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Rashida Mokoena
Admin Manager
27 January 2025
Setup took our consultant one morning and it has run like a clock for 2 years. Termination payouts with leave encashment calculate correctly first time. You can rerun and check a payslip before committing, which has saved me twice.
Pros
Payslips email directly to staff; termination calculations are reliable
Anish Maseko
HR Manager · Horizon Pharmacy Holdings
1 October 2024
We sat without working payroll for three days in July and support could not help.
Pros
UIF declarations generated automatically
Cons
Updates have broken working setups
Denise Ngcobo
Admin Manager · Impala Construction Group
30 July 2024
Our labour consultant audited us and the payroll records came out spotless. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked.
Pros
SARS statutory tables always current
Bradley Singh
Financial Director · Singh Construction
11 February 2026
It calculates everything correctly, it just is not always pleasant getting there. The interface is pure desktop nostalgia and not in a charming way.
Pros
SARS statutory tables always current; uIF declarations generated automatically
Cons
Tied to one machine without hosting
Karabo Miller
Payroll Administrator · Golden City Accountants and Sons
6 February 2026
It works, but every year I ask myself if this is the year we go cloud. Moving between the licence tiers is a bigger price jump than headcount justifies. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked.
Pros
Strong consultant network countrywide; bulk increases are quick
Cons
Annual licence model, no monthly option
Refilwe Kruger
HR and Payroll Officer
19 January 2026
As the only admin person in an eMalahleni firm, I need payroll that does not fight me. It handled the ETI rules correctly when even our accountant was unsure. Leave balances finally match reality because everything is captured in one place.
Cons
Training needed for new payroll staff
Elmarie Zwane
Wage Clerk · Richards Bay Engineering
28 November 2025
IRP5s for all our staff printed and reconciled in a single afternoon. It handled the ETI rules correctly when even our accountant was unsure.
Pros
One licence covers up to 500 employees
Aisha Perumal
Wage Clerk · Somerset West Supplies SA
26 October 2025
It works, but every year I ask myself if this is the year we go cloud. The year end update is an annual ritual of downloads, codes and crossed fingers. Termination payouts with leave encashment calculate correctly first time.
Cons
Training needed for new payroll staff
Chantal Taylor
HR Manager · George Trading
3 July 2025
Leave, loans, garnishees, union deductions, it all fits into the payslip cleanly. My successor will inherit it and thank me.
Pros
Bulk increases are quick
Cons
Support waits get long in tax season
Zinhle Adams
Bookkeeper
16 February 2025
As the only admin person in a Benoni firm, I need payroll that does not fight me. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked. The peace of mind is worth more than the price.
Pros
Discount when bundled with Pastel accounting
Cons
Annual licence model, no monthly option
Vinesh Erasmus
HR Manager
27 December 2024
Setup took our consultant one morning and it has run like a clock for 7 years. You can rerun and check a payslip before committing, which has saved me twice. The GL integration posts salary journals into Pastel accounting automatically.
Pros
EMP501 export works perfectly with e@syFile
Andre Hadebe
Accountant
8 December 2024
It calculates everything correctly, it just is not always pleasant getting there. The update instructions read like they were written for the IT department we do not have. The mid year and final recons export to e@syFile without a single validation error.
Cons
Dated desktop interface
Vusi Petersen
HR Administrator · Kalahari Plumbing Solutions
11 October 2024
We trust the numbers completely, the workflow less so. Moving between the licence tiers is a bigger price jump than headcount justifies.
Pros
UIF declarations generated automatically
Bheki Pillay
21 September 2024
A good product that Sage clearly wants you to outgrow. Everything lives on one machine so remote payroll means remote desktop. EMP201 figures come straight off a report, I capture them on eFiling and I am done.
Pros
SARS statutory tables always current
Thabo Adams
HR and Payroll Officer
22 May 2026
The engine is right, the experience around it is dated. The year end update is an annual ritual of downloads, codes and crossed fingers. Bulk increases across the wage staff took minutes instead of a day.
Pros
Handles weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs; sARS statutory tables always current
Cons
Custom reports take patience
Priya Jacobs
7 May 2026
We sat without working payroll for three days in June and support could not help. Licence reactivation after a hardware change took days of back and forth.
Cons
Feels like a legacy product at premium pricing. Registration and licensing admin wastes days
Annelie Booysen
Accountant
21 April 2026
It calculates everything correctly, it just is not always pleasant getting there. Support in tax season means long waits, plan your questions early.
Pros
Termination calculations are reliable
Cons
No employee self service
Khanyisile Hendricks
Payroll Manager · Umhlanga Plumbing
17 March 2026
Does the statutory heavy lifting well and the everyday conveniences poorly. Support in tax season means long waits, plan your questions early.
Pros
ETI calculated correctly; eMP501 export works perfectly with e@syFile
Cons
Support waits get long in tax season
Tracey Maseko
HR Manager
28 January 2026
Our practice runs payroll for 8 clients on it and the routine never breaks. The tax certificate run at year end is genuinely a few clicks. Boring in the best possible way.
Refilwe Jacobs
Payroll Manager
9 January 2026
Our accountant checks the EMP201 figures monthly and they have never been out. EMP201 figures come straight off a report, I capture them on eFiling and I am done. The peace of mind is worth more than the price.
Pros
GL journals post into Pastel accounting; eMP201 figures straight off a report
Cons
Support waits get long in tax season
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