Engage PEO review: what is public, and what to ask

What we could confirm about Engage PEO

Published price

Nonequote only

Minimum and setup fee

Not statedEngage PEO site

Carriers named

4Aetna, MetLife, Kaiser, BCBS

IRS CPEO

YesEngage PEO, LLC, IRS list 8/7/2026

Forbes Advisor includes Engage PEO among its 2026 best PEO picks. That is a listing, not data we can check.

What Engage PEO might cost

Engage publishes no fee. For scale, ADP's PEO cost guide (updated July 14, 2026) puts industry admin fees at 2% to 12% of total payroll or about $40 to $160 per employee per month, and Justworks posts its PEO at $79 or $124 per employee per month (both checked October 16, 2026). For 10 employees, the industry range works out to 10 x $40 = $400 to 10 x $160 = $1,600 a month before premiums, workers' comp and payroll taxes. That is not an Engage quote. See PEO cost per employee for every line on a PEO invoice, and 2026 SUTA rates for the state tax line.

Questions to ask Engage PEO before you sign

1. Ask for the admin fee in dollars per employee per month, and whether it is a flat fee or a percent of payroll.
2. Ask for workers' comp as a separate rate per $100 of payroll for each job class.
3. Ask which Aetna, Kaiser, BCBS and MetLife plans are open in each of your states, and for two years of renewal history.
4. Ask for the client service agreement and read the term, notice period and any early termination or transition fee.
5. Confirm the contract names Engage PEO, LLC, the entity on the IRS CPEO list, with its EIN.
6. Ask who issues W-2s for the year you leave and how long you keep access to payroll records.

Engage PEO score

Engage PEO ranks 9 of the 15 PEOs we score.

Scores come from published terms, prices and documented complaints. See how we score providers.

Better-documented PEOs to compare

If you want to compare Engage against PEOs with more published detail, start with these:

• Justworks: posts its PEO prices ($79 and $124 per employee per month).
• TriNet: quote only, large-group benefits, published support hours.
• Insperity: fixed per-employee HR fee that does not rise with wages.
• ADP TotalSource: workers' comp included in the service fee.
• Paychex PEO: assigned HR contact from the first employee.

All five are on the IRS active CPEO list too; see the full certified PEO list, the PEO rankings and the PEO hub.

More PEO reviews and comparisons

• ADP TotalSource reviewADP's PEO: quote-only pricing, workers' comp in the fee, renewals.
• Insperity reviewHow Insperity's fixed fee works, the $425 promo and what to ask.
• Justworks reviewPosted PEO prices, the 2026 increase, complaints and how to leave.
• Justworks alternativesScored alternatives, payroll-only routes and a step-by-step exit plan.
• Justworks vs TriNetA posted $79 to $124 PEO fee against TriNet's quote, minimum headcount and longer support hours.
• Paychex PEO reviewQuote-only pricing, 2026 estimates, Oasis and the exit fees to ask about.
• Rippling PEO reviewQuote-only PEO on a modular platform; CPEO status not confirmed.
• Rippling vs JustworksJustworks' posted $79 to $124 PEO fee against Rippling's quote-only PEO and modules.
• TriNet reviewQuote-only pricing, the FSA complaints, minimums and how to leave.
• TriNet alternativesScored alternatives, the ASO option and what changes when you leave.
• TriNet vs InsperityTwo quote-only PEOs: TriNet's per-employee fee against Insperity's fixed HR charge and $425 credit.