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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CharlieHR

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ACharlie, or CharlieHR from the company in London, offers a cloud-based software product designed to enable small companies to automate many of the administrative headaches that they experience as they scale. Charlie also includes onboarding and offboarding features, and its higher tier plan includes HR Advice from a personal advisor from Charlie to handle dismissals, grievances, or redundancies, or other difficult HR challenges.

    $6

    per month

    PaySimple

    Score6 out of 10
    N/APaySimple is a payment gateway software solution offered by PaySimple.

    $59.95

    per month

    Pricing
    CharlieHRPaySimple
    Editions & Modules
    CharlieHR
    £4
    per employee, per month
    CharlieHR + HR Advice
    From £179 (+ £4)
    per month (per employee)
    Subscription
    $59.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CharlieHRPaySimple
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    CharlieHRPaySimple
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of CharlieHR and PaySimple
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of CharlieHR and PaySimple
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    31% below category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of CharlieHR and PaySimple
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of CharlieHR and PaySimple
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Update personal information9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of CharlieHR and PaySimple
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of CharlieHR and PaySimple
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    -
    Ratings
    PaySimple
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Fraud Detection00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    API or SDK00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Global Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CharlieHRPaySimple
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    User Ratings
    CharlieHRPaySimple
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CharlieHRPaySimple
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CharlieHR
    As a part-time employee, it would be better if I was able to book leave on an hourly basis. Also, to be able to set up two leave types, paid and unpaid, and accrue lieu time.
    Incentivized
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    PaySimple
    PaySimple has made it next to impossible to become PCI compliant unless we purchased a separate computer for the sole purpose of invoicing. We switched to Chase Bank who does not store sensitive info on our computers allowing us to accept credit cards and still remain PCI compliant. Our money is available much faster by not using the 3rd party. Additionally, a simple company name change required more paperwork than closing the account and setting up a new one even when the same bank account was going to be used. This was the primary reason to shop around. We happily contacted Chase Bank and now save $125 a month and receive access to our funds faster. I cannot believe I stayed with PaySimple as long as I did. It's amazing anyone would jump through the hoops of PCI compliance when the technology exists to keep sensitive information off your small business computers. If this review stops anyone from paying those monthly fees, the time was well worth it! PaySimple, requires business owners to fill out forms that make no sense in laymens terms. Chase Bank fills them all in for you and highlights the areas that need to be signed and initialed. PaySimple, charges excessive fees and in my opinion has very emotional customer service reps. Chase Bank, was eager to help and get things rolling so you can focus on your business. I would never recommend PaySimple.
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    Pros
    CharlieHR
    • Ensures personal requests are not lost in email
    • Makes managing leave days easier
    • Provides a standard UI for all
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    PaySimple
    • PaySimple is awesome for recurring payments. It's easy to set one up and make changes as needed. Without this feature, our business would be dead. Being able to easily set up recurring payments for our retainer is a must and PaySimple does it beautifully.
    • The payment portal feature is also really good fro collecting payments of differing amounts. We setup a single portal where customers enter the payment amount accessed from a link in the invoice email. This feature has transformed out collections and cut down our time to get paid significantly.
    • If you do have product type offerings, it's easy to setup individual products or an entire store.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CharlieHR
    • Better ability to manage leave for part time / pro rata employees
    • Links to other HR apps such as free agent
    • Management of unpaid leave allowance as well as paid.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    PaySimple
    • More proactive and empowering role in merchant fee's and alternative processors. Transparency is challenging in understanding Paysimple's role and relationship to the processors.
    • Identifying areas for further value to clients.
    • More targeted small to mid-size business perspective to anticipate growth challenges and prevent blocks on funds for legitimate sales and growth.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CharlieHR
    Both the above work in different ways and provide different services to CharlieHR, although if we could use a single app for all, that would be better.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    PaySimple
    Authorize.net and a handful of other merchant processors and gateways. Most payment gateways (online portals to process payments) are rudimentary and not extremely intuitive. PaySimple is not and they are constantly coming up with new ways to improve upon an already very impressive platform.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    CharlieHR
    • Easier to track leave taken and left
    • Still need greater flexibility for leave types
    • Need to be able to book leave by the hour
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    PaySimple
    • Because we've got a really awesome rate with them it's definitely a positive ROI. I can't say what that figure is but it's pretty good. Also, our customers have a huge ROI over their prior way of getting payment from their customers.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
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    PaySimple Screenshots

    Screenshot of PaySimple DashboardScreenshot of Online InvoicesScreenshot of Web Payment FormsScreenshot of Point of Sale (POS)Screenshot of Mobile AppScreenshot of Collect payments on the go.