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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GoCo

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGoCo is an HR platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses to simplify HR tasks and enhance productivity. GoCo empowers HR teams to streamline workflows and focus on building happier, more efficient teams.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
    GoCoSurePayroll By Paychex
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GoCoSurePayroll By Paychex
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWe are an all-in-one solution, without being one-size fits all. Improve your entire employee lifecycle with our comprehensive platform options. Whether you are upgrading from paper-based processes or looking for a more modern solution with better support — we have the package you need.—
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    Community Pulse
    GoCoSurePayroll By Paychex
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    GoCo.io. Inc.
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    Paychex Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    38%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    44%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    44%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    38%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    56%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    GoCoSurePayroll By Paychex
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    14% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Ratings
    Employee demographic data7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management6.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    6.0
    8 Ratings
    31% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    1.4
    16 Ratings
    142% below category average
    Pay calculation6.64 Ratings2.516 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.52 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.33 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.27 Ratings1.27 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.45 Ratings1.213 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.14 Ratings1.212 Ratings
    Reimbursement management2.72 Ratings1.210 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Ratings
    Approval workflow7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details6.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.7
    10 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition6.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history7.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Tracking of all physical assets7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    5.7
    8 Ratings
    29% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Ratings
    Report builder6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Ratings
    New hire portal8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    3.8
    3 Ratings
    72% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting3.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting1.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility3.61 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    46% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of GoCo and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    GoCo
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    55% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score5.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GoCoSurePayroll By Paychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    1.0
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoCoSurePayroll By Paychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    It's great for a small company who needs an easy way to save employee data. It's harder to use if you have complex needs or compliance. I often find I know more about HR-related things than our customer support representative, and they're unable to share how GoCo will comply with legal changes.
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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
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • Support staff is ready to respond with any questions I have.
    • Communication about new offerings and ways to make things easier is great.
    • Site is very user friendly and easy to find what I'm/staff is looking for.
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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
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • Handling exceptions for staff PTO requests for employees in their 90 day probationary period
    • Ease of managing different hourly work week exceptions
    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
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    Very likely, easy to use, support system in place.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    We are very pleased with the product and the support we receive when we have a question or a request. We have been assigned specific support members who know our business and our expectations. Our employees find the platform to be user-friendly and self-explanatory which reduces the number of questions that our HR team has to field.
    Incentivized
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    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
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    GoCo has done a great job of being responsive to us in working through issues in the system.
    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
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    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
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    No, I can't think of any.
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    GoCo was my first choice during the selection process. It was the most user friendly. It has the cleaned appearance. The staff was easy to communicate with. And as a small non-profit, the pricing was good.
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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
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    In retrospect, I wouldn't change anything.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    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
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • We save so much time when onboarding new employees
    • We look much more organized and professional in the new hire process (because we are, thanks to GoCo)
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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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