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Cloud payroll with HR features for small UK employers, from £12 a month

4.0Based on 266 reviews
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Ratings by dimension

  • Ease of use4.0
  • Value3.9
  • Support4.0
  • Features3.9

Rating distribution

  • 5 stars110
  • 4 stars88
  • 3 stars41
  • 2 stars19
  • 1 star8

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266 reviews matching your filters

Eleanor Devlin

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom
5.0

11 Jun 2026

Simple payroll, does the job

Copilot caught a net pay that had moved 40 percent before I committed. Auto enrolment assessment happens without me remembering to do it.

Pros

Copilot caught a net pay that had moved 40 percent before I committed.

Cons

CIS subcontractors are not handled here, which confused us at first.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months31 found this helpful

Stephen Dunmore

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom
4.0

4 Jun 2026

Auto enrolment finally stopped worrying me

Payslips self serve so nobody emails me asking for one, and a pay run for twelve people takes about ten minutes. Not enough depth if you run multiple pay frequencies, but we live with it.

Pros

Payslips self serve so nobody emails me asking for one.

Cons

Not enough depth if you run multiple pay frequencies.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years23 found this helpful

Paul Mackenzie

Finance manager · 201-500 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom
1.0

1 Jun 2026

Fine until you need complexity

CIS subcontractors are not handled here, which confused us at first. Not enough depth if you run multiple pay frequencies. Looking at alternatives.

Pros

HMRC notices come straight into the pay run.

Cons

CIS subcontractors are not handled here, which confused us at first.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
1.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
1.0
Used for 1-2 years32 found this helpful

Andrew Whitfield

Director · 11-50 employees · Retail

United Kingdom
2.0

22 May 2026

Good for a small team

Reporting is basic if your accountant wants detail, and CIS subcontractors are not handled here, which confused us at first. No payroll training and I have never missed an RTI deadline, which is about the only positive.

Pros

No payroll training and I have never missed an RTI deadline.

Cons

Reporting is basic if your accountant wants detail.

Ease of use
1.0
Value for money
2.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for 2+ years37 found this helpful

Kevin Ellery

Systems accountant · 501-1000 employees · IT services

United Kingdom
5.0

17 May 2026

Fine until you need complexity

Auto enrolment assessment happens without me remembering to do it. HMRC notices come straight into the pay run.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment happens without me remembering to do it.

Cons

Not enough depth if you run multiple pay frequencies.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months22 found this helpful

Megan Osei

HR manager · 201-500 employees · Hospitality

United Kingdom
4.0

16 May 2026

Good for a small team

No payroll training and I have never missed an RTI deadline. Only real gripe is that CIS subcontractors are not handled here, which confused us at first.

Pros

No payroll training and I have never missed an RTI deadline.

Cons

CIS subcontractors are not handled here, which confused us at first.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years14 found this helpful

Paul Ferreira

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom
3.0

10 May 2026

Fine until you need complexity

Copilot caught a net pay that had moved 40 percent before I committed. That said, reporting is basic if your accountant wants detail and the five employee inclusion means the real cost is higher than the headline.

Pros

Copilot caught a net pay that had moved 40 percent before I committed.

Cons

Reporting is basic if your accountant wants detail.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 1-2 years20 found this helpful

Bethany Begum

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Education

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

6 May 2026

Simple payroll, does the job

Auto enrolment assessment happens without me remembering to do it, and HMRC notices come straight into the pay run. Corrections to a previous period are more awkward than they should be, but we live with it.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment happens without me remembering to do it.

Cons

Corrections to a previous period are more awkward than they should be.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 2+ years32 found this helpful

Peter Begum

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom
5.0

6 May 2026

Fine until you need complexity

Auto enrolment assessment happens without me remembering to do it, and payslips self serve so nobody emails me asking for one. No complaints so far.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment happens without me remembering to do it.

Cons

The five employee inclusion means the real cost is higher than the headline.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months30 found this helpful

Aisha Begum

Owner · 11-50 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom
4.0

6 May 2026

Anomaly checking earns its keep

Payslips self serve so nobody emails me asking for one. Only real gripe is that not enough depth if you run multiple pay frequencies.

Pros

Payslips self serve so nobody emails me asking for one.

Cons

Not enough depth if you run multiple pay frequencies.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months37 found this helpful