Payroll software · New Zealand · Head-to-head
iPayroll vs PayHero
Two New Zealand payroll software options, compared side by side for New Zealand trades.
Which should you choose?
iPayroll and PayHero 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.
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.
PayHero
Tier S · Published pricesNew Zealand payroll software from Wellington's FlexiTime, with automated payday filing and GPS timesheets for trades
PayHero is New Zealand payroll software from FlexiTime, a Wellington company that says it has run payroll for Kiwi businesses since 2008 and launched PayHero in 2019. It covers pay runs, automated payday filing with Inland Revenue, leave, and timesheets and leave requests through an employee app. Its trades page adds GPS time tracking, job-level timesheets, tool allowances and mileage reimbursements.
Pros
- + Published NZD prices, pay as you go with no lock-in contract
- + Automated payday filing of PAYE with Inland Revenue
- + Trades features: GPS time tracking, job-level timesheets, tool allowances and mileage reimbursements
- + Public holiday entitlements calculated from work patterns and timesheet history
Cons
- − Origin plan is capped at 10 employees
- − Base fee plus a per-employee charge each month, excluding GST
- − GPS clock-in, timesheet approvals and break calculations need Super or above
- − Leave rules change when the Employment Leave Act 2026 starts in August 2028
New Zealand note
PayHero says it handles leave in line with the Holidays Act 2003 and current government guidance, and calculates public holiday entitlements from work patterns and timesheet history. The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces the Holidays Act from 6 August 2028; PayHero has said it plans to update the software and move existing leave balances across before then.
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