BrightPay - Top Competitors (May 2022)

BrightPay Review
ITQlick Score: 89/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 2/10 - low cost
Category: Small Business Payroll -> BrightPay review -> BrightPay competitors
Ranking:Ranked 7 out of 28 Small Business Payroll systems
Company: Thesaurus Software
Pricing: starts at $59 per year
Typical customers: SMBs
Platforms: Desktop
Links: BrightPay review, BrightPay pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: May 06, 2022

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BrightPay vs. Alternatives in 2023

BrightPay competes with other small business payroll systems like Paychex Flex, UKG Pro, and QuickBooks Payroll. We will compare these small business payroll systems in some specific aspects below.
  • Functionality: Brightpay Offers Features Like Payments, Additions & Deductions, Processing Payroll, Payslips, Paying Employees, Managing Employees, Employee Calendar, Employee Portal, Payroll Management, Payroll Reporting, Self Service Portal, etc. Paychex Flex offers features like Pay Payroll Taxes (Available in Quickbooks Payroll), 200+ Compliance Experts, Customize Earnings & Deductions, Analytics & Reports (Available in Quickbooks Payroll), Employee Self-Service, etc. UKG Pro offers features like Compliance, Global Payroll Requirements, Customer Service & Support, HR, Time Management, Pay for Smaller Organizations, etc. QuickBooks Payroll offers features like Tracking Inventory, Tracking Sales Tax, Invoicing, Managing Bills & Accounts Payable, Tracking Income & Expenses, Cash Flow Management, Maximize Tax Deductions, Tracking Miles, Running Reports, Sending Estimates, etc.
  • Customers/Industries: BrightPay has customers like Good Neighbour Project, Transom Trust, Season+Taste Ltd, Praxis St. Christopher Church, RANT Events Limited, Seawide Consulting Ltd, etc. Paychex Flex targets Accounting Professionals, Banking Professionals, Financial Advisors, Franchises, and National Associations. Paychex Flex has customers like Jewish Community Day school, Easy Speech Therapy, Building Bridges Program, Antonio Cristiano Salon, TYR tactical, Treasure Coast ABA, etc. UKG Pro has customers like Biltmore, Vancity, Mosaic, Miami Dolphins, Rollins, UICA, MarketSource, Precor, University of Illinois Health, Colorvision, Servicon, KIPP SoCal, etc. QuickBooks Payroll targets Restaurants, Construction, Retail, Churches, Nonprofit, legal, professional services, Manufacturing & Wholesale, etc.
  • Cost: BrightPay starts at £59 per year on a Flat Rate for up to 3 employees. BrightPay offers a free trial. QuickBooks Payroll pricing starts at $50 per month without a free version. QuickBooks Desktop Pro offers a free trial. The cost information for UKG Pro and Paychex Flex is unavailable.
  • Cloud-based/On-premise: BrightPay and all its alternatives are cloud-based. BrightPay has an On-Premise version for Windows and Linux.
  • Popularity: BrightPay is privately held with 400,000 businesses. QuickBooks Payroll is a product of intuit; which is publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the INTU symbol. It has 20 offices in nine countries.
  • Scalability: BrightPay and all its alternatives can accommodate organizations of all sizes.
  • Support: BrightPay offers support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, and Chat while Paychex Flex offers Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat. UKG Pro offers an Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat. QuickBooks Payroll offers all channels of UKG Pro except 24/7 (Live Rep).

BrightPay alternatives - for small & large Business

Here are the top 4 alternatives to BrightPay that are worth checking out: ZenPayroll for SMBs, Web Pay for large size business, Patriot PAY for growing companies, and Payment Evolution Payroll for low budget organizations.

ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality
Review
Compare
BrightPay
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$59 per year
Functionality
8
Best for SMBs
ZenPayroll
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$39 per month
Functionality
11
Best for Enterprise
Web Pay
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
27
Growing
Patriot ...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$10 per month
Functionality
16
Free version
Payment ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$2 per employee/month
Functionality
15


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