Sequoia One PEO review: pricing, certification and fit

Sequoia One at a glance

Published price

Noneconsultation form only

IRS CPEO list

YesSequoia One PEO, LLC, Aug 7, 2026

Benefits claim

140+ countriesglobal benefits, per sequoia.com

Our score

17/10012th of 15 PEOs

What Sequoia says it does

Sequoia presents its PEO as one piece of a wider service: benefits brokerage, total rewards and equity advice, plus programs for companies backed by investors. On payroll, its line is "We take the lead on payroll and tax execution." It also claims global benefits in "140+ Countries."

Read the global claim narrowly. It describes benefits, and nothing we read on sequoia.com says Sequoia will employ your workers abroad. A US PEO co-employs people in the US. If you are hiring in other countries, an employer of record is the usual route, so compare EOR providers and their monthly fees and read how a PEO differs from an EOR before assuming one contract covers both.

The advisory side raises a pricing question the site leaves open. Is brokerage and total rewards advice included in the PEO fee, paid through carrier commissions, or billed separately? Ask Sequoia to price each service on its own line.

What Sequoia One might cost

Sequoia posts no fee and our research found no third-party estimate for it. For a frame, use two outside numbers. ADP, which runs its own PEO, says in a guide updated July 14, 2026 that fees across the industry fall between $40 and $160 for each employee monthly, or 2% to 12% of total payroll. Justworks charges $124 a head each month for PEO Plus, the plan that adds health benefits administration (checked October 16, 2026).

Percent-of-payroll pricing hits well-paid teams hardest. Take 25 employees averaging $120,000: payroll is $3,000,000 a year, so even 2% is $60,000 a year, or $5,000 a month. Spread over 25 people that is $200 per employee per month, above the top of ADP's per-employee range. Find out which basis Sequoia uses before you compare it with a flat-fee PEO.

Health premiums, workers' comp and state unemployment tax are billed on top of any admin fee. Our PEO cost breakdown shows each line, and the 2026 SUTA rate table shows what new employers pay by state.

Certification, states and support

Sequoia One PEO, LLC is on the IRS active CPEO list with report date August 7, 2026. Under 26 USC 3511, that entity, rather than your company, carries the employer role for federal payroll taxes on wages it pays out, and a mid-year start does not reset the Social Security and FUTA wage bases your team has already used. Make sure the contract names that exact entity.

Two gaps stand out. Sequoia does not list the states it serves, so confirm each state where you have staff or plan to hire. And it publishes no support channels or hours, which is why it scores 0 of 10 for support. Ask who your day-to-day contact will be and how fast they answer.

Questions to ask Sequoia

Put these to Sequoia in writing and compare its answers with quotes from two or three higher-scoring PEOs.

Sequoia One reviews

G2 lists Sequoia One at 4.4 out of 5 from 27 reviews, and Sequoia's Trustpilot page returned an error when we tried to read it (both October 16, 2026). We did not research complaint themes for Sequoia this pass. Twenty-seven reviews is a small base, so ask for references from clients at your stage and headcount, and ask them about renewals and how benefits questions get answered.

Our Sequoia One score: 17 out of 100

Sequoia ranks 12th of the 15 PEOs we score. Its points come from certified status (10) and from describing brokerage and global benefits (4). It scores zero on price, contract terms and support because none are published. See how we score PEOs.

Who Sequoia One may suit, and what to compare

Sequoia's own positioning points to investor-backed companies that want benefits strategy and equity advice next to payroll. If what you mainly need is a certified PEO with a price you can see, quote these too:

• Justworks (score 67): the only large PEO with posted prices, $79 and $124 per employee per month.
• TriNet (score 50): quote only, with premiums kept outside its per-employee fee.
• ADP TotalSource (score 44): includes workers' comp in its service fee.
• Paychex PEO (score 34): names Aetna, MetLife, Delta Dental and Chubb as benefits partners.
• Insperity (score 33): a fixed per-employee charge that does not rise with salaries, useful for high-pay teams.

Not sure a PEO is the right model at all? Our PEO vs payroll service guide compares the two.