CheckMark Payroll vs. SurePayroll

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CheckMark Payroll
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Engineered for small businesses, CheckMark Payroll software for Macintosh and Windows is a solution for small business owners, accountants, and payroll professionals. Features include direct deposit, MICR encoding blank check stock printing and users can process as many payrolls as desired for employees and companies. Up-to-date Federal and State tax withholding tables and printable IRS forms are included.
$509
per year
SurePayroll
Score 3.6 out of 10
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SurePayroll offers an online payroll service that lets small business owners run payroll anywhere, anytime. The vendor automatically pays and files federal, state and local payroll taxes.N/A
Pricing
CheckMark PayrollSurePayroll
Editions & Modules
CheckMark Payroll 2023 Edition
$509
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CheckMark PayrollSurePayroll
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CheckMark PayrollSurePayroll
Features
CheckMark PayrollSurePayroll
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
CheckMark Payroll
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Ratings
SurePayroll
1.4
Ratings
142% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings2.60 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings1.20 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings1.20 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings1.20 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings1.20 Ratings
User Ratings
CheckMark PayrollSurePayroll
Likelihood to Recommend
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1.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
1.0
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Support Rating
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(0 ratings)
9.2
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User Testimonials
CheckMark PayrollSurePayroll
Likelihood to Recommend
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We use SurePayroll to make monthly payrolls in our company, as well as to close the month and year with all the income and expenses and most importantly to make tax payments. The application is perfect for making payrolls when the personnel adapted for it is not in the head office, SurePayroll has an application for mobiles that allows to make these operations remotely. The application is perfect when you want to make immediate payments, at the time of loading the payroll to the system, it proceeds to automatically perform transactions for each employee entered without any error.
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Pros
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  • Super easy interface - honestly running payroll couldn't be easier on their site.
  • Incredible customer service - VERY knowledgeable, professional and friendly. They will walk you through anything you need to do on the site and understand payroll, tax and benefit issues.
  • Tax filing and payments and year-end paperwork for 1099 contractors and W-2s. They make it so easy.
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Cons
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  • My chief complaint is the software sometimes requires me to have a code sent to my phone before I can continue with some process. That in itself is fine. The problem is the check box that lets SurePayroll remember the computer doesn't actually do that. I select that check box every time, but the software doesn't remember me or my computer.
  • Fees have creeped higher every year over the last two or three years. I feel like I'm nitpicking here, though. What I spend for the service is reasonably priced for the amount of headaches it prevents.
  • I have a case where an employee is sometimes salaried and sometimes contract. There's not a way to handle that without terminating him when he needs to switch.
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Likelihood to Renew
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The service works well and the price is worth it.
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Usability
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It's a poor user interface. It feels like the interface is twenty years old. If you make a mistake with payroll in their terrible UI, and try to correct it 15 seconds later, they want to charge you $39 to correct your mistake. Overall, a very poor experience in terms of user interface.
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Support Rating
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SurePayroll was great when we had questions or needed support, ie. if we messed up with a payroll, needed to submit tax documents or get documents. The ease of communication between us and the organization was great and they made it easy for users to call in with support requests.
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Online Training
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They were awesome. They knew the system very well and could help me very much.
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Implementation Rating
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No, I can't think of any.
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Alternatives Considered
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I was not part of the committee that selected SurePayroll so I am unsure about why SurePayroll was selected. I do know our Board and Executive Director looked for a platform that was cost-efficient and helped us achieve the goals of our organization without taking up too much time, so that is why we decided on this platform.
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Return on Investment
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  • SurePayroll has made my life so much easier. Prior to using a payroll service and trying to do it myself, I was charged fees by the government for failure to file correctly or on time. Having it done professionally and correctly eases stress.
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ScreenShots

CheckMark Payroll Screenshots

Screenshot of A dashboard giving access to setup, payroll processing, and reporting functions. A News Feed is constantly updated with important payroll changes. Other useful information is listed for quick reference including the number of active employees and where the data is being saved. Quick links in the upper right-hand corner provide access to order paper products, contact support, browse the Knowledge Base, open the Payroll Manual.Screenshot of A Company or Trade Name can be used to print on checks and reports. Also, an encrypted password keeps information away from prying eyes.Screenshot of 20 Additional Income categories can be set up for the company and up to 8 per employee assigned. Offers a list of pre-set categories to use or modify.Screenshot of Set up to 30 Deduction categories for the company and assign up to 16 per employee. Users can set up an Employer Match for categories like a 401(k).Screenshot of Sort employees by their last name, employee number, or department. Separate active or inactive employees, track accrued hours and assign specific Incomes and Deductions for each employee.Screenshot of Input hours in a spreadsheet-type format or import them from a time and attendance system. Option to sort hourly employees first vs. those set up as salary for easier input.