Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) vs. Patriot Payroll

Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)

Patriot Payroll

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)	Score8 out of 10	N/A	Intuit 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
Patriot Payroll	Score9.7 out of 10	N/A	Patriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.	$17 per month

Pricing

Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)

Patriot Payroll

Core: 22.50 + $4 per employee
per month
Premium: 37.50 + $8 per employee
per month
Elite: 62.50+ $10 per employee
per month

Basic Payroll: $17/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
Accounting Basic: $20/mo (unlimited use)
Accounting Premium: $30/mo (unlimited use)
Full Service Payroll: $37/mo + $4 per employee/contractor

Pricing Offerings
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)	Patriot Payroll
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

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Patriot Software has two payroll options to choose from: Basic Payroll, and Full Service payroll software. Both start with a simple three-step payroll process. With the Full Service Payroll, Patriot will collect, deposit, and file federal, state, and local payroll taxes on the customer's behalf; end-of-the-year payroll tax filing is included at no extra charge. Print W2s on 8 x 1/2 x 11 plain white office paper to hand to employees, or post to the free employee portal. Also, Patriot Software offers free direct deposit.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)	Patriot Payroll
Considered Both Products	Intuit Jake Douglas President in Finance and Accounting at Church Finance Pros (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) It is unfortunate to be stuck with only one solution and to be paying for each client. The two-day (and in some cases, one day) turn around time really sealed the deal for me. And that is without pre-funding an account. It reduces complexity, so I'm not paying for a bunch of … Incentivized Helpful?	Patriot Software Verified User Chose Patriot Payroll I briefly used Intuit Online Payroll, and it was expensive, had no support, and was very frustrating to use. I also used 3 local tax companies for payroll - they were extremely expensive and messed up all of the time. Their employee turnover was very annoying (and it seemed to … Incentivized Helpful? Stephanie Majeran Owner at WellRun Results, LLC (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose Patriot Payroll QuickBooks Online Payroll is literally the devil. They make things unclear, very difficult to tell what has been filed and what has been missed, hard to adjust owner salary whenever you want. I hate it! Gusto is more robust than Patriot and so for bigger companies with more … Incentivized Helpful? Jake Douglas Vice-President in Finance and Accounting at Church Finance Pros (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose Patriot Payroll Cost is the major factor here, but the ease of use (and design of the interface) is a big advantage for Patriot PAY. Items are (ironically) more "intuitive" to find and manage in Patriot PAY than Intuit. Patriot PAY is closer to ADP/Gusto/Paychex in how it looks and feels and … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)

Patriot Payroll

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) and Patriot Payroll
Feature	Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) 7.3 10 Ratings	Patriot Payroll 8.3 15 Ratings
Pay calculation	8.99 Ratings	9.515 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors	2.26 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment	9.33 Ratings	8.75 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	8.95 Ratings	6.03 Ratings
Direct deposit files	3.89 Ratings	9.211 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	9.27 Ratings	8.213 Ratings
Reimbursement management	8.78 Ratings	6.36 Ratings

User Ratings
	Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)	Patriot Payroll
Likelihood to Recommend	3.0 (17 ratings)	9.7 (20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	3.8 (2 ratings)	9.3 (10 ratings)
Support Rating	1.5 (5 ratings)	8.7 (10 ratings)

Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) vs. Patriot Payroll

Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)

Patriot Payroll

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