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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

Hannah Ashworth

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom
4.0

21 Feb 2025

Posts to the ledger for us

The interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using. Only real gripe is that it is more than the smallest employer needs.

Pros

The interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using.

Cons

It is more than the smallest employer needs.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years31 found this helpful

Helen Marsden

HR manager · 201-500 employees · Manufacturing

United Kingdom
5.0

18 Feb 2025

Payroll that feels modern

It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005. The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us.

Pros

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

Cons

It is more than the smallest employer needs.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 2+ years9 found this helpful

Martin Bramley

Founder · 11-50 employees · Manufacturing

United Kingdom
3.0

15 Feb 2025

Clean and well integrated

The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us. That said, pricing is quoted rather than published and it is more than the smallest employer needs.

Pros

The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us.

Cons

Pricing is quoted rather than published.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years14 found this helpful

Laura Ainsley

Finance business partner · 1000+ employees · Professional services

United Kingdom
5.0

11 Feb 2025

The nicest payroll tool we have used

The interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using, and the integration into our accounting posts the journal for us. No complaints so far.

Pros

The interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using.

Cons

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

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years8 found this helpful

Andrew Bramley

Founder · 1-10 employees · Construction

United Kingdom
4.0

10 Feb 2025

Automation actually saves us time

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon. Only real gripe is that it is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first.

Pros

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon.

Cons

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

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

Peter Radcliffe

Company secretary · 201-500 employees · Recruitment

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
3.0

7 Feb 2025

Clean and well integrated

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

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
2.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 2+ years25 found this helpful

Alan Ainsley

Founder · 1-10 employees · Construction

United Kingdom
4.0

5 Feb 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. Pricing is quoted rather than published, but we live with it.

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
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 2+ years23 found this helpful

Martin Wexford

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Logistics and transport

United Kingdom
4.0

16 Jan 2025

Clean and well integrated

The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us. Only real gripe is that payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere.

Pros

The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us.

Cons

Payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months21 found this helpful

Helen Ellery

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Engineering

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
5.0

11 Jan 2025

The nicest payroll tool we have used

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

Pros

The interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using.

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 6-12 months13 found this helpful

Louise Ferreira

Owner · 11-50 employees · Manufacturing

United Kingdom
2.0

8 Jan 2025

Great for an in house team

Payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere, and it is more than the smallest employer needs. 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

Payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for 1-2 years23 found this helpful