Patriot Software Reviews & Ratings 2024

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Starting at $17 per month

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Overview

What is Patriot Software?

Patriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.

Great payroll software—highly recommend!

Rating: 10 out of 10

June 23, 2022

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We have been using Patriot since 2017 and truly love how the platform has evolved over the years. First and foremost, customer service has been consistently amazing; there is ...

Francesca Douglass-Franco

Administrator - Corporate

Founder + Executive Director

Humansave

5 years of experience

Affordable Payroll Solution

Rating: 8 out of 10

November 9, 2021

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Patriot Software is an easy to use payroll software. Instructions are provided on how to set up payroll for your state, but some room is there for interpretation such that you...

Michael Krieger

Partner - Marketing

Owner

Prime Marketing Experts

1 year of experience

Patriot Software 3 years and Going Strong

Rating: 9 out of 10

October 25, 2021

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Full Payroll for employees and 1099 contractors.

Tom Ludwig

General Manager - Engineering

President

Saga Automation

3 years of experience

Perfect for our needs

Rating: 10 out of 10

October 12, 2021

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

Being a small engineering company, we did not need a full time financial officer to handle those types of matters. I initially used a different service to handle my payroll an...

Rick Nichols

Professional - Corporate

President, Principal Engineer

Nichols Engineering Consultants-LLC

4 years of experience

Great Payroll Service!

Rating: 10 out of 10

October 12, 2021

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

Patriot Software handles our payroll and payroll taxes. It replaced our former payroll company. We have found it more simple to use, and was very easy to set up. Patriot walke...

David Wiener

Consultant - Corporate

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Cash Flow Strategies, Inc

1 year of experience

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Pricing

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Basic Payroll

$17/mo + $4 per employee/contractor

Cloud

Accounting Basic

$20/mo (unlimited use)

Cloud

Accounting Premium

$30/mo (unlimited use)

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.patriotsoftware.com/payroll/

Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

$17 per month

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Product Demos

Patriot Software Sample Demo Account

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8.3

Avg 8.2

9.5
Pay calculation
(15) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
10
Support for external payroll vendors
(1) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
8.7
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
(5) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
6
Benefit plan administration
(3) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
9.2
Direct deposit files
(11) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
8.2
Salary revision and increment management
(13) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
6.3
Reimbursement management
(6) Ratings
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.

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Product Details

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What is Patriot Software?

Patriot Software offers online payroll, made for USA small business owners with 1-500 employees and their accountants. Payroll options include Basic Payroll - base price $17/mo. + $4 per employee/contractor and Full Service Payroll - Base price $37/mo + $4 per employee/contractor. Users run payroll, Patriot handles the payroll tax filings. They further offer direct deposit at no additional cost, or print paychecks. Further advantages as described by Patriot Software include:

An employee portal included at no additional cost
Simple 3-step payroll process
Fast, accurate calculations
Guaranteed accurate payroll tax filings with full-service payroll

Patriot Software Features

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Payroll Management Features

Supported: Pay calculation
Supported: Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
Supported: Payroll history for each employee
Supported: Benefit plan administration
Supported: Direct deposit files
Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
Supported: Salary revision and increment management
Supported: Reimbursement management
Supported: Statutory form management

Patriot Software Screenshots

Screenshot of the 3-step process to carry out payroll

Screenshot of the Payroll interface, which can be used run payroll on any device with internet or data connection. There is no need to download and maintain a separate payroll app.

Screenshot of a payroll report, to sort by work location, employee, and date range.

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Patriot Software Technical Details

Deployment Types	Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems	Unspecified
Mobile Application	Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Mobile Web
Supported Countries	United States
Supported Languages	English

Frequently Asked Questions

Patriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.

Patriot Software starts at $17.

Paychex Flex, Gusto, and SurePayroll are common alternatives for Patriot Software.

Reviewers rate Pay calculation highest, with a score of 9.5.

The most common users of Patriot Software are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

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Great Payroll Service!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 12, 2021

David Wiener

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Cash Flow Strategies, Inc (Financial Services, 1-10 employees)

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Verified User

1 year of experience

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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Patriot Software handles our payroll and payroll taxes. It replaced our former payroll company. We have found it more simple to use, and was very easy to set up. Patriot walked me through the transition to make sure all of our information for taxes was current and accurate. Everything I have learned about Patriot Software payroll was great!

Pros

Set up and transition from another provider
Ease of use in running payroll
Payroll taxes are paid and forms filed without my direct intervention

Cons

none as far as we are concerned

Likelihood to Recommend

Patriot Software is very easy to set up, and their team will walk you through the transition from another payroll provider. If you don't want to have to directly intervene to make sure your taxes are paid and forms filed in a timely manner each month, they are a great answer. Their interface and communication is wonderful. I give it my highest recommendation. We have been totally satisfied and happy with their service.

Patriot Pay gets two thumbs up

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

December 17, 2018

Jerry Stephens

Owner/Director

Various Vineyard churches (Accounting, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

2 years of experience

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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In addition to pastoring a small church, I operate a business providing accounting, administrative and other services to churches and ministries nationwide. Among our offerings is payroll prep.

Over the years I've used several professional payroll prep packages. About 2 1/2 years ago I switched all my clients to Patriot. It has proven to be one of the better decisions I've made in my 29 years in business.

Patriot's customer service is outstanding and their product is top notch. Sure, it lacks a few of the exotic bells and whistles that a very few others have but their fees are as much as ten times higher. Speaking of fees, I'm not aware of anything out there that comes even close; most other options start at least 50% higher. I also appreciate the fact that the folks at Patriot are continually improving their product--making a good thing even better. The only grump I had was with the third-party outfit they used to process direct deposit. To my absolute delight, they have just brought all direct deposit processing in-house.

For handling basic payroll services at an exceptionally attractive price point, Patriot can't be beat.

Pros

Basic payroll--as good as anything else out there.
Tremendous value--not only is it a capable package but it's the cheapest I know of.
Customer service is exceptional.

Cons

The third party direct deposit processor Patriot previously used was not particularly easy to work with...but Patriot just brought all direct deposit processing in house.
Clergy housing allowance has to be manually entered each payday. They tell me they're close to adding the capability of making it (and other similar pay types) as a recurring item.
The setup process is geared toward novice users who need to be hand-held through the process. That's great for those who need it but a more streamlined, no-frills process payroll pros would be welcome.

Likelihood to Recommend

Frankly, I can't think of any small/mid sized business scenario where Patriot would not be an outstanding choice.

Affordable, Friendly and Automated Payroll Service Company

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

October 12, 2021

Verified User

Professional in Finance and Accounting

Accounting Company, 1-10 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Patriot payroll is being used the provide payroll services to our clients. It really is great as a one stop shop for payroll needs and is almost like another member of the team with everything that we are able to accomplish through their handling of payroll. It also allows us as the accounting firm to be customize our level of involvement with the client. Whether that just be initial setup or complete takeover.

Pros

Affordable pricing
Tax Filings Automated
Customizable

Cons

Communication for Direct Deposit Requirements
Customer Support for Partner Programs

Likelihood to Recommend

If you have a diversity of clients where payrolls are similar period over period. Patriot Payroll is absolutely outstanding in being able to take over the filings and payroll. If the initial setup is done correctly. If you are having to consistently change things with employees that are not salaried things can become difficult four day direct deposit. However, they are getting better about shortening it to two day.

Patriot PAY is a Great, Inexpensive, Full-Service Payroll Option for My Small Acupuncture Practice

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

August 16, 2018

Jason Moore, L.Ac.

Owner - Licensed Acupuncturist

Coast Family Acupuncture (Alternative Medicine, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

2 years of experience

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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have a small acupuncture practice consisting of myself (the acupuncturist) and an office manager. I use Patriot PAY as my full service payroll provider. I especially love that Patriot collects all of my needed payroll taxes and turns in everything, including completed 941 forms. This saves me a lot of time and it is very easy to use.

Pros

Patriot's software is very easy to use for running payroll. It takes about 30 seconds to do.
The payroll reports are abundant, easy to find and print, and make my accounting very easy.
Having a full service payroll provider as easy to use as Patriot leaves me with more availability to focus on treating patients and running other aspects of my business.

Cons

Honestly, I am very happy with Patriot. They recently raised their price but it is still a good value and I am very happy with their service.

Likelihood to Recommend

Patriot PAY is well suited for any business that has payroll needs. As I run a small business (1 employee), I know that it is very well suited for me and my needs. I do not know how it may be suited for a larger business with many employees (their new price structure includes a per employee per month fee in addition to the monthly cost) but for a small business such as mine it is very economical and a great software. I am very happy with their service.