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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SurePayroll By Paychex

    Score2.1 out of 10
    N/ASurePayroll offers an online payroll service that lets small business owners run payroll anywhere, anytime. The vendor automatically pays and files federal, state and local payroll taxes.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    AurisSurePayroll By Paychex
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AurisSurePayroll By Paychex
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AurisSurePayroll By Paychex
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    Acrisure
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    Paychex Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    56%
    Would buy again
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    38%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    44%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
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    44%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    38%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
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    56%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AurisSurePayroll By Paychex
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Auris and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Auris
    5.6
    9 Ratings
    38% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    1.4
    16 Ratings
    142% below category average
    Pay calculation1.05 Ratings2.516 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment1.03 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.72 Ratings1.27 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.17 Ratings1.213 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.35 Ratings1.212 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.01 Ratings1.210 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AurisSurePayroll By Paychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    1.0
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.0
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    Usability
    -
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    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    10.0
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    Professional Services
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    9.0
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    Vendor post-sale
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    User Testimonials
    AurisSurePayroll By Paychex
    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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    Paychex Inc.
    We use SurePayroll to make monthly payrolls in our company, as well as to close the month and year with all the income and expenses and most importantly to make tax payments. The application is perfect for making payrolls when the personnel adapted for it is not in the head office, SurePayroll has an application for mobiles that allows to make these operations remotely. The application is perfect when you want to make immediate payments, at the time of loading the payroll to the system, it proceeds to automatically perform transactions for each employee entered without any error.
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    • Super easy interface - honestly running payroll couldn't be easier on their site.
    • Incredible customer service - VERY knowledgeable, professional and friendly. They will walk you through anything you need to do on the site and understand payroll, tax and benefit issues.
    • Tax filing and payments and year-end paperwork for 1099 contractors and W-2s. They make it so easy.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Paychex Inc.
    • My chief complaint is the software sometimes requires me to have a code sent to my phone before I can continue with some process. That in itself is fine. The problem is the check box that lets SurePayroll remember the computer doesn't actually do that. I select that check box every time, but the software doesn't remember me or my computer.
    • Fees have creeped higher every year over the last two or three years. I feel like I'm nitpicking here, though. What I spend for the service is reasonably priced for the amount of headaches it prevents.
    • I have a case where an employee is sometimes salaried and sometimes contract. There's not a way to handle that without terminating him when he needs to switch.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    Very likely, easy to use, support system in place.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    It's a poor user interface. It feels like the interface is twenty years old. If you make a mistake with payroll in their terrible UI, and try to correct it 15 seconds later, they want to charge you $39 to correct your mistake. Overall, a very poor experience in terms of user interface.
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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 :)
    Incentivized
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    Paychex Inc.
    SurePayroll was great when we had questions or needed support, ie. if we messed up with a payroll, needed to submit tax documents or get documents. The ease of communication between us and the organization was great and they made it easy for users to call in with support requests.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    They were awesome. They knew the system very well and could help me very much.
    Incentivized
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    No, I can't think of any.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Paychex Inc.
    SurePayroll offers a comparable service at a better rate. They are better designed for small companies who need to save money any way they can. Their fees are more appropriate than ADP but the service offerings are just as good.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    In retrospect, I wouldn't change anything.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    We were able to calculate different hourly numbers when we completed Certified Payroll for professional services.
    Incentivized
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    • SurePayroll helps us process payroll quickly and effortlessly 97% of the time.
    • On the rare occasion when there is an issue SurePayroll needs to address, it can take hours and hours of time over many months to get that issue resolved. Through the process, SurePayroll employees have always been professional and courteous in their communication.
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