Paychex Reviews & Product Details

I love that we have dedicated support across all different areas to make sure our needs are met and we have answers to any questions. I also love the payroll platform software, as it is easy to use and intuitive. The payroll automatic saves progress when you make changes so you don't lose any updates you have made, which has been very helpful. You can easily import payroll data and proceed to review. The payroll process is simplified, making it streamlined to upload payroll data, review, customize the layout, and edit changes easily.

Paychex keeps us up-to-date with the latest compliance and employment laws by sending out newsletter emails, assigning a dedicated Paychex HR specialist, and holding webinars. A dedicated payroll specialist addresses our payroll concerns, and a customer support advocate directs our questions and guides us through any confusion. Under the PEO platform, we utilize Paychex's group healthcare plan to provide cost-effective health benefits to our employees. The initial setup was very smooth, and we had no problems transitioning from Quickbooks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The onboarding process for Paychex could be improved, as we are charged for every employee we add to the system. This prevents us from directly onboarding a potential candidate as soon as they start, and instead we are having to wait until the employee actually starts and is about to be paid in order to add them and onboard them in the Paychex system. There used to be a separate onboarding system in Paychex but it was removed recently, potentially as an additional cost feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate that Paychex takes care of doing our payroll and payroll taxes, making that paperwork way easier for us. One of my favorite things was having my own personal paycheck specialist for many years. We've used them for probably twenty plus years, and I valued having that personal touch. The initial setup was very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think one of the worst things is we don't have a true dedicated payroll specialist that gets to know you and your work and your system and the way you do things. It's hard to talk to a new person each time or to email something and not get an answer for days. I think there's improvement in there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like Paychex for its excellent customer service department. I can easily reach someone on the phone to answer my questions, which is really helpful when I've made mistakes while entering payroll or get confused with the different I9 regulations. The representatives are always so helpful. I have also found Paychex useful in avoiding mistakes with payroll deductions and payroll tax miscalculations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I believe their platform could be a bit cumbersome and when you receive an error message it does not make clear where your mistake was made or how to correct. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We only use it for payroll and I can process it fast due to the fact that the site & software is easy to use. It was not hard to learn their process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that they send us the updated Federal & State employee law boards to post, but I don't think I get them all the time. It would be nice to have a notice in my messages, or an email sent that lets me know when I get updates. I just may not know where, but if I could retrieve them from Paychex Flex, it would be great to get them when I need them or check to see if they have been updated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the employee onboarding process with Paychex. It has improved my opinion of the product because we can set everything up electronically and create the employees' paycheck accounts after they accept the position. This is all done before they start on their first day, making it much more efficient than our previous method of sending out physical packets. Having everything in one system, like our payroll and time clock, is a great benefit. It reduces the manual work involved in payroll, cutting the time needed from a few days to just an hour or two, and increases transparency for PTO tracking. Paychex also helps keep our important documents housed in one location, making it easier to send updates to staff and track incident reporting. Overall, it's nice to have all these functionalities in one place instead of using multiple platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the implementation or creation of things to include for each employee could be grouped together a little bit easier. There's somewhat of a manual component that could be streamlined or built a little bit better. The setup was a bit challenging because of disjointed portions in the onboarding, and different departments weren't sure how to handle things beyond their part. This made figuring out issues complicated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Paychex doesn't require a fixed contract. The employee self-service options are decent, if not robust. It's pretty easy for employees to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've used 5 different payroll systems/HRIS and Paychex has the most limitations. It isn't the worst system I've ever used, but the worst system I've used set a pretty low bar. Capabilities that I would have considered to be standard are impossible for them. The leave tracking capabilities are awful. The customer service is good but unfortunately they have no real solutions for the problems we experience. There are limitations on approval workflow for employee leave. The system can only accommodate one workflow. PTO gets approved the same way as jury duty, bereavement, or statutory leaves, which doesn't work for different types of approvals needed. It doesn't allow you to attach a document to a time off request. The schedule feature doesn't export to Outlook, making it basically useless. The user experience/layout of employee data doesn't make sense the way it's segmented. Timecard changes are a nightmare. We use Employee Navigator, but we can't connect it to Paychex because it shows incorrect pay data. We are a school, so our employees don't work 12 months, they work 10. Paychex can't factor that in when calculating employee pay, leading to incorrect compensation information and no fix, only a workaround. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Now I can fix some problems myself in the flex app. dont use any of the other services Paychex offers cuz we are small company but I am sure they have added a bunch of stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Showed me how to set up my own reports in Paychexflex app. now I dont feel they need to improve anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

That it made my job easier working payroll for my company, it still does now that I moved to HR, but everything is just great, a great experience because they do my job secure, effective and accurate. Even if they are mistakes, we can fix them and they assist what comes later, after processing Payroll and beyond. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not be able to create the reports I want and the pricing going up every year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like having one place to go for all the information that I need, especially for tax season or understanding benefit packages. It's helpful not just for me, but for other users too, to have everything done in one place. The initial setup was smooth and simple, making it easy to get started. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel like we don't utilize everything Paychex has to offer because we don't really know what we don't know. I think we could use more guidance on how to best use the platform from an overall customer success perspective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like having everything in one place. Payroll, time clock, onboarding, safety videos, benefits, and 401 (k). It's user-friendly and offers many training videos/support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They are very disconnected, especially from Flex to the PEO. Support is hit or miss. You can get someone great or terrible. It's time-consuming to get the help that you need. Billing is messy and not transparent. Making you feel like they are trying to hide charges. The training program needs more work. The platform can be confusing when linking it to the onboarding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.