Zenefits vs Paychex Comparison

Technically, San Francisco’s Zenefits isn’t payroll software, which is surprising because it’s one of the best in the business at payroll. Zenefits focuses on HR ordinarily with payroll as an extra, but it also offers users many other services such as compensation and performance management. All of this while still offering a user-friendly interface, making it ideal for beginners. There are also extra features aimed at boosting your employees’ wellbeing. Crucially, the payroll software itself is flexible and polished. Users can run an unlimited number of pay runs, register international workers, and keep everything totally digital by using the Zenefits mobile app. The app is particularly impressive, doubling as an employee work portal and time tracker. If that’s not enough for you, it’s worth taking a look at the long list of integrations available for accounts, finances, reporting, and even travel – there’s something that will help businesses of all sizes.

Unlike Zenefits, Paychex focuses entirely on its payroll offering and has been doing so since its humble beginnings back in 1971. Although payroll is its bread and butter, there are still plenty of HR extras and integrations to get it on the same level as the competition. Due to the vast number of features on offer, the interface isn’t the easiest to come to grips with but everything you need is in one place. Paychex’s payroll is flexible too as payouts can be done via direct deposit, customizable paper checks, or by using paycards. The platform also allows you to add tips to wages and Paychex will even take care of your tax administration. As we have seen, Zenefits offers a great number of integrations but Paychex isn’t far behind in this regard, and there’s still a formidable number of them on offer.