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Grant Dlamini
Payroll Manager · Benoni Foods
18 January 2026
I am not a payroll specialist by training and I manage fine. Leave balances finally match reality because everything is captured in one place. Staff get paid, SARS gets its numbers, I get my evenings. Recommended.
Kiara Fourie
HR Administrator · Drakensberg Mining Services
25 October 2025
The engine is right, the experience around it is dated. The interface is pure desktop nostalgia and not in a charming way.
Pros
ETI calculated correctly; bank files for all the major SA banks
Sanele Mnguni
Wage Clerk
9 September 2025
Good dependable payroll that shows its age at every login. The interface is pure desktop nostalgia and not in a charming way.
Cons
Annual licence model, no monthly option
Johan Mokgadi
HR and Payroll Officer · Mokgadi Steel Works
12 July 2025
The e@syFile export works first time, every time, which is more than I can say for e@syFile itself. Leave balances finally match reality because everything is captured in one place. Boring in the best possible way.
Pros
One licence covers up to 500 employees
Cons
Licence tier jumps are steep
Ilse Oosthuizen
Office Manager · Kimberley Pharmacy Group
17 April 2025
Good dependable payroll that shows its age at every login. Moving between the licence tiers is a bigger price jump than headcount justifies. Payslips email out to staff automatically, no more envelope stuffing on the 25th.
Pros
Handles weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs
Cons
Needs SMTP setup for emailing payslips
Paul Tshabalala
HR Administrator · Springs Packaging
30 January 2025
The bank file exports for Capitec and the whole wage run pays out in one go. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked.
Bradley Nxumalo
Payroll Administrator · Durban Foods Group
15 September 2024
Solid product carrying the weight of its desktop roots. The update instructions read like they were written for the IT department we do not have. Leave balances finally match reality because everything is captured in one place.
Pros
Discount when bundled with Pastel accounting; strong consultant network countrywide
Cons
Needs SMTP setup for emailing payslips
Deon September
6 June 2026
As the only admin person in a Johannesburg firm, I need payroll that does not fight me. Our consultant is one phone call away and knows the product inside out. The 20 percent discount for having Pastel accounting made the renewal easier to swallow. Staff get paid, SARS gets its numbers, I get my evenings. Recommended.
Naledi Padayachee
Financial Manager · Fynbos Agri
3 June 2026
Payday here is sacred and this system has never once made us late. Termination payouts with leave encashment calculate correctly first time. My successor will inherit it and thank me.
Nandi Sebola
Roodepoort Accountants Solutions
22 March 2026
We pay 80 staff across two branches and the run takes under an hour. It caters up to 500 employees on one licence so we have headroom for years. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked.
Pros
Payslips email directly to staff
Senzo Baloyi
HR Manager
16 March 2026
It calculates everything correctly, it just is not always pleasant getting there. New payroll staff need proper training, it does not hold your hand. Every SARS code change over the years has arrived on time in an update.
Riaan Van Wyk
Financial Manager
9 February 2026
I have processed payroll on this since before some of my staff finished school. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked. Payroll is the one thing you cannot get wrong and this gets it right.
Pros
Payslips email directly to staff
Cons
No employee self service
Chantal Lombard
Accountant · Vereeniging Trading
28 January 2026
After the SARS penalty scare with our old system we moved here and it has been calm since.
Pros
Discount when bundled with Pastel accounting
Cons
Year end update process is a ritual
Wayne Grobler
Wage Clerk · Centurion Agri Supplies
23 January 2026
We sat without working payroll for three days in September and support could not help. A reinstall mid month meant recapturing a week of changes from paper. We paid consultant hours just to apply the annual update correctly.
Cons
Registration and licensing admin wastes days
Ebrahim Govender
Practice Owner
20 November 2025
Support used to know payroll deeply, now I get script readers. The export to e@syFile failed with vague errors that support could not decode.
Cons
Consultant fees to stay operational add up
Hannelie Meyer
Office Manager · Meyer Pharmacy SA
3 August 2025
We trust the numbers completely, the workflow less so. The interface is pure desktop nostalgia and not in a charming way. Termination payouts with leave encashment calculate correctly first time.
Pros
Termination calculations are reliable
Cons
Licence tier jumps are steep
Moegamat Taylor
Financial Manager · Marula Agri
1 August 2025
Good dependable payroll that shows its age at every login. Every SARS code change over the years has arrived on time in an update.
Pros
Discount when bundled with Pastel accounting
Cons
Annual licence model, no monthly option
Ilse Ferreira
Wage Clerk · Centurion Catering Studio
7 June 2025
It calculates everything correctly, it just is not always pleasant getting there. The tax certificate run at year end is genuinely a few clicks.
Pros
Leave, loans and garnishees all handled
Cons
Tied to one machine without hosting
Gerhard Marais
Office Manager
16 April 2025
After the SARS penalty scare with our old system we moved here and it has been calm since. Our consultant is one phone call away and knows the product inside out.
Pros
SARS statutory tables always current; leave, loans and garnishees all handled
Vusi Perumal
Owner · East London Hardware
22 February 2025
The bank file exports for FNB and the whole wage run pays out in one go. You can rerun and check a payslip before committing, which has saved me twice. Bulk increases across the wage staff took minutes instead of a day.
Pros
Bank files for all the major SA banks
Cons
Dated desktop interface
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