Compare/vs DIY Spreadsheets
Side-by-side
PerkIQ vs DIY Spreadsheets
Building your own benefits audit in Excel or Google Sheets, often combining a category list, a tracking tab, and some basic scoring you've put together yourself.
Spreadsheets are free and infinitely flexible. They're also where institutional knowledge goes to die. The next HR lead inherits a tab they don't understand, the methodology drifts, and no one has time to maintain it. PerkIQ gives you the same control with a structure that doesn't decay.
Feature-by-feature
Choose PerkIQ if
- You want methodology that doesn't degrade with staff turnover
- You want to compare your score against industry benchmarks
- You want actions, not just analysis
- You don't have spare hours to maintain a spreadsheet
Choose DIY Spreadsheets if
- You have a very specific scoring approach you've validated yourself
- You only need to run an audit once and won't repeat it
- You enjoy spreadsheet design more than benefits strategy
- You have the time and resource to maintain it over years
Pricing
PerkIQ
Free for the Snapshot Healthcheck. £45/mo Growth (annual) for the full feature set including action tracker, provider matching, and PDF reports.
DIY Spreadsheets
Free in software cost. But factor in 6-20 hours to build a competent version (£300-£1,500 of your time at typical HR fully-loaded rates) plus ongoing maintenance every six months.
Free isn't free
Spreadsheets are great until the person who built them leaves. PerkIQ gives you the same structured view, but it's still here in two years when you need to re-run the audit, and your replacement will understand it on day one. The hidden cost of a DIY audit is the cost of rebuilding it, which most teams never quite get round to.
See your benefits score in five minutes
Run the Snapshot for free. No credit card. Decide for yourself if PerkIQ replaces what you would otherwise spend on this.
