isolved vs. Patriot Payroll

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
isolved
Score 7.9 out of 10
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isolved is a SaaS-based, cloud-resident Human Capital Management (HCM) solution that provides Payroll, HR, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, Talent Management and Compliance. Employers have the ability to schedule an upcoming shift, view overtime levels, run a customized report, preview payroll in real time, write a performance report for a peer or elect benefits.N/A
Patriot Payroll
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Patriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.
$174
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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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
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPatriot 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.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
isolved
Chose isolved
isolved was superior to all of these in every way. It really was like a one-stop shop for us for everything the HR team needed and was extremely user friendly for our employees and managers. I cannot speak highly enough about this platform especially when comparing to other …
Chose isolved
iSolved provides a much more complete service at a very competitive price. We are completely satisfied. We have no need to contact anyone else.
Chose isolved
In the car business Reynolds is very popular program. It is however not up to date or speed with all of the HR/Payroll needs of all of our companies. Its designed more for the sales and service side of business. I get sales calls and visits weekly from all the major competitors …
Chose isolved
You can win me over, regardless of cost, by having great customer service, and this company nails it time and time again.
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isolved stands up to the systems I have used in the past. It's easier to use in my opinion.
Chose isolved
Having both payroll and timekeeping in one system is great. You just really have to watch the permissions. When it's separate, there is no chance of a Lead seeing something they shouldn't so when it's together you have to set things up correctly.
Chose isolved
Not even comparable. I used Workday and Smart Track simultaneously and it was a nightmare. Workday is not user friendly. It is almost impossible to learn on your own. Smart Track was not a horrible system, but because it required us to also use Workday it made me dislike it. …
Chose isolved
isolved provides a system and capabilities right at the sweet spot for our organizations. It is not overly complex and feature laden as to make it confusing and complex. On the other hand, it is fully functional and effective at the core requirements of HR and payroll without …
Chose isolved
The customer service support level is vastly superior to that of ADP Workforce Now. The payroll reporting functionality is much more robust on ADP Workforce Now's end than that of isolved. isolved is easier to use for both the payroll practitioner and the employees than that of …
Chose isolved
isolved does have a lot of capabilities, but in my experience, smaller businesses tend to like Prism better - its more simplified.
Chose isolved
Not even in the same ballpark. Vfficient was an exercise in frustration and a poorly designed system with very little flexibility. isolved was the exact opposite and was excactly what we needed from the minute it was installed.
Chose isolved
Asure was a very small business platform with a very weak tax engine, so isolved has been a huge improvement for us. I would say in comparison to Proliant, isolved lacks on the report writer, true SSO with Employee Navigator and the report writer.
UKG is similar in the sense of …
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I've used a couple other payroll products in the past......they do not rise up to the efficiencies and top notch customer support isolved does.
Chose isolved
isolved payroll is more affordable than Paychex payroll. Paychex HR is more affordable than isolved HR. Toast payroll is more complicated than isolved. Toast doesn't offer much HR service. Paycom is much more like self-service, which the support is not as great as isolved.
Chose isolved
A much more user-friendly system for the standard user and reporting ability.
Chose isolved
Very similar platform and super easy to use. A lot comes down to ease of use and cost for my clients. With Paylocity, a lot of things are included where isolved charges extra. isolved and Paylocity are the only systems I recommend to clients and let them choose what will …
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Quick Books was HORRIBLE compared to iSolved. So blessed that we DO NOT use Quick Books!!! Hallelujah!!!
Patriot Payroll
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I haven't tried any online ones.
Chose Patriot Payroll
Paychex is considerably more expensive software granted they have services and analytics that are not available in Patriot. I am a small business with a tight budget, and that's why I ultimately selected Patriot Software because I can reinvest the savings in so many ways.
Chose Patriot Payroll
Overall a much easier to use interface, a more competitive price point, excellent customer service—just what we needed for our small nonprofit.
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 …
Chose Patriot Payroll
Patriot Payroll is cheaper with their partner program and customer service seems better. As well Quickbooks Desktop Payroll specifically was charging per direct deposit action which is cost prohibitive and Quickbooks customer service is virtually non existent. As well, Patriot …
Chose Patriot Payroll
I found Patriot Software to offer the best price and service package for me to be able to process payroll for a number of my smaller clients while still allowing me to make a profit on the added revenue.
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 …
Chose Patriot Payroll
I did an internet research and it seemed like Patriot Pay was the most user-friendly and affordable and I am glad I chose Patriot.
Chose Patriot Payroll
My early experience with Gusto was exceptional...then the wheels started falling off. I won't go into the details but I lost a couple payroll clients due to their errors and was on the verge of losing more. That coupled with massive fee increases made it necessary to find …
Chose Patriot Payroll
I did A LOT of research prior to making a decision on which software to use. Patriot had an abundance of high reviews, so I finally decided to give them a try. And while I don't normally find reasons to rave about software, I loved both the product and the service!
Chose Patriot Payroll
I switched from ADP to Patriot PAY almost 2 years ago. I switched because Patriot was a much better financial deal. Also, Patriot has MUCH better customer service than ADP. They have an online chat, which is very quick and easy to obtain an answer. They also (usually) …
Chose Patriot Payroll
I don't think that Patriot PAY is more powerful than QuickBooks. However, it is way cheaper and so much easier to use.
Chose Patriot Payroll
I prefer Patriot to Paychex for several reasons. First of all, for a small business with less than 10 employees, the fees charged by Paychex are unnecessary overhead when Patriot offers high quality and more than sufficient tools to perform the same tasks. Paychex also does not …
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 …
Features
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Human Resource Management
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9.1
Ratings
15% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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Employee demographic data9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
9.1
Ratings
13% above category average
Patriot Payroll
8.3
Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation9.10 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.20 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.80 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.90 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.30 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.80 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
9.0
Ratings
12% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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Approval workflow8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
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isolved
8.7
Ratings
8% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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View and generate pay and benefit information8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
9.6
Ratings
17% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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Tracking of all physical assets9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.6
Ratings
1% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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Report builder7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
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isolved
9.1
Ratings
14% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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New hire portal9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
isolved
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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Corporate goal setting7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
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isolved
9.2
Ratings
16% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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Performance plans9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
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isolved
7.0
Ratings
11% below category average
Patriot Payroll
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Create succession plans/pools5.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development5.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
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9.5
Ratings
21% above category average
Patriot Payroll
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Job Requisition Management9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
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Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
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9.7
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Likelihood to Renew
9.4
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9.0
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Usability
8.3
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Availability
9.1
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Performance
8.7
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Support Rating
8.9
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8.7
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In-Person Training
9.1
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Online Training
9.1
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Implementation Rating
7.9
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Configurability
7.6
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Ease of integration
9.7
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Product Scalability
8.3
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Vendor post-sale
9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
9.1
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
There is always room for improvements and updates. More workflows and ways to make the process easier for both employees and managers as well as the HR department. More functionality improvements vs esthetics as the platform already looks great. More ways for a manager to be involved with their employees without having to add separate module.
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Patriot is well suited for an office with a small staff without complicated tax issues to manage. My office had 2 employees: one full-time and one part-time. There were no 1099's issued, and no special tax exemptions or other special tax situations for employees. The owner was a sole proprietor, so she was not paid as an employee through Patriot. It was easy to quickly run simple payroll tasks on a bi-weekly basis in my situation. However, I believe a more complex situation with more employees would still be suitable for this software if there was an employee dedicated to performing payroll and human resources tasks. Information must be manually entered each payroll period and submitted before 8pm to process at the scheduled pay date, so if there was not a dedicated employee for the task, it would be easy to end up paying employees a business-day late. I know that Patriot offers add-on services for human resource tasks, such as time sheets and tools to manage sick days, benefits, and record employee attendance. I did not require these extra services, but I like that Patriot offers services a la carte so that there is no need to pay for tools you do not need
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Pros
  • isolved is incredibly accurate and effective for processing out payroll and executing payment of wages. isolved is incredibly accurate and effective for processing out payroll and executing payments for wages.
  • The system enables employees to access their own data and perform their own leave management and pay maintenance without risk.
  • The data analysis and reporting/data export functions are second to none. It allows access to and manipulation of fully relational employee records and information.
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  • Patriot's software is very easy to use for running payroll. It takes about 30 seconds to do.
  • The payroll reports are abundant, easy to find and print, and make my accounting very easy.
  • Having a full service payroll provider as easy to use as Patriot leaves me with more availability to focus on treating patients and running other aspects of my business.
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Cons
  • More reminder notifications would be great!
  • A way to email hiring managers and our IT department at the same time with a template would save us from so much email communication
  • Transfer all attached documents such as interview notes from iHired applicants to isolved employee documents would save us time uploading into multiple places
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  • The third party direct deposit processor Patriot previously used was not particularly easy to work with...but Patriot just brought all direct deposit processing in house.
  • Clergy housing allowance has to be manually entered each payday. They tell me they're close to adding the capability of making it (and other similar pay types) as a recurring item.
  • The setup process is geared toward novice users who need to be hand-held through the process. That's great for those who need it but a more streamlined, no-frills process payroll pros would be welcome.
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Likelihood to Renew
Due to the continued problems (time clock disconnects, regular post-update issues) and users' negative attitude, we are unlikely to renew. Another important factor is that TF is US-centric, so it does not account for local Philippine specifics, which is important to us.
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It works well because it is cheap for us.
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Usability
It is very intuitive and user friendly. iSolved is always updating and improving things before they even become a problem. I like how they inform us of the new updates and provide us with the details of what is changing and how it will improve the usuage.
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I think it is great once things are setup as for general user looking to look for simple things like a copy of a paystub or a current pay rate for an employee. However, to find specialized things like a state withholding number or payroll integration settings those do require a bit more digging to find or possibly a call to customer service for help.
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Reliability and Availability
Payroll due dates and send to us at the beginning of the year, with email reminders for holidays. The support email address is fairly fast, within 24-48 hours. But if something is needed immediately, I can just call and they help me out right then.
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Performance
We do not use the integration, so we have a csv file that I upload manually for payroll. That is our decision based on the software at our restaurants. Pages loaded fairly quickly, but reports to pdf lag about 15-20 seconds
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Support Rating
Super supportive and courteous. The initial set up and integration process was great. They helped every step of the way. They are great to get a hold of by email or phone and will find a solution. I have never run into any issues that they couldn't resolve. They make it easy to add or change processes when needed.
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Generally speaking it is pretty good that when I need to call somebody up for a payroll question I can generally within five minutes get somebody on the phone and they can help me resolve the problem or specify where specifically I need to go or contact to find my answers. However, that being said, for my specific situation as a partner my assigned contact has not always been very responsive.
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In-Person Training
All over the phone, but it was comprehensive.
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Online Training
We loved taking the course, we went through most of them before we went live and I believe that was very helpful. The online training helped us learn to navigate in the program. We still refer to the training and assign our managers and supervisors to it as well. I highly recommend using it. We have also been able to attend the Connect Conferences with are extremely valuable and we learn tips and tricks to help us better utilize our system.
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Implementation Rating
The system was very cumbersome setting up as well as time consuming. There were times I just wanted to walk away and sometimes I did have to get up and walk away for a break and come back with a fresh perspective. The setup took me over a period of two to three months getting it to serve the purposes that we needed it two. I am very intuitive when it comes to computer software however getting all the right buttons checked in order for it to do what I needed didn't always work.
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Alternatives Considered
I used the other platforms in previous companies. isolved was in place when I started here 3 years ago. I found the system effective for the amount of staff we have. In previous roles I worked with larger groups and I am not sure in a restaurant industry or company of 1500 employees isolved is the right fit.
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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 operates in a full-service capacity, but it is much more affordable.
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Scalability
We are a company of about 135 people at 9 locations in 2 towns. We were able to set locations and departments, and also have each location seperate so only that manager can see their employees.
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Return on Investment
  • Electronic Timecards in the app - less room for error manually figuring punch cards and better use of time management.
  • Available Reports streamline my workload - Employee data, payroll records all at the click of a button in a report. Weekly, Quarterly and Year End data is easy access for all companies on one site.
  • 90% Positive 10% negative on using personal cell phones for the app to clock in and out. Can't make everyone happy 100% of the time... we try though!
  • Positive impact on employees with the security settings on their phone. They didn't like the hassle in the beginning, but understood why it was important to protect their data.
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  • Patriot allows the entire team to be on the same page when it comes to a campaign or donor. All of the information is in one place to see how much a donor gave or communication with that donor by a specific team member.
  • It provides comparative historic data and donor analysis. The organization of donations by appeal allows teams to know which campaigns were successful in previous years.
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ScreenShots

Patriot Payroll Screenshots

Screenshot of the 3-step process to carry out payrollScreenshot of the Payroll interface, which can be used run payroll on any device with internet or data connection. There is no need to download and maintain a separate payroll app.Screenshot of a payroll report, to sort by work location, employee, and date range.