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    Auris

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAuris, formerly Heartland Payroll, is a solution designed to serve as a single point of contact, where customers have online access to their payroll data and employee information.N/A
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    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    Acrisure
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    bad choice
    Incentivized
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    Heartland bought out our previous payroll service 2 years ago
    Incentivized
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    Only Paylocity has comparable technology but costs way more. The customer support at all 3 of these companies is a nightmare. This isn't news to anyone who has been in business for a while. If you're a broker, ADP and Paychex are going to try and steal your clients every day.
    Incentivized
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    Heartland payroll is an abysmal failure since it was never set up properly in the first place. I would go back to Paycom if I could.
    Incentivized
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    Heartland was a good fit for our company because they were willing to work with us to create the reports we need. A former payroll resource wanted to charge for reporting changes.
    Incentivized
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    I like the personal communication with my own rep, the onboarding, the price, and the additional login for CPA. None of these were offered with the payroll company we used prior to Heartland Payroll.
    Incentivized
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    I've considered moving payroll over to QuickBooks Online so that everything is in one place, but it would probably take too much work considering that our current system works really well. I think QuickBooks would confuse me, honestly. There are other systems that offer …
    Incentivized
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    We have used both Paychex and ADP and find them to be annoying. They both share your information so we get constant sales calls and emails for all their products and we can never get rid of them because they do not have an unsubscribe option. They do have better online …
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    Would buy again
    56%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Auris
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Auris
    Feature
    Auris
    5.6
    9 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Pay calculation1.05 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment1.03 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.72 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.17 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.35 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.01 Ratings
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    Score6.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Auris
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Auris
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acrisure
    We changed payroll companies from Paycom to Heartland this year at the recommendation of our insurance agent who insisted they would integrate with the EASE system, which tracks employee benefits and deductions. However, 8 weeks into it, I regret my decision, since the setup hasn't been completed yet. The lack of responsiveness in some cases is astounding and often we have to ask 3, 4, and 5 times for something to be done. I hate to think what will happen after we are "handed off" from the payroll implementation team to the regular schmucks. We still are not able to track PTO and time off and we have been begging for the self-service feature to be turned on for employees so they can change addresses, bank account info, etc. Their training is NONEXISTENT and their manual is abysmal. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!!! I wish I could go back to Paycom!
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    Pros
    Acrisure
    • White-glove customer support. All employees are in the United States and they must pay them well, because they don't seem to have turnover there.
    • Technology is awesome. We have Payroll, HR, T&A, ATS, and onboarding with them.
    • Their Tax Credit tech is amazing. I received more money in tax credits last year than payroll cost me. That's a net positive!
    • Compliance with their HR team is great, and they don't hit you over the head on the price for it.
    • Pricing is fantastic with a 3-year price lock. No BS discounting that jumps back up a year later.
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    Cons
    Acrisure
    • Sometimes the system (geocode) will not allow me to process address changes by asking for help from our specialist.
    • Response for assistance is usually a lot slower when our dedicated specialist is not available.
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    Support Rating
    Acrisure
    I never have trouble reaching customer support. They always are able to assist with fixing any problems that arise. There honestly haven't been many issues at all. Only ones I've created :)
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    Implementation Rating
    Acrisure
    The Heartland team could care less about how difficult your experience is. In fact, I think they delight in seeing you struggle!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acrisure
    I've considered moving payroll over to QuickBooks Online so that everything is in one place, but it would probably take too much work considering that our current system works really well. I think QuickBooks would confuse me, honestly. There are other systems that offer different user interfaces that are neat looking, but I haven't done too much research because Heartland Payroll offered me a really good deal for processing since we are a small company.
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    Return on Investment
    Acrisure
    • We have a net positive using Heartland. We actually bring more money in from their tax credits than the payroll service actually costs.
    • I used to have a part-time person handing our payroll/HR needs. Now this is done by me because it's so easy.
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