I think honestly the best thing I can say about Hammr is that I very rarely have to think about them. They have taken the frightening process of New York State Certified Payroll and made it something that only takes a few minutes each week. The pricing is higher compared to other non-specialized payroll systems; however, the time it has saved us as even a small contractor has been absolutely worth it. Both the backoffice admin panel and the employee app are easy to use. In the rare instances when there is an issue, their team has always been responsive and communicative.

What I like most is that Hammr has gone beyond just being a payroll system for us. We use it as part of our broader workforce operations, and their team has been very willing to work with us on how we want data to flow across the business. A good example is the API. I’ve been building an internal project dashboard using Claude Code, and Hammr worked with us to make the workforce and payroll data we needed available through their API. That has made it much easier to pull information into our own internal tools instead of being limited to canned reports. I’ve also been closely involved in our migration from QuickBooks Desktop to Sage Intacct, and Hammr has been very hands-on throughout that process. They’ve worked with us on the integration details and on making sure payroll and workforce data will map correctly into the new accounting setup. Value surpasses cost.

For me, the biggest strength of Hammr is that it’s built around how our field operations actually work. We have employees moving between jobs, sub-jobs, and different types of work, so scheduling—and knowing exactly where people are supposed to be at any given time—is critical for us. Hammr gives us a much stronger foundation for that than what we had before. I also appreciated that the team was willing to make real commitments during implementation. We had a few requirements that were non-negotiable, especially around sub-jobs, and they agreed in writing that we would not go live until those items were ready. That gave me a lot of confidence in making the switch. The support alone is a great value...