Eleven years, no missed payroll. It is not exciting and I do not want my payroll system to be exciting.
Pros
US payroll processed entirely in house
Cons
Experience depends heavily on your partner
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Preston Ibarra
Office Manager, Northgate Logistics
Canada·Software·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Apr 14, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
ACA reporting stopped being a January crisis
ACA reporting used to consume January. The 1094 and 1095 forms come out of the system now and we file without drama. That alone justified staying through the last renewal.
Pros
Multi state withholding including reciprocity
Cons
Implementation regularly overruns time and budget
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Ezra Ugwu
VP of Sales, Cedar & Vine Interiors
United States·Hospitality·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Feb 11, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
ACA reporting stopped being a January crisis
Multi state withholding is handled correctly, including the reciprocity agreements, which is the thing that quietly breaks in lesser systems.
Pros
Multi state withholding including reciprocity
Cons
Experience depends heavily on your partner
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Bianca Vargas
Finance Manager, Summit Physio
United States·Manufacturing·201 to 500 employees
4.0
Dec 5, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
It has run our payroll for eleven years
ACA reporting used to consume January. The 1094 and 1095 forms come out of the system now and we file without drama. That alone justified staying through the last renewal.
Pros
Full control of payroll data on premise
Cons
Interface is dated and staff avoid the portal
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Bethany Yoon
Practice Manager, Coastline Outfitters
United States·Financial services·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Oct 28, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Payroll stays in house, which is why we bought it
The compliance side is the reason. EEO, OSHA logs, FMLA tracking, all standard. Every cloud product we evaluated treated at least one of those as an add on with a separate price.
Pros
EEO, OSHA and FMLA tracking standard
Cons
Interface is dated and staff avoid the portal
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Tessa Thornton
Sales Director, Harborline Supply
Other·Software·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Nov 25, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Implementation ran double the estimate
Quoted four months, took nine, and the number roughly doubled. Some of that was our data, most of it was scope that emerged once the partner actually looked at how we run payroll. Ask for a fixed price and watch what gets excluded from it.
Pros
ACA 1094 and 1095 reporting built in
Cons
Implementation regularly overruns time and budget
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorDec 6, 2024
Thank you for sharing this. Implementation timelines depend heavily on data readiness and scope, and we are sorry yours extended. Your Sage partner is best placed to review what happened, and we encourage you to raise it with your account team.
2 found this helpful
Marisol Reyes
Office Manager, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
4.0
May 31, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
ACA reporting stopped being a January crisis
ACA reporting used to consume January. The 1094 and 1095 forms come out of the system now and we file without drama. That alone justified staying through the last renewal.
Pros
US payroll processed entirely in house
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal Reports
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Trevor Pemberton
Office Manager, Aurora Print House
United States·Manufacturing·500+ employees
3.0
May 18, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Solid engine, museum piece interface
Our implementation partner was excellent and the project went well. I have spoken to two peers whose partners were not, and their experience of the identical software was miserable. You are buying a reseller as much as a product and almost nobody tells you that up front.
Pros
ACA 1094 and 1095 reporting built in
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal Reports
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Alistair Bergstrom
Controller, Hillcrest Family Clinic
United States·Manufacturing·11 to 50 employees
4.0
May 15, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
It has run our payroll for eleven years
ACA reporting used to consume January. The 1094 and 1095 forms come out of the system now and we file without drama. That alone justified staying through the last renewal.
Pros
ACA 1094 and 1095 reporting built in
Cons
Roadmap direction is toward HCM and People
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Jasmine Gallagher
General Manager, Meridian Dental Group
Canada·Legal·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Mar 28, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Implementation ran double the estimate
The employee self service portal is the part staff actually touch and it is the worst part of the product. It looks like 2009, it is slow, and our people avoid it and email HR instead. That defeats the entire purpose of having it.
Pros
Very stable once implemented
Cons
Experience depends heavily on your partner
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Beatriz Salazar
VP of Sales, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Hospitality·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Sep 26, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
It has run our payroll for eleven years
ACA reporting used to consume January. The 1094 and 1095 forms come out of the system now and we file without drama. That alone justified staying through the last renewal.
Pros
ACA 1094 and 1095 reporting built in
Cons
Experience depends heavily on your partner
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Yusuf Ainsworth
Sales Director, Coastline Outfitters
United States·Real estate·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Apr 27, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Multi state withholding without a service bureau
We have people in nine states and we are not comfortable handing payroll data to a third party. HRMS runs it in house, the tax tables stay current through maintenance, and the 941 reconciles every quarter. That combination is genuinely hard to find.
Pros
Very stable once implemented
Cons
Roadmap direction is toward HCM and People
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Rachel Villareal
Founder, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Construction·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Mar 19, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Solid engine, museum piece interface
On premise was a requirement for us for regulatory reasons and this delivers it. It also means we maintain servers, run backups and own the upgrades. That cost is real and it does not appear in the license quote.
Pros
US payroll processed entirely in house
Cons
You maintain the servers and the upgrades
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Bruno Boateng
Controller, Northgate Logistics
Canada·Financial services·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Feb 20, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Compliance depth you do not get elsewhere
Eleven years, no missed payroll. It is not exciting and I do not want my payroll system to be exciting.
Pros
US payroll processed entirely in house
Cons
Roadmap direction is toward HCM and People
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Katherine Ferreira
Chief of Staff, Northgate Logistics
Other·Real estate·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Dec 12, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Compliance depth you do not get elsewhere
Eleven years, no missed payroll. It is not exciting and I do not want my payroll system to be exciting.
Pros
Very stable once implemented
Cons
You maintain the servers and the upgrades
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Dana Mahoney
Chief of Staff, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Jun 17, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Solid engine, museum piece interface
Our implementation partner was excellent and the project went well. I have spoken to two peers whose partners were not, and their experience of the identical software was miserable. You are buying a reseller as much as a product and almost nobody tells you that up front.
Pros
Full control of payroll data on premise
Cons
Implementation regularly overruns time and budget
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Xander Menon
Chief of Staff, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Retail·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Jun 11, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
It has run our payroll for eleven years
We have people in nine states and we are not comfortable handing payroll data to a third party. HRMS runs it in house, the tax tables stay current through maintenance, and the 941 reconciles every quarter. That combination is genuinely hard to find.
Pros
Multi state withholding including reciprocity
Cons
Roadmap direction is toward HCM and People
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Willa Dashwood
Chief of Staff, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Professional services·11 to 50 employees
4.0
May 15, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Multi state withholding without a service bureau
Eleven years, no missed payroll. It is not exciting and I do not want my payroll system to be exciting.
Pros
Full control of payroll data on premise
Cons
Interface is dated and staff avoid the portal
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Mireille Lockhart
Chief of Staff, Redbrick Property Group
Canada·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
4.0
May 4, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Compliance depth you do not get elsewhere
Eleven years, no missed payroll. It is not exciting and I do not want my payroll system to be exciting.
Pros
Full control of payroll data on premise
Cons
Implementation regularly overruns time and budget
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Samuel Boateng
Founder, Ironwood Fabrication
United States·Marketing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Apr 11, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
It has run our payroll for eleven years
We have people in nine states and we are not comfortable handing payroll data to a third party. HRMS runs it in house, the tax tables stay current through maintenance, and the 941 reconciles every quarter. That combination is genuinely hard to find.