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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Payrollix

    N/A
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Payrollix is a payroll and payroll-tax platform built for accounting firms that run payroll for multiple clients, as well as small businesses running their own payroll. It combines payroll processing, direct deposit, and automated federal and state tax filing in one system, and is positioned as a lower-cost alternative to providers such as Gusto, ADP, and Rippling. For accounting firms Accountants manage all clients from a…

    $12

    per month per user

    SurePayroll By Paychex

    Score2.1 out of 10
    N/ASurePayroll 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.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    PayrollixSurePayroll By Paychex
    Editions & Modules
    Small Business — Starter
    $29
    per month
    Small Business — Growth
    $49
    per month + $3/employee above 6 employees
    Small Business — Scale
    $99
    per month + $2.5/employee above 6 employees
    Accountants — Starter
    $120
    per month up to 10 clients ($12/client)
    Accountants — Professional
    $600
    per month up to 50 clients ($12/client)
    Accountants — Agency
    $1,800
    per month up to 150 clients ($12/client)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PayrollixSurePayroll By Paychex
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAccountant/firm plans are priced per client company at $12/client/month ($10 with annual billing), with 5 employees included per client and $2/month per additional employee. Small-business plans start at a $29/month flat fee. Annual billing carries a discount on all tiers. Federal and state tax filing and standard ACH direct deposit are included in all plans; same-day direct deposit is available as a $0.40/employee add-on (included on higher tiers). There are no setup or payroll-migration fees.—
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    Community Pulse
    PayrollixSurePayroll By Paychex
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    38%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    44%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    44%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    38%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    56%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    PayrollixSurePayroll By Paychex
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Payrollix and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Payrollix
    -
    Ratings
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    1.4
    16 Ratings
    142% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings2.516 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings1.27 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings1.213 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings1.212 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings1.210 Ratings
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    PayrollixSurePayroll By Paychex
    Small Businesses
    Patriot Payroll
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    APS
    Score5.6 out of 10
    APS
    Score5.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PayrollixSurePayroll By Paychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PayrollixSurePayroll By Paychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Payrollix
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Payrollix
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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
    Payrollix
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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
    Payrollix
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    Very likely, easy to use, support system in place.
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    Usability
    Payrollix
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    Paychex Inc.
    It's a poor user interface. It feels like the interface is twenty years old. If you make a mistake with payroll in their terrible UI, and try to correct it 15 seconds later, they want to charge you $39 to correct your mistake. Overall, a very poor experience in terms of user interface.
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    Support Rating
    Payrollix
    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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    Online Training
    Payrollix
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    Paychex Inc.
    They were awesome. They knew the system very well and could help me very much.
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    Implementation Rating
    Payrollix
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    Paychex Inc.
    No, I can't think of any.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Payrollix
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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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Payrollix
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    Paychex Inc.
    In retrospect, I wouldn't change anything.
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    Professional Services
    Payrollix
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    Paychex Inc.
    We were able to calculate different hourly numbers when we completed Certified Payroll for professional services.
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    Return on Investment
    Payrollix
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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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    ScreenShots

    Payrollix Screenshots

    Screenshot of Multi-client dashboard for accounting firms — every client company with EIN, entity type, pay frequency, and status in one view, with    bulk payroll and e-sign on-boarding packets.Screenshot of Run Payroll — review hours from timesheets, overtime, PTO, bonuses, and reimbursements per employee, with pay-method selection and full preview before processing.Screenshot of Built-in sick-leave compliance — statutory state and city minimums (e.g., California Healthy Workplaces plus San Francisco's ordinance) surfaced per client, applied in one click.Screenshot of Holiday calendar — seed federal holidays in one click, set per-holiday pay multipliers, and add custom company days recognized by the payroll wizard.Screenshot of Geofenced work locations — define clock-in radii around each business location for mobile time tracking.Screenshot of Accounting integrations — sync payroll journal entries, vendors, and chart of accounts to accounting software such as QuickBooks Online.