Eddy vs. Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Eddy
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Enduring companies know that their people are their most important assets and they invest in helping them excel. Eddy is an HR Suite built for local businesses that aims to streamline tedious HR processes and improves the employee experience. With Eddy the user can hire, onboard, manage, and pay employees with one software. Hiring: Post jobs, track candidates and streamline recruiting process with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Onboarding: Create memorable first days…N/A
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Intuit Online Payroll was a small business payroll option available as a standalone SaaS solution, that Intuit announced it was discontinuing in favor of Quickbooks Online Payroll, available via Quickbooks.
$22.50
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Core
22.50 + $4 per employee
per month
Premium
37.50 + $8 per employee
per month
Elite
62.50+ $10 per employee
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll-in-one HR software starting at $99/month for up to 12 employees.
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Eddy
5.0
1 Ratings
46% below category average
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate Search6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Eddy
-
Ratings
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
7.3
10 Ratings
10% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.99 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings2.26 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings3.89 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Recruit CRM
Recruit CRM
Score 9.5 out of 10
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Vibe HCM
Vibe HCM
Score 4.5 out of 10
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
3.1
(17 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
3.8
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.5
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Eddy
If you understand the pitfalls of Eddy, such as needing to manually track what has been signed--vs still pending--then it is a well utilized system. Being able to send documents for signature via HelloSign is useful. At one point we had used HelloSign for onboarding but made it made it difficult to transition and track new hires.
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Intuit
I believe the ideal scenario is when you are already using the Intuit family of products and the payroll bolts on to your existing QuickBooks infrastructure. Payroll software products have been around a long time, and this is a very competitive niche. Most of the companies do a good job of filing taxes promptly, reporting W-2 items properly, providing good reports, etc. Where you might really get some extra efficiency and benefit is the fact that the payroll is woven into the accounting system, creating one seamless enterprise solution. Also, where it might be less appropriate is in a really simple use case such as a one person company where there aren't complex fringe benefits to deal with. In that scenario, you can set up the ACH debits directly with the state agency and the IRS and possibly file your own 941, 940, W-2/W-3 and state equivalent forms. Of course, if you're willing to do this and are good with details, you can save yourself some money.
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Pros
Eddy
  • Contact information
  • Tracking trainings
  • Storing HR documents
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Intuit
  • Integration with QuickBooks Desktop. This is the key strength of IP... it is a complete, native integration and let's you maintain all employee records and time keeping in QuickBooks
  • Job Costing. Another key differentiation -- some payroll outsources say they do true job costing (by work or item code). Don't believe them. If its' not integrated with your accounting system, you will not get "TRUE" job costing. You can get costs ASSIGNED to jobs (which may be fine), but you won't get item level detail in QuickBooks from anyone but Intuit.
  • Variety of Payment options. Use Direct Deposit or manual checks... or whatever you want. Since its in QB, you can make payments any way you want.
  • Cash Flow. This is both good and bad, but IP will not take taxes out of your bank account until they are due. That's different than some other providers that want assurance that you have the tax payments available at the moment you push "SUBMIT."
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Cons
Eddy
  • An employee needs to accept the invitation to populate in the onboarding tab
  • Documents do not show which documents are pending signature
  • As an HR software, it should have a place with labor law updates based on region
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Intuit
  • My biggest issue is that they do continue to raise their prices on a regular basis and it makes people feel stuck when there are so many clients already using the system.
  • They do not support roaming employees, so employees that cross over into various tax jurisdictions in one pay period pose a challenge for calculating taxes and pay.
  • The setup can be a bit daunting still if you are not familiar with the system or the various taxes and requirements for reporting.
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Likelihood to Renew
Eddy
No answers on this topic
Intuit
Works perfectly as advertised. Our simple needs are well taken care of.
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Usability
Eddy
No answers on this topic
Intuit
I would rate it a 0. It gets worse and worse all the time. It seems like every time I go into IOP to run a payroll for one of my clients, I have one more problem.
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Support Rating
Eddy
No answers on this topic
Intuit
The customer support personnel have always walked me through the steps they need to take to assist me. Never rushed through anything. Always exceptionally thorough, answering all my questions and even sharing my screen visually (I have control, not them). It actually helps me to resolve future issues and questions, if they should arise.
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Alternatives Considered
Eddy
ADP HR did not have the tracking portion and allowance of signatures that Eddy does. ADP had an electronic filing system but no ability to send out documents for signature. ADP HR has up-to-date labor laws for our location, so we had to sign up for both products--one to mitigate our legal liability and the other to easily track HR docs that have been signed.
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Intuit
It's a payroll software with decent customer support readily available and direct integration with my accounting tools. This made it a prime fit for me, and made payment and tax reporting relatively simple, and errors readily correctable. It does not have time tracking, and I still believe that this software is overpriced, but it's the best fit for me right now.
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Return on Investment
Eddy
  • Managing labor law requirements
  • Somewhat time consuming initially
  • Positive address book
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Intuit
  • Positive: Less of a learning curve to train payroll accountants, as they are already familiar with using Intuit. Also, in general there are a larger pool of candidates who know this system than many of the other "niche" lesser known payroll products.
  • Positive: More options to choose from depending on the level of service needed. For example, there is a Full Service offering if needed. This might apply to an organization that doesn't have the resources available or an internal person who has the time/bandwidth to handle the entire company's payroll. Thus, it is possible to cherry pick the level of service needed depending on the type of company/situation.
  • Positive: Good audit trail. This can be extremely important and cost efficient when a business is going through an external audit by an outside CPA firm and the payroll accounting function is undergoing testing (ie. less time required by the external auditor would likely lower their bill for their services).
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ScreenShots

Eddy Screenshots

Screenshot of Your hourly employees can track their time in Eddy. It's easy to view time sheets, edit punches, create reports, and send the time sheets to payroll.Screenshot of It's never been easier for employees to accrue and request time-off. Eddy makes it simple to create time-off policies, track time-off balances, and approve or deny time-off requests.Screenshot of Eddy gives you ability to have employees sign documents electronically. This can reduce onboarding time significantly and simplifies the process of collecting and storing signed documents. Any document can become a signature document with Eddy's intuitive software.Screenshot of Managing job applicants can be challenging, especially when a lot of resumes are rolling in. Eddy makes things easy with an easy-to-use drag and drop pipeline. Customize your pipeline stages, automate email actions, and effectively manage every applicant that submits a resume.Screenshot of In Eddy, you can create an individual profiles for every employee in your company. Input all their personal information, contact information, job information, emergency contact information, and so much more. You can also keep track of performance notes and employee documents.Screenshot of Eddy provides your company with a beautiful employee directory, allowing you and your employees to put a face to a name. You can view the directory in a table or list view. It's an excellent way to get a quick look at specific information on any employee.