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Overview

With a 6 month free trial for new 12 month subscribers, affordable pricing and easy integration with various popular accounting softwares, SurePayroll by Paychex aims to simplify payroll management for small businesses, offering a balance of automation, compliance support, and user-friendly features to help owners focus on running their businesses rather than managing complex payroll tasks

Overall Rating

Based on 40 users reviews

4.2

Rating Distribution

Positive

80%

Neutral

13%

Negative

8%

Starting Price
Custom

SurePayroll Specifications

  • Employee Information Management
  • Recruitment and Applicant Tracking
  • Performance Management
  • Attendance and Time Tracking
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What Is SurePayroll?

Paychex's SurePayroll is is a cloud-based payroll and tax management service designed primarily for small businesses and household employers. Its affordable and easy online payroll features, combined with fast and flexible support, help you effortlessly navigate the complexities of payroll management and tax processing, saving you time and money. 

It calculates wages, deductions, and taxes, and can run payroll automatically on a set schedule. The platform handles federal, state, and local tax payments and filings for businesses that opt for the full-service plan

How Much Does SurePayroll Cost?

SurePayroll pricing starts at $39 per month for the full service plan, and $20 per month for the self service plan. Further breakdown of these costs is as follows:

Full-Service Plan

  • $39 per month base fee
  • $7 per employee per month

This plan includes: 

  • Automated payroll processing 
  • Federal, state, and local tax calculations, payments, and filings
  • Unlimited payroll runs
  • Free two-day direct deposit
  • Employee self-service portal

No Tax Filing (Self-Service) Plan

  • $20 per month base fee
  • $4 per employee per month 

This plan includes: 

  • Automated payroll processing
  • Tax calculations (but not filing) 
  • Unlimited payroll runs 
  • Free two-day direct deposit 
  • Employee self-service portal

As for all additional costs like integrations with accounting softwares and their costs, we at Software Finder can help you negotiate a quote that you'd be happy paying to help you manage your small business better. Just reach out to us today, no commitment and no charge.

SurePayroll Integrations

The software easily integrates with popular accounting and time-tracking applications.

SurePayroll Reviews

Total 40 reviews

4.2

All reviews are from verified customers

Rating Distribution

5

Stars

60%

4

Stars

20%

3

Stars

5%

2

Stars

8%

1

Stars

8%

Share your experience

OD

Olga D.

Hospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees

Less than 6 months

4.0
January 2026

quick setup and helpful trial

Pros

Getting started with it was easy and using it felt simple even without any previous payroll experience! I also appreciated that they offer a free trial.

Cons

I do wish customer support were easier to reach and able to give more complete answers once you finally connect with a representative.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

9

Value for money

8

Customer Support

5

Functionality

8

JA

JANINE A.

Accounting, 1-10 employees

More than a year

5.0
November 2025

stellar support

Pros

Handling payroll and employee management with this software feels effortless. Their customer support is outstanding compared with other companies I've used and it also delivers excellent value for the price :)

Cons

There's a lot to appreciate about it overall but it does have limitations when it comes to Simple IRA Roth deductions for employees.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

10

Value for money

10

Customer Support

10

Functionality

10

AH

Allison H.

Non-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

More than a year

5.0
November 2025

Payroll made effortless

Pros

When using this platform three words come to mind right away: ease of use! Whether I'm paying salaried employees or hourly staff it fits what I need without any trouble. It also takes care of filing 941s and other payroll related taxes and getting tax documents out to employees each January is very simple. Other than that the reminder emails are genuinely useful. I get notified when a holiday is coming up so I can run payroll ahead of time and I also receive alerts for employee birthdays and work anniversaries.

Cons

After years of managing payroll the part I enjoy the least is still adding a new state to payroll. That process tends to be frustrating no matter which software you use but it still feels like this one could make it more smooth than it is now. Also (although I haven't tested this recently) there used to be an issue when trying to pay a 1099 contractor by direct deposit if they used a Tax ID number instead of an SS#.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

10

Value for money

10

Customer Support

10

Functionality

10