Managed Payroll vs. TriNet
TriNet is a PEO -- a Professional Employer Organization. That means TriNet technically co-employs your staff, owns the employer-of-record relationship, and charges a premium for it. BEG delivers the managed payroll outcome without the PEO structure, co-employment risk, or PEO cost.
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Why Buyers Leave TriNet
TriNet co-employment means TriNet is the employer of record for your staff. You lose direct control over HR policies, employment documentation, and certain employment decisions. If you outgrow TriNet or want to leave, transitioning your employees out of co-employment is a complex, disruptive process.
PEO cost scales with headcount in ways that become painful at 100+ employees. At $150 PEPM and 100 employees, you are paying $15,000 per month for payroll and HR bundled together. BEG payroll at $45 PEPM for the same headcount is $4,500 per month.
PEOs bundle payroll with benefits, compliance, and HR services and charge for all of it together. If you only need managed payroll -- not the full PEO suite -- you are overpaying for services you are not using.
Side by Side
| Factor | BEG Managed Payroll | TriNet |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost (50 employees) | $1,250-$2,250 all-in | $6,250-$10,000+ (PEO all-in) |
| Co-employment | None -- you are always the employer | TriNet is co-employer of record |
| Leaving the relationship | Clean -- your data, your employees | Complex employee transition out of PEO |
| Services bundled | Payroll fully managed | Payroll + HR + benefits bundled |
| What you pay for | Only what you use | Full PEO suite whether you use it or not |
| Dedicated contact | Yes -- one BEG specialist | Shared HR team |
The BEG Difference
Common objection: "We are concerned about losing control of our HR with a PEO."
BEG is not a PEO. We never co-employ your staff. You are the employer of record for every person on your payroll. BEG manages the payroll function -- processing, filings, compliance, employee support -- while you retain full control over your employment relationships, HR policies, and documentation.
Common objection: "TriNet includes benefits and HR -- is that worth the extra cost?"
If you need a PEO for access to benefits pooling, HR compliance advisory, and employer-of-record services, TriNet may be right. If you need payroll managed correctly every cycle by a dedicated specialist, BEG is $25-$45 PEPM versus $125-$200 PEPM. The difference funds a lot of what you could spend on benefits directly.
Common objection: "We are worried about being locked into a PEO structure."
Exiting a PEO means transitioning all employees out of co-employment -- new EIN setup, benefits re-enrollment, payroll platform migration, and state registrations. Leaving BEG is clean: your employees are already on your EIN, in your system, with your data. Nothing changes for them.
The Math
BEG managed payroll is $25-$45 per employee per month, all-inclusive. One flat rate that covers every cycle, every filing, every year-end form.
Onboarding Capacity
To guarantee a flawless first payroll cycle, BEG limits new managed payroll onboards to 3 per month. Get your quote this week to secure your slot in the next available onboarding cohort.
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Common Questions
A PEO co-employs your staff and bundles payroll, HR, and benefits under their employer-of-record structure. BEG is a managed payroll service -- we run payroll on your behalf while you remain the sole employer of all your staff.
TriNet at 50 employees runs approximately $6,250-$10,000 per month all-in. BEG managed payroll for 50 employees is $1,250-$2,250 per month with no bundled HR or PEO overhead.
BEG is focused on fully managed payroll. For companies that also need HCM software, benefits administration, or talent management, BEG is an authorized isolved reseller and can connect you with those tools as separate services.
BEG manages the full transition: EIN setup if needed, state registrations, data migration, and a clean parallel cycle before going live. Most TriNet exits with BEG complete in 2-3 weeks.
Employees will see a change in their pay stub portal and direct deposit information. BEG coordinates the employee communication and ensures direct deposit setup is complete before the first live cycle.
Managed Payroll by Industry
Industry-specific payroll compliance and processing, fully managed at $25-$45 PEPM.
Industry-specific payroll compliance and processing, fully managed at $25-$45 PEPM.
Industry-specific payroll compliance and processing, fully managed at $25-$45 PEPM.
Industry-specific payroll compliance and processing, fully managed at $25-$45 PEPM.
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