Compare Payroll and Ascentis - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 27, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Payroll or Ascentis?

Ascentis is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Payroll, and Ascentis is rated higher (93/100) than Payroll (80/100). Ascentis offers users more features (15) than Payroll (0).

Looking for the right Payroll solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Payroll Connected Vs. Ascentis Software Corporation

Payroll Connected: Payroll Connected is Canadas first and only online scheduler and fully automatic online payroll software. Starting in July 2011, we recognized that payroll processing was still a long, tedious and error prone process, even when using the newest and most popular payroll software.

Ascentis Software Corporation: Ascentis offers a comprehensive suite of on-demand HRIS/HRMS HR software, employee self-service, online payroll, applicant tracking system, and time and attendance software solutions. Our HRIS software/ HR management software, online payroll services, recruiting software, and online timesheet products are easy to set up, use, and are fully backed b...

Who is more expensive? Payroll Connected or Ascentis HR?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Payroll software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Payroll Connected and Ascentis HR.

Payroll Connected price starts at $9 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Payroll Connected is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Payroll software. Ascentis HR price starts at $5.40 per user/month , When comparing Ascentis HR to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Payroll software cost.

Bottom line: Ascentis HR is more expensive than Payroll Connected.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Payroll Vs. Ascentis based on some of the most important and required Payroll features.

Payroll Connected: We are still working to collect the list of features for Payroll Connected.

Ascentis HR: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, LMS, Payroll.

Target customer size

Payroll Connected's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, Ascentis HR is intended for mid-sized companies counting between 100 to 2500 workers.



Payroll Connected

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $9 per month

Payroll connected is a cloud-based human resources software that is built to help organizations and companies in automating their payrolls. The software intuitive build makes it capable of paying out as soon as...

Categories: Business tax, Self-Service Portal, Benefits Administration, Payroll.

Ascentis

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $5.40 per user/month

Ascentist HR is a cloud-based software designed to help businesses in the USA to manage their operations. The software is designed to work well in small-sized businesses, medium-sized businesses, and large-size...

Categories: Applicant Sources & Marketplace, Applicant Tracking, Attendance Tracking, Benefits Administration, Compensation Management.

Compare specifications

Compare features

Payroll Connected: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Ascentis HR: 15 Features

Benefits Administration
Employee Self-Service
HR Management
LMS
Payroll
Performance Record
Recruiting
Software Customization
Timesheet
Applicant Tracking
Email Integration
Email Notifications
Mobile Access
Recruiting Management
Resume Database
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), 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 score
Software review
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Payroll
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$9 per month
Functionality
4
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Ascentis
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$5.40 per user/month
Functionality
32
ADP RUN
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$59 per employee/month + $4 per employee
Functionality
18
SurePayroll
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$29.99 per month
Functionality
5
Optimum ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$10,000 per license
Functionality
14

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.