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Affordable Payroll Solution
Updated November 09, 2021

Affordable Payroll Solution

Michael Krieger | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Patriot Software

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 need to call your state for clarification to get specific documentation. I am otherwise able to put in my payroll in a weekly basis and it calculates the payroll on its own.
  • Payroll administration is easy
  • Very affordable for small businesses
  • Good support
  • Some instructions could be more detailed
  • Having a full service set up program can help time starved business owners
  • Could build out more integrations with more bookkeeping software
  • We've been able to pay employees affordably
  • It was a hassle to get the required documentation to pay employees
Paychex is considerably more expensive software granted they have services and analytics that are not available in Patriot. I am a small business with a tight budget, and that's why I ultimately selected Patriot Software because I can reinvest the savings in so many ways.

Do you think Patriot Software delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Patriot Software's feature set?

Yes

Did Patriot Software live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Patriot Software go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Patriot Software again?

Yes

While it was fairly usable, it was a little challenging to set up properly.
While support is responsive, they just point to support docs that should be more detailed to begin with.
Patriot Software is great for a small business that needs to process payroll but doesn't have that much of a budget. Ideally, you should have some level of experience on your team to ensure that payroll is processed correctly as you have to figure some things out for yourself like how to get SUTA numbers.

Patriot Software Feature Ratings

Payroll Management
7.5
Pay calculation
6
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
6
Benefit plan administration
7
Direct deposit files
9
Salary revision and increment management
9
Reimbursement management
8

Using Patriot Software

1 - Leadership
1 - They need payroll management experience.
  • Pay employees
  • Track Time
  • Hour reporting
  • Being able to calculate taxes
  • Manage employee payroll more
It works well because it is cheap for us.

Evaluating Patriot Software and Competitors

  • Price
The price of the software helped me decide as it was considerably under competing solutions.
I would change nothing.