Greenshades vs. SurePayroll

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Greenshades
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Greenshades 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
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
GreenshadesSurePayroll
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GreenshadesSurePayroll
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
GreenshadesSurePayroll
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Greenshades
7.9
3 Ratings
4% below category average
SurePayroll
4.0
14 Ratings
69% below category average
Pay calculation6.13 Ratings4.614 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.11 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.02 Ratings4.27 Ratings
Benefit plan administration5.32 Ratings4.67 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.73 Ratings4.513 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings4.412 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.31 Ratings4.210 Ratings
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User Ratings
GreenshadesSurePayroll
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(4 ratings)
1.3
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
GreenshadesSurePayroll
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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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
Greenshades Software
  • Electronic Filing
  • Fast and easy W2s
  • Edited and Resubmitting W2s
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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
Greenshades Software
  • Better overall website design
  • Easier to edit time slots on timesheet
  • Better notification system for when things need to be approved
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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
Greenshades Software
No answers on this topic
Paychex, Inc.
The service works well and the price is worth it.
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Support Rating
Greenshades Software
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
Greenshades Software
We didn't evaluate it against anything else - we knew we wanted to utilize Greenshades.
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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
Greenshades Software
  • Ease of access
  • Good for new companies
  • Demo was nice
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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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