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Patriot Payroll vs. QuickBooks Online

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Patriot Payroll

31 Reviews and Ratings

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1,990 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 Online

    Score8.3 out of 10
    		N/AQuickBooks Online is a SaaS version of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version. Higher-priced plans include greater automation, payment management, inventory and time tracking, and analytics features.

    $38

    per month

    Pricing
    Patriot PayrollQuickBooks Online
    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
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Patriot PayrollQuickBooks Online
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    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 Online
    Considered Both Products
    Patriot Software
    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
    Tom Ludwig
    President in Engineering at Saga Automation (Food & Beverages, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Patriot Payroll
    Quickbooks is more expensive and not as easy
    Incentivized
    Francesca Douglass-Franco
    Founder + Executive Director in Corporate at Humansave (Mental Health Care, 1-10 employees)
    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.
    Incentivized
    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
    Nathan Kung
    Applications Analyst in Finance and Accounting at Rapid City Regional Hospital (Entertainment, 1-10 employees)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    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 Online
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    81 Ratings
    Pay calculation9.515 Ratings7.872 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.03 Ratings7.033 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.211 Ratings9.067 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.213 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.36 Ratings9.548 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.3
    71 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.757 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.058 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    9.7
    112 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.684 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.7106 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.1
    136 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.1132 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.5120 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    147 Ratings
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.1125 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.4135 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.7123 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.1141 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.7125 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings6.957 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.155 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings9.145 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.241 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.368 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings8.869 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.118 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.737 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.731 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.376 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.127 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.740 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.552 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Patriot Payroll and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    Pricing00 Ratings8.056 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.054 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.566 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.370 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Patriot PayrollQuickBooks Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    8.8
    (165 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.9
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    1.1
    (68 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (18 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)