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Which HRIS Is Right for Your Business?
Payroll and HR software all promise the same things. We built a quick quiz to cut through it and point you to the platform that fits your size, budget, and compliance needs.
Choosing an HRIS isn't just a software decision—it shapes how you manage compliance, onboarding, and payroll for years. Gravitas selects, implements, and optimizes HR systems for clients every day, and this quiz runs on the same criteria we use in that work: company size, compliance complexity, budget, and how much automation you actually want versus need.
As partners with various HRIS platforms, we know these systems from the inside—not just a spec sheet.
how we evaluate
Company size
Relationship type
Relationship type
Team size changes which platforms are even a fit, both in cost and complexity.
Relationship type
Relationship type
Relationship type
Whether you want a PEO, standalone software you run yourself, or standalone software with Gravitas managing it for you on retainer.
Primary need
Relationship type
Primary need
Some businesses need payroll and nothing else; others need a full HRIS with hiring and performance tools built in.
Budget
Automation and integrations
Primary need
Platforms scale widely in price once you add modules.
Compliance footprint
Automation and integrations
Automation and integrations
Multi-state operations need stronger built-in compliance support than a single-location shop.
Automation and integrations
Automation and integrations
Automation and integrations
How much you want the system to do on its own versus how much you want to control by hand.
Benefits administration
Benefits administration
Benefits administration
Whether you need it built into the platform or handled separately.
Pay complexity
Benefits administration
Benefits administration
Industry-specific pay rules, like tips, farm labor, or grant-funded payroll, that not every platform handles well.
Which HRIS is Right for Me?
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at engage@withgravitas.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
No. We work within whatever platform you already use — this quiz is only relevant if you're actively choosing or switching.
Yes. HRIS selection and implementation is one of our core HR consulting services — we don't just point you at software, we help you set it up.
This quiz covers the platforms we see most often with clients our size, not every option on the market. If the result doesn't feel like a fit, that's exactly what a free consult is for.
No — it's a starting point. A real recommendation accounts for details a 6-question quiz can't, like your existing tech stack or industry-specific requirements.
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