Paychex is a payroll and HR company. For small businesses it runs payroll with tax filing and offers compliance help, workers’ compensation, retirement plans, time tracking, health insurance and hiring tools.
Paychex lets you run payroll online from your desktop or a mobile device. Employers can review, approve and submit payroll from a smartphone or tablet, and managers can approve timecards, punches and shift changes. Employees use the app to view paychecks, tax forms and benefits information, clock in and out with location tracking, and submit and track time-off requests. Recruiting, applicant tracking and onboarding can also be automated.
Paychex says it offers business solutions for every stage of growth, with separate options for small, mid-sized and large businesses. It describes its platform as a way for small and mid-sized businesses to manage everything in one place. Paychex also has dedicated pages for industries such as restaurants and hospitality, healthcare and skilled trades, plus a section for accounting professionals who partner with it.
Paychex says its general ledger integration supports hundreds of accounting programs, QuickBooks Online, Sage and Xero among them, and Paychex Flex can exchange data with accounting, hiring and HR software. Paychex also runs a software marketplace. Support comes through multiple channels, including dedicated phone support and live chat, and you can choose to have a dedicated payroll specialist. Paychex also offers personalized HR advice from a dedicated HR professional.
Payroll comes in several packages. Current pricing details are in the pricing box above.