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Payroll Comparison

Our comprehensive payroll product comparison – choose the best fit for your business.

Base Product Information and Features

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Product Description
Sage Business Cloud Payroll
Sage Pastel Payroll Advantage
Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional
Sage 300 People
Deel Local Payroll
Product Page
Sage Payroll
Sage Pastel Payroll
Sage Payroll Professional
Sage 300 People
Deel Local Payroll
Pricing From (VAT excl)
R65.00/month or R722.00/year (based on 2 employees)
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R271.00/month or R3252.00/year (based on 10 employees)
n
Quote on Request
Quote on Request
Quote on Request
Database Manager
Online / Cloud
Desktop Only
Online / Cloud
Desktop Based or Online / Cloud
Online / Cloud
Number of Users
Unlimited
1
Unlimited
1
Unlimited
1
Unlimited
1
Unlimited
1
Number of Companies
Unlimited
1
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
1
Operating System
Any
Windows
Any
Windows
2
Any
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)
User, Company and Global level. Security groups
User, Company and Global level. Security groups
Multi-User Login
✓
✓
2
✓
2
✓
2
✓
Net-up Calculation to Calculate Gross Remuneration
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Process Weekly, Monthly or Fortnightly Pay Periods across Single or Multiple Companies
✓
✓
✗
separate company per pay frequency
✓
✓
Consolidated Reporting Across Multiple Companies
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Separate Pay Runs within One Pay Period
No
1 per pay frequency & 1 special run
7 per payment cycle
Unlimited
1 per pay frequency & 1 special run
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
✓
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
Advanced
Advanced
Leave Pay Out Calculation on Termination of Employees
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Automatic Calculation of BCEA Leave Rates per Employee
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Job Costing
✗
3 Levels
5 Levels
10 Levels
3
3 Levels
Loan Module
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Equity Reporting
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Skills SETA Reporting
✗
✓
✓
(SETA specific & generic)
✓
(SETA specific & generic)
✓
Industrial Councils
✗
✓
(Road Freight, Security, MIBCO, MIBFA, Electrical)
✓
✓
✓
(MIBFA)
Automated Updates
✓
✓
(Installation needed)
✓
✓
(Installation needed)
✓

° 1 Company and 2 users included
ⁿ 1 User, Unlimited Companies
1. Additional users / companies to be purchased seperately
2. Dependant on the purchase and activation of additional user licence
3. Unlimited levels for job costing on 300 People but you can report on up to 10 levels of hierarchies
4. integrated with Direct Hire and Simplify HR
5. Only available on Sage 300 People ESS module
6. Accessible via WhatsApp

Reporting

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Product Description
Sage Business Cloud Payroll
Sage Pastel Payroll Advantage
Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional
Sage 300 People
Deel Local Payroll
Standard Reports
✓
20+
✓
30+
✓
140+
✓
200+
✓
Powerful, User Friendly Report Writing Tool
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Transaction History Reports for Any Period
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Audit Reports
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
✗
✓
✓
API
API
SMART Reports
✗
✓
✗
Pivot Tables / Graphs
Power BI module
Sage Intelligence Reporting (BIC)
✗
✓
✗
✓
NA
Sage Insight Reporting inc. Document Designer
✗
✓
✗
Custom Reports
Power BI module

° 1 Company and 2 users included
ⁿ 1 User, Unlimited Companies
1. Additional users / companies to be purchased seperately
2. Dependant on the purchase and activation of additional user licence
3. Unlimited levels for job costing on 300 People but you can report on up to 10 levels of hierarchies
4. integrated with Direct Hire and Simplify HR
5. Only available on Sage 300 People ESS module
6. Accessible via WhatsApp

Human Resources Management

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Product Description
Sage Business Cloud Payroll
Sage Pastel Payroll Advantage
Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional
Sage 300 People
Deel Local Payroll
Standalone HR System
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Keep a complete employee record per employee including items issued, interviews, training, qualifications, medical history, disciplinary action etc.
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Link images and documents to an employee record
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Employee Management: Email Notifications
✗
✗
✗
✓
✓
Employee Management: Onboarding & Offboarding
✗
✗
✓
✓
✓
Job definitions according to qualifications, training and previous experience required
✗
✓
✗
✓
✓
Position profiles with added detail e.g. salary components, competency requirements, KPAs and KPIs, tasks and position history
✗
✓
✗
✓
Performance Management Module
Employee suitability gap analysis of shortlisted candidates
✗
✗
✗
✓
Recruitment Module
Job Requisition
✗
✗
✗
✓
4
Recruitment Module
Setup of Performance Review templates according to KPAs and KPIs defined
✗
✓
✗
✓
Performance Management Module
User Defined Performance and Competency Reviews and Free-Format Reviews for the use of 360º Reviews or Value Assessments
✗
✗
✓
✓
Performance Management Module
Create Performance Goals and Development Plans per Employee and Indicate Increase and Bonus Amounts
✗
✗
✗
✓
Performance Management Module
Integration with Self Service enables Online Completion of Reviews
✗
✗
✗
✓
Performance Management Module
Create and Manage Skills and Competencies
✗
✗
✓
✓
✓
Load Skills and Certification Records on Employees Profile
✗
✓
(Keep track of training to print skills report information)
✓
(Keep track of training to print skills report information)
✓
(Keep track of training to print skills report information)
✓
(Keep track of training to print skills report information)
Employee Development Plans
✗
✗
✗
✓
5
✓

° 1 Company and 2 users included
ⁿ 1 User, Unlimited Companies
1. Additional users / companies to be purchased seperately
2. Dependant on the purchase and activation of additional user licence
3. Unlimited levels for job costing on 300 People but you can report on up to 10 levels of hierarchies
4. integrated with Direct Hire and Simplify HR
5. Only available on Sage 300 People ESS module
6. Accessible via WhatsApp

Employee Self-Service (ESS)

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Product Description
Sage Business Cloud Payroll
Sage Pastel Payroll Advantage
Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional
Sage 300 People
Deel Local Payroll
On-Premise or Hosted?
No
Hosted
Hosted / Cloud
Hosted / Cloud
Hosted / Cloud
Web-based
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
Mobile Application
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
6
Time-Based Workflow Management
✗
✗
✗
✓
✓
Claims Module
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓

° 1 Company and 2 users included
ⁿ 1 User, Unlimited Companies
1. Additional users / companies to be purchased seperately
2. Dependant on the purchase and activation of additional user licence
3. Unlimited levels for job costing on 300 People but you can report on up to 10 levels of hierarchies
4. integrated with Direct Hire and Simplify HR
5. Only available on Sage 300 People ESS module
6. Accessible via WhatsApp

Payslips

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Product Description
Sage Business Cloud Payroll
Sage Pastel Payroll Advantage
Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional
Sage 300 People
Deel Local Payroll
Can use Pre-Printed Payslips
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
InfoSlips (electronic, SMS and mobi)
✗
✗
✓
✓
Whatsapp
Email Payslips
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Mobile
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓
ESS (Employee Self-Service)
✗
✓
✓
✓
✓

° 1 Company and 2 users included
ⁿ 1 User, Unlimited Companies
1. Additional users / companies to be purchased seperately
2. Dependant on the purchase and activation of additional user licence
3. Unlimited levels for job costing on 300 People but you can report on up to 10 levels of hierarchies
4. integrated with Direct Hire and Simplify HR
5. Only available on Sage 300 People ESS module
6. Accessible via WhatsApp