Payroll Software Directory 2026

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Self-service features

Cezanne (Payroll and Integrated HR Software)

Cintra Payroll and Cintra Cloud

activpayroll activ8

Brain Payroll - Phase 3

Ciphr HR and payroll

Civica People Hub

Collegia FreePayroll

Deel Local Payroll

Employment Hero

HR and Payroll

FEATURES

BrightPay

Buddy

Ciphr HR

Ciphr Payroll

Givver

HR Blizz

ichris

iPayview

Access via web browser

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Access via app

8

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

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4

4

4

4

4

4

Integration with active directory

8

4

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4

4

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4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

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8

Single sign-on functionality

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4

4

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8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Communication tool / employer messages

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4

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4

4

4

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4

4

4

8

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4

4

4

4

4

4

Change personal details

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4

4

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4

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4

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4

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4

4

4

4

4

8

Change bank details

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4

8

4

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4

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4

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4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Online payslips

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4

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4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Online P60

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4

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4

4

Online P45

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4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Online P11D

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4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Payslip analysis / trends

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4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

Onboarding functionality

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8

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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EMPLOYEE SELF- SERVICE

Approval workflow / security options

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4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Submit expenses and upload receipt photos

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4

8

8

4

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4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Select benefits

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Upload documents portal

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Check holiday entitlement

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4

4

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4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Request holiday

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Request and record training

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Apply for vacancies

8

8

8

8

4

8

4

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4

8

4

4

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4

4

4

8

Submit timesheets

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Submit overtime

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

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4

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4

8

Visibility of organisational structure

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8

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8

4

4

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4

8

4

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4

8

Indefinitely until employer removes access

Customer defined - usually 1-12 months

Customer specific- usually 1-12 months

Indefinitely - depends on client policy

Customer specific - 90 days advised

Available via ticketing system

Customer specific

Depends on client policy

Depends on client policy

Self-service access duration for leavers

Indefinitely

Policy driven

Flexible

N/A

Flexible

12 months

Indefinitely

Indefinitely

Indefinitely

Access via web browser

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4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Access via app

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Single sign-on functionality

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Visibility of team details

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Visibility of organisational structure

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Integration with active directory

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

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4

4

4

8

Ability to add / amend team information

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4

4

8

4

4

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4

4

4

4

4

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4

4

4

4

8

Approve expenses for payment

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

MANAGER SELF- SERVICE

Approve benefits

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

8

4

4

4

4

8

Approve holiday

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Manage absences

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Locate emergency contact details

8

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

8

4

8

Manage performance reviews

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

8

4

8

4

8

Approve timesheets

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Dashboard analytics

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4

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8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Review training schedules

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Approve overtime

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8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Set different authorisation levels

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4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

SELF- SERVICE SECURITY

Audit self-service changes

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4

8

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Flexible / changeable workflows

8

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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