Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Benefitfocus, Inc. of our report dated February 25, 2016, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Benefitfocus, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
June 7, 2016
