BenefitMall PayFocus vs. SurePayroll

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BenefitMall PayFocus
Score 4.1 out of 10
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PayFocus is a cloud-based payroll option from BenefitMall headquartered in Dallas, Texas. BenefitMall offers specialized payroll software for construction and restaurants as well, based on the PayFocus platform.N/A
SurePayroll
Score 2.5 out of 10
N/A
SurePayroll 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.N/A
Pricing
BenefitMall PayFocusSurePayroll
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BenefitMall PayFocusSurePayroll
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Top Pros
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Features
BenefitMall PayFocusSurePayroll
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BenefitMall PayFocus
-
Ratings
SurePayroll
4.0
14 Ratings
70% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings4.714 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings4.27 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings4.77 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings4.613 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings4.412 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings4.210 Ratings
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User Ratings
BenefitMall PayFocusSurePayroll
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(3 ratings)
1.3
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
BenefitMall PayFocusSurePayroll
Likelihood to Recommend
BenefitMall
If you are new to payroll processing, start here. It is easy to use and you will be able to use it without a problem.
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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
BenefitMall
  • Easy to use
  • Making adjustments is a breeze
  • Allows custom adjustments
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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.
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Cons
BenefitMall
  • So far I see no disadvantages
  • I suppose they could offer health insurance group coverage as their competitors do but I did not find any cost advantage when we had it priced out with another system
  • The submit timeline is sometimes a problem because I need to submit at EST and that puts pressure on me to have done by 1 or 2 pm AZT.
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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
BenefitMall
No answers on this topic
Paychex, Inc.
The service works well and the price is worth it.
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Support Rating
BenefitMall
No answers on this topic
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.
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Alternatives Considered
BenefitMall
There was no place for me to track and store employees information. No HR back up. I had to email all the names and hours to my rep and hope I didn't forget anyone.
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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.
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Return on Investment
BenefitMall
  • Great ROI. Allows me to save significant time.
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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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