OnPay vs. Access PeopleHR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OnPay
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
OnPay's payroll and HR is designed for people who want to spend more time running their business, and less on back-office tasks. The application aims to enable users to: • Run payroll • Automate taxes • Let employees do more themselves • Simplify HR processes • Offer benefits in any state OnPay is $49 plus $6 per person each month. The monthly fee includes integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and time-tracking software, as well as all quarterly and year-end…N/A
Access PeopleHR
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
With users among 7,000+ companies, Access PeopleHR is a cloud-based HR and payroll software designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Its features enable SMBs to manage their workforce and automate more of their HR processes.
$3
per month
Pricing
OnPayAccess PeopleHR
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Starter
£3
per month
Core
£5.50
per month
Pro
£8
per month
Elite
£9.50
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OnPayAccess PeopleHR
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFirst month free, then $49 + $6 per employee each month.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
OnPayAccess PeopleHR
Considered Both Products
OnPay
Chose OnPay
Totally buried ADP Run in every way....
Chose OnPay
We used TriNet for over 2 years then they did away with our product and tried to add a bunch of bells and whistles that we didn't need. It wasn't about the money, it was about how awful their sales and support approach was on why we left. That and they had "issues" and missed …
Chose OnPay
Overall OnPay was the best bang for my buck. Had a lot to offer and was cheaper than the rest of the people we looked into
Chose OnPay
OnPay is just a lot more user friendly. It isn't bogged down by a million different features, it really just has everything you need and nothing you don't. It just makes everything really simple and efficient. It's my favorite payroll processing system to use out of several …
Chose OnPay
OnPay was less expensive and easier to learn than QB Payroll.
Chose OnPay
OnPay had everything I would have gotten from ADP for a much better price. Ultimately, the price is what made me choose OnPay. I've stayed because of the quality of the product.
Chose OnPay
We used to use Intuit Online Payroll a while back before they stopped their service. We switched to OnPay and it's been smooth sailing ever since.
Chose OnPay
OnPay is far superior. I would not recommend Gusto. It was a problem from the start. After only a few months we realized Gusto was unable to provide us with a payroll service we could use. Switching to OnPay has been an excellent move. With Gusto it was one major problem after …
Chose OnPay
I've also used 3py payroll/staffing companies. I found those competitors clunky, slower in support, overly complicated, and overpriced. OnPay has been my favorite experience in payroll over the past 20 years.
Chose OnPay
OnPay is the first payroll service we have used, but there has been no reason to justify us looking for a comparable product to make the switch. OnPay has the services we need. It has additional services that we do not currently need, but perhaps in the future if our company …
Chose OnPay
While different payroll software options cater to various business needs, OnPay's standout features in terms of usability, affordability, accuracy, scalability, and support often place it favorably among businesses seeking a reliable and user-friendly payroll solution.
Chose OnPay
ADP Total Source is a way bigger offering and a lot more expensive overall its probably too much for most businesses. OnPay gives you most of the items you need. You will pay a little more for benefits and workers comp insurance but at the end of the day its still significantly …
Chose OnPay
I personally did not like Paychex. I found their reporting antiquated, cumbersome, and not easily readable. Reporting is very important to me as it serves as a marketing tool. I can highlight the quality of our services by providing informative and easy-to-read reports. The …
Chose OnPay
SurePayroll led to fewer errors. OnPay was less expensive monthly cost (although more expensive once you account for penalties and interest charged by state governments)
Chose OnPay
OnPay is tremendously less expensive and technically superior to Quickbooks in my opinion. OnPay is less expensive and offered the ease of managing a restaurant payroll that was better in my opinion than When I Work. My experience when evaluating all of the payroll products …
Chose OnPay
Great value and easy to use without a masters degree in payroll. Great customer service, not having to wait on hold or chat for hours in the hope someone can help you.
Access PeopleHR
Chose Access PeopleHR
Selected Access PeopleHR initially on price and its promise of a fixed price for life. In my experience, they soon refused to follow the contract after signing.
Chose Access PeopleHR
Prior to initially taking out our PeopleHR contract i reviewed many HR systems and PeopleHR seemed the best option as it seemed to have the most functionality for the best price. However that was many years ago now and since being a customer of PeopleHR and now going with …
Chose Access PeopleHR
People HR is easy to use, you don't actually need any training for that. The programme and functionality are excellent, and the support provided by Advisors when you click the help button to speak with them is always excellent. They are quick to respond to any questions and …
Chose Access PeopleHR
We observed 3 other products and PeopleHR had more to the product for a much lower cost when we compared.
Features
OnPayAccess PeopleHR
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
9.9
Ratings
18% above category average
Access PeopleHR
5.7
Ratings
33% below category average
Pay calculation9.90 Ratings4.90 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.80 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.70 Ratings4.90 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
6.6
Ratings
17% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings4.60 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings5.20 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
6.1
Ratings
27% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
6.0
Ratings
29% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
7.3
Ratings
10% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
5.3
Ratings
34% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings4.60 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings4.90 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
7.7
Ratings
3% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
7.0
Ratings
12% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
7.3
Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings5.20 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings5.20 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Access PeopleHR
6.0
Ratings
25% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings3.60 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings3.60 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings5.10 Ratings
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OnPayAccess PeopleHR
Small Businesses
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
OnPayAccess PeopleHR
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
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4.6
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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-
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Usability
9.2
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Availability
9.1
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Performance
9.1
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-
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Support Rating
8.8
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-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
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User Testimonials
OnPayAccess PeopleHR
Likelihood to Recommend
I'd say if you had someone who wasn't educated on how Payroll should be setup and function OnPay is less ideal. But even then you've got things so well setup and cost efficient, they could afford to put some focus on training. In my mind I imagine OnPay is the best solution for small to mid, even early large, company Payroll processing. We're a small company so I'm unaware of the options provided to streamline importing of large group payrolls, but that might be an area where the interface could provide challenges.
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Access PeopleHR is easy to use for things like requesting Leave.. the system is easy to guide through and emails are sent to the correct managers (if setup correctly) I do find that the backend is quite outdated and clunky though, this could do with modernising a little as it reminds me of windows 95
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Pros
  • It is easy to add new employees.
  • It is easy to inactivate employees who leave the company.
  • All quarterly and annual reports are completed and filed on a timely basis.
  • Employees have direct online access to their paycheck as well as their W-2.
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  • Complex reporting is made easy through the reporting capabilities of the system. We have been using reports for the past year and absolutely trust the accuracy of the data produced. The reports are generated easily through the system and can be exported into an editable Excel spreadsheet which is great.
  • The self-service of data is great for freeing up HR time. Employees can update their personal information themselves quickly and easily.
  • The App is a great feature of People HR. A large proportion of our employees work in our warehouse and as such don't have their own computer at work. The app allows those employees easy access to the system on the go.
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Cons
  • I would like to enter some payroll information in advance of the current payroll runs
  • Adding and changing administrators was a bit cumbersome and took several days
  • It works fine for a small number of people being paid if they can be seen on one screen but it might be cumbersome with more than about 10 people. Probably needs a better or different procedure with more people.
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  • The applicant tracking system still has room for improvement with integrating with external job boards like Indeed / Jobsite.co.uk / Directgov etc.
  • There is an option for creating forms with signatures but it doesn't allow for comments/feedback/changes/versions.
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Likelihood to Renew
We have used OnPay for a few years now and we do continue to renew our annual use of OnPay. We are only a small organization and although OnPay provides a lot of additional services that larger organizations might ind useful, OnPay still meets our limited requirements of running bi-weekly payroll and submitting our quarterly state and federal tax documents, and at a price that we still find affordable.
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Usability
OnPay is very easy to use. The computer interface is setup very well. You can quickly add people, enter your Payroll, print reports, etc. If your Payroll doesn't change from pay period to pay period (example, salaried employees) it takes mere seconds to enter in your Payroll.
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Reliability and Availability
OnPay immediately responds to any of my inquiries.
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Performance
No complaints on OnPay's integration with Xero.
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Support Rating
I've only had to call a couple of times, and each time the customer service rep is extremely thorough and helpful. I've never had the experience, like I do with some other companies, of feeling stressed or irritated with the reps. They are competent, educated, and easily walk me through the system
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Implementation Rating
Easy to implement and easy to convert any other payroll reports to the OnPay system when making the switch
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Alternatives Considered
OnPay is tremendously less expensive and technically superior to Quickbooks in my opinion. OnPay is less expensive and offered the ease of managing a restaurant payroll that was better in my opinion than When I Work. My experience when evaluating all of the payroll products that I felt the company could afford was that OnPay had a superior staff of professionals who knew their product and could explain how to use it most clearly.
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People HR is easy to use, you don't actually need any training for that. The programme and functionality are excellent, and the support provided by Advisors when you click the help button to speak with them is always excellent. They are quick to respond to any questions and provide excellent customer service.
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Scalability
OnPay works.
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Return on Investment
  • Reduces payroll processing time
  • Ability for full electronic employee files
  • The overall cost is the best in the industry, saving us money
  • Ability for on/off-boarding ensures our files our complete
  • There are a few limitations but they work with programmers to get those features setup
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  • As a result of the poor customer service approach we received because of an issue, we were forced to source an alternative HR system and incredibly short notice resulting in a huge amount of additional hours needing to be worked 'out of hours' to ensure something was in place in time. Very adverse impact on the business and the continuity for our employees.
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ScreenShots

OnPay Screenshots

Screenshot of full-service payrollScreenshot of multiple pay rates and schedulesScreenshot of employee self-onboarding and org charts, which are built-inScreenshot of an e-signable offer lettersScreenshot of calendars, where PTO is managed and approvedScreenshot of centralized finances, viewed with over 20 reports for analyzing employment-related expenses

Access PeopleHR Screenshots

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