Item: Patriot Software
Rating: 9
Author: Tom Ludwig

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Full Payroll for employees and 1099 contractors.

Pros and Cons

Rapid entry of standardized payroll in 3 easy screens
Easy entry of 1099 contractor payments
Friendly intuitive web based solution
Helpful and knowledgable customer support
Feature Rich, does most basic functions
Good payroll and 1099 contractor report generation

Does not support 401K plan integration as well as other vendors
Will not pay other vendors that are deductions from payroll like 401K vendor

Return on Investment

Patriot is cost effective at the full payroll and partial payroll levels. I have used both

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Online

Quickbooks is more expensive and not as easy

Usability

Its easy and intuitive with support that is really good, but rarely needed.

Support Rating

In 3 years I have needed support maybe 3 times and it has been unusual situations that I felt was appropriate to reach out for help and they were ready with answers.

I think Patriot works best for companies that need cost-effective, self-managed, and fairly vanilla payroll needs. There are solution providers out there that have more full-featured offerings and higher prices, but this has met my needs as I was the only employee, then it still works as I have grown to five 1099 and two employees, but in time I may outgrow it.

Patriot Software 3 years and Going Strong

Overall Satisfaction with Patriot Software

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros and Cons

Return on Investment

Alternatives Considered

Key Insights

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

Are you happy with Patriot Software's feature set?

Did Patriot Software live up to sales and marketing promises?

Did implementation of Patriot Software go as expected?

Would you buy Patriot Software again?

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