Patriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.
$17
per month
Proliant
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Proliant provides a cloud-based human capital management solution designed to simplify payroll and HR processes, improves accuracy, and ensures industry compliance. Proliant is an all-in-one solution for workforce and talent management across the entire employment life cycle. Specializing in payroll, Proliant helps users pay people accurately, on time, and without risk from the IRS, supporting tax filings, contractor payments, and unlimited payroll runs. Proliant also streamlines…
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Pricing
Patriot Software
Proliant
Editions & Modules
Basic Payroll
$17/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
Accounting Basic
$20/mo (unlimited use)
Accounting Premium
$30/mo (unlimited use)
Full Service Payroll
$37/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
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Patriot Software
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Free Trial
Yes
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
Patriot Software has two payroll options to choose from: Basic Payroll, and Full Service payroll software. Both start with a simple three-step payroll process. With the Full Service Payroll, Patriot will collect, deposit, and file federal, state, and local payroll taxes on the customer's behalf; end-of-the-year payroll tax filing is included at no extra charge.
Print W2s on 8 x 1/2 x 11 plain white office paper to hand to employees, or post to the free employee portal. Also, Patriot Software offers free direct deposit.
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Features
Patriot Software
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Payroll Management
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Patriot Software
8.3
15 Ratings
1% above category average
Proliant
9.6
6 Ratings
18% above category average
Pay calculation
9.515 Ratings
10.06 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
10.01 Ratings
9.52 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
8.75 Ratings
10.04 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
6.03 Ratings
8.33 Ratings
Direct deposit files
9.211 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
8.213 Ratings
9.54 Ratings
Reimbursement management
6.36 Ratings
10.01 Ratings
Human Resource Management
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Patriot Software
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Ratings
Proliant
8.3
5 Ratings
5% above category average
Employee demographic data
00 Ratings
8.85 Ratings
Employment history
00 Ratings
8.65 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
00 Ratings
7.93 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
00 Ratings
9.25 Ratings
Organizational charting
00 Ratings
6.02 Ratings
Organization and location management
00 Ratings
9.03 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
00 Ratings
8.52 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
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Patriot Software
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Ratings
Proliant
8.1
5 Ratings
0% above category average
Approval workflow
00 Ratings
9.24 Ratings
Balance details
00 Ratings
7.45 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
00 Ratings
7.73 Ratings
Employee Self Service
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Patriot Software
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Ratings
Proliant
9.0
5 Ratings
10% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Update personal information
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
View company policy documentation
00 Ratings
8.33 Ratings
Employee recognition
00 Ratings
7.73 Ratings
View job history
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Asset Management
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Patriot Software
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Ratings
Proliant
10.0
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
HR Reporting
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Patriot Software
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Ratings
Proliant
9.8
6 Ratings
26% above category average
Report builder
00 Ratings
10.06 Ratings
Pre-built reports
00 Ratings
10.06 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
00 Ratings
9.52 Ratings
Onboarding
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Patriot Software
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Proliant
9.3
4 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal
00 Ratings
9.33 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
00 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Performance and Goals
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Patriot Software
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Ratings
Proliant
8.0
1 Ratings
0% below category average
Individual goal setting
00 Ratings
8.01 Ratings
Performance Management
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Patriot Software
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Ratings
Proliant
9.2
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Performance plans
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Review status tracking
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Review reminders
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
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Patriot Software
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Ratings
Proliant
6.3
1 Ratings
21% below category average
Create succession plans/pools
00 Ratings
8.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Candidate search
00 Ratings
4.01 Ratings
Candidate development
00 Ratings
4.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
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Patriot PAY is well-suited to a company that has a 10-day window between the end of the pay period and the payday. The company size makes very little difference and it is easy to use for any company. It is also very progressive in development and improvement. If a company has a small window for turn-around, but fairly consistent payroll amounts (such as a lot of salary workers), Patriot PAY might also be a good fit for them.
Companies with tight turn-around times or payrolls that vary significantly in direct deposit amounts might have difficulty using Patriot PAY.
This is solely based on two things: the fact that we have been unable to have issues fixed after more than a year of dealing with them AND since a key contact for us left we are unable to get a fast turnaround on many questions unless we contact the person who handles our payroll. I like the platform and it's easy to use, but when it's not functioning how we need it to, that's a problem. I still cannot see what my actual PTO balance is on my dashboard (the same for three other employees). This is an issue.
It is simple, intuitive and straightforward in its design. Someone with little experience with roles in human resources roles, bookkeeping or payroll can quickly learn how to set-up the software and run payroll regularly by reading through the support portion of the site, or by contacting the helpful staff at Patriot. Patriot staff have walked me through issues or guided me on the phone as I learned how to use a function of the software.
Patriot provides comprehensive quarterly tax filing records, including 941s, state unemployment compensation tax payments, state employer's tax and local employer's tax filings. You can also generate payroll or tax deposit reports over a specific time period or per employee.
The support and FAQ pages available on Patriot are very practical and written in an easy to understand manner. Using the information provided there, I was able to properly set up new employees according to local and state filing requirements.
Connecting with outside software - we have an issue of Patriot not recognizing donors when connected to other websites when all the information is the same minus a middle initial
Giving an error page when something small is off. Instead of giving an easy to fix error notification, Patriot brings the user to an error page and they have to reenter everything.
Fixing dates easily. If a date is entered incorrectly, 8/13/21 instead of 2021, an error pop up appears but the user has to click enter/okay many times or refresh the page in order to fix this issue.
Enter vs Tab key - Patriot loves the tab key but if the user clicks enter instead, many times it brings them to the home page.
I cannot get RPO to be changed to how it needs to be for our business needs (when T&L employees move to salaried, for example). I have had several meetings regarding this and it still is not fixed -- more than a year later
Slow response from employee.helpdesk@proliant.com often leads me to send messages to payroll administrator for response
I believe we are paying for some added services; I do not know what these services are and I've asked on several occasions to have someone contact me about this.
I think it is great once things are setup as for general user looking to look for simple things like a copy of a paystub or a current pay rate for an employee. However, to find specialized things like a state withholding number or payroll integration settings those do require a bit more digging to find or possibly a call to customer service for help.
Generally speaking it is pretty good that when I need to call somebody up for a payroll question I can generally within five minutes get somebody on the phone and they can help me resolve the problem or specify where specifically I need to go or contact to find my answers. However, that being said, for my specific situation as a partner my assigned contact has not always been very responsive.
I briefly used Intuit Online Payroll, and it was expensive, had no support, and was very frustrating to use. I also used 3 local tax companies for payroll - they were extremely expensive and messed up all of the time. Their employee turnover was very annoying (and it seemed to happen every other month) and each employee did things differently. When I let one of my employees go, the last company paid them after termination (2 weeks of salary), and had to get into a legal battle because the employee would not give the money back.
Proliant is the only payroll software I have used, and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. It gives me everything I need in simple, easy-to-use software. If I have questions they have quality customer service. I get calls weekly to change to other payroll services, and I don't consider changing because there is no need to change - I have everything I need here. Proliant does exactly the job I am looking for it to do.