TNET vs AB Comparison

TriNet offers outsourced payroll and human capital management solutions for small and midsize businesses via a professional employer organization model. Under the PEO model, TriNet enters a co-employment arrangement and acts as the employer of record for administrative and regulatory purposes for clients' employees, known as worksite employees. Clients leverage the scale and expertise of TriNet to access competitive employee benefits, share employment risk liability, access compliance support, and outsource mission-critical day-to-day HR functions such as payroll and tax administration. Following the acquisition of Zenefits and Clarus R+D in 2022, TriNet derives the minority of its revenue from self-service HCM software and R&D tax credit services.

AllianceBernstein provides investment management services to institutional (41% of assets under management), retail (42%), and private (17%) clients through products that includes mutual funds, hedge funds, and separately managed accounts. At the end of June 2025, the company had $829 billion in managed assets, composed primarily of fixed-income (37% of AUM) and equity (41%) strategies, with other investments (made up of asset allocation services and certain other alternative investments) accounting for the remainder.