bswift
by bswift · Benefits Administration
Cloud benefits administration platform with AI-assisted enrollment and compliance services.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
- ADP
WorkdayUKG
SAP SuccessFactors - Deployment
- Cloud
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
Overview
bswift is a Chicago-based benefits administration platform that helps employers manage employee benefits enrollment, eligibility and compliance, including for complex workforces such as multi-location teams, union employees, retirees and variable-hour staff. Founded in 1996, the company was acquired by Aetna in 2014, became part of CVS Health after the CVS-Aetna merger, and was sold by CVS Health to private equity firm Francisco Partners in 2022 for approximately $740 million.
The platform centralises benefits enrollment, eligibility rules engines, life-event processing, COBRA administration, ACA reporting, dependent verification and billing reconciliation. It layers in native AI (branded Emma Intelligence) to help answer employee benefits questions and speed up plan configuration, and includes Evive, an engagement capability that delivers personalized, data-driven benefits nudges to employees.
bswift connects to HR, payroll and carrier systems through more than 550 pre-built integrations plus REST APIs, SFTP and webhooks, syncing employee demographic data, eligibility, elections and payroll deductions with systems such as Workday, ADP Workforce Now and UKG Pro.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video hosted on YouTube.
Modules & capabilities
bswift covers 21 of 53 capabilities we track in this category
40%- Multi plan-type supportNot evidenced
- Eligibility rule engineConfigurable eligibility rules incl. variable-hour, union, retiree populations, no custom codingCore strength
- Contribution & cost-sharing setupNot evidenced
- New-hire default coverageNot evidenced
- Plan renewal managementNot evidenced
- Multi-entity plan supportNot evidenced
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
Common use cases
- Running annual open enrollment for a multi-state employer with variable-hour and union employees
- Automating COBRA notices, elections and premium billing after a qualifying event
- Verifying dependent eligibility documentation before extending health coverage
- Syncing payroll deductions between bswift and ADP Workforce Now or UKG Pro after enrollment
- Delivering personalized benefits engagement campaigns to improve plan utilization
- Centralising ACA reporting and non-discrimination testing for a large employer
- Connecting a Workday HCM instance to bswift for near real-time demographic and payroll updates
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Purpose-built for complex, high-touch benefits populations (union, retiree, variable-hour, multi-entity)
- Native AI (Emma Intelligence) embedded across enrollment, plan configuration and dependent verification
- 550+ pre-built integrations spanning HR, payroll and carrier systems with near real-time sync options
- Bundled compliance and COBRA administration services alongside the software platform
ERP integrations
bswift's ecosystem materials claim a prebuilt SAP SuccessFactors integration, but no public docs page or marketplace listing could be located to evidence it as a certified/productized connector.
Vendor claims near real-time demographic and payroll updates with Workday via API, but no public docs page or Workday Marketplace listing could be located.
Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-11.
Pricing
Pricing is not publicly listed; typically quoted per employee based on population size, complexity and selected compliance/administration services. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (hosted on AWS)
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Languages
- English
About the vendor
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Employees
- ~1,300
- Ownership
- Private (owned by Francisco Partners; formerly owned by Aetna/CVS Health)
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bswift — frequently asked questions
Does bswift integrate with Workday?
Yes. bswift connects to Workday via API for near real-time demographic and payroll data updates, reducing reliance on traditional file transfers.
Does bswift integrate with ADP Workforce Now?
Yes. The bswift Connector for ADP Workforce Now, listed on the ADP Marketplace, syncs payroll deductions in near real time, with 99% of transactions completing in 5 minutes or less and a typical implementation timeline of 4-6 weeks.
What HR and payroll systems does bswift connect to?
bswift offers more than 550 pre-built integrations across HR, payroll and carrier systems, including Workday, ADP Workforce Now, UKG Pro and SAP SuccessFactors, alongside REST APIs, SFTP and webhooks for custom connections.
How much does bswift cost?
bswift does not publish list pricing. It is quoted per employee based on population size, plan complexity and the compliance or administration services selected.
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