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Susan V.
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OnPay?

It is easy to onboard new employees and customize pay types and rates. I also like that there are several add-ons. We use them to manage our 401k and they also have HR and other features that are optional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

There is a number to call for assistance but I'd appreciate a chat feature for quick questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Previously our 401k was through a 3rd party and I had to pull info from payroll and enter it onto a separate site each time. Onpay lets everyone set up their 401k preference when they set up their payroll and I don't have to do anything with any of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OnPay Overview

What is OnPay?

OnPay is designed for people who want to spend more time running their business (and less on back-office tasks). Its award-winning payroll and HR saves business owners over 15 hours a month, and frees them up to focus on the bottom line. "It's an easy, quick, mobile-friendly system that doesn't require a steep learning curve," according to Entrepreneur, and it is rated "Outstanding" by PCMag. • Run payroll in minutes • Automate all the taxes • Let employees do more themselves • Simplify your HR processes • And offer top-notch benefits in any state It’s just $40 plus $6 per person each month for everything OnPay does — easily the best value among premium payroll providers. The monthly fee includes best-in-class integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and top time-tracking software, as well as all quarterly and year-end tax filings, and time-saving HR tools. OnPay’s team will even help you get set up by adding prior wages and employee information for you. You can add on integrated benefits, a 401(k) plan, or pay-as-you-go workers' comp.

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Product Description

Payroll has never been easier. OnPay™ delivers a simple, modern and affordable solution for payroll.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

OnPay sets a new standard in payroll by offering flexible payroll and HR that work for any small business, and backing it up with expert customer service and an error-free guarantee. OnPay is easy to use, it automates all the hard stuff, and there are no sneaky fees or add-ons.

Our clients save almost 15 hours a month compared to handling payroll themselves, and our all-in monthly fee means they save 50% over competitors who offer similar features.


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Year Founded
2011
HQ Location
Atlanta, GA
Twitter
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21,371 Twitter followers
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158 employees on LinkedIn®
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OnPay is a fast-growing software company that offers small businesses and accountants the best payroll in the cloud backed up by a team of helpful, friendly experts. And as a payroll service provider with more than 30 years of experience, we know how to get it right. Whether business owners have three employees or 1,000, OnPay makes payroll fast and easy. We also serve nonprofits, restaurants, religious organizations, and ag businesses without skipping a beat. Fair pricing without hidden costs has always been one of our hallmarks. OnPay may have gotten more powerful over the years, but our clients still get unlimited pay runs for hourly, salaried, tipped workers, and contractors for one low fee. Pay employees, automate tax payments and filings, and rely on OnPay's guarantee that everything will be error-free. PC magazine rates OnPay as "Excellent "saying, "It's an excellent choice for many small businesses, and even those with advanced needs."​ Entrepreneur's list of the best small business payroll solutions calls OnPay "an easy, quick, mobile-friendly system that doesn't require a steep learning curve."​ OnPay is much more than just payroll software. We're licensed health insurance brokers, and we offer fully-integrated 401(k) plans, wherever you do business. Plus we offer business-friendly, pay-as-you-go workers'​ compensation. OnPay continues to invest in improving customer experience and expanding our offerings to give small businesses unmatched levels of support. OnPay is headquartered in Atlanta. To find out more about careers with OnPay, please visit onpay.com/jobs-and-careers. For helpful videos, please subscribe to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/onpayinc.


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Lori M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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Ease of use. Customer support is great. I do like all the features offered. Easy to set up new contractors.
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Susan V.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"Easy setup, cost effective, customizable"
It is easy to onboard new employees and customize pay types and rates. I also like that there are several add-ons. We use them to manage our 401k...
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4.5 out of 5
"OnPay is simple to use and the reports are wonderful."
The onboarding specialist was knowledgeable and professional, yet personable and patient (I asked a LOT of questions). The specialist was very res...
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OnPay Demo - Transparent pricing - with no hidden fees
Get top-rated payroll, all tax filings, HR tools, and integrations starting at just $40 + $6/person each month. Accuracy guaranteed.
OnPay Demo - Take care of any employee
We make it easy to pay employees who are salaried, hourly, or have tipped wages. Adding bonuses or deducting garnishments is also intuitive and accurate.
OnPay Demo - An entire HR department
From employee self-onboarding to PTO tracking, org charts, and compliance, everything you need to manage HR is built in. Other platforms with similar capabilities cost twice as much.
OnPay Demo - New employees? No problem.
Save time with new hires by sending e-signable offer letters, letting them enter their own information, and even assigning tasks (like setting up the new hire's desk and computer).
OnPay Demo - Stay organized
Manage and approve PTO, and see calendars for employee time off all in one place.
OnPay Demo - Keep an eye on the bottom line
See all your finances in one place. We offer over 20 reports for analyzing employment-related expenses, plus you can build and save customized views with our report designer. Or use our seamless integrations with QuickBooks and Xero to make bookkeeping a snap.
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Joseph M.
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CFO
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OnPay?

Customer support has been top-notch. We've had a number of relatively complicated items come up and their support has been helpful and quick to resolve things. Their interface is simple and intuitive. I've been accustomed to more complex systems such as PayChex and Paylocity, and this interface is refreshingly simple which is great for our current application. As the primary user of the system (using it multiple times each week, this is important for me. I've also appreciated the integrated services some of which we've taken advantage of. Initial implementation was also very easy. Their team was helpful and responsive and the how-to articles were also specific to our state and needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

Not a problem with OnPay, per se, but the interface is different enough from other vendors that there is a learning curve to find certain settings or features if you're used to another system. Once I understood the system, though, I appreciate it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Payroll is a complicated need for business and they make it fairly simple. I spend fairly minimal time processing payroll these days because of how they're setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sharla R.
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What do you like best about OnPay?

OnPay understands Payroll processing and Payroll taxes. I love that I can relax and know that my payroll is being handled professionally and accurately. I have employees in four different states and keeping track of all that would be a nightmare, but I don't have to worry about it because OnPay handles them all. My employees really like the interface and the direct deposit. They can look up their paystub and balances any time they want. I also pay contractors through OnPay, so my year end reporting for W-2s and 1099's is all taken care of! The price is very reasonable for the amount of work that this takes off of my plate - much less expensive than hiring a bookkeeper and more secure and private as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

It can be a bit of a search to find the email to send in any notices from States and the AI chatbot is not very helpful yet, but I expect that will improve over time. The humans involved are extremely helpful and quick! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Making sure I am compliant in my reporting and payroll taxes for multiple states. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SD
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What do you like best about OnPay?

The best so far has been the onboarding team and how friendly and easy it was to work with them. There was no such thing as a dumb question and all information was easily accessible on the online portal. It was amazingly simple and quite painless. It covers more features than I needed in the software but it is good to know that the features are available when I need them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

The downside is it is all on me to plan and execute the payroll. My worry is always, I do not know what I dont know. It will take a bit of time of always asking questions of the CS team at OnPay but I'm hopeful the onbarding process is sign of the CS team as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

OnPay is allowing me to run payroll and retirement benefit deductions and have that directly integrated into my Accounting software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hamlin L.
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What do you like best about OnPay?

OnPay staff are great at customer support. I struggled a bit with setup, but the wonderful and patient people at OnPay got me up and running. Integration with QuickBooks makes running payroll a snap, and our accounts map seamlessly to the correct budget lines. They helped me find the settings that weren't quite right and stayed on the phone until the whole situation was sorted. What a wonderful experience! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

Written instructions are limited for a person who is not already familiar with payroll setup. I tried to fix my issues, but because it was my first time setting up payroll I found it difficult to find the help pages containing the information I needed. This is a nonissue when you discover the staff are helpful and patient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We are a small, nonprofit organization. I don't have a bookkeeper, and I need something as simple as OnPay to do a good job paying my limited staff. We don't have good benefit options for our staff, but now I will be more confident approaching my board with benefit proposals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ty Collins of OnPay

We're thrilled to hear that our staff provided you with great customer support and helped you get up and running with OnPay. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to have been able to assist you.

Elin W.
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What do you like best about OnPay?

After reviewing multiple payroll services for our small business, we decided to go with OnPay due to cost and services included. It is affordable, easy to use, and the services provided save me time and eases my mind when it comes to quarterly filings because I know OnPay is taking care of it for me. Helps ease that "oh no! I forgot something" when a deadline hits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

I don't really dislike anything. It can be a little tricky to change the pay frequency when you have to do a special run (like sudden employee termination), but I figured it out and got through it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

OnPay is simplifying my payroll process and state/federal tax filing requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

OnPay has some of the most helpful customer service staff I have ever encountered. Any issues I've had have been resolved very quickly and concisely. I have usually only had to speak to one person to resolve my issue. It is also super easy to run payroll and minimizes my workload significantly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

There are a lot of services I do not use on OnPay and I wish I could edit my dashboard to not show the services I do not use. Also, the Payroll schedule formatting is not super intuitive and it took me a few rounds to truly understand what days go in which payroll cycle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am not that experienced in running payroll for my small business and OnPay has streamlined that task significantly. I have also learned a lot about the process on the way from speaking to various customer service people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ty Collins of OnPay

We're glad to hear that OnPay has helped streamline your payroll process and provided valuable learning opportunities. We're here to support you every step of the way.

Kim D.
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What do you like best about OnPay?

The onboarding specialist was knowledgeable and professional, yet personable and patient (I asked a LOT of questions). The specialist was very responsive with email replies and made it easy to schedule time to talk. The company set up and employee profile set up were simple to navigate done quickly. For small business or non-profits this is a great payroll system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

Some of the functions or features were tricky to find at first but once I knew where to find them it will easy in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The cost for our small non-profit is the only payroll system we could afford. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AW
Administrative Coordinator
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OnPay?

When we finally committed to making the switch to OnPay from our previous provider, the transition went very smoothly. OnPay did all the transferring of information which made it a less overwhelming task.

Their pricing for our non-profit organization is very helpful to our budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

The only thing that was not clear to me after verifying my bank through the automated process, was that I needed to record the amounts that were debited to my bank account from OnPay to move forward in the registration process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

OnPay is reducing the costs of payroll for our non-profit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Church T.
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Church Treasurer (volunteer with no accounting/bookkeeping training)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OnPay?

OnPay isn't trying to take advantage of me as a volunteer, small church treasurer. Once it was setup, there is really not much else that requires my attention. When I have had questions, the support staff are knowledgeable and patient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

I'm struggling to think of something I dislike... the hardest part was the setup which was a breeze compared with the previous company we worked with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

OnPay takes care of payroll and all the tax stuff that always was a mystery to me and took quite a bit of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OnPay?

I was really nervous about hiring my first employees and ensuring all the correct paperwork and processes were in place so their experience was smooth and so was mine. I researched different payroll services and chose OnPay for the suite of services they provide geared toward small businesses combined with their reasonable pricing. I have been relieved and impressed with the ease of getting set up in OnPay and running payroll, and particularly with their excellent customer support, who have responded promptly and been thoroughly addressed any concerns or issues I have had as I get set up. My first payroll run went smoothly and easily! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OnPay?

They do not provide support getting set up with the state tax and labor departments. While they partner with a third party to support, that third party doesn't have actual customer support staffing. All that said, the third party did get my business set up with the state without issue. So minor dislike... just would have preferred the excellent service of OnPay through these associated tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Running payroll and handling various tax withdrawals and payments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.