Oasis vs PrestigePEO

Paychex acquired Oasis Outsourcing in 2018 for $1.2 billion in cash. Oasis Outsourcing was an ESAC-accredited human resources services company based in Florida that offered services in human resources, employee benefits, and payroll processing. The acquisition was about building revenue, and Paychex aimed to grow its human resource outsourcing capability and extend its technology to a new client base as part of the acquisition. While Oasis initially operated as its own entity, it is now fully part of the Paychex brand as one of the available solutions in "Paychex HR."

PrestigePEO is a PEO that provides HR services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in eight industries. It is headquartered in Melville, NY, and was founded in 1998 by Andrew Lubash, and became a member of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) that same year. It is accredited to service clients in 48 states and is ranked #12 out of more than 487 PEOs nationwide. Its services include employee benefits, HR management and consulting, payroll, workplace compliance, retirement planning, HR technologies, and workers' compensation. It does not share specific solution plans or pricing on the website, so prospective clients have to submit a form or call for a personalized quote. PrestigePEO holds the Employer Services Assurance Corporation (ESAC) certification and the Certificate Institute (CI) Workers' Compensation certification. They also hold CPEO certification from the IRS. It is one of only 1% of PEOs in the US to retain all three industry certifications.