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Patriot Software

Patriot Payroll

8.5 /10

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What is Patriot Payroll?

With our secure online payroll system, paying your employees has never been easier. You can get started with our free payroll setup. We’ll enter your payroll, employees, and payroll tax information. If you’ve run prior payrolls earlier in the year, we’ll help you input that historical data, too.

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Awards & Recognition

Patriot Payroll won the following awards in the Payroll category

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2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

11 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

Patriot Payroll Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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93 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Patriot Payroll?

3% Negative

2% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 89

HR Systems Interface

Taxation Deduction

Self Service Portal

Compensation Management

Tax Form Preparation

Direct Deposit

Retirement Plan Tracking

Vacation and Leave Tracking

Time and Attendance

Benefits Calculation

Accounting Systems Interface

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 87

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Patriot Payroll Reviews

Richard F.

Role: Finance
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted May 2022

Great software for my small business.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Patriot Payroll from other similar products?

The software is simplistic, reliable, and intuitive.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite feature is that you can set it and process payroll the same way every time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don’t think there’s anything I dislike about the software.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I am self-employed but pay myself as a W-2 employee. I don’t know how the system would react on a large scale but any small business would be able to benefit greatly from this payroll software.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Fernando F.

Role: Operations
Industry: Construction
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Software is seamless, and best customer service!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Patriot Payroll from other similar products?

The simplicity of the instance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How easy it is to generate reports of any kind from an administrative stand point.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The time managing edit for hours is a bit complicated.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for an easy payroll software, go with Patriot.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Tom L.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Affordable with good feature mix.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Patriot Payroll from other similar products?

Low cost simple payroll

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Payroll in three steps that takes 60 seconds

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cant auto deduct 401k contributions

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Get the full service

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Patriot Payroll Ratings

93 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Patriot Payroll?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

HR Systems Interface Ability to interface with the organization’s HR system.

Taxation Deduction Ability to calculate and deduct appropriate taxes

Self Service Portal Ability for employees to update personal profiles through a self-service portal.

Compensation Management Includes all aspects of compensation design, salary bands, salaried and hourly employment information, and bonus and variable compensation.

Tax Form Preparation Ability to prepare employee taxation forms at tax time.

Direct Deposit Ability to print or deposit paychecks directly into bank accounts.

Retirement Plan Tracking Ability to manage employee retirement benefits and tax implications.

Vacation and Leave Tracking Ability to track employee sick and vacation entitlements.

Time and Attendance Includes time tracking, attendance tracking, vacation tracking, PTO, sick and necessary leave tracking, and alert mechanisms.

Benefits Calculation Ability to calculate benefits

Accounting Systems Interface Ability to interface with the organization’s accounting system.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Patriot Payroll Reviews

Richard F.

Great software for my small business.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fernando F.

Software is seamless, and best customer service!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tom L.

Affordable with good feature mix.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

HR Systems Interface

Taxation Deduction

Self Service Portal

Compensation Management

Tax Form Preparation

Direct Deposit

Retirement Plan Tracking

Vacation and Leave Tracking

Time and Attendance

Benefits Calculation

Accounting Systems Interface

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization