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Checkwriters Overview

What is Checkwriters?

Checkwriters is a payroll and HR services company focused on optimizing every step of the customer experience. From your interactions with our team to our genuinely useful software that's designed to fit your needs — we don’t just provide an excellent product. We have a team of experts who care about the details, and work continuously to ensure your experience with us is the best you've had with a payroll and HR provider.

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Product Description

In the business of developing modern, cloud-based Payroll, HR, Attendance and Benefits software, but that's not what sets us apart.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Anyone can do customer service. At Checkwriters, we go further. With a top-quality customer experience and robust software to simplify processes, Checkwriters offers more value for your investment because we’re experts in delivering solutions driven by your needs — and the personalized service that makes your job easier.

We’re happy to provide a no-obligation Payroll and HR consultation. Let's see where we can introduce new features, save you money, and provide unmatched support.


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Year Founded
1989
HQ Location
Northampton, Massachusetts
Twitter
@checkwriters
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LinkedIn® Page
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70 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Checkwriters is a payroll and HR services company focused on optimizing every step of the customer experience. From your interactions with our team to our genuinely useful software that's designed to fit your needs — we don’t just provide an excellent product. We have a team of experts who care about the details, and work continuously to ensure your experience with us is the best you've had with a payroll and HR provider.


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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Whenever we need assistance, we get a quick real person to talk to!"
The customer support! The personal approach and affordability.
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Anne Y.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"100% happy"
I have 1 person to contact. It is nice to not have to dial a customer service number. I just email 1 person about anything, he takes of it immediat...
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A successful transition"
Checkwriters has provided a very smooth transition from our previous payroll provider They continue to be responsive to our needs and are professi...
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Checkwriters Demo - Payroll Dashboard
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Checkwriters Demo - Analytics
Leverage workforce data.
Checkwriters Demo - Reporting
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Barbara B.
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

They made the transition from our previous payroll company so easy! Our payroll specialist is usually always available and if not, someone else is there to answer questions and address any concerns we have. The platform is easy to navigate and took no time at all to learn how to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

To date, I don't have any complaints. We become a customer in June. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

I currently don't have any issues with the system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SG
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

Checkwriters is a wonderful payroll and HR company with smooth, integrated modules, and a robust support base. Payroll is always a breeze, and the team there is only a call away when it isn't. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

nothing: they're great. I have had no issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

Checkwriters makes onboarding, offboarding, and payroll administration a breeze. This has been especially beneficial for our company as we manage a consistent team of support staff who come on and off of work study in addition to our permanent staff. Checkwriters lets us make changes easily and independantly each pay cycle, and ensure that everyone gets to where they need to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Dakota Hebert of Checkwriters

Sam - thanks for this great review. Happy to hear that our onboarding tools have helped make that process easier for your team!

SK
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

Our company uses Checkwriters as our payroll provider, and I've worked with them directly for about 6 or 7 years. I appreciate their user portal's simplicity as well as their responsive and knowledgeable customer accounts specialists. Checkwrtiters has been able to accommodate our multiple companies and their unique payroll structures with ease. They offer a variety of timekeeping and payroll solutions, allowing for our company's growth and changing HR processes. They've also been very receptive to my feedback as a user and are constantly working to improve their software and offerings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

Although I love that a human always answers the phone, it can sometimes be frustrating when I can't reach the customer specialists familiar with my accounts' particulars. I've also found a few areas where their software could be improved. I know they know where they have room to improve and have plans to address them soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

Checkwriters has helped streamline and automate our payroll process by reducing the time it takes to process payroll for multiple companies each week. I'm doing much less manual entry and calculations than I was previously. Their time off center has also made the process of employee time off requests and manager approval of those requests much more manageable than our previous pen-and-paper method. Their portal allows easy and secure employee information management as well as easy-to-use reporting functions. I'm looking forward to implementing Employee Navigator, which will sync with Checkwriters and allow a more efficient benefits administration and management process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Dakota Hebert of Checkwriters

Sarah - Wow! So many great comments in your review, thanks for providing such detailed feedback and for your loyalty to Checkwriters these many years. It's great to hear that our system helped you manage the Payroll and HR for multiple companies. Please know that our Development Team is constantly working to improve the software, and they are currently modernizing several areas of the platform and would welcome your suggestions as a long-time user.

Stephanie C.
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

The customer service is amazing! I always hear about other payroll companies being difficult to reach, but CheckWriters is always available to help by email or phone. We don't use all of their features, but they have a very robust system with different platforms, and it's great to have everything in one system. I don't need to use another HR system on top of the payroll. We've been using CheckWriters for over 12 years, and I've never needed to look into another provider, as I've been happy with them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

It would be nice if they could update their platform more often with users' feedback for simple items that could make our experience easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm able to use one system for HR and payroll. The onboarding is amazing for new employees as everything is completed online is a user friendly way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Dakota Hebert of Checkwriters

Hello Stephanie, we're glad to hear that our support team has had your back for 12 years! It's great that you've been able to use Checkwriters for Payroll, HR, and Onboarding without having to manage separate systems. You'll be excited to know that our Development Team is currently working on modernizing several major components of our platform incorporating user feedback.

JL
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

The customer service is great. Our team has been able to streamline our services and data management for our staff becuase of it's easy to use and intuitive platform. We are in the program daily and rely on it heavily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

The only thing that I would like to see improved is the ability for parameters to be printed on combined prior check reports. This would be helpful for documentation purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping us to manage our employee information and to process payroll in an efficient manner. We appreciate the reporting capacities as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MF
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

I Had a specific rep to talk with if I needed help, which helped to develop a reliable relationship with someone who would know my needs more quickly.

One of the top things your company did was take on the Simple IRA deferrals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

Because I was self-sufficient and did most of the work on your online portal, There wasn't much interaction with your company. I honestly can't say there was anything I disliked. But if I have to give an example, there was one time I was on hold for way too long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

Taking care of our Simple IRA deferrals. It helps us reduce the time it takes to log in, do the deferrals, and track the deferrals. Taking care of the Withholdings, which takes the tracking and responsibility of logging into multiple sites to pay. Tracking benefits help reduce our in-house burdens and keep all needed info in one generalized location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Dakota Hebert of Checkwriters

Hi Melody, thank you for taking the time to review Checkwriters. We're glad our team was able to reduce some of your payroll burdens!

LE
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

What is most helpful is you will always get someone to talk to! you don't have to leave a message and wait for someone to get back to you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

There isn't anything I dislike about Checkwriters at this time. It has been an awesome experience so far. very minor things to work out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having the employee fill out their paperwork before the first day of employment and tracking vacation/sick time is also very helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Dakota Hebert of Checkwriters

Hi Lori, that's great that our electronic Onboarding has helped with the onboarding experience at your organization; having employees fill out paperwork before their first day is a must for the new-hire process. Thank you!

LF
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

All of my payroll data is contained in one place. Our account representative is knowledgeable and helpful in using the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

Some of the reports are difficult to run. If an employee changes a department, when you run a historical report, they don't show up in thier prior department - only the new one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

Calculating and maintaining our payroll records Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Dakota Hebert of Checkwriters

Hello Lori, thanks for your positive feedback! Really pleased to hear that the all-in-one software is valuable to you and that our service is helpful too. Please know that there are reporting options which would allow you to view wages from employees' prior departments, and we would be happy to discuss further - please send us an email at ClientSuccess@checkwriters.com.

Carla C.
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

Local office, personal service from representatives, friendly & helpful staff, reliability and timeliness of reports. Delivery is helpful. I like that they are willing to keep doing it "old school" for us without pressure to have us key our own payroll. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

High rate of payroll representative staff turnover, frequently training someone new to handle our complicated payroll. I have had over 10 reps in my 10 years working with them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

Checkwriters benefits us by doing our payroll - we are a small school with lots of part-time and temporary employees. We have several different payroll cycles, 12 month, 10 month and week to week. It is nice to be able to submit it all to someone else to key in, and to not have to worry about calculating taxes on top of everything else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Dakota Hebert of Checkwriters

Hi Carla, thank you for the great comments about our team and we're happy you find our software and service has been flexible to the needs of your school. We understand there can be frustrations when your account specialist changes - we've had to navigate some turnover the past few years like many businesses but don't worry, as we've built out a more robust training program as our Client Support department grows and we're excited to welcome these new specialists to the team. Thank you again!

EW
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What do you like best about Checkwriters?

The ease of accessing our information online. It was at first difficult to find our files on the website, but we've gotten the hang of it over time. I'm not sure how this compares to competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkwriters?

The user interface online can be challenging to learn at first. I wish there was one or two designated people helping us when we have questions. It seems that every time we have a question or need help, a different person helps us. Sometimes the person helping us is really great and super responsive. Other times the person helping us doesn't seem to be very familiar with their job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkwriters solving and how is that benefiting you?

We don't have time or the expertise to do our own payroll or hire a person that could do it for us, so in this way, Checkwriters is really helpful. It's also been really great to be able to easily access our payroll data online (once we figured out the challenging website interface). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Dakota Hebert of Checkwriters

Hi Emily! Thanks for reviewing Checkwriters. We regret your experience with our Client Support team has been less than the high standards that team aims for; please email us at feedback@checkwriters.com and we can discuss further. We're glad to hear the system has been helpful in saving you time with Payroll!