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Karabo Williams
Financial Director · Winelands Consulting SA
22 October 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. Would recommend to any SA employer with real payroll complexity.
Siyabonga Ramjee
Ramjee Couriers Solutions
18 October 2025
As the only admin person in a Rustenburg firm, I need payroll that does not fight me. UIF declarations generate monthly and the Department has never queried one. It has earned its licence fee every single February.
Pros
Bank files for all the major SA banks; gL journals post into Pastel accounting
Zanele Mokoena
Payroll Manager · Bloemfontein Farming Group
30 September 2025
Happy with the payroll, tired of the annual admin around it. Custom reports beyond the standard set need more patience than they should. The year end update is an annual ritual of downloads, codes and crossed fingers.
Pros
Bank files for all the major SA banks
Cons
Support waits get long in tax season
Nandi Makhubela
Payroll Administrator
29 September 2025
After 5 years I have made peace with its quirks. The update instructions read like they were written for the IT department we do not have. The GL integration posts salary journals into Pastel accounting automatically.
Pros
EMP201 figures straight off a report; bank files for all the major SA banks
Cons
Year end update process is a ritual
Luyanda Ramjee
Owner
23 August 2025
The statutory tables arrive, you install, and PAYE is simply correct again. Bulk increases across the wage staff took minutes instead of a day. It has earned its licence fee every single February.
Simphiwe Rikhotso
eMalahleni Accountants Supplies
22 August 2025
Happy with the payroll, tired of the annual admin around it. The year end update is an annual ritual of downloads, codes and crossed fingers. Our consultant is one phone call away and knows the product inside out.
Pros
Strong consultant network countrywide
Cons
Licence tier jumps are steep
Anri Ramjee
Garden Route Attorneys Supplies
22 August 2025
Solid product carrying the weight of its desktop roots. The interface is pure desktop nostalgia and not in a charming way.
Pros
Handles weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs
Cons
Licence tier jumps are steep
Fatima Van der Merwe
9 July 2025
We trust the numbers completely, the workflow less so. Custom reports beyond the standard set need more patience than they should.
Pros
ETI calculated correctly
Cons
Training needed for new payroll staff
Vinesh Sithole
HR Administrator
30 May 2025
It works, but every year I ask myself if this is the year we go cloud. Everything lives on one machine so remote payroll means remote desktop. Emailing payslips needed SMTP fiddling that took our consultant an hour.
Pros
One licence covers up to 500 employees
Cons
Tied to one machine without hosting
Zodwa Meyer
HR Manager · Bateleur Agri Group
15 May 2025
Good dependable payroll that shows its age at every login. New payroll staff need proper training, it does not hold your hand. The update instructions read like they were written for the IT department we do not have.
Pros
Termination calculations are reliable; bulk increases are quick
Cons
No employee self service
Candice Buthelezi
Wage Clerk
11 May 2025
Does the statutory heavy lifting well and the everyday conveniences poorly. It handled the ETI rules correctly when even our accountant was unsure.
Pros
Discount when bundled with Pastel accounting
Cons
Custom reports take patience
Nkosinathi Hendricks
HR Manager
5 May 2025
We run weekly wages for the factory floor and monthly for the office, both smooth. If you run payroll in South Africa you already know why people stay on this.
Pros
ETI calculated correctly
Moegamat Bezuidenhout
Practice Owner · Kalahari Foods SA
25 April 2025
Solid product carrying the weight of its desktop roots. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked.
Pros
Leave, loans and garnishees all handled
Tshepo Bester
Financial Manager
18 March 2025
We trust the numbers completely, the workflow less so. The reports menu has an answer for everything the auditors have ever asked.
Cons
Needs SMTP setup for emailing payslips
Nandi Steyn
Office Manager · Steyn Accountants Solutions
17 March 2025
Payday here is sacred and this system has never once made us late. Bulk increases across the wage staff took minutes instead of a day. The mid year and final recons export to e@syFile without a single validation error. Staff get paid, SARS gets its numbers, I get my evenings. Recommended.
Pros
One licence covers up to 500 employees; eMP501 export works perfectly with e@syFile
Nomsa Erasmus
HR Administrator
12 February 2025
February used to mean overtime for me, now the EMP501 recon is days not weeks. EMP201 figures come straight off a report, I capture them on eFiling and I am done. Boring in the best possible way.
Cons
No employee self service
Priya Miller
15 October 2024
Setup took our consultant one morning and it has run like a clock for 2 years. 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. Boring in the best possible way.
Cons
Annual licence model, no monthly option
Robyn Erasmus
Admin Manager · Drakensberg Trading Services
9 October 2024
We are a seasonal employer, staff numbers double at harvest, and it just handles it. It handled the ETI rules correctly when even our accountant was unsure. Ten years from now it will probably still be running our wages.
Cons
Year end update process is a ritual
Jerome Chauke
Practice Owner
17 August 2024
It works, but every year I ask myself if this is the year we go cloud.
Pros
Leave, loans and garnishees all handled
Cons
Dated desktop interface
Tasneem Du Toit
Wage Clerk · Milkwood Electrical Holdings
8 July 2026
It calculates everything correctly, it just is not always pleasant getting there. Custom reports beyond the standard set need more patience than they should.
Pros
Bulk increases are quick
Cons
Dated desktop interface
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