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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Wagepoint

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AWagepoint is payroll software, from the multinational company of the same name headquartered in Calgary.

    $20

    per month Plus $4 per employee/contractor

    Pricing
    SurePayroll By PaychexWagepoint
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SurePayroll By PaychexWagepoint
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing is based on a monthly subscription model. The right plan depends on how often a business runs payroll. Solo plan Best for businesses that only run one payroll per month. $20/month plus $4 per employee/contractor Unlimited plan All-you-can-payroll. Best for businesses handling multiple payrolls in a month. $40/month plus $6 per employee/contractor *All prices above are CAD
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    Community Pulse
    SurePayroll By PaychexWagepoint
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    Paychex Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    38%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    44%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    44%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    56%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
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    Features
    SurePayroll By PaychexWagepoint
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SurePayroll By Paychex and Wagepoint
    Feature
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    1.4
    16 Ratings
    142% below category average
    Wagepoint
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pay calculation2.516 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors1.012 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment1.09 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.213 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management1.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management1.210 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    ADP Streamline Payroll
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    User Ratings
    SurePayroll By PaychexWagepoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (27 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    SurePayroll By PaychexWagepoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Wagepoint
    I highly recommend Wagepoint, especially for start-up companies. Their fees are really cheap and the quality of their work is really good. They may have room for improvement on the reporting side, but given their flexibility, they can always find a way to help your organization. I definitely recommend Wagepoint.
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    Pros
    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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    Wagepoint
    • Manages payroll
    • Maintains employee data--addresses, contact info, etc.
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    Cons
    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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    Wagepoint
    • Reports need to be improve. You cannot customize your preferred report. Thus, manual reporting happens at times. But you can't complain on the cost.
    • Flexibility on late notice of payroll processing. Lowering additional fees could help us.
    • Need to ask clients for feedback on the use of system.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Paychex Inc.
    Very likely, easy to use, support system in place.
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    Wagepoint
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Wagepoint
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    Support Rating
    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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    Wagepoint
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    Online Training
    Paychex Inc.
    They were awesome. They knew the system very well and could help me very much.
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    Wagepoint
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    Implementation Rating
    Paychex Inc.
    No, I can't think of any.
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    Wagepoint
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Wagepoint
    Wagepoint is great for our Canadian employees, as Gusto does not support multi-national workforces. However, Gusto provides a much more robust system with which you can manage employees salaries, healthcare benefits, and additional benefits. Gusto also provides ample data with which to evaluate costs, understand employees, and forecast future costs, which Wagepoint does not support.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Paychex Inc.
    In retrospect, I wouldn't change anything.
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    Wagepoint
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Paychex Inc.
    We were able to calculate different hourly numbers when we completed Certified Payroll for professional services.
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    Wagepoint
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Wagepoint
    • Lower payroll administration expenses
    • Time and effort is saved from filing remittances to relevant government bodies.
    • Timely and accurate reporting of our payroll
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