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Affordable payroll solution for small businesses. For better or worse, you get what you pay for.
June 12, 2021

Affordable payroll solution for small businesses. For better or worse, you get what you pay for.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Paychex Flex

We use Paychex Flex to process our employee payroll as well as [payments for] our 1099 independent contractors. They provide semi-monthly payroll processing including tax filings. They also prepare and file our quarter- and year-end tax reports.
  • Paychex Flex is simple to use.
  • Paychex Flex does not make GUI updates often, so everything is in the same place whenever you need it.
  • The Live Reports are handy, but not intuitive to set up.
  • The payroll import file is too complicated to set up and use.
  • Paychex Flex is very affordable, which is important to us as a small company.
Payroll entry is easier on Paychex Flex. It is easier to see each employee's earnings and deductions to review before submitting. TriNet has better customizable reporting with their Workforce Analytics tool. TriNet has a lot more offerings and better customer service, but it comes at a hefty price.
I have a dedicated service representative that is not helpful. She is the main reason why I would consider moving my business away from their platform.

Do you think Paychex Flex delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Paychex Flex's feature set?

Yes

Did Paychex Flex live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Paychex Flex go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Paychex Flex again?

Yes

Paychex Flex is easy to use for payroll entry. Other features such as HR management are more complicated, so I choose not to use them.
Paychex Flex is well suited for a small company with a standard, recurring payroll. A large company may have trouble making multiple edits for every payroll, as a lot of it must be hand-keyed.

Paychex Flex Feature Ratings

Not Rated
Employee demographic data
Not Rated
Employment history
Not Rated
Job profiles and administration
Not Rated
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
Not Rated
Organization and location management
Not Rated
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
9.3
Pay calculation
8
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
10
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
10
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Not Rated
Approval workflow
Not Rated
Balance details
Not Rated
Annual carry-forward and encashment
Not Rated
Not Rated
View and generate pay and benefit information
Not Rated
Update personal information
Not Rated
View job history
Not Rated
View company policy documentation
Not Rated
Not Rated
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
6.0
Report builder
4
Pre-built reports
8
Ability to combine HR data with external data
Not Rated
Integration with other HR capabilities ()
Not Rated
Performance Management ()
Not Rated
Succession Planning ()
Not Rated
Not Rated
New hire portal
Not Rated
Manager tracking tools
Not Rated
Performance and Goals ()
Not Rated
Not Rated
Job Requisition Management
Not Rated
Company Website Posting
Not Rated
Publish to Social Media
Not Rated
Job Search Site Posting
Not Rated
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
Not Rated
Applicant Tracking
Not Rated
Notifications and Alerts
Not Rated