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Mpho Vermeulen
Vermeulen Plumbing
27 September 2025
We are a seasonal employer, staff numbers double at harvest, and it just handles it. Backups are quick and restoring a period to check history actually works. The tax certificate run at year end is genuinely a few clicks. Payroll is the one thing you cannot get wrong and this gets it right.
Cons
Licence tier jumps are steep
Megan Brown
Admin Manager
22 August 2025
Our practice runs payroll for 18 clients on it and the routine never breaks. The GL integration posts salary journals into Pastel accounting automatically. Payroll is the one thing you cannot get wrong and this gets it right.
Nonhlanhla Damon
10 July 2025
Our labour consultant audited us and the payroll records came out spotless. The GL integration posts salary journals into Pastel accounting automatically. Staff get paid, SARS gets its numbers, I get my evenings. Recommended.
Pros
Payslips email directly to staff; bulk increases are quick
Candice Smith
Accountant · Marula Distributors
22 April 2025
We run weekly wages for the factory floor and monthly for the office, both smooth. Loan balances and savings deductions carry forward correctly month after month. The peace of mind is worth more than the price.
Pros
One licence covers up to 500 employees
Cons
No employee self service
Craig Olivier
Payroll Manager
21 June 2026
A good product that Sage clearly wants you to outgrow. Emailing payslips needed SMTP fiddling that took our consultant an hour. Loan balances and savings deductions carry forward correctly month after month.
Cons
Support waits get long in tax season
Katlego Cloete
Owner
3 April 2026
We trust the numbers completely, the workflow less so. Emailing payslips needed SMTP fiddling that took our consultant an hour. Everything lives on one machine so remote payroll means remote desktop.
Pros
UIF declarations generated automatically
Cons
Support waits get long in tax season
Warren Mahlangu
Mbombela Distributors and Sons
6 March 2026
Support used to know payroll deeply, now I get script readers. A reinstall mid month meant recapturing a week of changes from paper.
Cons
Feels like a legacy product at premium pricing. Recovery from data issues is slow and stressful
Tumelo Arendse
Payroll Manager
5 February 2026
We trust the numbers completely, the workflow less so. Bulk increases across the wage staff took minutes instead of a day.
Pros
Strong consultant network countrywide
Cons
Annual licence model, no monthly option
Simphiwe September
Payroll Administrator · Bloemfontein Trading SA
25 December 2025
IRP5s for all our staff printed and reconciled in a single afternoon. Our consultant is one phone call away and knows the product inside out. Payroll is the one thing you cannot get wrong and this gets it right.
Pros
ETI calculated correctly; handles weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs
Zanele Brown
HR and Payroll Officer
18 December 2025
The bank file exports for FNB and the whole wage run pays out in one go. It has earned its licence fee every single February.
Pros
IRP5 and IT3a certificates in a few clicks
Sibusiso Hendricks
Financial Director · Golden City Pharmacy Services
6 December 2025
IRP5s for all our staff printed and reconciled in a single afternoon. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked. UIF declarations generate monthly and the Department has never queried one.
Pros
UIF declarations generated automatically; termination calculations are reliable
Cons
Tied to one machine without hosting
Sello Mabaso
Wage Clerk · Atlas Mining Studio
14 November 2025
Our practice runs payroll for 18 clients on it and the routine never breaks. My successor will inherit it and thank me.
Pros
Handles weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs; sARS statutory tables always current
Cons
Support waits get long in tax season
Michael Radebe
Office Manager · Radebe Distributors Works
30 August 2025
Does the statutory heavy lifting well and the everyday conveniences poorly. Support in tax season means long waits, plan your questions early. The GL integration posts salary journals into Pastel accounting automatically.
Pros
Payslips email directly to staff
Cons
Licence tier jumps are steep
Sifiso Van der Merwe
HR and Payroll Officer
23 August 2024
The annual update process finally broke me this year. A reinstall mid month meant recapturing a week of changes from paper. We paid consultant hours just to apply the annual update correctly.
Cons
Updates have broken working setups
Marlene Chetty
Bookkeeper · Zambezi Construction
3 July 2026
We pay 15 staff across two branches and the run takes under an hour. Leave balances finally match reality because everything is captured in one place. Backups are quick and restoring a period to check history actually works.
Cons
Dated desktop interface
Shireen Coetzee
HR Manager · Garden Route Catering Services
28 June 2026
It works, but every year I ask myself if this is the year we go cloud. The update instructions read like they were written for the IT department we do not have. Emailing payslips needed SMTP fiddling that took our consultant an hour.
Pros
Payslips email directly to staff
Cons
Tied to one machine without hosting
Shaun Adams
HR Administrator · Paarl Logistics Solutions
18 June 2026
After 2 years I have made peace with its quirks. Support in tax season means long waits, plan your questions early. It caters up to 500 employees on one licence so we have headroom for years.
Pros
IRP5 and IT3a certificates in a few clicks
Emma Coetzee
Financial Director · Potchefstroom Plumbing Studio
27 April 2026
Solid product carrying the weight of its desktop roots. The year end update is an annual ritual of downloads, codes and crossed fingers. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked.
Pros
EMP201 figures straight off a report
Deon Botha
HR Manager
20 March 2026
I have processed payroll on this since before some of my staff finished school. UIF declarations generate monthly and the Department has never queried one. Every SARS code change over the years has arrived on time in an update.
Lwazi Perumal
Wage Clerk
30 January 2026
The annual update process finally broke me this year. We paid consultant hours just to apply the annual update correctly.
Pros
One licence covers up to 500 employees
Cons
Consultant fees to stay operational add up
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