Employee Navigator

Broker-channel benefits enrollment. Absorbed Ease.

Quote-based pricing 4.6 on Capterra

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Bottom line

Employee Navigator is broker-channel benefits enrollment and HR software. It acquired Ease in April 2023 and is sunsetting Ease in 2027. Pricing is quoted across Enhanced, Enhanced Plus, Elite, and Platinum.

Stands out for: Unlimited companies and employees on every listed plan. AI Plan Builds sit on Enhanced. 834 EDI is $0.45 PEPM on Enhanced Plus and Elite, and $0 PEPM on Platinum.

Watch out for: Sold through insurance brokers, not a self-serve employer checkout. Ease stays read-only from 1 July 2027, so Ease brokers need a migration plan. 834 EDI is not free until Platinum.

Overview

Employee Navigator gives insurance brokers one platform for benefits administration, onboarding, ACA reporting, and light HR across every client. Plans are Enhanced, Enhanced Plus, Elite, and Platinum. All four list unlimited companies and employees. AI Plan Builds are on Enhanced and up.

Enhanced Plus adds 834 EDI files ($0.45 PEPM) and third-party apps. Elite adds enrollment assistance, new-hire onboarding, PTO tracking, and AMS integrations. Platinum includes $0 PEPM for 834 EDI and priority phone support. Ease was acquired 4 April 2023 and sunsets to read-only on 1 July 2027. Capterra is 4.6 from 184 reviews.

Who it's for

Best for

  • US benefits brokers running enrollment, ACA reporting, and HR for many employer groups
  • Agencies moving off Ease before the 2027 sunset
  • Brokers that need carrier, TPA, and payroll integrations plus 834 EDI
  • Books of business that want AI Plan Builds on the base Enhanced tier

Not ideal for

  • Employers buying benefits admin direct without a broker
  • Mid-market HR teams that want a multi-carrier employer platform (see PlanSource)

Key features

Broker enrollment. Agencies run open enrollment for many employer groups.

Carrier connections. Sends elections to insurance carriers.

Employee self-service. Workers pick plans in a guided flow.

Pricing

Starting price Sales-quoted
Free tier –

Employee Navigator quotes Enhanced, Enhanced Plus, Elite, and Platinum. Contact sales on every tier. Unlimited companies and employees are listed on all four. 834 EDI is $0.45 PEPM on Enhanced Plus and Elite, and $0 PEPM on Platinum. AI Plan Builds are on Enhanced and up. Sold to insurance brokers. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.

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Is Employee Navigator expensive?

Employee Navigator does not publish a price. It is one of 19 quote-based tools among the 25 benefits administration tools in our directory. 0 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $12 a month.

  • 19 quote-based
  • 0 free tier
  • 5 public price

Worked out automatically from every benefits administration listing, so it updates as the directory changes.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Broker-channel platform with unlimited companies and employees on listed plans
  • AI Plan Builds on Enhanced. 834 EDI free PEPM on Platinum
  • Ease acquisition with a dated 2027 sunset path for those groups

Cons

  • Quoted to brokers. Employers usually do not buy it direct
  • 834 EDI is $0.45 PEPM until Platinum
  • Ease sunset in 2027 is a migration project for leftover Ease books

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How Employee Navigator compares

See all Employee Navigator alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.

ToolFree tierFromMCPAPICompare
Employee Navigator (this tool) –Sales-quoted––
PlanSource Mid-market multi-carrier benefits admin sold to employers. Quoted. Employer platform versus Employee Navigator's broker channel. –Sales-quoted–– Compare
Benefitfocus Enterprise benefits enrollment, Voya-owned. Quoted. Employer/enterprise versus broker-channel. –Sales-quoted–– Compare
BerniePortal Broker-sold HR and benefits for small employers. Quoted. Smaller-shop peer to the EN broker motion. –$5/employee/mo–– Compare
Businessolver Enterprise benefits administration and enrollment. Quoted. TPA/enterprise versus EN's agency SKU. –Sales-quoted–– Compare
PlanSource

Sales-quoted

Mid-market multi-carrier benefits admin sold to employers. Quoted. Employer platform versus Employee Navigator's broker channel.

Benefitfocus

Sales-quoted

Enterprise benefits enrollment, Voya-owned. Quoted. Employer/enterprise versus broker-channel.

BerniePortal

$5/employee/mo

Broker-sold HR and benefits for small employers. Quoted. Smaller-shop peer to the EN broker motion.

Businessolver

Sales-quoted

Enterprise benefits administration and enrollment. Quoted. TPA/enterprise versus EN's agency SKU.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Employee Navigator?
Broker-channel benefits enrollment. Absorbed Ease. Broker-channel benefits enrollment. Employee Navigator is listed under Benefits administration in the Work Insiders directory.
Is Employee Navigator free?
No. Employee Navigator is priced by quote — contact their sales team for pricing.
Does Employee Navigator have an MCP server or API?
No. Employee Navigator does not currently list an MCP server or a public API.
What are alternatives to Employee Navigator?
Employee Navigator alternatives worth comparing are PlanSource, Benefitfocus, BerniePortal and Businessolver. The comparison table above shows free tier, starting price, MCP and API side by side.