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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LASSO Crew

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ALASSO's Crew Management delivers a platform used to schedule, communicate, onboard, time track, travel, payroll, and book labor.N/A

    Square Payroll

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ASquare Payroll is a payroll solution for hourly employees, from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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    LASSO CrewSquare Payroll
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    LASSO CrewSquare Payroll
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    Would buy again
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    67%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Features
    LASSO CrewSquare Payroll
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of LASSO Crew and Square Payroll
    Feature
    LASSO Crew
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    Ratings
    Square Payroll
    7.8
    6 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings4.44 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    LASSO CrewSquare Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.7
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.0
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
    10.0
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    LASSO CrewSquare Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LASSO Software, Inc
    Transition to LASSO Crew was a real bear, but once we had all the pieces and parts in place and staff new how to use it, it solved the majority of our staffing headaches. We work on events across NYC and often have several events going on at the same time. Prior to LASSO Crew it was not uncommon for a supervisor to show up to a call with only a limited understanding of who was booked on the job, or for an employee to not be sure who or where they needed to report to that day. LASSO Crew-facing app and supervisor-facing website have entirely eliminated these headaches. Our staffing process is more streamlined than before, our rates and scheduling more transparent. Once you get past the initial hurdles of crew/team buy-in and implementation, the upsides are enormous.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Square is an amazing platform to have total control over the payroll of all the employees of a company or a specific sector. This platform has a very good functionality to collect exact information on how long each employee works, that is one of its most outstanding characteristics, because it monitors work schedules and overtime and generates detailed reports on the work time of each employee. Square does not allow to schedule payments, that is one of the main problems, however, I consider that it is a very good option for small and medium-sized companies that are looking for a way to have more exact administrative control over the working hours of all their employees. It is a software that works in the cloud, so all the work information that is collected will remain safe without any risk of loss.
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    Pros
    LASSO Software, Inc
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • 1099 contractor payments are easy, and they provide you with the IRS filing as part of the service.
    • Direct deposit/debit from your already connected account to the employee.
    • Reporting and management features are simple yet inclusive.
    • Low cost compared to alternative solutions.
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    Cons
    LASSO Software, Inc
    • Some of the page layouts are clunky, especially the crew list page
    • LASSO Crew has a calendar feed that can link to gcal, iCal, etc but it’s very limited and doesn’t reliably update the calendar when the schedule changes.
    • I would like it to push automated clock-in/clock out alerts to my team. I can set these up manually by scheduling messages but it is a very cumbersome process.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • It's a bit pricey for larger companies at $5 per person paid per month.
    • Has a bit of a learning curve that seems steeper than necessary
    • reports can be confusing at first
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LASSO Software, Inc
    While there are certainly a few things I'd like to see improvement on, we have no intention of leaving LASSO Crew anytime soon.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
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    Usability
    LASSO Software, Inc
    The app is perfectly useable, if a bit limited in its functionality. The website, which functions as the "back end" of the app, takes awhile to learn. I carve out at least an hour of training on it for every new supervisor and fully expect to spend the first several weeks they use it to send them little reminders about how and when to do things. I have a few (older) supervisors who just out-and-out refuse to engage with LASSO Crew, but I think that has more to do with their aversion to change than it does the overall usability of the website.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    It could use a mobile-friendly interface. Other than that it's a simple layout and non-cluttered which allows you to get done what you need to get done. No unnecessary dodads or distractions.
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    Support Rating
    LASSO Software, Inc
    LASSO Crew takes customer support very seriously. My dedicated account rep responds to any issues directly, usually within one business day. When a crew member has an in-app problem they can't resolve the technical support team responds very quickly to any issue, usually with clear instructions about how to resolve the issue.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    I think they have quick and helpful customer service reps, however, I give them a 9 because I have had to wait on hold for long periods of time before.
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    Alternatives Considered
    LASSO Software, Inc
    We explored using IntelliEvent for crew management but their platform just wasn't as robust and they didn't seem to have timekeeping and payroll partners in place to support the back end. Other than that, I haven't found another platform or software that does what LASSO Crew does, it was built for the event industry, by the event industry, and that focus on audience really shows through.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    I liked patriot, but I found it to be more confusing than Square and took me too much time to setup. I setup Square Payroll in about an hour. I would also say the Square interface made more sense to me. I also like how Square offers more things like benefits, etc. that can be added on.
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    Return on Investment
    LASSO Software, Inc
    • We've had some complaints from crew members that the communications they receive through the LASSO Crew system feel less personal than when we used to handle everything through direct emails and text messages.
    • LASSO Crew branding is super prominent on every communication we send from the platform, I wish they would center the client/employer a bit more and not make the LASSO Crew logo and color scheme the most identifiable thing on the page/email/message.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Square Payroll has dramatically reduced the time it takes to process payroll.
    • We could have a faster payroll with the Square POS integration for commission, but that is not something we've implemented yet.
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