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Overview

BerniePortal

4.3

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Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About BerniePortal

BerniePortal is a cloud-based human resources software platform for small and midsize employers. BerniePortal’s features address each phase of the employee lifecycle from hiring to COBRA administration including: applicant tracking, onboarding, benefits administration, PTO tracking, time and attendance, notices distribution and 1094-C/1095-C reporting. BerniePortal also offers 1094-C/1095-C mailing and filing services as well as COBRA administration services.

BerniePortal is an employee self-service platform that allows employees to onboard, enroll in benefits, clock in and out, review and sign notices, request PTO and access personal data remotely. Employees can also access the platform using BerniePortal’s smartphone app.

BerniePortal features payroll integration, which allows users to connect with different payroll systems, such as ADP, and incorporate employee benefits information in payroll. It also offers carrier integration options, which provides carriers access to employee enrollment and eligibility data that can be used to generate bills. BerniePortal also partners with carriers to support a feature called BernieBill. BernieBill is a feature that allows carriers...

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BerniePortal Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $1.00

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$1.00

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BerniePortal Features

Popular features found in Benefits Administration
ACA Reporting
Compliance Management
Deduction Management
Employee Benefits Administration
Employee Database
Health Insurance Administration
Payroll Management
Provider Management
Self Service Portal
More features of BerniePortal
360 Degree Feedback
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
API
Applicant Tracking
Application Management
Attendance Management
Attendance Tracking
Benefits Management
Candidate Profiles
Candidate Tracking
Careers Page
COBRA Administration
Collaboration Tools
Compensation Management
Customizable Fields
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Direct Deposit
Disability Insurance Administration
Document Management
Document Storage
Electronic Forms
Electronic Signature
Email Management
Employee Handbook
Employee Onboarding
Employee Portal
Employee Profiles
Employee Self Service
FMLA Administration
Goal Setting/Tracking
HIPAA Compliant
HR Management
HSA/FSA Administration
Internal HR
Job Description Management
Job Posting
Leave Tracking
Life Insurance Administration
Mobile Access
Offboarding
Onboarding
Online Benefits Enrollment
Payroll Reporting
Peer Appraisals
Performance Management
Performance Review Management
Recruitment Management
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Resume Storage
Role-Based Permissions
Sick Leave Tracking
Surveys & Feedback
Task Management
Tax Compliance
Third-Party Integrations
Time & Attendance
Time Off Management
Time Off Requests
Training Management
Vacation/Leave Tracking
Workflow Management

BerniePortal Integrations

Paycor

ADP Workforce Now

Proliant

BerniePortal User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

56%

28%

10%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.4

Functionality

4.1

ANDREA K.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2019

BerniePortal - Outdated

Previously 5

I've been using BerniePortal for a little over a year to track our benefit enrollments, etc. If it would get some upgrades I'd use it much more often.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 5

Functionality

Previously 5

Pros:

Has a lot of cool features but the look and feel are very outdated. Layout is easy to use and easy to navigate.

Cons:

The system has a lot of potential but the look and feel of the program are old and extremely outdated. If some upgrades were made it would be great.

RODERICK A.

Verified reviewer

Entertainment

11-50 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2025

Good but not Great for HR departments

Good portal for HR but needs to offer more features like payroll.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Good HR based platform to help organize personnel matters.

Cons:

More communication for employees and administration so everyone is updated on system changes.

Thomas P.

Verified reviewer

Insurance

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2019

Bernie Portal Review

Previously 4

We have made tremendous strides with Administering Bernie Portal internally for our comapny and for our clients. Our new rep,has been nothing but extraordinary to work with. He never takes long to answer, and treats each one of our clients with a sense of urgency, just like we do. We have had our struggles depending on the complexity of the group, but overall we are satisfied with Bernie Portal's software

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Previously 3

Functionality

Previously 3

Pros:

We love the interface of Bernie Portal and how easy it is for our company and our clients to use. Additionally, the fact that Bernie Portal "builds" and implements our group clients takes that large burden off of us to focus more on sales.

Cons:

There are a lot of functions Bernie Portal does not offer at all, or other systems offer better. Bernie Portal does not allow different hour eligibility requirements. They do not have a measurement period feature. Recently, Bernie Portal also increased prices for "add on features" so much that we are having difficulty passing this cost onto our clients. Previously the rates were reasonable, now the add on features are extremely expensive.

Kristen R.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Reviewed November 2018

Open Enrollment 2019 -

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

For the most part the software is a great tool for open enrollment. It is quick and most employees could elect their benefits without any problems.

Cons:

As the Benefits Administrator I am receiving a lot of feedback from employees that once you get to Step 3 (the page that encompasses all the benefit elections) doesn't auto generate to the next benefit. Employees have been confused by the fact that you hit "save and continue" and there is a check mark next to the benefit but they can't actually see the benefit because it is higher on the page and you would have to scroll up to confirm you have elected that benefit. I would also like to recommend that benefits that are available to employees that are no cost to them be put somewhere other than the benefit tab. It is confusing to employees to see STD and LTD listed at zero cost to them. I understand it is a benefit that is offered by the employer and they should be aware of it but it is confusing when you are making an election for something that you don't contribute to. I appreciate you asking benefit administrators for their feedback. I know it makes the software better and ultimately a better experience for the employees. :)

Vendor Response

We appreciate your feedback and would like to help you resolve your troubles by offering a few tips: 1) "Step 3 doesn't auto generate to the next benefit": We would suggest adjusting the magnification settings on the device so that all content is visible. It may also be helpful to include instructions in the customizable informational box that appears when an employee selects a benefit. 2) "It is confusing to employees to see STD and LTD listed at zero cost to them."¿ We encourage taking advantage of the customizable information box that employees see during enrollment. Many employers also find it helpful to arrange an in-person presentation of employee benefit offerings and a quick BerniePortal tutorial in order to simplify open enrollment. BerniePortal's knowledge base also includes in-depth employee tutorials that should help employees. Thanks again for your feedback¿as you noted, this can only improve our product. We will keep these items in mind as we invest in development!

Replied December 2018

Jennifer P.

Verified reviewer

Insurance

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed December 2018

Fantastic Team

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The total customer experience definitely exceeds expectations. If we have suggestions on how to improve our team is very responsive and listens to our suggestions and usually implements them very quickly.

Cons:

Some of the employees are our groups don't have access to a computer so they find it difficult to navigate.

Lou D.

Verified reviewer

Insurance

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2018

I've been very happy with the system and service from BerniePortal overall.

Clients have a simple HRIS that allows employees to enroll online.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Most clients the system for enrollment and find it intuitive, easy to use. System is set-up such that the least tech-savvy employee can use the system with a little instruction.

Cons:

Onboarding- needs to allow employees to save their progress and/or allow forms to be added later. Enrollment-for a waiver of coverage, the active coverage information needs to be required since many carriers ask for this information. Open Enrollment- if a plan is not changing, would like the current enrollment to be reflected or an option for "no change". Ability to add additional website 'hot links' would be nice. Beneficiary form- Beneficiary date of birth, ssn and address fields need to be added since many carriers require this information.

Paula B.

Verified reviewer

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2018

Great product, very easy to use. Best Service EVER!

Have our information all in one place, and the data integrates with our agency management system.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very simple for the administrator to use, and learn. The onboarding feature is especially popular among HR staff. Employees love it too and it is a great compliance tool.

Cons:

Would like to see more integrations with carriers, but I know they are working on that! Cannot accommodate all of the unique premium set ups some of my clients have.

Melanie C.

Verified reviewer

Environmental Services

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Reviewed January 2019

Super Easy to Use

Bernie Portal, besides making open enrollment a breeze, made the COBRA integration and ACA compliance one of the easiest parts of my job. Love it!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love Bernie because it's so easy for both me and my employees to use. It's made open enrollment a breeze.

Cons:

The only con I can think of is that it doesn't integrate bills properly. But I'm not worried too much about that.

Myka H.

Verified reviewer

Insurance

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed October 2018

Best Enrollment / HRIS Platform for Small to Medium Business by Far!

We needed a user friendly enrollment platform that also brought value to our clients. The on boarding system, notification, COBRA etc. are all excellent features that bring ease to our small to medium clients. No more paper! This has been a fabulous addition to our agency and our clients.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use, end user feel, integration from recruiting to termination

Cons:

Needs more customization in reporting, but I know they are working on it!

Marilyn M.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Reviewed January 2019

Great and easy platform

The rollout of the company benefits plans was made incredibly easy and it mitigated a lot of issues that we had in the past of using paper forms. I knew exactly when and if employees had signed up for benefits and also if they had submitted their waiver if they weren't taking the benefits. I've been able to readily sign up new employees as well.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

All the plan data is there for me to download to make comparisons to payroll data being withheld.

Cons:

I wish I could've uploaded the info to my payroll company (Paychex)

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