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Square Payroll

Overview

What is Square Payroll?

Square Payroll is a payroll solution for hourly employees, from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Pricing

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Free

$0

Cloud
per month

Plus

$29

Cloud
per month

Premium

Custom

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://squareup.com/us/en/pricing

Offerings

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

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $29 per month
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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.

7.8
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is Square Payroll?

Square Payroll Video

Short demo of Square Payroll's features

Square Payroll Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Square Payroll is a payroll solution for hourly employees, from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Square Payroll starts at $29.

Reviewers rate Benefit plan administration highest, with a score of 9.1.

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

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Immediate accessibility for payroll reports.

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 14, 2021
SB
Vetted Review
Verified User
Square Payroll
2 years of experience
Square is one of the most important leading solutions in our company. Square is currently being used in all sectors of our company, in order to provide us with a general administration of all the payrolls of each of the employees, with detailed information on the taxes applied and the deductions that must be made in each employee. Square is being used in our sector of Marketing, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, IT and other areas.

The main benefits that Square has given us is that it has allowed us to have a much more general and complete control of all the company's payroll, this platform provides us with the administration of the payment of each employee, we can make the payroll through this software and we can make deductions for federal, state and local taxes. Square allows me to track the hours each employee has worked, including overtime, and generates automated reports on the total hours each employee has worked. Undoubtedly, this automation has allowed me to have a much easier payroll administration.

  • Automating declared taxes is one of Square's most outstanding features. When a detailed report on the payroll of each employee is generated, the software takes care of automatically applying the taxes previously configured, which means that there is no need to make a manual deduction for each payroll.
  • The Support team has been one of the most impactful things in a positive way. Square has given me pretty efficient user support. When we started to use Square in our Marketing sector, I had several questions about the configuration of payroll, and the support of this platform answered all my questions immediately, in a live chat.
  • Square gives all of my employees and me complete control over time worked, time off, and overtime. Square provides a user panel where a constant monitoring of the work that each employee does is carried out, in order to collect the exact work time and be able to generate the payroll report.
Cons
  • Downloading payroll reports is one of Square's biggest problems. This platform works online, and all payroll reports can be viewed online but there is no way to download those reports to export them.
  • Square payments are not automated. When the reports corresponding to each payroll are generated, I must access the Square platform to be able to make the payroll payment manually and that my employees can receive the money in the next few hours in their bank account. This platform does not allow me to schedule payments.
Square is an amazing platform to have total control over the payroll of all the employees of a company or a specific sector. This platform has a very good functionality to collect exact information on how long each employee works, that is one of its most outstanding characteristics, because it monitors work schedules and overtime and generates detailed reports on the work time of each employee. Square does not allow to schedule payments, that is one of the main problems, however, I consider that it is a very good option for small and medium-sized companies that are looking for a way to have more exact administrative control over the working hours of all their employees. It is a software that works in the cloud, so all the work information that is collected will remain safe without any risk of loss.

They failed to pay my payroll taxes.

Rating: 3 out of 10
December 28, 2021
ET
Vetted Review
Verified User
Square Payroll
1 year of experience
Basically they seem to have put in the wrong account number according to my bank when they tried to withdraw the payroll taxes and now they are telling me my bank rejected it and it's not their fault yet it is their fault, in my opinion. I feel now they are doing very little to help me except tell me I have to go ahead and figure out how to pay all my taxes. Pathetic. In my experience, they call constantly when they're selling the product and once it's sold you're on your own.
  • Easy to use interface
  • Reports are helpful
Cons
  • No customer service department for a failed payroll tax withdrawals
  • Lack of communication when there's a problem. No answers as to why things happen
It's a great amount of trust that a company puts into another company to pay their taxes. Personally, my trust is shaking and I still haven't heard back from a manager and I've been dealing with this all day

Phenomenal Payroll Software

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 23, 2021
AB
Vetted Review
Verified User
Square Payroll
1 year of experience
Square Payroll is used as the payroll across the organization. It's a simple software that comes at an affordable price. It's ideal for small businesses.
  • Simple to process payroll
  • W2s and 1099s
  • Workers Compensation
Cons
  • Square POS system is almost necessary.
When you need to input tips and/or commission from an outside source, it can be time-consuming if you didn't use the square point of sale. Outside of those circumstances, Square Payroll is the best option for a small business.

Square Payroll isn't just for squares!

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 31, 2019
JK
Vetted Review
Verified User
Square Payroll
2 years of experience
Square Payroll is my current payroll, accounting, and account management software. Square is used for all my business needs pertaining to finances and recordkeeping. It is used for HR/payroll administration but affects and benefits all employees. It addresses the issues of payroll and recordkeeping for my employees.
  • The convenience of being able to link up Square with your account and have it all in one.
  • The automation of Square and how seamlessly it uploads into the accounts.
Cons
  • For the price and what I use it for it's excellent but I think they could expand to have more options for large companies.
  • The platform is relatively simple but I think there is always room for improvement when it comes to being modern and user-friendly.
I really like using Square Payroll and I have no reservations about recommending it to a friend or colleagues. This is a great option for small businesses to be able to have support for financial handlings.

Start paying yourself (and others) on time with Square Payroll

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 22, 2019
I use Square Payroll to pay myself a salary (on time every week) and to pay my contractors on time every month. I can do time cards, 1099s, and even expense reimbursements via Square Payroll. Before finding Square Payroll, I was dreading hiring yet another pro and not understanding anything they were doing. Now that I have Square Payroll, I can manage my own payroll and know exactly how it all works!
  • 1099s
  • Takes taxes out automatically
  • Easy to use and setup for newbies
Cons
  • none!
I recommend it to all my clients who like to keep their money and payments under their purview. This also allows you to assign roles for others so you can have someone help you manage and run payroll.
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