How Benefits Studio compares
Every employer benefits communication approach falls into one of four buckets. Here's how they actually stack up — same features, real numbers, no spin.
Benefits Studio | Enterprise platforms Healthee, HealthJoy | Booklet builders e.g. EB3 | DIY Canva, Word, email | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical price (200 employees) | $690/yr flat | $9,600–$15,600/yr | $600–$2,400/yr | $0 + your time |
| Pricing model | Flat per portal | Per-employee-per-month | Flat, low tier | — |
| Setup time | Under 15 minutes | Weeks (sales + implementation) | Hours (manual entry) | 10–20 hours |
| AI document extraction | ✓ | ✓ (some platforms) | ✗ — manual entry | ✗ |
| AI assistant answers from your docs, with citations | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Employee logins required | None — public link | Usually none | None | Depends |
| Mobile-first benefit wallet | ✓ | ✓ | Flipbook-style PDF | Rarely |
| Multiple plan tiers (PPO + HDHP, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ | Manual per plan | Manual |
| Renewal updates | Re-upload + republish | Vendor-managed | Manual rebuild | Manual rebuild |
| Best for | Small–mid brokers & HR teams | Large enterprise, big budget | Brokers wanting a cheap PDF | Teams with time to spare |
vs. enterprise platforms
Platforms like Healthee and HealthJoy charge per employee per month — often $4–$6.50 PEPM. For a 200-person company that's $9,600– $15,600 a year, with a multi-week sales and implementation process. Benefits Studio Professional is $690/yr flat, regardless of headcount, and you're live the same day.
vs. booklet builders
Tools built around static PDF booklets are inexpensive but require typing every deductible and copay in by hand, with no AI extraction and no assistant employees can ask questions. Benefits Studio reads your plan documents and builds the site for you — you review, not retype.
vs. doing it yourself
Canva decks and Word docs cost nothing upfront but eat 10–20 hours per client and produce something that's stale the moment plans renew. Benefits Studio takes 15 minutes and republishes in a click when your documents change.
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