isolved vs Namely (2026): which should you pick?

Pick isolved if

• Fits if you are a US employer who wants payroll, benefits and HR in one suite
• Works for firms that want to add modules in stages

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price, as none is published
• Skip it if you are outside the US, since payroll outside the US is not described
• Watch out: what a price covers depends on which modules the quote includes
• Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed

Pick Namely if

• Fits if you want HR, payroll and benefits from one US provider
• Works for businesses with hourly staff who clock in at kiosks or on phones

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try it first, as there's only a guided tour
• Not for you if you employ people outside the US
• Pricey if you want onboarding on Namely Now, which costs extra, or workers' comp, which comes only with Complete
• Watch out: Plus, Plus People and Complete are quoted after a needs review, and contracts can run up to 3 years
• Watch out: the rated Namely app hasn't been updated since 2021, and NamelyONE has no ratings yet

isolved

• No prices are published; the site offers a pricing request form and a demo.
• The site markets to US employers; its pages do not describe payroll outside the US.
• The modules are modular, so what a given price includes depends on the quote.

Namely

• Only Namely Now has a published starting price; the other packages are quoted after a needs review.
• Built for US employers: payroll updates tax calculations for every jurisdiction and issues W-2s; the pages read name no other countries.
• There is no free trial, only a guided tour; contracts run from month to month up to 3 years.
• Onboarding is an extra charge on Namely Now, and workers' comp and shared liability come only with Complete.

isolved

HR and payroll

An HR and payroll area in the same platform as benefits and talent tools, so employee data is entered once.

Talent acquisition

Applicant tracking and recruiting, which the site lists as one of its main solution areas.

Benefits

Open enrollment guidance with personalized recommendations for each employee, plus a separate benefits portal login.

Workforce management

A workforce management area for hours and scheduling, listed alongside HR and payroll.

Talent management

Performance, engagement and learning management, which the vendor describes as modular parts of one HCM platform.

AI and analytics

AI features and workforce reports and insights across the modules.

Namely

Payroll with tax compliance

Runs any pay frequency and off-cycle pay runs, keeps tax calculations updated for each jurisdiction, and exports to the general ledger.

Time, scheduling and clocks

Staff enter time from a desktop, kiosk, mobile app or biometric clock with geofencing, and managers build schedules with shift swaps.

HR, onboarding and reporting

Employee records, file storage, time-off tracking, onboarding for new hires and custom reports with charts.

Recruiting, performance and compliance

From Namely Plus: AI-assisted applicant tracking, continuous feedback and goals, and state-mandated training with a living handbook.

Managed services

Higher packages hand payroll processing and benefits brokerage to Namely's team, and Complete adds workers' comp and shared liability.

NamelyOne mobile app

Employees see pay stubs, W-2s and benefits, request time off and clock in; managers approve leave and check timecards.

isolved

Pricing could not be confirmed. See isolvedhcm.com.

Namely

• Namely Now$9

  per employee / month and up

  HR and payroll. Onboarding and large-group benefits cost extra. Final price is quoted by sales.

• Namely PlusCustom

  Adds onboarding, recruiting, performance, compliance, the benefits administration module and time tracking.

• Namely Plus PeopleCustom

  Namely Plus with Namely's managed payroll and managed benefits services.

• Namely CompleteCustom

  Adds large-group medical, dental and vision plans, workers' comp, risk and safety management and shared-liability compliance.