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Patriot Payroll vs. QuickBooks Desktop Premier

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Patriot Payroll

31 Reviews and Ratings

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

449 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Patriot Payroll

    Score9.7 out of 10
    		N/APatriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.

    $17

    per month

    QuickBooks Desktop Premier

    Score8.4 out of 10
    		N/AQuickBooks Desktop Premier is an installed version of QuickBooks for general business, contractors, manufacturing and warehouse accounting, as well as nonprofits, professional services, and retail.N/A
    Pricing
    Patriot PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Patriot PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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
    Patriot PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Considered Both Products
    Patriot Software
    Jerry Stephens
    Owner/Director in Finance and Accounting at Various Vineyard churches (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Intuit
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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
    Patriot PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Pay calculation9.515 Ratings7.046 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.03 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.211 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.213 Ratings9.927 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.36 Ratings10.030 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    1.3
    20 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings1.315 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings1.320 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    10.0
    50 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.044 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.041 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.2
    59 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.556 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.3
    62 Ratings
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.060 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings10.061 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings10.056 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings5.040 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings7.033 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings1.819 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings10.028 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings5.018 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    2.9
    36 Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings1.735 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings1.015 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings1.017 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.0
    40 Ratings
    Pricing00 Ratings10.030 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings10.031 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings10.028 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings10.036 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Patriot PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    10.0
    (65 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.3
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (27 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)