Sage One Payroll Review - why 4 stars?

• Simple 4 Steps Payroll Process: The easy 4-step pay run is a breeze to complete. Business owners can enter hourly pay or salary; the software will do the math, enabling users to print pay stubs for their employees in minutes.
• HMRC Compliant: In a single click, business owners can submit real-time data to HMRC, ensuring that PAYE and NIC are calculated correctly the first time, every time.
• Easy Pensions Filing: As part of the 4-step payroll run, users can automatically assess and enroll their employees in a workplace pension. Users may safely transfer data to major auto-enrolment pension providers with just one click.
• Payslips, P60s, & Reporting: Employees can access payslips and P60s online from any location. End-users can be assured of secure access to payslips for peace of mind.

• Sage Business Cloud Payroll enables easy integration processes for effective usage
• The software enables an easy switch with a simple setup and data import
• The software offers an auto adjustment which is also useful when users make an error on the payslip

• Users complain of not being able to understand the interface easily
• Sage One Payroll is not highly customizable comparing to other similar tools
• Processing a payroll run using this payroll processing software can be slightly tricky for some users

• Functionality: Sage One Payroll offers features like Support, payroll legislation, manage pay runs, automatic enrolment, Automatic integration with Sage Accounting, Shared access with accountants, etc. Paylocity offers features like Configurable, Pre-Process Register, Data Integration, Data Insights, mobile, etc. Rippling offers features like Federal, state, & local tax filing, W2, W4, 1099, & new hire filing, Workers compensation, Garnishments, Time tracking, Job costing & multiple pay rates, Direct deposit or check, Mobile app (available in Paylocity), etc. Paycom offers features like Beti, Paycom Pay, GL Concierge, Expense Management, Garnishment Administration, Payroll Tax Management, etc.
• Customers/Industries: Sage One Payroll targets industries in Construction, Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, Chemicals, Food and beverage, professional services, and Nonprofits. Paylocity targets industries in Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Non-profit and Education, Restaurants and Hospitality, Retail and Wholesale, Tech and Professional Services, Transportation, and Logistics. Paylocity has customers like The Kennedy Group and Hathaway Brown School. Rippling targets industries in Industries, Technology, Professional Services, Financial Services, Retail, Non-profits, Marketing & Advertising, Manufacturing, Restaurants, Healthcare, etc. Rippling has customers like Trash Butler, Millennial Restaurant Group, Compass Coffee, Beam Dental, Superhuman, Double Good, etc. Paycom targets industries in Distribution, Education, Financial Institutions, Franchises, Health Care, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Non-profits, Professional Services, Restaurants, Retailers, Technology, Food & Beverage, Non-profit, professional sports, etc.
• Cost: Sage One Payroll has a cost rating of 1.5/5, according to ITQlick expert cost analysis. This means it is low-cost payroll software. The rating system considers this software rated 1-2 as low-cost and 4-5 as high cost. Sage One Payroll starts at £7.00 per user, per month. The license cost information for Paylocity and Paycom is unavailable. Rippling starts from $8.00 per month, Per Feature, and has a free trial.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: Sage One Payroll and all its alternatives are cloud-based.
• Popularity: Sage One Payroll was developed by Sage group which is publicly traded on the LSE under the SGE symbol, with more than 2 million companies worldwide. Paylocity is also publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the PCTY symbol with 28,750+ companies who trust its software solutions to help manage their HR & Payroll needs
• Scalability: Sage One Payroll can accommodate small businesses with 1-50 employees. Rippling and Paycomoffers a product that is built for businesses of all sizes.
• Support: Sage One Payroll offers support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat. Rippling, and Paylocity offers all channels of Sage one payroll except a 24/7 (Live Rep). Paycom offers all channels of Sage one payroll except a 24/7 (Live Rep) and Chat.

What is the REAL total cost of implementation? on top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate you need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). You can fine here the REAL total cost breakdown for Sage One Payroll. You can also find here pricing information from Sage One Payroll's website.