Payroll Software Directory 2026

Self-service features

Cezanne (Payroll and Integrated HR Software)

Cintra Payroll and Cintra Cloud

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Brain Payroll - Phase 3

FEATURES

BrightPay

Buddy

Ciphr HR

Access via web browser

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Access via app

8

4

4

4

4

4

8

Integration with active directory

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

Single sign-on functionality

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Communication tool / employer messages

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

Change personal details

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Change bank details

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

Online payslips

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Online P60

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Online P45

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Online P11D

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Payslip analysis / trends

8

4

8

8

8

4

4

Onboarding functionality

8

8

4

8

4

4

4

EMPLOYEE SELF- SERVICE

Approval workflow / security options

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Submit expenses and upload receipt photos

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

Select benefits

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

Upload documents portal

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

Check holiday entitlement

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Request holiday

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Request and record training

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

Apply for vacancies

8

8

8

8

4

8

4

Submit timesheets

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

Submit overtime

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

Visibility of organisational structure

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

Indefinitely until employer removes access

Indefinitely - depends on client policy

Customer specific - 90 days advised

Customer specific

Self-service access duration for leavers

Indefinitely

Policy driven

Flexible

Access via web browser

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Access via app

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Single sign-on functionality

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Visibility of team details

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Visibility of organisational structure

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

Integration with active directory

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

Ability to add / amend team information

8

4

4

8

4

4

4

Approve expenses for payment

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

MANAGER SELF- SERVICE

Approve benefits

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

Approve holiday

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

Manage absences

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

Locate emergency contact details

8

4

4

8

4

4

4

Manage performance reviews

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

Approve timesheets

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Dashboard analytics

8

4

8

8

4

4

4

Review training schedules

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

Approve overtime

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

Set different authorisation levels

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

SELF- SERVICE SECURITY

Audit self-service changes

4

4

8

4

8

4

4

Flexible / changeable workflows

8

4

8

8

4

4

4

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