2
195
8.5
409
8.0
180
8.0
292
7.2
191
8.2
401
7.6
194
8.4
423
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
8.4
132
Not enough data
8.4
95
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
151
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Platform
7.0
192
7.5
312
7.3
156
7.4
165
7.0
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
204
8.3
400
8.2
195
8.5
409
8.0
180
8.0
292
7.2
191
8.2
401
7.6
194
8.4
423
Platform
7.0
192
7.5
312
7.3
156
7.4
165
7.0
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
204
8.3
400
8.2
195
8.5
409
8.0
180
8.0
292
7.2
191
8.2
401
7.6
194
8.4
423
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
8.2
38
Platform
7.0
192
7.5
312
7.3
156
7.4
165
7.0
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
204
8.3
400
8.2
195
8.5
409
8.0
180
8.0
292
7.2
191
8.2
401
7.6
194
8.4
423
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bridge and Paychex are categorized as Corporate Learning Management Systems and Performance Management
Unique Categories
Paychex is categorized as Payroll, PEO Providers, HCM Software, Core HR, HR Analytics, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Workforce Management, Candidate Relationship Management, Background Check, and Time & Attendance
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bridge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paychex
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
Higher Education
8.9%
Education Management
8.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer Software
5.8%
Other
64.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.0%
Construction
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Real Estate
4.0%
Retail
3.9%
Other
74.2%
Discussions
Why can't we get basic improvements (like a drop down calendar to choose a specific due date for a course) as promised?
2 Comments
RN
Instructure is being sold. I'm not sure if the sale has been finalized but the layoff of 100 employees a couple of months ago is an indication of changes...Read more
Have you used webhooks or API call to pull reports? if yes, what other software did you use?
1 Comment
RN
We have not, unfortunately. At first, this was not an issue and I knew it wouldn't. However, we have grown significantly since we purchased Bridge and we are...Read more
Locating performance conversation for direct report who transferred from another manager
1 Comment
JD
If you click the question mark icon towards the bottom left of your screen, you have options to call Support or visit their online support center for how-to...Read more
We have reduced employees, yet still pay the same bi-monthly fee. Shouldn't it be lower?
7 Comments
EG
There is probably a base rate, determined by a minimum number of employees. As long as you have more than the minimum number of employees, the fee would be...Read more
Paycheck Stubs
3 Comments
EG
15 minutes does not seem like an inordinate amount of time for a payroll to be processed, especially if you are submitting it on a day when a multitude of...Read more
How can we get more training on reporting? Or custom reporting
2 Comments
NO
There are tutorials in the portal as well as you were assigned a dedicated specialist. either should be able to assist your in making custom reports.Read more
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