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Modern cloud payroll aimed at UK finance and people teams that want automation

Ratings by dimension

  • Ease of use4.0
  • Value4.1
  • Support4.0
  • Features4.0

Rating distribution

  • 5 stars126
  • 4 stars96
  • 3 stars40
  • 2 stars19
  • 1 star5

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286 reviews matching your filters

Eleanor Okonkwo

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom
2.0

7 Nov 2025

Clean and well integrated

Pricing is quoted rather than published, and payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere. Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon, which is about the only positive.

Pros

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon.

Cons

Pricing is quoted rather than published.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
1.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 6-12 months5 found this helpful

Alan Patel

Director · 1-10 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom
3.0

5 Nov 2025

The nicest payroll tool we have used

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005. That said, pricing is quoted rather than published and it is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first.

Pros

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005.

Cons

Pricing is quoted rather than published.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 1-2 years34 found this helpful

Craig Iqbal

Management accountant · 201-500 employees · Manufacturing

United Kingdom
5.0

4 Nov 2025

Posts to the ledger for us

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005. Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon.

Pros

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005.

Cons

It is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 2+ years20 found this helpful

James Thornley

Director · 1-10 employees · Healthcare

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
3.0

30 Oct 2025

Clean and well integrated

The automation means we approve a pay run rather than build one. That said, payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere and it is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first.

Pros

The automation means we approve a pay run rather than build one.

Cons

Payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for 6-12 months7 found this helpful

Owen Corrigan

Finance manager · 201-500 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom
5.0

27 Oct 2025

Automation actually saves us time

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005, and the integration into our accounting posts the journal for us. No complaints so far.

Pros

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005.

Cons

It is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months18 found this helpful

Freya Ellery

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Construction

United Kingdom
5.0

14 Oct 2025

The nicest payroll tool we have used

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon, and the interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using. No complaints so far.

Pros

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon.

Cons

It is more than the smallest employer needs.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months26 found this helpful

Christopher Ellery

Director · 11-50 employees · Professional services

United Kingdom
3.0

2 Oct 2025

Automation actually saves us time

Mixed. Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon, but pricing is quoted rather than published.

Pros

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon.

Cons

Pricing is quoted rather than published.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
2.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 6-12 months31 found this helpful

Emma Ellery

Finance manager · 201-500 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom
5.0

1 Oct 2025

The nicest payroll tool we have used

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon. The interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using.

Pros

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon.

Cons

Pricing is quoted rather than published.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months23 found this helpful

Michael Bhatti

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom
4.0

29 Sep 2025

Great for an in house team

The automation means we approve a pay run rather than build one, and it feels like modern software, not a system from 2005. It is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first, but we live with it.

Pros

The automation means we approve a pay run rather than build one.

Cons

It is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years15 found this helpful

Katie Radcliffe

Director · 11-50 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom
5.0

24 Sep 2025

Great for an in house team

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005, and onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon. No complaints so far.

Pros

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005.

Cons

Pricing is quoted rather than published.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years20 found this helpful