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PAYROLL SOFTWARE DIRECTORY 2026
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Introduction
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Payroll is more than just paying people on time. The right software keeps processes accurate, efficient and stress- free. Use this directory to explore your options and take the first step towards smarter payroll. Choosing the right payroll software is an important decision for any organisation. It affects accuracy, compliance and efficiency, and the right system can simplify processes, reduce errors and save valuable time. With so many solutions available, finding the one that suits your organisation can feel overwhelming. Factors such as company size, sector, complexity of payroll processes and integration with other systems all influence which software is the best fit. Taking time to research and compare options ensures you make a choice that truly works for your organisation. This directory has been created to help with that process. It brings together a range of payroll software providers, giving you a clear starting point to explore, compare and identify solutions that meet your needs. While it cannot replace demonstrations or trials, it can help you focus on options worth exploring further. Payroll touches every employee and every part of an organisation. Selecting the right software brings lasting benefits, improving efficiency, accuracy and confidence in your payroll operations. This directory is here to help you take the first step with clarity and confidence.
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Supplier overview
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MODULES OFFERED
Alpha order by product name
Managed / outsourcing services?
Hosted service option
Integration/ API capabilities
Maximum PAYE references
Expenses and benefits
Workforce management
Cloud-based option
On-premise option
AI features available
Maximum employees
Global capabilities
Payroll
HR
Self-service
PRODUCT NAME
COMPANY
activ8
activpayroll
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
8
Brain Payroll - Phase 3
Phase 3 Consulting
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
BrightPay
Bright
300
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
Buddy
Buddy
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
8
4
4
Cezanne (Payroll and Integrated HR Software)
Cezanne
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
Cintra HR and Cintra Cloud, Cintra Groups, Capture Expense, Employee Hub
Cintra HR and Payroll Ltd
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
Ciphr HR
Ciphr
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Ciphr HR and payroll
Ciphr
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Ciphr Payroll
Ciphr
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Civica People Hub
Civica
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Collegia FreePayroll
Collegia
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
Deel Local Payroll
Deel Local Payroll
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
Employment Hero
Employment Hero UK Ltd
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
ePayfact
CGI IT UK Ltd
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
8
8
8
8
4
4
8
4
4
8
eppiq Timer
eppiq
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
8
8
8
4
8
8
4
8
4
4
4
Givver
Givver.io
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
HR Blizz
Mercans
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
ichris
Frontier Software
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
iPayview
CGI IT UK Ltd
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
IRIS Cascade
IRIS Software Group
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
8
IRIS Payrite
IRIS Software Group
20,000+
Unlimited
Limited
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
IRIS Payroll Professional (IPP)
IRIS Software Group
5,000
Unlimited
Limited
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
iTrent
MHR
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
Kintec Payroll
Kintec
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
8
8
4
8
Miracle
Eque2 Ltd
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Moorepay
Moorepay Ltd
1,000
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
My Digital Payroll
My Digital
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
P11D Organiser
Personal Audit Systems Ltd
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
8
8
4
8
8
8
4
4
4
8
8
paiyroll®
PAIYROLL®
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
8
4
4
PayCaptain
PayCaptain Payroll Solutions
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
Paycircle Bureau
The Access Group
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
PayFit
PayFit
700
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
Payroll (OneAdvanced)
OneAdvanced
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
Payroll (Xero)
Xero
200
1
UK only
4
8
4
8
4
8
4
8
8
4
4
People First
MHR
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
People XCD
XCD
10,000
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
8
PeopleHub
Zalaris
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
QuickBooks Payroll
Intuit Ltd
Unlimited
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
8
Sage Payroll
Sage
150
1
UK only
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
8
4
SD Worx Payroll
SD Worx
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
SQEPpay
SQEPtech Ltd
5,000
Unlimited
UK only
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
8
Staffology Payroll
IRIS Software Group
10,000
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
8
Strada
Strada
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Telleroo
Telleroo Limited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
8
8
8
8
8
4
8
8
4
8
Worksys
Locumsys Ltd
Unlimited
Unlimited
Full
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
ZellisONE
Zellis
Unlimited
Unlimited
Limited
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
The information contained within these tables has been supplied and verified by the suppliers. The CIPP does not endorse any particular provider and cannot be held accountable for errors or omissions in the information provided. We strongly advise that you conduct market research before selecting a new supplier.
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Cezanne (Payroll and Integrated HR Software)
FEATURES
activpayroll activ8
Brain Payroll - Phase 3
Cintra HR and Cintra Cloud
Ciphr HR and payroll
Civica People Hub
Collegia FreePayroll
Deel Local Payroll
Employment Hero
BrightPay
Buddy
Ciphr HR
Ciphr Payroll
ePayfact
Standard, i.e. monthly / weekly / fortnightly / lunar
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
FREQUENCIES
Other frequencies
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
HMRC-recognised software
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
RTI submissions
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
P9/P6 uplift – automatic HMRC data interface (P6, P9 & student loans)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Payroll stationery, e.g. P45 / P60
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Off-payroll workers
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
CIS
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
AEOs
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Split NI calculations
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
Aggregated NI calculations
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Automatic NI category letter changes
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Automatic NI recalculation
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Ability to set up new user defined pay elements / deductions
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Backdated pay awards Advanced pay periods Pay grades / spines
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
Teachers payroll
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
8
Multiple rates of pay
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Payslip reworks
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Automatic pro-rating (starters / leavers / mid-period changes) Automatic pro-rating (changes to contractual hours)
FUNCTIONALITY / CAPABILITY
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Bulk changes - fixed
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Bulk changes - temporary Sort code validation Payslip messages Pay element overrides
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Email integration functionality (for emailing documents)
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Supplementary runs
4
4
8
4
8
4
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
Automatic calculation of statutory elements - SSP / SMP / SAP / SPP / ShPP / SPBP Calculates occupational schemes - OSP / OMP / OAP / OPP / OShPP / OPBP
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Automatic calculation of phased returns to work 52-week average holiday pay calculations
8
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
ABSENCE PROCESSING
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Rolled-up holiday pay calculations
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Holiday entitlement accrual (for part-year and irregular hours workers)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Recalculates to apply Alabaster rules
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
Bacs
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Faster payment service (CHAPS)
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
Payments across multiple bank accounts
PAYMENTS
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
4
Third-party payments Multi-currency payments
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
4
8
8
Employee visibility of earned wage
8
4
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
EARNED WAGE ACCESS
Ability to restrict / limit draw down amounts Integration with Bacs / payroll Automatic enrolment assessment Automatic enrolment correspondence Automatic enrolment deductions
8
4
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Occ. % pension pay Occ. fixed deductions
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
PENSIONS
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Salary sacrifice
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Net pay arrangement
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Relief at source
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Additional voluntary contributions (AVCs)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
Payroll analysis
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Negative net / zero net
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Net variance
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
National minimum wage checks
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Bank detail changes Starters / leavers
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
YTD totals
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
REPORTING
Cost code analysis Pay element analysis
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Pension contribution analysis Report writing functionality
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Bespoke reporting Change audit report
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Ability to export reports, e.g., spreadsheet HR features (see page 16 for details)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
Expenses and benefits features (see page 17 for details) Workforce management features (see page 18 for details)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
EXTRA FEATURES
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Self-service features (see page 20 for details)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
The information contained within these tables has been supplied and verified by the suppliers. The CIPP does not endorse any particular provider and cannot be held accountable for errors or omissions in the information provided. We strongly advise that you conduct market research before selecting a new supplier.
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IRIS Payroll Professional (IPP)
FEATURES
eppiq Timer
Paycircle Bureau
IRIS Cascade
Kintec Payroll
My Digital Payroll
P11D Organiser
PayCaptain
Givver
HR Blizz
ichris
iPayview
IRIS Payrite
iTrent
Miracle Moorepay
paiyroll®
Standard, i.e. monthly / weekly / fortnightly / lunar
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
FREQUENCIES
Other frequencies
8
8
8
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
HMRC-recognised software
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
RTI submissions
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
P9/P6 uplift – automatic HMRC data interface (P6, P9 & student loans)
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Payroll stationery, e.g. P45 / P60
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Off-payroll workers
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
CIS
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
8
4
AEOs
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Split NI calculations
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
Aggregated NI calculations
8
4
8
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
Automatic NI category letter changes
8
4
8
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Automatic NI recalculation
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Ability to set up new user defined pay elements / deductions
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Backdated pay awards Advanced pay periods Pay grades / spines
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
4
8
4
Teachers payroll
8
8
8
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
8
4
Multiple rates of pay
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
Payslip reworks
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Automatic pro-rating (starters / leavers / mid-period changes) Automatic pro-rating (changes to contractual hours)
FUNCTIONALITY / CAPABILITY
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Bulk changes - fixed
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Bulk changes - temporary Sort code validation Payslip messages Pay element overrides
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
4
8
8
4
8
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Email integration functionality (for emailing documents)
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Supplementary runs
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Automatic calculation of statutory elements - SSP / SMP / SAP / SPP / ShPP / SPBP Calculates occupational schemes - OSP / OMP / OAP / OPP / OShPP / OPBP
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
Automatic calculation of phased returns to work 52-week average holiday pay calculations
8
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
ABSENCE PROCESSING
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Rolled-up holiday pay calculations
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Holiday entitlement accrual (for part-year and irregular hours workers)
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Recalculates to apply Alabaster rules
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
8
4
8
8
8
8
4
4
Bacs
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Faster payment service (CHAPS)
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
Payments across multiple bank accounts
PAYMENTS
8
8
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
Third-party payments Multi-currency payments
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
8
8
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
Employee visibility of earned wage
8
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
4
4
8
8
4
8
4
4
8
EARNED WAGE ACCESS
Ability to restrict / limit draw down amounts Integration with Bacs / payroll Automatic enrolment assessment Automatic enrolment correspondence Automatic enrolment deductions
8
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
4
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
8
8
8
4
8
8
4
8
8
4
4
8
8
8
8
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Occ. % pension pay Occ. fixed deductions
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
PENSIONS
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Salary sacrifice
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Net pay arrangement
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Relief at source
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Additional voluntary contributions (AVCs)
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Payroll analysis
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Negative net / zero net
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Net variance
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
National minimum wage checks
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Bank detail changes Starters / leavers
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
YTD totals
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
REPORTING
Cost code analysis Pay element analysis
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Pension contribution analysis Report writing functionality
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Bespoke reporting Change audit report
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Ability to export reports, e.g., spreadsheet HR features (see page 16 for details)
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
Expenses and benefits features (see page 17 for details) Workforce management features (see page 18 for details)
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
EXTRA FEATURES
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
8
4
8
4
Self-service features (see page 20 for details)
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
The information contained within these tables has been supplied and verified by the suppliers. The CIPP does not endorse any particular provider and cannot be held accountable for errors or omissions in the information provided. We strongly advise that you conduct market research before selecting a new supplier.
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FEATURES
PeopleHub (Zalaris)
QuickBooks Payroll
SD Worx Payroll
Staffology Payroll
Payroll (OneAdvanced)
Payroll (Xero)
PayFit
People First People XCD
Sage Payroll
SQEPpay
Strada
Telleroo
Worksys ZellisONE
Standard, i.e. monthly / weekly / fortnightly / lunar
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
FREQUENCIES
Other frequencies
8
4
8
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
HMRC-recognised software
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
RTI submissions
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
P9/P6 uplift – automatic HMRC data interface (P6, P9 & student loans)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
Payroll stationery, e.g. P45 / P60
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
Off-payroll workers
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
CIS
8
8
4
8
8
4
4
8
8
4
4
8
8
8
4
AEOs
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
Split NI calculations
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
4
8
8
4
Aggregated NI calculations
4
8
8
8
4
4
8
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
4
Automatic NI category letter changes
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
4
Automatic NI recalculation
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
8
4
Ability to set up new user defined pay elements / deductions
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Backdated pay awards Advanced pay periods Pay grades / spines
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
Teachers payroll
8
8
8
4
8
4
8
8
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
Multiple rates of pay
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
Payslip reworks
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
ACRONYMS TABLE AE Automatic enrolment AI Artificial intelligence
Automatic pro-rating (starters / leavers / mid-period changes) Automatic pro-rating (changes to contractual hours)
FUNCTIONALITY / CAPABILITY
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Bulk changes - fixed
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Bulk changes - temporary Sort code validation Payslip messages Pay element overrides
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Attachment of earnings order
AEO
8
8
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
Application programming interface
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
API
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
CIS Construction industry scheme HMRC HM Revenue and Customs HR Human resources NI National Insurance OAP Occupational adoption pay OMP Occupational maternity pay
Email integration functionality (for emailing documents)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
4
4
Supplementary runs
8
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Automatic calculation of statutory elements - SSP / SMP / SAP / SPP / ShPP / SPBP Calculates occupational schemes - OSP / OMP / OAP / OPP / OShPP / OPBP
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
Automatic calculation of phased returns to work 52-week average holiday pay calculations
8
4
8
4
8
4
8
8
8
4
8
4
8
4
4
ABSENCE PROCESSING
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Occupational parental bereavement pay Occupational paternity pay
Rolled-up holiday pay calculations
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
OPBP
Holiday entitlement accrual (for part-year and irregular hours workers)
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
OPP
Recalculates to apply Alabaster rules
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
8
4
8
4
4
Occupational shared parental pay Occupational sick pay
OShPP
Bacs
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Faster payment service (CHAPS)
OSP
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Payments across multiple bank accounts
PAYMENTS
PAYE
Pay as you earn
8
4
8
8
8
4
4
8
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
Third-party payments Multi-currency payments
RTI
Real time information
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
SAP
Statutory adoption pay
8
8
8
8
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
Statutory shared parental pay
Employee visibility of earned wage
8
4
8
4
8
4
8
8
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
ShPP
EARNED WAGE ACCESS
Ability to restrict / limit draw down amounts Integration with Bacs / payroll Automatic enrolment assessment Automatic enrolment correspondence Automatic enrolment deductions
8
4
8
8
8
4
8
8
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
SMP
Statutory maternity pay
8
8
8
4
8
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Statutory parental bereavement pay
SPBP
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
SPP SSP YTD
Statutory paternity pay
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Statutory sick pay
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Occ. % pension pay Occ. fixed deductions
Year-to-date
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
PENSIONS
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Salary sacrifice
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Net pay arrangement
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Relief at source
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Additional voluntary contributions (AVCs)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Payroll analysis
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Negative net / zero net
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Net variance
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
National minimum wage checks
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Bank detail changes Starters / leavers
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
YTD totals
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
REPORTING
Cost code analysis Pay element analysis
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Pension contribution analysis Report writing functionality
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Bespoke reporting Change audit report
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Ability to export reports, e.g., spreadsheet HR features (see page 16 for details)
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Expenses and benefits features (see page 17 for details) Workforce management features (see page 18 for details)
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
EXTRA FEATURES
4
4
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
Self-service features (see page 20 for details)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
The information contained within these tables has been supplied and verified by the suppliers. The CIPP does not endorse any particular provider and cannot be held accountable for errors or omissions in the information provided. We strongly advise that you conduct market research before selecting a new supplier.
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