Skip to content
Pento logo

Pento

Verified listing

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

Filter reviews

Verified reviews for Pento

286 reviews matching your filters

Priya Baptiste

Group financial controller · 1000+ employees · Retail

United Kingdom
3.0

22 Feb 2026

Great for an in house team

Mixed. It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005, but it is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first.

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
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for Less than 6 months

Sophie Dunmore

Owner · 1-10 employees · Education

United Kingdom
3.0

21 Feb 2026

Clean and well integrated

Mixed. The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us, but 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
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 2+ years28 found this helpful

Hannah Begum

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
5.0

7 Feb 2026

Posts to the ledger for us

The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us. Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon.

Pros

The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us.

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 Less than 6 months39 found this helpful

Eleanor Ferreira

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom
3.0

7 Feb 2026

Automation actually saves us time

The interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using. That said, payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere and pricing is quoted rather than published.

Pros

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

Cons

Payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 6-12 months9 found this helpful

Charlotte Baptiste

Director · 11-50 employees · Marketing and advertising

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
2.0

6 Feb 2026

Automation actually saves us time

It is newer, so we tested our awkward cases carefully first, and payroll only, so HR lives elsewhere. The automation means we approve a pay run rather than build one, which is about the only positive.

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
2.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 2+ years28 found this helpful

Richard Pemberton

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom
5.0

4 Feb 2026

Automation actually saves us time

Onboarding a new finance hire onto it took an afternoon, and the automation means we approve a pay run rather than build one. No complaints so far.

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
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months17 found this helpful

Rachel Cavendish

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Retail

United Kingdom
5.0

2 Feb 2026

Posts to the ledger for us

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

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 2+ years34 found this helpful

James Hargreaves

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom
5.0

31 Jan 2026

Payroll that feels modern

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

It is more than the smallest employer needs.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months6 found this helpful

Martin Whitfield

Director · 1-10 employees · Hospitality

United Kingdom
5.0

29 Jan 2026

Posts to the ledger for us

The interface is the first payroll tool our team enjoys using. The integration into our accounting posts the journal for us.

Pros

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

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 2+ years33 found this helpful

Richard Okonkwo

Company secretary · 201-500 employees · Education

United Kingdom
5.0

23 Jan 2026

Clean and well integrated

The automation means we approve a pay run rather than build one. It feels like modern software, not a system from 2005.

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
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months3 found this helpful