Payroll Product Comparison

Our Comprehensive Payroll Product Comparison – Choose the Best Fit for your business

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Basic Product Information and Features

Product Description	Sage Business Cloud Payroll	Sage Pastel Payroll Advantage	Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional
Pricing From:	R61.00/month or R678.00/year (based on 2 employees) ∗	R271.00/month or R3252.00/year (based on 10 employees) ∼	Quote on Request
Database Manager	Online / Cloud	Desktop Only	Online / Cloud
Number of Users	Unlimited ¹	Unlimited ¹	Unlimited ¹
Number of Companies	Unlimited º	Unlimited	Unlimited
Operating System	Any	Windows	Windows
Setup and customisation of payroll definitions (Earnings, deductions, company contributions, fringe benefits, hours etc.)
Security and access control	User, Company and Global level	User, Company and Global level. Security groups	Global level (Directory level)
Multi-User Login		²	²
Net-up calculation to calculate gross remuneration
Process weekly, monthly or fortnightly pay periods across single or multiple companies			No – separate company per pay frequency
Consolidated reporting across multiple companies
Separate pay runs within one pay period		1 per pay frequency	7 per payment cycle
Printing of historic payslips
Insert company logos and employee photos
Batch Processing
Fixed and financial information imports and exports
Interface with electronic payment service providers – banking exports	(5 only)
Direct integration with Netcash
Third-party Payments
General Ledger Integrations	Standard	Standard	Standard & Customisable
Payroll Budgeting & Forecasting
Payscales & Notches
Net Pay splits into different bank accounts
Integration with time and attendance systems
Leave Management	Basic	Basic	Advanced
Leave pay out calculation on termination of employees