Payroll software · Ireland · Head-to-head
BrightPay Ireland vs Collsoft Payroll
Two Ireland payroll software options, compared side by side for Ireland trades.
Which should you choose?
BrightPay Ireland and Collsoft Payroll are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and Ireland-specific notes below against your trade and region.
BrightPay Ireland
Tier S · Published pricesIrish payroll software from Bright; desktop ends 31 December 2026, cloud continues
BrightPay is payroll software from Bright Software Group (Thesaurus Software Ltd), based in Co. Meath. Bright says 674,000 Irish employees are paid through Bright each month, across 91,000 businesses. BrightPay Desktop is supported until 31 December 2026; from 1 January 2027 BrightPay Cloud is the only version.
Pros
- + Built for Irish payroll: PAYE Modernisation, USC and PRSI
- + Free desktop employer licence for single-employee companies
- + Supports My Future Fund auto-enrolment on the cloud version
- + Published desktop prices; 60-day free trial
Cons
- − Desktop version unsupported from 1 January 2027; desktop users must move to BrightPay Cloud
- − Cloud prices are shown only through an online calculator
- − Payroll only: pair it with separate job-management and accounting tools
Ireland note
Bright says BrightPay is Revenue compliant for PAYE Modernisation: it retrieves Revenue Payroll Notifications and sends payroll submissions, and calculates PAYE, USC and PRSI. Bright also says BrightPay Cloud handles My Future Fund auto-enrolment contributions and submissions.
Collsoft Payroll
Tier S · Published pricesIrish Windows payroll software from Navan, Co. Meath, with published per-tax-year prices and unlimited employees
Collsoft Payroll is desktop payroll software for Irish employers and payroll bureaus, made by CollSoft Limited of Navan, Co. Meath. It is licensed per tax year by number of employers, with unlimited employees and all features in every edition. CollSoft says it has been developing software for nearly 30 years; the current release is Payroll 2026. It is payroll only and exports journals to accounting packages such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage 50 and Twinfield.
Pros
- + Published prices from €199 ex VAT per tax year with unlimited employees
- + Revenue PSR filing, RPNs and My Future Fund auto-enrolment built in
- + CWPS contribution file export for construction employers
- + Unlimited phone, email and ticket support included
Cons
- − Installed Windows software rather than a browser-based cloud service
- − Payroll only; accounts need a separate package
- − More than 5 employers needs a bureau edition (€299 or €499)
- − No refunds after purchase beyond statutory rights
Ireland note
Built for Irish PAYE: it fetches RPNs, files Payroll Submissions (PSRs) to Revenue, reports Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR) payments, downloads My Future Fund auto-enrolment notices (AEPNs) and makes auto-enrolment submissions. It also produces SEPA payment files and CWPS (Construction Workers Pension Scheme) contribution CSV files.
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