What Is Square Payroll?

The company that made it easy to accept credit cards now makes it easy to pay your team. Square Payroll is a full-service payroll product available online or via free mobile app (iOS and Android). Pay W-2 employees, 1099 contractors, or both. Unlimited pay runs and all tax filings included for just $35/month plus $5/person paid. Square handles all payroll tax calculations and payments. You can also access employee benefits like health insurance and retirement savings plans. Available nationwide.

Who Uses Square Payroll?

Small to medium size business employers with up to 100 employees. Salaried or hourly employees. Pay W-2 employees, 1099 contractors, or both.

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Reviews of Square Payroll

Average score

Overall
4.7
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.4
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.6

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Kaylie
Kaylie
Chief Human Resources Officer. in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospital & Health Care, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Structured and controlled management.

5.0 last month New

Comments: Overall it is a very useful and easy to use platform, it helps to speed up administrative processes that should be secure and error free.It streamlines payroll and vacation pay and helps keep compliance under control.The support is fast and responsive.

Pros:

It allows to organize all employees in a structured way and to control processes and working hours easily.It allows us to control employee time off, identify and manage sick time off and possible replacements.Includes online payments and tax deductions.Allows you to print checks facilitating payment to contractors.

Cons:

I have no negative things to say about this platform.

Shannon
Operator in US
Restaurants, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Square Payroll is perfect for my small business

5.0 last month New

Comments: It's a fanstastic and solid product. I've used square payroll for over 7 years after using several other services like Quickbooks, paychex, ADP and nothing beats it in terms of price and quality.

Pros:

We use square for our POS, scheduling employees, and payroll. It's a fantastic all in one product for a small business.

Cons:

I've used so many other products and I don't find anything about this one I don't like or that I feel like it needs in addition to what it already provides.

Laura
Owner in US
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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Great in some ways, very expensive in others

3.0 7 months ago

Comments: I loved this software, ease of use, money paid UNTIL I had a change in employee status and found out, after 3 months and 3 different customer service agents, that you cannot go from using payroll, to not using it without completely closing the account. And if you close the account, you won't get the tax forms.

Pros:

The ease of paying employees when I want to and knowing all the tax forms are done for me is great!

Cons:

Lack of flexibility. You cannot open/close your payroll account more than once. If you have part of the year you don't run payroll or have employees for, you must keep the account open the entire year, until January of the next year if you want your tax forms. If you then bring employees back, after closing the account, you cannot reactivate it. The second thing I have issue with is lack of customer service. They respond in 3-5 days, with a stock response, and it took me 3 agents before this was explained to me. I have no employees for 6 months, but I have to pay the $45/month if I want my tax forms at years end.

Shawn
Owner in US
Consumer Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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Square Payroll is Great

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: It's accurate, easy and makes Payroll fast.

Pros:

Square Payroll is fast and easy to use and it works.

Cons:

It takes 4 days after processing payroll to get employees paid. However, you can apply to have that shortened to 2 days.

Elisa
President in US
Veterinary, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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I love Square!

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Customer service has been great when I have needed it. They create and send out W-2’s and 1099 if you pay contractors. They do all New Lenox hire reporting and taxes.

Pros:

Easy to use. We use them for payment processing as well. I can do payroll in about 5-10 minutes. On boarding is easy as employees securely submit their own information.

Cons:

For direct deposit you can only have your pay deposited into one bank account. There is no option for splitting.