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# QuickBooks Payroll

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> Cloud-based payroll tool that manages access to customer, vendor and employee information as well as small business finances.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 983 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses QuickBooks Payroll?

QuickBooks Payroll is a payroll provider for small businesses, accountants, financial experts, hospitality, and more that offers access to health benefits, workers compensation, and more.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 983 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Intuit
- **Founded**: 1983

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$3.50
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- Approval Process Control
- Benefits Management
- Billable & Non-Billable Hours
- Check Printing
- Compensation Management Software
- Dashboard Software
- Direct Deposit
- Employee Scheduling Software
- Payroll Management
- Payroll Reporting
- Reporting/Analytics
- Self Service Portal
- Tax Compliance
- Timesheet Management
- Vacation/Leave Tracking
- W-2 Preparation

## Integrations (4 total)

- QuickBooks Online
- QuickBooks Online Advanced
- Shopify
- WooCommerce

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [Payroll Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30202/payroll/software)

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## Reviews

### "Quickbooks Payroll the best for Small,Medium Company" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *February 13, 2026* | Accounting Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
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> **Pros**: This is friendly user accounting software. I like this very much. Very easy to learn even no background in Accounting.
> 
> **Cons**: You can edit even the reports are already done.  You should put all data and give  more time. I dont want use quickbooks if my computer is MAC.
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> QuickBooks Payroll is the first software that I used. Although I dont have a formal training but I became expert using this software. I trained some of my co worker for this software.

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### "Great product" — 5.0/5

> **Tanya** | *August 18, 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: Makes doing payroll a breeze, deals with all the taxes that need to be accounted for and store employee information
> 
> **Cons**: The cost, the cost has gone up quite a bit since we first started using it, recently being to largest increase.
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> Overall, it makes my life a lot easier for payroll and figuring out what the payroll taxes are. Tax time is so much easier for both myself and my accountant.

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### "Great software" — 5.0/5

> **Sheyan** | *August 15, 2025* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Quickbooks is a very user friendly software that allows our small company to be able to organize payroll and even have volunteers help with.
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> **Cons**: Though also could be considered a pro, the software has frequent updates, and so requires constant updates to processes and procedures.

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### "Great Software for your Office" — 5.0/5

> **Nandika** | *July 23, 2025* | Facilities Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: It gives me the flexibility to work from anywhere. Even if I'm in my cottage, I can run the payroll. Also, I can integrate with other software like Connecteam.
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> **Cons**: Currently, I haven't experienced a difficulty with the software. I have to enter all the correct parameters correctly.
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> Great. Since 2015, we have been running the software and it hasn't given me any grief. All the QuickBooks software is great.

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### "Deliverd Quickbooks Payroll" — 5.0/5

> **Junaid** | *May 30, 2025* | Furniture | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: It seamlessly integrated with Quickbooks Online. Taxes were accounted for in the payroll as well. Can easily track hours and access records.
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> **Cons**: There is a heafty annual cost for full accessibility of all the features. I found that the inteface was not so user friendly though.
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> It worked excellent with payroll management. It allows for complex tax brackets and calculations. I would hughly recommend for someone who is looking for an easy payroll management software.

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