Payroll-synced deductions
Employee contributions and any payroll deductions sync to the next run automatically. No spreadsheets, no missed cycles.
Employee benefits
Employee benefits, administered for you.
Offer health and retirement benefits your team will actually value. Crew acts as your broker, handles enrollment, and keeps deductions in sync with payroll, at no extra cost.
- Free to start
- Transparent pricing
- Built for modern teams
- AI-native by default
At a glance
What is Crew benefits administration?
Crew employee benefits helps small and medium-sized businesses offer group health and retirement benefits. Crew presents insurer quotes side by side, lets employees and dependents enroll from the self-service portal, and syncs contributions to the next payroll run. Crew acts as your broker, with no extra fee on top of the premium.
Key facts
- Who it’s for
- Small and medium-sized businesses offering health or retirement benefits for the first time, or moving them off spreadsheets.
- Pricing
- Free to start, then priced in USD per employee per month.
- Solopreneur: Free forever
- Small Business: $6 per employee, per month
- Mid-Market: Custom volume pricing
- Platforms
- Web app, plus iOS and Android mobile apps for employees and managers.
- Core capabilities
- Side-by-side health insurance plan comparison
- Self-service enrollment for employees and dependents
- Tiered plans by role, grade, or location
- Contributions synced to payroll automatically
- A single point of contact for claims
- Works with
- Crew payroll, Crew HR, Crew AI, all on the same Crew employee profile.
- Last updated
USDnative
pricing, payslips, statutory deductions
Promptfirst
run workflows in plain English or your language
Freeto start
pay per employee per month when ready
Feature
Health insurance brokerage
Compare plans from leading insurers and pick what fits. Crew acts as your broker, with no extra fee on top of the premium.
- Set up in minutes, not weeks
- Connected to the rest of Crew on one employee profile
- Works on web, iOS, and Android
Built for SMBs
Self-service enrollment
Employees enroll themselves and their dependents in minutes from their Crew portal. You approve and we handle the paperwork.
See Crew benefits administration in a live demoMore of what Crew benefits handles.
Claims and support
Your team gets a single point of contact for claims questions. We chase the insurer so HR doesn't have to.
Coverage
What benefits can you offer through Crew?
Crew covers the benefits most small and medium-sized businesses start with, and keeps every contribution connected to payroll so deductions never drift out of sync.
- Group health insurance for employees and their dependents
- Tiered plans by role, grade, or location, with employees choosing within their tier
- Retirement benefits, including gratuity and provident fund administration
- Claims support with a single point of contact who follows up with the insurer
How it works
How does Crew benefits administration work?
Step 1: Compare plans
Browse quotes from leading insurers side by side. Crew acts as your broker, with no extra fee.
Step 2: Pick a plan, employees enroll
Employees and dependents enroll from their Crew portal in minutes.
Step 3: Deductions sync to payroll
Contributions flow into the next payroll run automatically.
Saved over 80 hours a year
“Payroll used to take at least one full day per month. We’re able to run payroll bi-weekly now, which takes us less than an hour each month.”
Syed Ali Rizvi
Founder, alphathree.co
Frequently asked
Crew benefits administration questions, answered.
Is benefits brokerage really free?
Yes. Crew is paid by the insurer as a broker, so there's no additional fee charged to you on top of the policy premium.
Which insurers does Crew work with?
Crew partners with major group health insurers in your market and presents quotes side by side so you can choose what fits.
Can I offer different benefit tiers?
Yes. Configure tiered plans by role, grade, or location and let employees choose within their tier during enrollment.
Do you support retirement benefits?
Crew supports gratuity and provident fund administration. Contributions sync with payroll and statements are generated automatically.
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Crew by business size
- Crew for solopreneurs
Everything one person needs to pay themselves compliantly.
- HR and payroll for small businesses
Predictable, transparent USD pricing. Free to try, no annual commitment.
- HR and payroll for mid-market teams
Volume pricing in USD, named CSM, structured rollout, SLA-backed support.
Compare and see it live
- Compare Crew with other HR and payroll software
Side-by-side comparisons on pricing, features, and support.
- Book a demo of Crew benefits administration
See it running on your own team structure in a short call.
See if Crew fits your business.
Start free. Add a few employees. Run a payroll. Decide for yourself.