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Office Manager, Kingsway
It handles RTI, auto-enrolment and statutory pay reliably. Connect being a separate add on is the only slight downside.
Support is knowledgeable and quick.
Not much built in for wider HR.
Practice Owner, Marlow Ltd
FPS and EPS to HMRC go through without a hitch every month. The employee app cut down on payslip queries too.
Automatic enrolment and the pension provider links save me hours every month.
BrightPay Connect is a separate add on you need to budget for.
Bookkeeper, Hartley Digital
We run payroll for over 200 client companies on BrightPay. The RTI submissions are painless and auto-enrolment is fully handled.
The employee app and online payslips cut down on questions from staff.
Very large employers might want deeper HR features built in.
Bright (Thesaurus Software) Response— responded on 8 May 2025
Thanks for the feedback. Really glad the payroll and auto-enrolment tools are working well for you.
Accountant, Cotswold Group
We moved our clients across and have not looked back. The support team genuinely know their stuff.
The value for money is hard to beat.
Not much built in for wider HR.
Practice Owner, Fenwick Partners
Payroll runs smoothly every month and year end is far less stressful than it used to be.
HMRC submissions are consistent and trouble free.
Not much built in for wider HR.
Finance Director, Cotswold Ltd
It handles the core payroll well but the add ons for the cloud features push the price up more than I expected.
Good core value.
Interface feels dated.
Payroll Administrator, Camden Partners
LinkedIn verifiedFPS and EPS to HMRC go through without a hitch every month. The employee app cut down on payslip queries too.
Excellent value compared with the bigger payroll names.
None so far.
Payroll Administrator, Pennine Services
FPS and EPS to HMRC go through without a hitch every month. The employee app cut down on payslip queries too.
Excellent value compared with the bigger payroll names.
Nothing significant, it does its job every month.
HR and Payroll Lead, Thames
The pension provider integrations mean auto-enrolment basically runs itself now. It used to be my worst job of the month.
Support actually understands UK payroll and gets back to you quickly.
The interface is functional rather than flashy.
Bookkeeper, Hollybush Solutions
We run payroll for over 200 client companies on BrightPay. The RTI submissions are painless and auto-enrolment is fully handled.
The employee app and online payslips cut down on questions from staff.
BrightPay Connect is a separate add on you need to budget for.