Payroll software · New Zealand · Head-to-head

iPayroll vs Smartly

Two New Zealand payroll software options, compared side by side for New Zealand trades.

Which should you choose?

iPayroll and Smartly 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 prices

New 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.

Typical New Zealand pricing: NZD per pay run, excluding GST and bank fees: Standard plan priced by people paid and pay frequency via the pricing calculator (shows $13.70 per pay run at its starting setting); set-up fees may apply; DIY-PAYE, Charity and Enterprise pricing on request

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Smartly

Tier S · Published prices

New Zealand payroll software, formerly SmartPayroll, with self-run and Smartly-run payroll plans

Smartly, formerly SmartPayroll, is New Zealand payroll software that pays employees into their bank accounts, deducts PAYE, KiwiSaver and other deductions, and files returns with Inland Revenue. It sells self-managed payroll plans, optionally with people management tools, and Smartly-run plans where its team runs the payroll.

Pros

+ Handles PAYE, KiwiSaver deductions and Inland Revenue filing
+ Choice of running payroll yourself or having Smartly run it
+ Optional people management tools on top of payroll

Cons

− A monthly platform fee applies on top of per-employee charges
− Prices exclude GST
− Charges apply per employee on every pay run, so weekly pay cycles cost more than monthly ones

New Zealand note

Built for New Zealand payroll: PAYE and KiwiSaver deductions and filing with Inland Revenue. Pricing is per employee per pay run plus a monthly platform fee, excluding GST.

Typical New Zealand pricing: Published by Smartly (indicative, excluding GST): Payroll $2.60 per employee per pay run plus a $51.50 monthly platform fee; Payroll + People Management adds $10 per employee a month; Smartly-run Payroll $6.20 per employee per pay run, from $365 a month minimum. Banking transaction fees may apply.

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