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Powerful desktop payroll for UK businesses that run their own pay runs in house

3.9Based on 95 reviews

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3.9

95 reviews

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Linda OldroydVerified reviewer

Finance Director, Farndale Foods

LinkedIn verified
Retail11-50 employeesIrelandUsed: 6-12 months
5.0
Reviewed on 28 November 2024

Reporting my auditors accept as is

Statutory sick, maternity and paternity pay calculated on the correct reference periods, which I have watched simpler tools get wrong, is exactly the kind of depth that matters.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Departmental and cost centre analysis is detailed.

Cons

Entering variable hours for a large workforce is manual.

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Sandra N.Verified reviewer

Payroll Manager

LinkedIn verified
Transportation11-50 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
3.0
Reviewed on 20 November 2024

Right for complex payroll, heavy for simple

It does the job accurately but we use a fraction of its depth, and for a straightforward payroll a lighter guided tool might have suited us better.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Pros

Reporting is detailed.

Cons

The interface feels dated.

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Gethin L.

Accounts Manager, Danesmoor Ltd

Printing11-50 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 1-2 years
4.0
Reviewed on 17 November 2024

Solid and dependable, learning curve aside

Brought payroll in house and it has paid off, both in cost and in control. A determined few weeks of setup and learning, and it has run reliably since.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Pros

Support resolved our setup questions.

Cons

Not the tool for a very small simple payroll.

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Gethin E.

Bookkeeper, Netherfield Engineering

Logistics & Supply Chain11-50 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 6-12 months
5.0
Reviewed on 28 October 2024

Bureau ready for multiple clients

I run payroll for well over a hundred staff and the depth is exactly what a serious payroll job needs. Every tax year change lands in the software rather than becoming my problem.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Handles salary sacrifice and attachment of earnings properly.

Cons

None beyond what everyone says about the learning curve.

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Gail EntwistleVerified reviewer

Accounts Manager

LinkedIn verified
Food Production201-500 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
4.0
Reviewed on 21 October 2024

Copes with what we throw at it

The compliance and reporting are genuinely strong. The interface shows its heritage and support is slower at year end, which is why four rather than five, but the payroll itself is faultless.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Pros

Reporting is detailed enough for finance and audit.

Cons

Configuration takes thought up front.

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Marion Higginbotham

HR and Payroll Manager

Transportation51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 1-2 years
2.0
Reviewed on 20 October 2024

Capable but frustrating for us

It does everything correctly but the experience of using it, dated interface, desktop backups, slow year end support, wore us down over a year.

Ease of use
1.0
Customer service
2.0
Value for money
2.0
Functionality
3.0
Pros

Handles complex payroll well.

Cons

The learning curve was steep for our needs.

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Colin Micklethwaite

Payroll Specialist, Swaledale

Facilities Services51-200 employeesIrelandUsed: 2+ years
2.0
Reviewed on 18 October 2024

Wrong fit for our remote team

A powerful tool that simply does not fit how our team works now, and the effort of remote access and the learning curve pushed us toward a cloud alternative.

Ease of use
2.0
Customer service
2.0
Value for money
1.0
Functionality
3.0
Pros

RTI and pensions are reliable.

Cons

Support was slow when it mattered.

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Christine C.

Practice Manager

Real Estate51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 1-2 years
5.0
Reviewed on 13 October 2024

Would not swap it for a cloud tool

As a bureau running a dozen client payrolls, the speed and reliability are everything, and no client scenario in years has ever caught this product out.

Ease of use
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Compliance has been rock solid for years.

Cons

The pricing band steps up as headcount grows.

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Rhian L.

Office Manager, Marsden Engineering

Printing11-50 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 6-12 months
5.0
Reviewed on 7 October 2024

Still the benchmark after all these years

Auto enrolment assessment across a constantly changing workforce is genuinely bulletproof, which for a business with high turnover is the single most valuable thing it does.

Ease of use
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Fast for an experienced operator, which matters for a busy payroll.

Cons

Honestly little else, it does the job properly.

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Padraig H.

Payroll and Accounts Manager, Foxton Engineering

Non-Profit Organization Management2-10 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 13 September 2024

The accounts link removed our double entry

It copes with complex pay elements, multiple frequencies and the awkward scenarios that lighter payroll tools simply cannot handle, and the numbers are always right.

Customer service
5.0
Pros

Pension files upload to Nest without editing.

Cons

There is a genuine learning curve for a new operator.

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