Payroll software · New Zealand · Head-to-head
Crystal Payroll vs iPayroll
Two New Zealand payroll software options, compared side by side for New Zealand trades.
Which should you choose?
Crystal Payroll and iPayroll 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 New Zealand-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Crystal Payroll
Tier S · Published pricesAuckland-made cloud payroll with automatic IRD payday filing, running since 2005
Crystal Payroll is a New Zealand cloud payroll and timesheet service based in Birkenhead, Auckland, which says it has been running since 2005 and serves thousands of Kiwi businesses. It says it is an IRD-accredited PAYE intermediary and files payday returns to IRD for you two working days after payday, from a Payday Filing Dashboard. It handles KiwiSaver and holiday pay calculations, including for variable-rate and shift workers, and connects to Xero, MYOB, Reckon and Farm Focus.
Pros
- + Automatic IRD payday filing from a Payday Filing Dashboard
- + Holiday pay and leave calculations for variable-rate and shift workers
- + Employee app for timesheets and leave requests
- + No minimum period, and money back within 30 days of your first pay run, Crystal says
Cons
- − Published price covers up to 5 employees; bigger teams use a calculator or ask sales
- − One-off $50 registration fee, and training costs $60 an hour
- − Data migration priced on request
New Zealand note
Crystal Payroll says it is an IRD-accredited PAYE intermediary and files payday returns automatically two working days after the pay date. It says it manages holiday pay and leave calculations under New Zealand law, including for staff on variable rates and shift workers, and employees can submit timesheets and leave requests through its app.
iPayroll
Tier S · Published pricesNew Zealand cloud payroll and PAYE intermediary service, founded in 2001, priced per pay run
iPayroll is a cloud payroll service founded in New Zealand in 2001 by Martin Gleeson, with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and in Melbourne and Sydney. It handles payday filing with Inland Revenue, KiwiSaver deductions and leave, and as a PAYE intermediary it can collect and pay a customer's PAYE for them. iPayroll says it has 12,000 customers across the group and integrates with Xero, MYOB and HR tools.
Pros
- + PAYE intermediary service collects and pays PAYE to Inland Revenue for you
- + Price calculator on the pricing page, charged per pay run
- + Employee Kiosk and app for payslips, pay history and leave requests
- + Xero integration since 2006, plus MYOB and HR tool links
Cons
- − Set-up fees may apply and prices exclude GST and bank fees
- − DIY-PAYE and Enterprise prices are only by request
- − No free trial mentioned on the pricing page
- − ACC levy handling not mentioned
New Zealand note
iPayroll says it registered as a PAYE intermediary with Inland Revenue in 2006; on its Standard plan it collects PAYE each pay run and pays it to IR for you, and it files payday returns. KiwiSaver deductions and leave are handled; ACC levies are not mentioned on its site.
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