BerniePortal
Broker-sold HR and benefits for small employers.
From $5/employee/mo
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Bottom line
Broker-sold HR and benefits for small employers, with direct Starter at $5/employee/mo plus a $25 base fee.
Stands out for: bernieportal.com/pricing prints four direct plans: Starter $5/ee/mo, Standard $19, Plus $23, and Enterprise $29, each with an EIN base fee after Starter.
Watch out for: Starter covers recruiting, onboarding, benefits, compliance, and COBRA only. PTO, time, payroll, and performance start on Standard, and each of those modules is capped at one approver and one subgroup.
Overview
BerniePortal is Bernard Health's HR and benefits platform for small employers. Brokers can sell customized pricing. Employers can also buy direct. Direct Starter is recruiting, onboarding, benefits, compliance, and COBRA administration. Standard adds PTO, time, payroll, and performance with one approver and one subgroup each. Plus raises those caps. Enterprise makes PTO, time, payroll, and performance unlimited.
Direct prices on bernieportal.com/pricing are monthly per employee plus a base fee: Starter $5/ee/mo with a $25 base, then Standard $19, Plus $23, and Enterprise $29, each with a $40/EIN base fee. Carrier connections listed include UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente, Anthem / BCBS, Cigna, and Aetna. Recruiting connections include Indeed, LinkedIn, Google Jobs, Glassdoor, and Mineral. No public trial day count is printed. This is SMB HR and benefits, not an enterprise HCM suite.
Who it's for
Best for
- US small employers buying benefits admin plus COBRA in one login
- Shops that want a printed per-employee rate instead of an enterprise quote
- Brokers who resell BerniePortal with customized employer pricing
- Teams that may later add payroll and PTO on Standard or Plus
Not ideal for
- Global employers that need multi-country payroll as the core product
- Enterprises that want unlimited subgroups without moving to the $29/ee/mo Enterprise tier
Key features
Broker HR portal. Agencies give clients a shared HR and benefits workspace.
Benefits enrollment. Employees pick plans during open enrollment.
Small-employer admin. Combines onboarding paperwork with benefits.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $5/employee/mo | Plus a $25 base fee |
| Standard | $19/employee/mo | Plus $40 per EIN, adds PTO, time, payroll and performance |
| Plus | $23/employee/mo | Plus $40 per EIN |
| Enterprise | $29/employee/mo | Plus $40 per EIN |
Direct Starter is $5 per employee per month plus a $25 base fee and covers recruiting, onboarding, benefits, compliance, and COBRA. Standard is $19/ee/mo plus $40/EIN. Plus is $23/ee/mo plus $40/EIN. Enterprise is $29/ee/mo plus $40/EIN. Brokers offer customized pricing. PTO, time, payroll, and performance start on Standard. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is BerniePortal expensive?
BerniePortal 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
- Printed Starter through Enterprise rates on the vendor pricing page
- COBRA administration is in Starter, not gated to the top tier
- Broker channel plus a direct-buy path for employers
Cons
- Starter omits PTO, time, payroll, and performance
- Standard and Plus cap approvers and subgroups until Enterprise
- No published trial length, only a demo CTA
Integrations
UnitedHealthcare Kaiser Permanente Anthem / BCBS Cigna Aetna Indeed LinkedIn Glassdoor
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How BerniePortal compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | – | $5/employee/mo | – | – | |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | $12/employee/mo | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
Sales-quoted
Broker-led benefits admin if you want a larger broker network than BerniePortal's SMB stack.
$12/employee/mo
Small-employer benefits with ICHRA-style health benefits instead of a full HRIS plus COBRA suite.
Sales-quoted
All-in-one SMB HR and payroll if recruiting and payroll in one login matter more than Bernie's benefits cart.
Sales-quoted
Modern benefits wallet for teams that do not need BerniePortal's ATS-to-COBRA lifecycle.
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