Guideline

guideline.com · San Francisco, United States of America

Guideline is a fintech company that provides cloud-based 401(k) retirement plans for small and mid-sized businesses in the United States. It offers an all-in-one platform for plan administration, recordkeeping, and investment management, integrating with payroll systems to automate contributions and compliance. The company generates revenue through plan administration and asset-based fees charged to employers and participants.

  • Payment Processing
  • Wealth & Investment Software
  • IT Consulting & Implementation
Revenue
$90.0M
Employees
550
Founded
2015
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States of America

What 5 Arbolus experts think of Guideline

The NPS scores are concentrated in the 6-10 range, with 33% promoters (NPS 9–10), 33% passives (NPS 7–8), and 33% detractors (NPS 6). Renewal intent is positive among users with over a year of tenure, while offboarding customers report lower sentiment. Most users are in the long-term post-implementation stage (>1 year), though some are currently offboarding. Key themes include reliable ongoing service and value alignment, balanced by offboarding dissatisfaction.Overall Customer Sentiment: Neutral

Who reviewed Guideline

Total customers 5 4 current · 1 former
Reviews growth +5 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 80% (4)
  • Manager 20% (1)
Marketing Leader C-Suite NPS 7
Founder C-Suite NPS 9 Will renew
Finance Manager Manager NPS 8 Not renewing

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Sentiment

-20 Net Promoter Score, from 5 scored reviews
  • Promoters 1
  • Passives 2
  • Detractors 2

Cumulative NPS by month

-1 over 4 months
  • Dec 8
  • Mar 8
  • Apr 7
  • May 7

Net Promoter Score across 1 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median -20 across 1 companies.

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Renewal intent

Plan to renew 50%
  • Will renew 1
  • Undecided 0
  • Not renewing 1

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 100% 1 answer
  • Manager 0% 1 answer
  • 9/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 8/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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