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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    actiTIME

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AactiTIME, from Canadian company Actimind, is time-tracking software.

    $7

    per month per user

    Patriot Payroll

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APatriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.

    $17

    per month

    Pricing
    actiTIMEPatriot Payroll
    Editions & Modules
    actiTIME Free (up to 3 users)
    $0
    per user per month
    actiTIME Online (41-200 users)
    $6
    per month per user
    actiTIME Online (1-40 users)
    $7
    per month per user
    actiTIME Self-Hosted
    $120
    user
    actiTIME Online (200+ users)
    Fixed Cost
    for unlimited users
    Basic Payroll
    $17/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
    Accounting Basic
    $20/mo (unlimited use)
    Accounting Premium
    $30/mo (unlimited use)
    Full Service Payroll
    $37/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    actiTIMEPatriot Payroll
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThree different actiTIME versions are available: - actiTIME Free is online software for teams of up to three users with basic time-tracking functionality. - actiTIME Online is full-featured online software with free regular product upgrades starting at $7 user/month. - actiTIME Self-Hosted is software that you install on your own servers and purchase with a one-time payment.Patriot Software has two payroll options to choose from: Basic Payroll, and Full Service payroll software. Both start with a simple three-step payroll process. With the Full Service Payroll, Patriot will collect, deposit, and file federal, state, and local payroll taxes on the customer's behalf; end-of-the-year payroll tax filing is included at no extra charge. Print W2s on 8 x 1/2 x 11 plain white office paper to hand to employees, or post to the free employee portal. Also, Patriot Software offers free direct deposit.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Features
    actiTIMEPatriot Payroll
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of actiTIME and Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    actiTIME
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    Ratings
    Patriot Payroll
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.211 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.36 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    actiTIMEPatriot Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    actiTIMEPatriot Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    actiTIME Inc.
    ActiTime is a perfect program for managing payments and expenses within the company. It is an ideal tool to manage the activity of employees and the time they devote to their daily tasks within the company. ActiTime is undoubtedly recommended for its excellent performance in generating reports and the quality of its production. If anything could improve this tool it is its interface as it has become a bit outdated.
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    Patriot Software
    Patriot PAY is well-suited to a company that has a 10-day window between the end of the pay period and the payday. The company size makes very little difference and it is easy to use for any company. It is also very progressive in development and improvement. If a company has a small window for turn-around, but fairly consistent payroll amounts (such as a lot of salary workers), Patriot PAY might also be a good fit for them.

    Companies with tight turn-around times or payrolls that vary significantly in direct deposit amounts might have difficulty using Patriot PAY.
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    Pros
    actiTIME Inc.
    • It's a program that has different tools perfect for saving time.
    • It has a mobile application that serves to see the activities that are carried out from anywhere.
    • It offers detailed reports in real-time.
    • Its reports are customizable.
    • Allows employees access without the need to create another account.
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    Patriot Software
    • It is simple, intuitive and straightforward in its design. Someone with little experience with roles in human resources roles, bookkeeping or payroll can quickly learn how to set-up the software and run payroll regularly by reading through the support portion of the site, or by contacting the helpful staff at Patriot. Patriot staff have walked me through issues or guided me on the phone as I learned how to use a function of the software.
    • Patriot provides comprehensive quarterly tax filing records, including 941s, state unemployment compensation tax payments, state employer's tax and local employer's tax filings. You can also generate payroll or tax deposit reports over a specific time period or per employee.
    • The support and FAQ pages available on Patriot are very practical and written in an easy to understand manner. Using the information provided there, I was able to properly set up new employees according to local and state filing requirements.
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    Cons
    actiTIME Inc.
    • This application can be complex to use for new users.
    • ActiTime should further update its mobile application.
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    Patriot Software
    • Connecting with outside software - we have an issue of Patriot not recognizing donors when connected to other websites when all the information is the same minus a middle initial
    • Giving an error page when something small is off. Instead of giving an easy to fix error notification, Patriot brings the user to an error page and they have to reenter everything.
    • Fixing dates easily. If a date is entered incorrectly, 8/13/21 instead of 2021, an error pop up appears but the user has to click enter/okay many times or refresh the page in order to fix this issue.
    • Enter vs Tab key - Patriot loves the tab key but if the user clicks enter instead, many times it brings them to the home page.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    actiTIME Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Patriot Software
    It works well because it is cheap for us.
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    Usability
    actiTIME Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Patriot Software
    I think it is great once things are setup as for general user looking to look for simple things like a copy of a paystub or a current pay rate for an employee. However, to find specialized things like a state withholding number or payroll integration settings those do require a bit more digging to find or possibly a call to customer service for help.
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    Support Rating
    actiTIME Inc.
    It has quality support, solving any problem quickly, and clarifying any doubt that arises. It works very well and has quick and detailed answers, the quality of service in this sense is impeccable. ActiTime offers an online chat by which you can solve most of the problems almost immediately.
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    Patriot Software
    Generally speaking it is pretty good that when I need to call somebody up for a payroll question I can generally within five minutes get somebody on the phone and they can help me resolve the problem or specify where specifically I need to go or contact to find my answers. However, that being said, for my specific situation as a partner my assigned contact has not always been very responsive.
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    Alternatives Considered
    actiTIME Inc.
    This tool is the only one that has been used and worked wonderfully, it is an excellent program, it has not been necessary to try other similar tools.
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    Patriot Software
    I briefly used Intuit Online Payroll, and it was expensive, had no support, and was very frustrating to use. I also used 3 local tax companies for payroll - they were extremely expensive and messed up all of the time. Their employee turnover was very annoying (and it seemed to happen every other month) and each employee did things differently. When I let one of my employees go, the last company paid them after termination (2 weeks of salary), and had to get into a legal battle because the employee would not give the money back.
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    Return on Investment
    actiTIME Inc.
    • It allows us to take the process and the expenses made in each project, and these give us the possibility to choose the correct budget for what we are doing.
    • This application does not give the ease of knowing that the payments will be made to different employees without any complication, generating reports that justify the hours of work they did.
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    Patriot Software
    • It boosts my time available for client-facing activities by not having to spend as much time processing payroll.
    • It helps me deliver accurate reports to my CPA at tax time regarding employee wages and employer taxes.
    • Through the online portal, I can easily track year-to-date taxes my company has paid.
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    ScreenShots

    actiTIME Screenshots

    Screenshot of The options: online timesheet, a browser extension and a free mobile app. Record time spent in other apps and on the go. Ensure data accuracy and security with timesheet locking and approvalsScreenshot of The dashboard to create custom workflows, task estimates and deadlines. Monitor project health with time and financial reportsScreenshot of Team Management features. Manage workload and assign tasks to team members. Share details, comments and useful links. Review team performance with time and financial reportsScreenshot of Colorful charts and reports. Review team performance, project health, business costs and profits using real-time widgets and analytics toolsScreenshot of Billing and Invoicing, used to set up task- and user-specific rates, track time across billable and non-billable activities to review project costs, run payroll calculations, generate bills and invoicesScreenshot of some of the available integrations.

    Patriot Payroll Screenshots

    Screenshot of the 3-step process to carry out payrollScreenshot of the Payroll interface, which can be used run payroll on any device with internet or data connection. There is no need to download and maintain a separate payroll app.Screenshot of a payroll report, to sort by work location, employee, and date range.