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Shaun Ndlovu
Payroll Administrator
22 April 2026
We run weekly wages for the factory floor and monthly for the office, both smooth. Backups are quick and restoring a period to check history actually works. EMP201 figures come straight off a report, I capture them on eFiling and I am done. My successor will inherit it and thank me.
Cons
Year end update process is a ritual
Naadira Perumal
HR Administrator · Benoni Timber Works
3 April 2026
I have processed payroll on this since before some of my staff finished school. Leave balances finally match reality because everything is captured in one place. Ten years from now it will probably still be running our wages.
Pros
UIF declarations generated automatically; sARS statutory tables always current
Robyn Radebe
Financial Director
27 March 2026
Our labour consultant audited us and the payroll records came out spotless. Bulk increases across the wage staff took minutes instead of a day. Termination payouts with leave encashment calculate correctly first time. Boring in the best possible way.
Pros
GL journals post into Pastel accounting; sARS statutory tables always current
Cons
No employee self service
Cheryl Ndlovu
Financial Director · Midrand Accountants
11 March 2026
After the SARS penalty scare with our old system we moved here and it has been calm since. It handled the ETI rules correctly when even our accountant was unsure. It has earned its licence fee every single February.
Pros
IRP5 and IT3a certificates in a few clicks; termination calculations are reliable
Cons
Tied to one machine without hosting
Boitumelo Tshabalala
Admin Manager
27 February 2026
Solid product carrying the weight of its desktop roots. Moving between the licence tiers is a bigger price jump than headcount justifies.
Pros
Handles weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs; bulk increases are quick
Cons
No employee self service
David Viljoen
Accountant
26 January 2026
Solid product carrying the weight of its desktop roots. New payroll staff need proper training, it does not hold your hand. Bulk increases across the wage staff took minutes instead of a day.
Pros
Leave, loans and garnishees all handled
Warren Van Zyl
Payroll Administrator
26 January 2026
The engine is right, the experience around it is dated. The update instructions read like they were written for the IT department we do not have.
Pros
Payslips email directly to staff
Cons
Year end update process is a ritual
Ridwaan Ngcobo
Umhlanga Catering
21 January 2026
We run weekly wages for the factory floor and monthly for the office, both smooth. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked. My successor will inherit it and thank me.
Pros
Handles weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs; leave, loans and garnishees all handled
Cons
Annual licence model, no monthly option
Kagiso Du Plessis
Payroll Manager · Pietermaritzburg Properties
20 January 2026
Happy with the payroll, tired of the annual admin around it. The interface is pure desktop nostalgia and not in a charming way. Leave balances finally match reality because everything is captured in one place.
Pros
Termination calculations are reliable
Cons
No employee self service
Keabetswe Coetzee
Accountant · Southern Cross Trading and Sons
31 December 2025
A good product that Sage clearly wants you to outgrow. The year end update is an annual ritual of downloads, codes and crossed fingers. It handled the ETI rules correctly when even our accountant was unsure.
Cons
Training needed for new payroll staff
Gugu Rikhotso
HR Administrator · Bateleur Farming
20 November 2025
Our accountant checks the EMP201 figures monthly and they have never been out. You can rerun and check a payslip before committing, which has saved me twice. If you run payroll in South Africa you already know why people stay on this.
Danie Oosthuizen
Highveld Catering Group
2 November 2025
I am not a payroll specialist by training and I manage fine. Our consultant is one phone call away and knows the product inside out. Would recommend to any SA employer with real payroll complexity.
Chantal Williams
Wage Clerk
28 October 2025
It calculates everything correctly, it just is not always pleasant getting there. The interface is pure desktop nostalgia and not in a charming way. Everything lives on one machine so remote payroll means remote desktop.
Cons
Training needed for new payroll staff
Hannelie Naidoo
Bookkeeper · Stellenbosch Foods Services
27 October 2025
IRP5s for all our staff printed and reconciled in a single afternoon. Loan balances and savings deductions carry forward correctly month after month.
Nonhlanhla Arendse
Payroll Administrator
17 October 2025
Happy with the payroll, tired of the annual admin around it. Emailing payslips needed SMTP fiddling that took our consultant an hour.
Pros
Leave, loans and garnishees all handled
Cons
Custom reports take patience
Mandla Pretorius
Pretorius Supplies Works
9 October 2025
A good product that Sage clearly wants you to outgrow. Support in tax season means long waits, plan your questions early. UIF declarations generate monthly and the Department has never queried one.
Pros
Leave, loans and garnishees all handled
Mark Molefe
Owner
7 October 2025
After the SARS penalty scare with our old system we moved here and it has been calm since. Backups are quick and restoring a period to check history actually works.
Shaun Bester
Bookkeeper
1 October 2025
We trust the numbers completely, the workflow less so. Everything lives on one machine so remote payroll means remote desktop.
Pros
IRP5 and IT3a certificates in a few clicks; one licence covers up to 500 employees
Cons
Annual licence model, no monthly option
Michael Hendricks
Financial Manager · Fynbos Agri Studio
1 October 2025
Happy with the payroll, tired of the annual admin around it. Support in tax season means long waits, plan your questions early.
Cons
Year end update process is a ritual
Nomvula Mabaso
Mabaso Textiles Works
18 July 2025
We run weekly wages for the factory floor and monthly for the office, both smooth. Leave balances finally match reality because everything is captured in one place. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked. Would recommend to any SA employer with real payroll complexity.
Pros
UIF declarations generated automatically; bulk increases are quick
Cons
Tied to one machine without hosting
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