# Payroll Mate Reviews **Vendor:** Realtaxtools **Category:** [Payroll Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/payroll) **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 5 ## About Payroll Mate Payroll Mate is complete, stand-alone and desktop-based payroll software that does not rely on any third-party applications or systems to work. ## Payroll Mate Reviews ### 1. Great! Just not cloud based **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gail H. | President, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Payroll Mate?** Inexpensive, tax rates updated automatically, all necessary tax forms easily created. I would never have stopped using Payroll Mate if I didn't need to change to a cloud based program. **What do you dislike about Payroll Mate?** It's not cloud based. If I have it on my desktop, my bookkeeper who works from home can't access it. **Recommendations to others considering Payroll Mate:** I can't imagine any need a small business would have that PM wouldn't meet - but it is desktop. **What problems is Payroll Mate solving and how is that benefiting you?** We had to change to another product, but I'll repeat myself here - it is very affordable and made end-of-year tax filings very easy. ### 2. Great Payroll System **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dawn B. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Payroll Mate?** Payroll Mate is really easy to use. It is cost effective and you get everything you need with it. I like that it carries over each year to keep all paychecks in your history. I also enjoy that it breaks down the taxes and makes it easy to determine how much to pay as an employer each pay period. **What do you dislike about Payroll Mate?** There isn't anything really that I do not like. I have not found any flaws with it and have been using it for 4 years. **What problems is Payroll Mate solving and how is that benefiting you?** It makes payroll really easy to complete. It also helps to give all necessary information for end of the year taxes. ### 3. Affordable payroll solution for small business owners **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ryan M. | District Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Payroll Mate?** The price is amazing! I am in a unique situation because we run 3 separate businesses and Payroll Mate makes it really simple to process payroll for multiple companies. **What do you dislike about Payroll Mate?** This software only works on Windows computers, so I can't use my Mac to work on payroll. It is also pretty limited when it comes to what date my employees have access to. I'd prefer it were a little more transparent. **Recommendations to others considering Payroll Mate:** Give it a try! It is a great program that is easy to use and navigate around. It has an affordable price tag and is ideal for small business owners with fewer than 70 or so employees. One of the best features is the ability to print the payroll checks using built-in PDF capability and then securely email the PDF checks to the other businesses or locations to be printed in-house. **What problems is Payroll Mate solving and how is that benefiting you?** We've shopped around quite a bit for a good payroll software and a lot of the programs we found were cloud-based and required a monthly subscription. This is a great benefit for us as a small business, as those monthly subscription costs can add up quickly! ### 4. The robust employee payment management system **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nabin P. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 14, 2020 **What do you like best about Payroll Mate?** Payroll Mate is easy to get started with. We have been using it for 3+ years now and found it very reliable. The features are rich that has exceeded my expectations. **What do you dislike about Payroll Mate?** It does not have an installer for Mac and Linux operating systems. It would be nice if it had versions for OS beside Windows. Also if there would be a cloud version of the system, I would happily move it could. **What problems is Payroll Mate solving and how is that benefiting you?** With Payroll Mate all the employee payments and government taxes are managed in a single system making it a very time-saving tool for my business. With this system employee payment has been streamlined, delivering great employee satisfaction. ### 5. Great Payroll Program **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Payroll Mate?** It is really simple to use. I can easily create my paychecks and input all necessary information into them. I also like that you can run many different reports as well. It is easy to run the quarterly tax filing forms and the year end tax filing forms. You can edit them if needed as well. It is simple to complete them, print them, and send them in to the IRS. You can also download the software onto multiple computers, which is nice. I also like that it imports all previous years information every year you purchase and download the program. **What do you dislike about Payroll Mate?** There's not much I don't like, really. I wish that you didn't have to download the program each year it comes out. Maybe having a license number you receive when purchasing it and inputting that would be easier. **What problems is Payroll Mate solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has made doing payroll much easier. - [View Payroll Mate pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/payroll-mate/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+10%3A38%3A46+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=5e8e8541-7065-4b77-af9e-9d7bcd4df773&secure%5Btoken%5D=0bd8753f939dbd3885e7fff6b7cce8473b0ecb31b9db733d95e12957cbe4b7ee&format=llm_user) ## Payroll Mate Features **Employee Self Service** - Web Portal - Benefits Manager - Mobile **Administration** - Payroll Entry - Time Off Accrual - Direct Deposit - Expense Reimbursement - Pre-tax Deductions - Wage Garnishment - Approvals - Check/W-2 Printing - Check/W-2 Delivery **Taxes** - Tax Calculation - Tax Filing - Automatic Tax Payment **Integration** - API / Integration - Time Tracking Integration - Accounting Integration - Core HR Integration **Platform** - Reporting and Dashboards - User, Role, and Access Management - Performance and Reliability - Scalability ## Top Payroll Mate Alternatives - [QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-desktop-enterprise/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (1,029 reviews) - [Paychex](https://www.g2.com/products/paychex/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (1,655 reviews) - [APS](https://www.g2.com/products/aps-aps/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (813 reviews)