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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Netchex

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ANetchex is a HR, payroll, and tax administration software platform with solutions dedicated to recruitment, hiring, and onboarding as well as payroll, tax compliance, HR, time/attendance, benefits management, and analytics for these areas.N/A

    Paychex

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/APaychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    NetchexPaychex
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Flex Pro
    Custom Pricing
    per month/+$4 per employee
    HR Pro
    Custom Pricing
    HR PEO
    Custom Pricing
    Paychex Flex Select
    Custom Pricing
    Paychex Flex Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NetchexPaychex
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    NetchexPaychex
    Considered Both Products
    Netchex
    Chose Netchex
    We have used Paychex and ADP. The customer service with Paychex was horrible. I was having an issue with our HSAs at the beginning of the year and asked them to fix it. Our last payroll with them was March 25th and that issue was still not resolved. ADPs customer service …
    Incentivized
    Chose Netchex
    THE COST, THE EASE OF USING THE SYSTEM, THE TIME TO DO PAYROLL
    Incentivized
    Chose Netchex
    Netchex runs smoother and is more efficient than Paychex. It also has fewer technical difficulties.
    Incentivized
    Paychex Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    269 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    242 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    283 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    203 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    218 Answers
    Features
    NetchexPaychex
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    9.4
    16 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Paychex
    7.4
    324 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pay calculation9.616 Ratings7.9306 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.65 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.711 Ratings7.0161 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.813 Ratings6.8183 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.016 Ratings8.1303 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.911 Ratings7.8217 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.17 Ratings7.4124 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    6.7
    283 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.4229 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings7.5253 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.2186 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.5184 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings6.6167 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings5.8152 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    7.1
    163 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.5117 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.7155 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings6.2122 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    6.9
    281 Ratings
    18% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.7259 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings7.3271 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings6.9129 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.2194 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    6.5
    46 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings6.546 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    5.9
    183 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings6.0153 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.5171 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.095 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    6.9
    180 Ratings
    15% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings7.1172 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings6.8116 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    6.2
    3 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.82 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings5.42 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.82 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    4.6
    4 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings3.62 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings4.12 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Netchex and Paychex
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    5.4
    73 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings5.138 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.335 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings5.829 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.237 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings4.635 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings4.741 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.367 Ratings
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    NetchexPaychex
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    Patriot Payroll
    Score8.6 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score6 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.6 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NetchexPaychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    6.5
    (339 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    7.2
    (48 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    6.9
    (280 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.2
    (12 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (279 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.7
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    5.1
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (9 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (12 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.8
    (34 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (35 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NetchexPaychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Netchex
    Netchex is great if you want to log in to one place to take care of all things employee-related. It is especially helpful if you have multiple locations or divisions as you can easily set these up and manage them as needed. The more employees you have, the more you will benefit from a program like Netchex that provides so much support for your business. Our company has multiple locations of stores and many employee position levels and Netchex has been great at keeping all of this simple when a lessor product could make it much more complicated. Netchex would not be as appropriate if you have a very small business or a simple payroll structure. It would definitely still work well for you, it would just be more sophisticated than you would require.
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    Paychex Inc.
    It is best suited for payrolls from 1 to 150 employees, because their constant attention and flex system are easy to use. Any problem is taking care by your Paychex Agent, and they always listen to you. Better yet, when you become a client with more than 5 years, you get special discount on your renewal. Honestly, I can't not think on nothing that will be less appropriate.
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    Pros
    Netchex
    • My Netchex Service Team is very responsive and friendly. They are willing and able to spend the amount of time needed on one call to troubleshoot most problems or answer questions.
    • Their recent updates to the employee dashboard have been well-received by our seasonal team. Employees are able to quickly find what they are looking for which has minimized the amount of requests that my team receives regarding questions on pay or updating personal information.
    • Online W-2 forms have been a game-changer for us since moving to Netchex. Our staff tend to move around a lot and most do not get the mailed copy of their W-2. The electronic consent has saved me hours and hours of time.
    Incentivized
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    Paychex Inc.
    • It provides a well account of Retirement Plan Account Information.
    • Alerts are sent to email when there is new information to access.
    • Employee access both online and thru app.
    • Paperless options.
    • Easy and quick access to paystubs and tax forms.
    • Easy employee retirement management.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Netchex
    • SOME CUST SVC REPS MAY NEED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON WORK AROUNDS
    • WOULD PREFER TO CHAT WITH SOMEONE, SOMETIMES WORDS IN TEXT COULD BE MISINTERPRETED. ALSO SPEAKING TO SOMEONE IS ALWAYS A POSITIVE
    • NOT REALLY ANYTHING ELSE BUT HAVE BEEN USING THEM 3 MONTHS SO NOT LONG INTO IT.....VERY EASY SYSTEM AND LOVE I CAN DO A NEGATIVE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CALL AND ASK THEM TO DO IT ON THEIR END.
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    Paychex Inc.
    • I understand logging you out is a security function, but I'd prefer it not to log you out so soon.
    • The training we received for the team's meeting was subpar, in my opinion. Probably better geared for people with little to no computer experience. Very slow pace; we could have easily received all of this from some tutorials in a few minutes.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Netchex
    Easy to work with.
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    Paychex Inc.
    Overall I like the features that Paychex Flex offers. I am sure that there are other features that I am unaware of, so I am excited to see if there is more that Flex is capable of to make my job easier. The basic features are really user friendly and easy to access. If there ever is an issue customer service is great
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    Usability
    Netchex
    Very user friendly and great interface.
    Incentivized
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    Paychex Inc.
    Once you are set up in the system, it is very user-friendly and usability is on par with my expectations. Onboarding new employees is simple, employee access is simple and easy for them to use. Tax documentation, reporting, and entering payroll is easy and user-friendly. Running reports and finding information necessary to keep the flow moving foward is easy to do
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    Reliability and Availability
    Netchex
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    We have not experienced any difficulties with unplanned outages. Notifications are always made for outages, and they do not effect normal business operations.
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    Performance
    Netchex
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    Unless there is lag time within the internet, the Paychex Flex website loads exceptional fast, pages load quickly and reports that I need to print or download load quickly. If I need to create a specialized report, once I complete it I receive an e-mail telling me my report is ready to be downloaded. Changing between web pages is fast as well.
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    Support Rating
    Netchex
    The first line CE team is phenomenal. They are helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. We have had less luck with the responsiveness of the tax department. However, their response time has improved drastically over the past year.
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    Paychex Inc.
    The dedicated support we are given is good and very responsive. If there is a change to the dedicated support, we are notified quickly and have temporary support in place while we wait for our new rep. The phone support is knowledgeable and quick to help if there is an immediate need. However, the chat support can be the slowest option and doesn't always launch so I rarely use it.
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    In-Person Training
    Netchex
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    We did online training only
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    Online Training
    Netchex
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    It was easy to understand and follow along. I do like the informational videos that we can utilize before we opt to call in for customer service support. It has made a difference since sometimes that resolves the issue I may have had and saved myself a phone call to Paychex support.
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    Implementation Rating
    Netchex
    Implementation took some time but was pretty much error free.
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    Paychex Inc.
    Implementation was very smooth. The most cumbersome task was entering the current employees into the system during initial set up, but Paychex staff handled most of that and verified against prior system reports as well as internal reports provided to ensure 100% accuracy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Netchex
    I like that they are not so big that they ignore the small customers. They are also reasonably priced. Their support is excellent, I had worked with ADP in a prior position, and we did not have the same kind of support
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    Paychex Inc.
    In addition to the ones listed above, we also used BenePay, a local payroll company. We found Paychex Flex priced in the middle, with ADP the most expensive and too complicated, with many features that were unnecessary for us. We found that Paychex Flex's features and reporting to be sized right for our size (around 30 employees). Paychex Flex also offered a very reasonable service to apply for the ERTC
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    Scalability
    Netchex
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    I generally do payroll at the office, however I have had to go remote due to internet issues and also had to take payroll on vacation with me. Very easy to log in wherever you are and manage your TAA and payroll
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    Return on Investment
    Netchex
    • Associates can easily access their data and make changes to things like their address and direct deposit, saving manager time to focus on more critical tasks within the organization
    • NetRecruitier has one site that can be posted to multiple job boards with one applicant tracking system
    • Electronic Onboarding allows us to get information out to the new employee so we can start with expectations on their first day and they know what to expect.
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    Paychex Inc.
    • With Paychex Flex we have been able to improve our compliance with required documentation for new/rehires
    • Moving everyone to direct deposit and mobile clock in/out eliminated lines at punching stations and paycheck pickup stations
    • Lost checks is a thing of the past
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