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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIntuit Online Payroll was a small business payroll option available as a standalone SaaS solution, that Intuit announced it was discontinuing in favor of Quickbooks Online Payroll, available via Quickbooks.

    $22.50

    per month

    Paycom

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/APaycom supports HR and payroll with automated, employee-first technology that supports every stage of employment. Its single database enables seamless data management, to reduce errors, endless data entry and time-consuming administrative tasks.N/A
    Pricing
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)Paycom
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    22.50 + $4 per employee
    per month
    Premium
    37.50 + $8 per employee
    per month
    Elite
    62.50+ $10 per employee
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)Paycom
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)Paycom
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    Chose Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    It is great for small business and does plenty to help make payroll and record keeping easier. Cost vs. productivity - it is worth it.
    Incentivized
    Paycom
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    50%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    317 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    50%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    290 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    63%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    57%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    228 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    220 Answers
    Features
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)Paycom
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    7.3
    10 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Paycom
    8.0
    402 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pay calculation8.99 Ratings9.1390 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors2.26 Ratings6.447 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.33 Ratings8.713 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.95 Ratings8.0338 Ratings
    Direct deposit files3.89 Ratings9.8389 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.27 Ratings7.1323 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.78 Ratings7.2219 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.8
    390 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.0354 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.5340 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.2341 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.1341 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.3261 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.5298 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.3283 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.7
    354 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.8337 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.4338 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    8.8
    402 Ratings
    9% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.8395 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.6398 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.6354 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.3192 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.9316 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    6.7
    346 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.2340 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.2337 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.8
    342 Ratings
    1% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.0339 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.6293 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    5.5
    199 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.9186 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings6.2195 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.0
    247 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.4228 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.0216 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings7.5222 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.1228 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.0204 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings5.429 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    5.7
    239 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings5.8214 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.2211 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings4.8169 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.3196 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.3185 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings5.4219 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.1225 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)Paycom
    Small Businesses
    OnPay
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score1.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.4 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (17 ratings)
    7.9
    (425 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    3.8
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    I believe the ideal scenario is when you are already using the Intuit family of products and the payroll bolts on to your existing QuickBooks infrastructure. Payroll software products have been around a long time, and this is a very competitive niche. Most of the companies do a good job of filing taxes promptly, reporting W-2 items properly, providing good reports, etc. Where you might really get some extra efficiency and benefit is the fact that the payroll is woven into the accounting system, creating one seamless enterprise solution. Also, where it might be less appropriate is in a really simple use case such as a one person company where there aren't complex fringe benefits to deal with. In that scenario, you can set up the ACH debits directly with the state agency and the IRS and possibly file your own 941, 940, W-2/W-3 and state equivalent forms. Of course, if you're willing to do this and are good with details, you can save yourself some money.
    Incentivized
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    Paycom
    It's very mobile friendly, especially for people that aren't tech savvy. We have an aged workforce where we were really concerned about how they would adapt, going from the comfort of using paper to a mobile and online application. But the training was really easy and the adaptation has been simple for us as a company.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • Integration with QuickBooks Desktop. This is the key strength of IP... it is a complete, native integration and let's you maintain all employee records and time keeping in QuickBooks
    • Job Costing. Another key differentiation -- some payroll outsources say they do true job costing (by work or item code). Don't believe them. If its' not integrated with your accounting system, you will not get "TRUE" job costing. You can get costs ASSIGNED to jobs (which may be fine), but you won't get item level detail in QuickBooks from anyone but Intuit.
    • Variety of Payment options. Use Direct Deposit or manual checks... or whatever you want. Since its in QB, you can make payments any way you want.
    • Cash Flow. This is both good and bad, but IP will not take taxes out of your bank account until they are due. That's different than some other providers that want assurance that you have the tax payments available at the moment you push "SUBMIT."
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    Paycom
    • I would say the communication post-implementation is amazing. Allie is our representative. She's amazing. Caitlin is amazing. I just met Travis last week at the office. Amazing. The communication is great and helpful, so if one of the team members don't have the answer, they can just jump in. For instance, I was on a call with Caitlin yesterday and she was like, "I'm not really sure about this answer. Let me see if I can go run it byTravis." I know he's on another call and instead of him saying blah, blah, he came over and looked at the screen and was like, do this, do this. It's a little different. So I would say the customer service is the best.
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • My biggest issue is that they do continue to raise their prices on a regular basis and it makes people feel stuck when there are so many clients already using the system.
    • They do not support roaming employees, so employees that cross over into various tax jurisdictions in one pay period pose a challenge for calculating taxes and pay.
    • The setup can be a bit daunting still if you are not familiar with the system or the various taxes and requirements for reporting.
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    Paycom
    • I think that when we do need a response back, which is very unlikely from the contact about something that's happening or going on, it can take a little long to get back to us. Longer than we would like because obviously it's an emergency to us, but we understand they have tons of emergencies they have to solve. But I think that's the only aspect.
    • I know from a payroll standpoint, which I'm not really privy to because I don't work on the payroll side, there have been some little hiccups that about certain formulas used, certain credits being issued that we've already filed for tax credits that we filed for. So I know that my CFO's already on top of it and pay comes on top of it as well and it's getting resolved, but obviously that's a big issue that needs some work there.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    Works perfectly as advertised. Our simple needs are well taken care of.
    Incentivized
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    Paycom
    Because it has everything that we need and as we grow, we are learning how robust Paycom can actually be but we need to be willing to spend the money. It's not expensive but we, as a company, are not used to spending that much on a system for HR and payroll.
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    Usability
    Intuit
    I would rate it a 0. It gets worse and worse all the time. It seems like every time I go into IOP to run a payroll for one of my clients, I have one more problem.
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    Paycom
    The interface is very intuitive, you can navigate it pretty well. Everything's pretty much spelled out and the features just flow really well. They make it easy for you to go back and forth with the UX/UI type of interface. So I think it was built pretty well.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Performance
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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    Support Rating
    Intuit
    The customer support personnel have always walked me through the steps they need to take to assist me. Never rushed through anything. Always exceptionally thorough, answering all my questions and even sharing my screen visually (I have control, not them). It actually helps me to resolve future issues and questions, if they should arise.
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    Paycom
    Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the
    way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could
    reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist.
    Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all
    our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were
    bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to
    get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and
    easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers
    have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have
    been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
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    In-Person Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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    Online Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    It's a payroll software with decent customer support readily available and direct integration with my accounting tools. This made it a prime fit for me, and made payment and tax reporting relatively simple, and errors readily correctable. It does not have time tracking, and I still believe that this software is overpriced, but it's the best fit for me right now.
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    Paycom
    We really only had Paychecks and that was our biggest problem is that with several different companies, it was very hard If you had a salary employee and didn't terminate them in the prior company, they get paid twice, so this has really been definitely a big help for us.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • Positive: Less of a learning curve to train payroll accountants, as they are already familiar with using Intuit. Also, in general there are a larger pool of candidates who know this system than many of the other "niche" lesser known payroll products.
    • Positive: More options to choose from depending on the level of service needed. For example, there is a Full Service offering if needed. This might apply to an organization that doesn't have the resources available or an internal person who has the time/bandwidth to handle the entire company's payroll. Thus, it is possible to cherry pick the level of service needed depending on the type of company/situation.
    • Positive: Good audit trail. This can be extremely important and cost efficient when a business is going through an external audit by an outside CPA firm and the payroll accounting function is undergoing testing (ie. less time required by the external auditor would likely lower their bill for their services).
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    Paycom
    • I think our fiscal team who handles the ROI would say that it has had a negative impact just because a lot of stuff is a la carte and we weren't aware of that before we went into a business relationship with Paycom. So I think it's had a negative impact.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Paycom Screenshots

    Screenshot of a new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of IWant, which is a command-driven AI engine in a single database, for instant access to employee data.Screenshot of Direct Data Exchange®, which takes a detailed pulse of how employees interact with Paycom. It automatically assigns a dollar value of savings based on Ernst & Young research.