Benepass vs Empyrean Benefits Platform

Benepass is an employee benefits administration and payment platform for employers and sponsoring organizations. Its listed programs include wellness, food, family and childcare, lifestyle spending, professional development, remote work, HSA, FSA, HRA, and commuter accounts. Employees can pay using physical or virtual cards or a mobile wallet, or submit reimbursement claims. Benepass says its fintech applies preset rules to accept or reject transactions. Administrators can view engagement and spending data in a dashboard, and payroll or HRIS connections support automated enrollment and tax compliance. Named HRIS and HCM connections include Workday, UKG, ADP, BambooHR, Rippling, and SAP SuccessFactors; sign-on connections include Okta and Microsoft Entra ID. The company says integrations are standard and carry no add-on fees. Its Trust Portal lists a SOC 2 Type 2 report, HITRUST e1 certification, and CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance programs. Listed controls include audit logging, multi-factor authentication, role-based access, and encryption at rest and in transit. Web and mobile access is available in 57 languages on Android, iOS, and web. Pricing is on request.

Empyrean Benefits Platform provides benefits administration technology and services for employees and HR teams. It automates eligibility and enrollment, with built-in eligibility and compliance features, and offers decision support personalized with employees’ individualized health data. The platform connects to payroll and HRIS systems, wellness providers, carriers and consumer accounts. HR teams can access real-time insights and customizable on-demand reports with analytics. Communications include digital benefit guides, targeted email campaigns and educational videos. The mobile apps provide benefits access and management; EmpyreanGO also offers personalized recommendations, healthcare ID cards, appointment scheduling with select providers and links to financial accounts. Closed-Loop Payroll compares deductions with enrollment data, flags variances and adjusts future payroll files. Verification services cover dependents, documents and Evidence of Insurability. Empyrean says its Employee Service Center resolves 95% of employee questions on the first call. The platform is available on Android, iOS and the web. Pricing is on request.