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    Greenshades

    Score1.6 out of 10
    N/AGreenshades Software in Jacksonville, Florida offers their cloud-based solutions for payroll taxes and benefits management, including an employee self-service portal, as well as tax & compliance management, and a time clock for employee self-service.N/A

    Harpoon

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AHarpoon is a web-hosted accounting and finance app that helps freelancers and consultants set and meet their financial goals. In addition, Harpoon provides useful tools to help users collect revenue and manage finances. Features include time tracking, invoicing, expense tracking, project scheduling and more.  The vendor’s value proposition is that their solution that helps users boost their freelancing career.

    $19

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    GreenshadesHarpoon
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    Single User - Unlimited Everything
    $19
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    40%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    40%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Greenshades and Harpoon
    Feature
    Greenshades
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Harpoon
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    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GreenshadesHarpoon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.6
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GreenshadesHarpoon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Greenshades Software
    We used to have ADP for payroll, the gold standard. I guess to save a few bucks my company switched to Greenshades. From time to time my payroll stub does not show up on time. I asked my HR department about this and was told they are not fond of Greenshades. I call Greenshades to ask about the delay. They do not have any support contact information on the employee website I use to get my payroll information. I had to google them and found a support contact on their website. Not good. When I spoke to someone to ask about the pay stub delays, he hung up on me.
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    Harpoon
    I think Harpoon works best for freelancers, consultants, self employed people and smaller companies with less client to bill. For larger enterprises with hundreds or thousands of clients, there are larger, more intricate platforms in the market that are better suited for those needs.
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    Pros
    Greenshades Software
    • Requesting Time- Off, which can include PTO and sick time.
    • Managing the hours that you have worked during each pay period.
    • Seeing past pay information.
    • Quick access to W-2.
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    Harpoon
    • Makes Sending Invoices & Collecting Payment Easy, for Freelancers
    • Tracking Financial Goals (Monthly & Annual) & Projecting Future Results
    • Provides Insights On AR, Earned Income, Top Clients, and other helpful but highly relevant data points.
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    Cons
    Greenshades Software
    • Communication - New product rollouts
    • Billing - Rarely gets this right the first time
    • Timeliness on making year-end submissions available
    • Troubleshooting - New product rollouts
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    Harpoon
    • Sometimes expense reporting bring up duplicate transactions, which may be more of a fault of the API that connects my account, which is Plaid
    • Would be nice if in the future, they can offer ACH as one of the payment options for invoices
    • There are some redundancies that pop up when setting time frames for client work and the projects attached to them. If they aren't aligned, it can cause inaccurate reporting. If it just sent it once and it took care of both functions, it would be easier
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    Support Rating
    Greenshades Software
    No answers on this topic
    Harpoon
    The few times I've needed help or had questions about the platform, the founder got back to me. And fairly fast. The extra effort resonated well with me
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    Alternatives Considered
    Greenshades Software
    In my previous place of employment, we used the Paycom system as our resource for managing hours and time. I do believe that the Paycom system had more privacy and safety aspects implemented with their software. However, Greenshades Software is a very user-friendly website that provides all of the resources that are necessary to do the job well!
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    Harpoon
    I've used Less Accounting and & Quickbooks Online. After Less Accounting was acquired, its development was mostly stopped. While the tool was a simple way to manage invoices and expenses, its directional philosophy changed with the new owners. Quickbooks Online was a solid tool, but the company support was unhelpful and hard to work with at times. Harpoon provides a great tool, with a company that cares about its users.
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    Return on Investment
    Greenshades Software
    • Enables multiple team members to access payroll
    • Eliminates the need for a GP server to run our payroll internally
    • Assists greatly with filing our tax returns on-time and correctly.
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    Harpoon
    • Clear and precise visibility of my financial status.
    • Projections of how I'm doing today, this month, and this year.
    • Clarity on what needs to happen with client development to reach my goals.
    • It shrinks the amount of time I spend on getting clients to pay my invoices.
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    ScreenShots

    Greenshades Screenshots

    Screenshot of Greenshades Payroll WizardScreenshot of Greenshades Payroll DashboardScreenshot of Greenshades Employee Management

    Harpoon Screenshots

    Screenshot of Harpoon's Dashboard showcases over a dozen crucial metrics to help you understand the health of your business. Enjoy the big picture view of your freelancing finances.Screenshot of Every business has expenses and Harpoon is the perfect place to track them. Assign expenses to your projects and easily add those expenses to invoices for reimbursement.Screenshot of You'll appreciate how simple it is to create invoices, and your clients will appreciate the one-click ease of making payments online. Harpoon's invoices are clean and beautiful, a perfect complement to the professional services and products you provide.Screenshot of All of a project's invoices, expenses, and recorded hours are grouped and organized in one convenient place ready for you to take action, or simply there for historical reference. Handy!Screenshot of Harpoon gives you powerful tools to track and organize your time. Simple one-click timers combined with flexible reporting puts you in total control of your business's tracked time.