Compare Square Payroll and foundU - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 17, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Square Payroll or foundU?

foundU is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Square Payroll, and Square Payroll is rated higher (90/100) than foundU (65/100). Square Payroll offers users more features (3) than foundU (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Square Payroll!

Looking for the right Small Business 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:

Square Vs. foundU

Square: Square helps anyone take care of their business. Square's complete register service is a full point of sale with tools for every part of running a business, from accepting credit cards to inventory tracking, and small business financing. Customers also use Square Order, a new way to pre-order food and drinks for pickup and individuals use Cash, the...

foundU: Real time data to help manage your business. A full suite of financial and workforce reports can be produced to integrate with your accounting software.

Who is more expensive? Square Payroll or foundU?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Small Business 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 Square Payroll and foundU.

Square Payroll price starts at $35 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Square Payroll is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Small Business Payroll software. foundU price starts at $11 per user/month , When comparing foundU to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Small Business Payroll software cost.

Bottom line: foundU is more expensive than Square Payroll.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Square Payroll Vs. foundU based on some of the most important and required Small Business Payroll features.

Square Payroll: Payroll, Benefits Administration, Data Analysis Tools.

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

Target customer size

Square Payroll's typical customers include: SMBs, and foundU's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

Square Payroll

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $35 per month

Square Payroll is cloud based software that handles payroll issues and is designed for employers in small and mid sized businesses. The core features include direct deposits, integrated timecards, payment proce...

Categories: Tax Preparation, Data Analysis Tools, Self-Service Portal, Benefits Administration.

foundU

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $11 per user/month

FoundU is a cloud-based human resources software that is developed to help organizations manage their recruitment process. The tool also offers payroll management to users in order to ensure an automated paymen...

Categories: Budgeting & CPM, Digital Signature, Data Analysis Tools, Performance Management, Self-Service Portal.

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Square Payroll: 3 Features

Payroll
Benefits Administration
Data Analysis Tools

foundU: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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
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Square P...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$35 per month
Functionality
9
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foundU
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
65/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$11 per user/month
Functionality
22
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Patriot ...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$10 per month
Functionality
16
ZenPayroll
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$39 per month
Functionality
11
Clarity ...
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6

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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.