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Paychex Flex

Overview

What is Paychex Flex?

Paychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.

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Paychex Flex Review: One Users Payroll Management Story
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Pricing

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Paychex Go

$59

Cloud
per month/+$4 per employee

Paychex Flex Service

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Cloud

Paychex Flex Enterprise

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Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee required

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

7.1
Avg 7.8

Payroll Management

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

8.9
Avg 8.0

Leave and Attendance Management

Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.

7.5
Avg 8.0

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.7
Avg 8.1

Asset Management

Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.

7.6
Avg 8.0

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

6.6
Avg 7.5

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

7.5
Avg 8.0

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

8.1
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is Paychex Flex?

Paychex Flex® is an HR solution boasting simplicity, with technology that grows and changes with the user's business. Paychex combines business solutions and dedicated support, to help users:

•Hire, pay, manage, and retain employees

•Get experienced support as needed with a 24/7/365 U.S.-based, live support team

•Stay ahead of changing laws and regulations with Paychex compliance experts

•Access information on the go with the Paychex Flex Mobile App and Paychex Voice Assist

Talent Management: Recruit, retain, and develop top talent from a single HR platform and streamline the hiring and onboarding process.

Workforce Management: Improve employee efficiency and productivity with workforce management resources.

Payroll and Financial Support: Pay employees and manage taxes, and expenses.

Employee Benefits: Attract and retain top talent by offering valued employee benefits while simplifying plan administration.

PEO and HR Outsourcing: Support the business throughout the entire employee lifecycle with comprehensive HR outsourcing solutions.

Employee Experience: Save time and improve accuracy by giving employees access to self-service HR, training, and financial tools.

Integrations: Automatically connect and share data between software and Paychex Flex.

Choose the right level of technology and support for the business now — while keeping the ability to grow as needs change.

Paychex Flex Features

Human Resource Management Features

  • Supported: Employee demographic data
  • Supported: Employment history
  • Supported: Job profiles and administration
  • Supported: Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
  • Supported: Benefits information
  • Supported: Organization and location management
  • Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

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

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details
  • Supported: Travel absence management
  • Supported: Annual carry-forward and encashment

Employee Self Service Features

  • Supported: Employee login
  • Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
  • Supported: Update personal information
  • Supported: Request time off
  • Supported: View job history
  • Supported: View company policy documentation
  • Supported: View company news and information

Asset Management Features

  • Supported: Tracking of all physical assets

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Report builder
  • Supported: Pre-built reports
  • Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data

Integration with other HR capabilities Features

  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

Additional Features

  • Supported: Retirement- Single Record
  • Supported: FSA
  • Supported: Health Insurance, COBRA
  • Supported: Mobile App

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Paychex Flex Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesUnited States
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

Paychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.

ADP Streamline Payroll, Enterprise eTIME, by ADP, and ADP Vantage HCM are common alternatives for Paychex Flex.

Reviewers rate Direct deposit files highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of Paychex Flex are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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PAYCHEX FLEX HAS THE SUPPORT YOU NEED!

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 19, 2021
SR
Vetted Review
Verified User
Paychex Flex
2 years of experience
We use it as a wholesaling platform for all of our payroll clients. We use it for our own payroll as well. It helps us to keep clients' records and compliance and reporting in-house to assist in other tasks we perform for clients. We do QuickBooks, taxes, insurance audits, payroll, sales tax,etc.
  • AMAZING customer service.
  • Easy to use platform.
  • Able to adjust and customize quickly.
Cons
  • Over contact on other product offerings.
  • Too mail happy.
  • Invoicing can be confusing at times.
The customer service is what drives everything. There are some complex options that need to be added but the customer service makes it easy. Once you do every crazy thing a few times it gets easier. It was a lifesaver going through all the COVID changes and regulations.

Great alternative to more robust systems for teams that don't need all the bells and whistles

Rating: 7 out of 10
February 21, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Paychex Flex
2 years of experience
payroll processing, tracking paid time off, tax documentation and filing
  • Customer care
  • Communication
Cons
  • User interface could be a bit easier to navigate
  • More options for self-administration that doesn't require Paychex Flex to build out features for us
We've enjoyed our time with Paychex Flex and were quick to come back to them after having issues with our last payroll processor. It has worked great for our small business and now has the capacity to remit 403B directly which is a HUGE win.

Paychex ultra review

Rating: 8 out of 10
September 16, 2016
ZQ
Vetted Review
Verified User
Paychex Flex
4 years of experience
We are a non-profit firm that manages charter schools in Southern California. Our charter schools have been on Paychex for a long time. We process payroll for all the staff members at the schools. We are comfortable using Paychex and Paychex's support is always very helpful. Our assigned customer service representative Sophie Lam is very helpful. The only thing I would recommend to Paychex would be to make their process a little faster. Sometimes it feels like there's a lag while processing payroll. Apart from that Paychex is pretty good.
  • Interactive
  • Easy
  • Good Customer Service
Cons
  • Citrix program is slow
  • Interface looks outdated
I would recommend Paychex. I have worked on it for 4 years and I feel comfortable with it. The good thing about Paychex is that you can use it from anywhere. All you need is a computer and an internet connection.

Paychex Flex - Get it!

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 06, 2018
SS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Paychex Flex
17 years of experience
In my office, we use Paychex Flex for all our payroll, tax pay, and reporting. They also maintain our related records. It is used throughout the entire business. What it does for us is free up our time so we can do the job we trained for and free us from worry about compliance concerns. They take all of that off our shoulders and they do so for a reasonable price. Don't wonder if you should sign up for Paychex Flex, just do it. You will be so glad you did.
  • Paychex figures out all appropriate deductions and withholdings and processes them as required. Their deposits or payments are always exactly right and satisfy the government entity or other recipient. I don't think about it or spend any time on it.
  • We had a very unusual bonus situation arise at the end of last year. Paychex handled it easily, within the time it needed to be done, and without a hitch. They are flexible and I have found them always ready, willing, and able to help. Plus, everything Paychex does is done with a smile. It is a pleasure working with them.
  • I appreciate being able to pull up the old records and reports for my business whenever I need them. I also like that my accountant can access the information he needs directly without my involvement.
Cons
  • I would love to see a really super simple format or program that allows me to use Paychex's website without difficulty. I am often confused and unable to get the information I need without a lot of effort. I struggle to follow their instructional videos and wind up wasting a lot of time or just giving up.
I have found Paychex Flex is well suited to the whole range of businesses and operations. I have not run into any setting in which it is not appropriate. One place I have been especially glad I have Paychex Flex is in wage withholding for child support and garnishments. Both scenarios can be daunting, but Paychex handles them easily. I appreciate knowing I am always in compliance.

User Friendly and Functional

Rating: 7 out of 10
March 27, 2015
GC
Vetted Review
Verified User
Paychex Flex
3 years of experience
Used for double-entry accounting that we integrated with Paychex payroll solutions; used mainly by the accounting/payroll team. It lacks some bookkeeping features though that other applications offer such as purchase orders, item tracking, and comprehensive contact records. It is great for Double-entry accounting and very user friendly.
  • Interactive dashboard
  • Double-entry accounting
  • Customizable Chart of Accounts
  • Standard financial reports: Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, and Trial Balance
  • You can connect to the financial institutions where you have accounts and download transactions
Cons
  • Can't assign invoices to categories like salesperson, division, or location, nor can your customers return a payment via credit card (there's no support for merchant accounts).
If you already use Paychex payroll services and want to marry them to very basic double-entry accounting functions, Paychex Accounting Online is certainly worth considering.
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