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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Payroll Relief

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APayroll Relief is payroll processing software for accountants, from AccountantsWorld headquartered in Hauppauge. Payroll Relief automates actions like direct deposit, tax payment, tax filing, and electronic child support, boasting 100% calculation accuracy, and also supports batch processing of payroll and check printing, to minimize data entry.

    $1,495

    per month

    Netchex

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ANetchex is a HR, payroll, and tax administration software platform with solutions dedicated to recruitment, hiring, and onboarding as well as payroll, tax compliance, HR, time/attendance, benefits management, and analytics for these areas.N/A
    Pricing
    Payroll ReliefNetchex
    Editions & Modules
    Pay per Payroll
    $356.95
    per year
    First Year Cost
    $1495
    per year
    Pay per Paycheck (after first year)
    $2000
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Payroll ReliefNetchex
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Payroll ReliefNetchex
    Considered Both Products
    AccountantsWorld
    No answer on this topic
    Netchex
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    Features
    Payroll ReliefNetchex
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Payroll Relief and Netchex
    Feature
    Payroll Relief
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Netchex
    9.4
    16 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Pay calculation7.31 Ratings9.616 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.11 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.11 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.11 Ratings9.911 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.11 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.813 Ratings
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    Payroll ReliefNetchex
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    Score5.7 out of 10
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    Score5.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Payroll ReliefNetchex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Payroll ReliefNetchex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AccountantsWorld
    Payroll Relief can be customized to work for just about any business. Electronic tax payment and e-filing services are not available in all states so the system may be less appropriate in jurisdictions where there is a lack of automation on the back-end. This lack of automation can be overcome by a payroll processing provider that has good internal processes and an understanding of how to handle their clients' filings/payments directly with these unsupported states
    Incentivized
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    Netchex
    Netchex is great if you want to log in to one place to take care of all things employee-related. It is especially helpful if you have multiple locations or divisions as you can easily set these up and manage them as needed. The more employees you have, the more you will benefit from a program like Netchex that provides so much support for your business. Our company has multiple locations of stores and many employee position levels and Netchex has been great at keeping all of this simple when a lessor product could make it much more complicated. Netchex would not be as appropriate if you have a very small business or a simple payroll structure. It would definitely still work well for you, it would just be more sophisticated than you would require.
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    Pros
    AccountantsWorld
    • Payroll entry and approval is simple
    • The system supports unlimited pay types so it is easy to customize the system for our clients
    • The system automates the filing of most tax forms and W-2s
    Incentivized
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    Netchex
    • My Netchex Service Team is very responsive and friendly. They are willing and able to spend the amount of time needed on one call to troubleshoot most problems or answer questions.
    • Their recent updates to the employee dashboard have been well-received by our seasonal team. Employees are able to quickly find what they are looking for which has minimized the amount of requests that my team receives regarding questions on pay or updating personal information.
    • Online W-2 forms have been a game-changer for us since moving to Netchex. Our staff tend to move around a lot and most do not get the mailed copy of their W-2. The electronic consent has saved me hours and hours of time.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    AccountantsWorld
    • The site navigation can be confusing.
    • The system lacks HR functionality. There is no automated employee onboarding option. PTO can be tracked but there is no way for employees to request time off from their employee portal.
    • Payroll processors do not get a dashboard showing a list of payrolls that are scheduled to be processed each day like some other systems do.
    Incentivized
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    Netchex
    • SOME CUST SVC REPS MAY NEED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON WORK AROUNDS
    • WOULD PREFER TO CHAT WITH SOMEONE, SOMETIMES WORDS IN TEXT COULD BE MISINTERPRETED. ALSO SPEAKING TO SOMEONE IS ALWAYS A POSITIVE
    • NOT REALLY ANYTHING ELSE BUT HAVE BEEN USING THEM 3 MONTHS SO NOT LONG INTO IT.....VERY EASY SYSTEM AND LOVE I CAN DO A NEGATIVE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CALL AND ASK THEM TO DO IT ON THEIR END.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AccountantsWorld
    No answers on this topic
    Netchex
    Easy to work with.
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    Usability
    AccountantsWorld
    No answers on this topic
    Netchex
    Very user friendly and great interface.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    AccountantsWorld
    No answers on this topic
    Netchex
    The first line CE team is phenomenal. They are helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. We have had less luck with the responsiveness of the tax department. However, their response time has improved drastically over the past year.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    AccountantsWorld
    No answers on this topic
    Netchex
    Implementation took some time but was pretty much error free.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AccountantsWorld
    Payroll relief is more customizable and easier to use than some other systems we have reviewed. The fee structure is better suited for our client base as well.
    Incentivized
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    Netchex
    I like that they are not so big that they ignore the small customers. They are also reasonably priced. Their support is excellent, I had worked with ADP in a prior position, and we did not have the same kind of support
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    Return on Investment
    AccountantsWorld
    • We can process a large number of payrolls with a relatively small staff.
    • Payroll relief is simple to sell and support.
    Incentivized
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    Netchex
    • Associates can easily access their data and make changes to things like their address and direct deposit, saving manager time to focus on more critical tasks within the organization
    • NetRecruitier has one site that can be posted to multiple job boards with one applicant tracking system
    • Electronic Onboarding allows us to get information out to the new employee so we can start with expectations on their first day and they know what to expect.
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    Screenshot of AccountantsWorld offers Payroll Relief with extensive data entryScreenshot of Payroll Relief offers extensive review screens for payrollScreenshot of Payroll Relief offers a comprehensive set of tools to manage your payroll practice, including a dashboard that monitors data for each client.