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Patriot Payroll vs. Square Payroll

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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

    Square Payroll

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ASquare Payroll is a payroll solution for hourly employees, from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Patriot PayrollSquare Payroll
    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
    Free
    $0
    per month
    Plus
    $29
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    Patriot PayrollSquare Payroll
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    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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    Patriot PayrollSquare Payroll
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    Chose Square Payroll
    I liked patriot, but I found it to be more confusing than Square and took me too much time to setup. I setup Square Payroll in about an hour. I would also say the Square interface made more sense to me. I also like how Square offers more things like benefits, etc. that can be …
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    Features
    Patriot PayrollSquare Payroll
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Patriot Payroll and Square Payroll
    Feature
    Patriot Payroll
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    Square Payroll
    7.8
    6 Ratings
    Pay calculation9.515 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.75 Ratings4.44 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.03 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.211 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.213 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.36 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Patriot PayrollSquare Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    4.7
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)