Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)

I have always been very pro-Intuit.
Intuit links all their products together, and that is super convenient when I need information from another source.

It's a payroll software with decent customer support readily available and direct integration with my accounting tools. This made it a prime fit for me, and made payment and tax reporting relatively simple, and errors readily correctable. It does not have time tracking, and I still believe that this software is overpriced, but it's the best fit for me right now.

Paychex
Quickbooks Integrated payroll
Paycor

Data transfer is seamless and allows for data analysis and business management. Reduction of errors in basic data entry allows more time for analysis and managing business finances. Knowing the data flows from one to the other keeps me from checking multiple places for information. Definitely makes my job much easier.

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About the same.

I actually used ADP in both of my jobs right now, and I was not the person who chose to bring on intuit payroll.

It is unfortunate to be stuck with only one solution and to be paying for each client. The two-day (and in some cases, one day) turn around time really sealed the deal for me. And that is without pre-funding an account. It reduces complexity, so I'm not paying for a bunch of features I am not using. It takes care of the basics without too many frills and I appreciate that.

Paychex is more automated and user-friendly in the day-to-day operations of the payroll. We also have a great sales rep who has helped us with the whole process.

Intuit Payroll is easier to use. It’s more robust than QuickBooks Online.

I have only used Intuit Payroll for running payroll.

I like maintaining one very strong accounting/ERP ecosystem that I trust and that is why I selected Intuit Payroll. The system is trustworthy/reliable, runs on the cloud and integrates with existing QuickBooks products. The pricing becomes more competitive when it is bundled with other Intuit products. Also, Intuit tends to be a company that listens to its customers and accountant implementation partners, and if a feature or area of functionality is suggested or recommended to Intuit, they take it very seriously. They are continually improving and rolling out new features on all their products.

It is great for small business and does plenty to help make payroll and record keeping easier. Cost vs. productivity - it is worth it.

This is a different product in my eyes. Most of the "outsourcers" really take over the entire payroll function, which divorces it from your accounting records --- and then later they try to stuff the results back into accounting through a GJE entry.
If the circumstances are right (small company, few employees, low transaction volume), then QB is just what you need -- without being too much. If you've got WAY more complexity, then start looking around.
WARNING -- if you are familiar with "The Baseball Player Problem" which is known as a ROAMING EMPLOYEE, you'll have to look elsewhere. I'm told by Intuit that there are NO intuit products that can do multi-state income tax withholding (and I'm an Intuit certified Pro Advisor, so I've spoken to everyone who should know). If you don't know what that issue is, then don't worry about it --- plow forward.