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# QuickBooks Desktop Payroll vs SurePayroll Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll** [

4.2/5(53)

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**SurePayroll** [

4.3/5(537)

](https://www.g2.com/products/surepayroll/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**
 **$500.00** Per Year · Annual billing

**SurePayroll**
Free Trial

**Contact SurePayroll** · SurePayroll

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**
Not enough reviews yet

**SurePayroll**
1 month

Based on 235 responses

Return on Investment

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**
9 months4 months sooner

Based on 9 responses

**SurePayroll**
13 months

Based on 172 responses

Perceived Cost

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**
$$$$$

**SurePayroll**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**
Not enough reviews yet

**SurePayroll**
8%

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 ![SurePayroll](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c0c3e2052d215e5931b1bcdc6e461dbf/surepayroll.svg "SurePayroll")

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Pros & Cons

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**
[
Payroll (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-desktop-payroll/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2510322&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-desktop-payroll/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2510289&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High Fees (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-desktop-payroll/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2510281&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Feature Absence (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-desktop-payroll/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2510332&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**SurePayroll**
[
Payroll (18)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surepayroll/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1466877&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surepayroll/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1466976&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Customer Support (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surepayroll/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2023009&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Date Issues (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surepayroll/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2513901&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**
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Vestwell

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**SurePayroll**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**
No screenshot available

**SurePayroll**
 ![SurePayroll screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/27132/dashboard-screen-master-spByPaychex.jpg)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**

9.4

9.436

**SurePayroll**

8.9

8.9450

Ease of Use

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**

8.9

8.936

**SurePayroll**

8.9

8.9455

Ease of Setup

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**

8.6

8.616

**SurePayroll**

8.8

8.8314

Ease of Admin

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**

9.2

9.215

**SurePayroll**

9.1

9.1309

Quality of Support

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**

8.1

8.136

**SurePayroll**

8.6

8.6450

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**

7.9

7.915

**SurePayroll**

9.0

9.0310

Product Direction (% positive)

**QuickBooks Desktop Payroll**

7.2

7.233

**SurePayroll**

8.0

8.0449

Features

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8.9

30

8.7

390

Employee Self Service

Web Portal

8.6

17

|

Verified

8.7(won by 0.1)

330

|

Verified

Benefits Manager

7.3

11

|

Verified

8.0(won by 0.7)

188

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Mobile

Feature Not Available

7.9(won by default)

195

|

Verified

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Payroll Entry

9.5(won by 0.4)

30

|

Verified

9.1

369

|

Verified

Time Off Accrual

8.4(won by 0.2)

22

|

Verified

8.2

191

|

Verified

Direct Deposit

9.8(won by 0.5)

19

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

9.3

356

|

Verified

Expense Reimbursement

9.2(won by 0.5)

19

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.7

183

|

Verified

Pre-tax Deductions

8.7(tied score)

21

|

Verified

8.7(tied score)

265

|

Verified

Wage Garnishment

8.9(won by 0.5)

18

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.4

140

|

Verified

Approvals

9.2(won by 0.2)

12

|

Verified

9.0

251

|

Verified

Check/W-2 Printing

9.4(won by 0.5)

25

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.9

261

|

Verified

Check/W-2 Delivery

9.0(tied score)

18

|

Verified

9.0(tied score)

245

|

Verified

Split Deposits

Not enough data

Not enough data

Taxes

Tax Calculation

9.4(won by 0.3)

29

|

Verified

9.1

347

|

Verified

Tax Filing

9.2(won by 0.1)

24

|

Verified

9.1

247

|

Verified

Automatic Tax Payment

8.6(won by default)

17

|

Verified

Feature Not Available

Integration

API / Integration

8.6(won by 0.4)

7

|

Verified

8.2

107

|

Verified

Time Tracking Integration

7.6

15

|

Verified

8.5(won by 0.9)

46

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Accounting Integration

9.1(won by 0.7)

15

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.4

53

Core HR Integration

8.8(won by 0.3)

10

|

Verified

8.5

43

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

401(k) Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vacation/Leave Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Payroll Reporting

9.3(won by 0.4)

25

|

Verified

8.9

337

|

Verified

User, Role, and Access Management

9.1(won by 0.1)

21

|

Verified

9.0

327

|

Verified

Performance and Reliability

8.9

25

|

Verified

9.1(won by 0.2)

347

|

Verified

Scalability

9.0(tied score)

20

|

Verified

9.0(tied score)

271

|

Verified

Payroll Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compensation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Timesheet Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benefits Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Flow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Team Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Attendance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduction Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reimbursement Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Receipt Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Off Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Profiles

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

W-2 Preparation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Country

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Self Service

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-State

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tax Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web-based Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Outsourcing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Claims

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Currency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Corporate/Business

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chatbot

Not enough data

Not enough data

1099 Preparation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Auto Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time & Attendance

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Onboarding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Batch Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Accountants

Not enough data

Not enough data

For CPA Firms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Small Businesses

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![QuickBooks Desktop Payroll](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6b0135578182be9b7a3554a808a64d72/quickbooks-desktop-payroll.png "QuickBooks Desktop Payroll")](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-desktop-payroll/reviews)

QuickBooks Desktop Payroll

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

84.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

13.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

1.9%

[![SurePayroll](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c0c3e2052d215e5931b1bcdc6e461dbf/surepayroll.svg "SurePayroll")](https://www.g2.com/products/surepayroll/reviews)

SurePayroll

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

91.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

4.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

4.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

84.9%

91.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

13.2%

4.4%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

1.9%

4.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![QuickBooks Desktop Payroll](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6b0135578182be9b7a3554a808a64d72/quickbooks-desktop-payroll.png "QuickBooks Desktop Payroll")](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-desktop-payroll/reviews)
QuickBooks Desktop Payroll

Non-Profit Organization Management

13.2%

Accounting

9.4%

Construction

5.7%

Retail

5.7%

Capital Markets

3.8%

Other

62.3%

[![SurePayroll](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c0c3e2052d215e5931b1bcdc6e461dbf/surepayroll.svg "SurePayroll")](https://www.g2.com/products/surepayroll/reviews)
SurePayroll

Insurance

5.7%

Financial Services

5.4%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

5.0%

Accounting

4.6%

Individual & Family Services

4.6%

Other

74.7%

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**SurePayroll Alternatives**

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## QuickBooks Desktop Payroll vs SurePayroll

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, SurePayroll is easier to set up and do business with overall. While QuickBooks Desktop Payroll is easier to adminster.

- Reviewers felt that QuickBooks Desktop Payroll meets the needs of their business better than SurePayroll.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SurePayroll is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SurePayroll over QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.