Compare SurePayroll and Workforce Ready - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 11, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SurePayroll or Workforce Ready?

SurePayroll is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Workforce Ready, and Workforce Ready is rated higher (98/100) than SurePayroll (93/100). Workforce Ready offers users more features (16) than SurePayroll (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Workforce Ready!

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:

SurePayroll Vs. Kronos Incorporated

SurePayroll: In addition to our easy online payroll service, we've developed a suite of products and services designed to help small businesses stay competitive, including our SureAdvisor HR™ and compliance resource service, Sure401K™ plan, SurePayroll Insurance and pay-as-you-go workers' compensation solutions.

Kronos Incorporated: It started off with a simple idea: there had to be an easier way to record employee time transactions. And then one innovation led to another and that idea grew into something we now call workforce management.

Who is more expensive? SurePayroll or Kronos Workforce Ready?

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 SurePayroll and Kronos Workforce Ready.

SurePayroll price starts at $29.99 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 SurePayroll is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Payroll software. Kronos Workforce Ready price starts at $6 per employee/month , When comparing Kronos Workforce Ready to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Payroll software cost.

Bottom line: SurePayroll cost is around the same cost of Kronos Workforce Ready.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

Kronos Workforce Ready: Benefits Administration, HR Management, Payroll, Performance Record, Recruiting.

Target customer size

SurePayroll's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, Kronos Labor force Ready is especially developed for small as well as midsize services who wish to automate a lot of their workforce management processes with great functions like real-time staff member data as well as scheduling.



SurePayroll

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

starts at $29.99 per month

SurePayroll is a cloud-based Human Resources software that enables employers, business owners, or managers to automate their payroll system, as well as manage their consistent expenditures.

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

Workforce Ready

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $6 per employee/month

Kronos Workforce Ready is a cloud-hosted human resources system that integrates workforce management and HCM (human capital management) capabilities in one platform. The system covers organizations of all sizes...

Categories: Human Resources, Applicant Tracking, Attendance Tracking, Benefits Administration, Compensation Management.

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SurePayroll: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Kronos Workforce Ready: 16 Features

Benefits Administration
HR Management
Payroll
Performance Record
Recruiting
Timesheet
Biometric
Labor Cost Reporting
Manual Time Entry
Multiple Pay Rates
Offline Timesheets
Online Timesheets
Overtime Calculation
Telephone Time Reporting
Time Categorization
Work History
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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SurePayroll
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$29.99 per month
Functionality
5
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Workforc...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6 per employee/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
Ascentis
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$5.40 per user/month
Functionality
32
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.