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Collsoft Payroll vs Sage Payroll Ireland
Two Ireland payroll software options, compared side by side for Ireland trades.
Which should you choose?
Collsoft Payroll and Sage Payroll Ireland 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.
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.
Sage Payroll Ireland
Tier S · Published pricesCloud payroll from Sage for Irish employers, priced by number of employees, with Revenue reporting and auto-enrolment built in
Sage Payroll is the cloud payroll product on Sage's Irish site, from The Sage Group plc. Sage sells one plan that scales by employee count, with no long-term contract. Its Irish page says the product submits payroll to Revenue in real time, calculates PAYE, PRSI and USC, and handles auto-enrolment under the scheme that started on 1 January 2026.
Pros
- + Published monthly prices by employee tier, with no long-term contract
- + Real-time Revenue submissions and PAYE, PRSI and USC calculations, per Sage
- + Auto-enrolment, multiple pay frequencies and gender pay gap reporting included
- + Phone and live chat support, and shared access for your accountant
Cons
- − The price rises through eight employee tiers as the crew grows
- − Prices exclude VAT
- − Launch offers change: check the current offer before signing up
Ireland note
Sage says Sage Payroll reports to Revenue in real time, calculates PAYE, PRSI and USC, handles auto-enrolment (the scheme started on 1 January 2026) and produces SEPA or paypath bank transfer files.
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