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Advanced UK payroll with no limit on employee numbers, priced by headcount band

4.1Based on 218 reviews
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Ratings by dimension

  • Ease of use4.0
  • Value3.9
  • Support3.9
  • Features4.0

Rating distribution

  • 5 stars87
  • 4 stars82
  • 3 stars32
  • 2 stars12
  • 1 star5

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218 reviews matching your filters

Katie Nowak

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom
4.0

20 Jan 2026

The band pricing has sharp edges

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly. Only real gripe is that it expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Cons

It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 6-12 months7 found this helpful

David Bhatti

Director · 1-10 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom
4.0

10 Jan 2026

Depth you cannot get from cloud tools

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works, and we run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand, but we live with it.

Pros

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works.

Cons

It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months5 found this helpful

Neil Lockhart

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Veterinary

United Kingdom
4.0

2 Jan 2026

Depth you cannot get from cloud tools

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly, and statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail. P11D is a separate product and a separate cost, but we live with it.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months27 found this helpful

Daniel Ashworth

Director · 1-10 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom
2.0

31 Dec 2025

Built for someone who knows payroll

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky, and it expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand. Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail, which is about the only positive.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
1.0
Customer service
1.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for Less than 6 months10 found this helpful

Andrew Middleton

Owner · 1-10 employees · Property and lettings

United Kingdom
3.0

29 Dec 2025

Corrections actually work properly

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail. That said, the jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double and the year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

The jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for Less than 6 months32 found this helpful

Martin Adeyemi

Finance manager · 201-500 employees · Education

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

22 Dec 2025

Handles our 200 plus payroll

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. Only real gripe is that P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

Pros

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years28 found this helpful

Hannah Corrigan

Founder · 11-50 employees · Hospitality

United Kingdom
5.0

11 Dec 2025

Corrections actually work properly

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink.

Pros

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works.

Cons

The year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years9 found this helpful

Ian Quinn

Finance business partner · 501-1000 employees · Education

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
5.0

11 Dec 2025

Depth you cannot get from cloud tools

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail. The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years7 found this helpful

Rachel Colquhoun

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom
2.0

9 Dec 2025

The band pricing has sharp edges

The year end process is more manual than it needs to be, and it expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand. Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail, which is about the only positive.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

The year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

Ease of use
1.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
1.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for 2+ years33 found this helpful

Helen Ainsley

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Manufacturing

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
3.0

7 Dec 2025

Corrections actually work properly

Mixed. We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink, but the year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

Pros

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink.

Cons

The year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
2.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years34 found this helpful