Workplace from Meta vs Onex ESS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workplace from Meta
This is an internal communication and collaboration platform designed for employees and approved partners. It facilitates connection and information sharing within an organization.
- Internal communication
- Collaboration tools
- Information sharing
- Employee connection
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Workplace is a Meta internal tool, available only to Meta employees and approved partners.
Onex ESS
Access your monthly and yearly pay slips, make investment declarations, and view your tax sheet. This app allows employees to manage and track personal payroll-related activities.
- View monthly pay slips
- View yearly pay slips
- Make investment declarations
- View tax sheets
- Manage payroll activities
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This application is designed and developed by Osource (Osource India Pvt. Ltd). This mobile application is a part of Onex – Payroll Portal. Onex Payroll portal consists of business functions like claiming reimbursement, view his/her pay-slips along with investment declarations and tax sheet. Out of these business functions, Osource has introduced the following business activities through mobile application for employees to manage & track their own activities: 1) Monthly Pay-slip: Employee can view his / her monthly pay-slip. 2) Yearly Pay-slip: Employee can view his / her yearly pay-slip. 3) Investment Declaration: A detailed investment declaration of the employee can be viewed through this portal. 4) Tax sheet: From the salary and the investment data, the system allows employee to view his tax sheet for the mentioned year.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Workplace from Meta at 58% against Onex ESS's 0%. Workplace from Meta also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Onex ESS's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Workplace from Meta ships an update weekly, Onex ESS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workplace from Meta | Onex ESS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (116K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 116K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Suraj Rameshwar Dubey |
Customer experience
Workplace from Meta
Onex ESS
Bugs and requests
Workplace from Meta
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Unable to log in or sync accounts
- Inconsistent behavior when deleting users or accounts
- Notifications not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS/Android versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to schedule posts and updates
- Improved search and content organization
- Integration with other productivity tools
- Enhanced file sharing and document management
- More granular control over notification settings
Onex ESS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Workplace from Meta
No in-app purchases
Onex ESS
No in-app purchases
