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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Payroll by Wave

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AWave Accounting headquartered in Toronto now offers Payroll by Wave, a payroll app for small businesses.N/A

    Time Doctor

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATime Doctor offers in-depth productivity analytics, giving business owners insight on how to improve performance and scale. Going beyond tracking and monitoring, Time Doctor’s suite of tools put data-driven improvement front and center, helping to ensure that teams of all sizes are actively working on the right things while also offering actionable insights to maximize performance and efficiency. Time Doctor tracks the collective hours a team puts in. But it also provides a…

    $7

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Payroll by WaveTime Doctor
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $7
    per month per user
    Basic
    $7
    per month per user
    Standard
    $14
    per month
    Standard
    $14
    per month per user
    Premium
    $20
    per month
    Premium
    $20
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Payroll by WaveTime Doctor
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$9.99 per user
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    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Payroll by WaveTime Doctor
    Considered Both Products
    Wave
    No answer on this topic
    Time Doctor
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    67%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Payroll by WaveTime Doctor
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Payroll by Wave and Time Doctor
    Feature
    Payroll by Wave
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Time Doctor
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Payroll by WaveTime Doctor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Payroll by WaveTime Doctor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Wave
    Great for small business payroll needs. Reports and taxes are taken care of, everything is automated and once you're set up it's literally just a matter of minutes to run payroll each time. You also get email reminders which is helpful. There are premium features available for companies with larger/more robust needs, and I would definitely recommend looking into this software if you are searching for a user friendly payroll solution
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    Time Doctor
    Time Doctor is well suited for certain businesses where some or many of the employees are now working remotely due to the pandemic and post-pandemic times. It is a good way for the employer to keep track of activity and (more or less) keep people honest. For businesses and employees where there are a lot of site visits, travel, etc., Time Doctor is a little impractical since it requires the employee to manually enter in whatever time was spent on tasks performed away from the computer. If an employer is hoping to track that activity, they still need to rely on the employees' honor systems to enter in times and tasks.
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    Pros
    Wave
    • An intuitive, clear UI helps you know where everything is, what options are at your disposal. Calendars and timelines show that Wave really thought out how to provide you with useful tool.
    • Pay day can be automated and straightforward.
    • Wave onboarding provides guidance at what information to input next until you are all set up.
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    Time Doctor
    • Tracked time both macro (categories) and micro (down to the project and the tasks)
    • Reminded us when we went off task and got lured in via social media
    • Provides us with detailed reports to share with joint venture partners, clients and more
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    Cons
    Wave
    • Implement an employee time clock option through a separate link which automatically applies to the weekly time sheets.
    • Option to further customize payroll statements
    • Add a per employee payroll dashboard with the option to review rolling, quarterly, and weekly snapshot. Info to include gross pay, employer paid tax, employee paid tax, etc...
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    Time Doctor
    • One thing I would love to see is integration with my cell phone. Time Doctor already has an app, but I want it to automatically capture the time I spend on my phone with clients. For now I have to manually enter in this time and must note when the call started and when it ended.
    • Integration into Wave apps where I generate my invoices. I'd like to be able to select a project from Time Doctor in my invoice and have it automatically populate the time I spent on it and the dates I worked on the project rather than manually finding and entering this information.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Wave
    No answers on this topic
    Time Doctor
    This is user friendly and can be tailored to our business' needs
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    Usability
    Wave
    Very simple & straightforward system to learn and when time is always of the essence the efficiency is much appreciated
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    Time Doctor
    I use this daily and it is very simple to use. The setup is very easy and customizing the fields is simple enough. Editing it is also very easy to do.
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    Support Rating
    Wave
    Quick response times, personalized service. They offer in-depth videos and guides for helping to get set up. Any time I have a question about taxes or reporting, they answer quickly and give comprehensive answers. Members of the team with whom I've interacted have been courteous, friendly, and helpful. Overall, great support.
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    Time Doctor
    The support was terrible! They never responded in sufficient time and their assistance was always super vague. I never felt like they had an actual solution to my concerns. They were nice, but I don't feel like they were trained in their own system. It felt like I was talking to a wall.
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    Implementation Rating
    Wave
    No answers on this topic
    Time Doctor
    Other than we are happy with the way Time Doctor works for us, no key insights.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Wave
    First is the cost. Since QuickBooks removed the inhouse solution and moved everything to the cloud, the cost for a small business is prohibited. Wave is reasonable in cost. Support for QB isn't great they are always trying to upsell and commit. Wave support in comparison is 100% better, and most of the answers are in their manual
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    Time Doctor
    I still use Rescue Time for different reasons. I review my stats once a week by email. I think it's a totally different product. My egg timer keeps me more on task, but it doesn't record my times
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    Return on Investment
    Wave
    • Peace of mind that all the payroll tax-related stuff is taken care of accurately and on time.
    • Easy to use interface saves time and helps ensure I am paid on time.
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    Time Doctor
    • It helps me to use my time more effectively.
    • For a small amount each month I believe I get a huge return on investment in form of traceability of my hours spent. The major factor that made me choose Time Doctor was the price and the value. I don't think I would still be interested if it was more expensive.
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    ScreenShots

    Time Doctor Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Time Doctor web app and usage reportScreenshot of a timeline reportScreenshot of Time Doctor's realtime dashboardsScreenshot of an attendance reportScreenshot of a real-time email notificationScreenshot of the interactive desktop app