Compare our Payroll Software Packages
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Contraserv Packages – Compare Payroll Software
- Small to Medium Enterprises Payroll.
- Any industry.
- Payroll Starter is the basic payroll package. It includes all the legislative and software features required to run a complete payroll process.
- Payroll Starter will ensure you pay staff, track leave, record skills and training, and have accurate data to submit to the relevant legislative authorities. No fuss or expertise required.
- Easy to set up and start using.
- Medium to Large Enterprises.
- Payroll Essentials is the most popular package.
- Fully integrated payroll management system: payroll, HR, Manager Self-Service (MSS), and Employee Self-Service (ESS).
- Multi-currency and multi-country payroll solutions. Built-in local compliance across more than 43 African countries.
- Self-Service options standard. Employees can access their personal, work, and benefits data online.
24/7 from any device. - Built-in HR functionally includes advanced leave administration: basic workflow approval, employee equity (RSA), costing, organisation structures, position management, and document attachments.
- Advanced modules can be added to the Essentials Package including Recruitment, Performance Management, Workforce Planning, and Cloud Analytics.
- Large and Multinational Enterprises.
- Payroll Growth is the premium payroll package. A secure and agile cloud platform to meet your current and future payroll management needs.
- High level human resources functionality: Self-Service, Advanced Workflow, Consolidated Reporting, Recruitment, Talent, Performance and Training Management.
- Local compliance as well as built-in expatriate functionality.
- Automated multi-country, multi-currency salary and tax processing in both the home and the host country.
At a click of a button. - Caters for complex tax equalisation scenarios. Get automatic and instant single or multi-component gross up functionality.
- The standard reporting module produces country specific company and employee legislative reports in the required formats; generic expatriate tax certificates for home tax filing included.
- Cloud Analytics Business Intelligence Tool complements the standard reports. Access to dashboards for trends and statistical analysis.
- Robust workflow modules allow you to select between a centralised and/or decentralised data input method.
- Multiple customer-defined workflow approval levels.
- Online, real-time access to information by staff, administrators or executives in various locations for tracking and better decision making.
We take care of it all.
- Trust your payroll to South Africa’s experts.
- Comprehensive support.
- Full payroll processing.
- Available for all Contraserv payroll packages.
- ePayslip
- Nett Pay away service
- Third-party recon module
- Whatsapp Self service
Features and technical specs
Technical specs
Features include:
Payroll Starter
Payroll Essentials
Payroll Growth
100% Cloud Based:
Single instance multi-tenant, secure online database: 'True Cloud'. Scalable and efficient. Delivers performance and security.
Single instance multi-tenant, secure online database: 'True Cloud'. Scalable and efficient. Delivers performance and security.
Access on any device
Mobile, tablet, or desktop. Login and work at anytime from anywhere.
Mobile, tablet, or desktop. Login and work at anytime from anywhere.
Multilingual system
Available in English, Afrikaans, and isiZulu. User-friendly and accessible.
Available in English, Afrikaans, and isiZulu. User-friendly and accessible.
API integration (web services)
Integrate with third-party software using pre-defined API calls. Enhanced operational efficiency.
Integrate with third-party software using pre-defined API calls. Enhanced operational efficiency.
Security roles
Configure role-based security with specific permissions. Control access and protect sensitive data.
Configure role-based security with specific permissions. Control access and protect sensitive data.
Bulk uploads
Import multiple transactions in one go using an Excel file - leave transactions, payroll input and new employees.
Import multiple transactions in one go using an Excel file - leave transactions, payroll input and new employees.
Basic workflows
Ensure streamlined decision-making. Limit approvals. Exclusively handled by direct supervisors. Enhance efficiency and clarity.
Ensure streamlined decision-making. Limit approvals. Exclusively handled by direct supervisors. Enhance efficiency and clarity.
Essential standard reports
Access pre-defined reports tailored for small businesses and startups. Ensure compliance with essential legislative requirements.
Access pre-defined reports tailored for small businesses and startups. Ensure compliance with essential legislative requirements.
Comprehensive reports
A wide array of detailed reports. Designed for comprehensive insights and advanced reporting requirements. Ideal for informed decision-making and provides a complete overview of your workforce.
A wide array of detailed reports. Designed for comprehensive insights and advanced reporting requirements. Ideal for informed decision-making and provides a complete overview of your workforce.
Sandbox environment
Test features and calculations in a risk-free demo environment without affecting your live system.
Test features and calculations in a risk-free demo environment without affecting your live system.
Advanced workflows
Empowers you to design complex, multi-level approval processes. Customisable workflows that align with your organisation’s unique requirements. Enhances decision-making with its versatile and detailed approach.
Empowers you to design complex, multi-level approval processes. Customisable workflows that align with your organisation’s unique requirements. Enhances decision-making with its versatile and detailed approach.
Custom fields
Dynamic customisation with unlimited user-defined fields for both employee and company levels. Tailor your system to precisely fit your business.
Dynamic customisation with unlimited user-defined fields for both employee and company levels. Tailor your system to precisely fit your business.
Custom forms
Develop unlimited custom forms for employee or company levels.
Develop unlimited custom forms for employee or company levels.
Custom report writer
Create custom reports. Drag and drop the relevant fields from the available system data. Powered by DevExpress.
Create custom reports. Drag and drop the relevant fields from the available system data. Powered by DevExpress.
Pricing per employee
Payroll features include:
Features include:
Payroll Starter
Payroll Essentials
Payroll Growth
Essential Leave Management
Simplify leave management with up to three different leave schemes that offer essential functionalities.
Simplify leave management with up to three different leave schemes that offer essential functionalities.
Employee Self-Service: BasicEmployee self-service simplifies tasks like viewing payslips, submitting leave requests to your manager, accessing personal information, and obtaining tax certificates. For advanced workflow and claims management functionality, explore the Premier and Master versions.
Effortless GL integration
Post general ledger files directly into your accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage Accounting). Eliminate manual download and upload.
Post general ledger files directly into your accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage Accounting). Eliminate manual download and upload.
General ledger configuration
Select from pre-defined layouts or designing your own. Unmatched customisation.
Select from pre-defined layouts or designing your own. Unmatched customisation.
Effortless payroll automation
Hassle-free payroll management. Automated, run-free processes. Minimal manual input needed. You handle bank files and payslips. Backups and processing are automatic.
Hassle-free payroll management. Automated, run-free processes. Minimal manual input needed. You handle bank files and payslips. Backups and processing are automatic.
Unlimited interim payslip runs
Generate as many interim payslips as needed.
Generate as many interim payslips as needed.
Statutory reporting by country
Effortlessly access country-specific statutory reports. Seamless monthly and year-end compliance.
Effortlessly access country-specific statutory reports. Seamless monthly and year-end compliance.
Automatic medical scheme rate updates (South Africa only)
Automatically updates medical aid rate tables for South African users. Eliminate manual setup. Ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Automatically updates medical aid rate tables for South African users. Eliminate manual setup. Ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Automated UIF submission (South Africa only)
Easily submit UIF files to the South African Department of Labour with automated processing.
Easily submit UIF files to the South African Department of Labour with automated processing.
Mock payslip generator
Quickly and effortlessly generate accurate payslips for recruits, including precise legislative calculations.
Quickly and effortlessly generate accurate payslips for recruits, including precise legislative calculations.
Additional tax countries
Access tax legislation for more than 40 countries. Ensure compliance in your specific region with the Starter package, or across multiple countries with the Essenstials and Growth packages.
Access tax legislation for more than 40 countries. Ensure compliance in your specific region with the Starter package, or across multiple countries with the Essenstials and Growth packages.
Advanced costing
Allocate costs at an organisational level. Specify costs at project or activity level.
Allocate costs at an organisational level. Specify costs at project or activity level.
Third-party payment files
Simplify payments to external entities using banking files for secure transactions.
Simplify payments to external entities using banking files for secure transactions.
Expense claims: one approver
Streamlined approval process. Only one approval step. Efficient expense claim handling.
Streamlined approval process. Only one approval step. Efficient expense claim handling.
Expense claims: multi-level approval
Implement a flexible, multi-level approval process for expense claims. Thorough and accurate verification. Multiple levels of approval.
Implement a flexible, multi-level approval process for expense claims. Thorough and accurate verification. Multiple levels of approval.
Custom payslips
Tailor your payslips with custom configurations. Powered by the DevExpress reporting tool.
Tailor your payslips with custom configurations. Powered by the DevExpress reporting tool.
Retroactive salary calculation
Automatically calculate backdated salaries. Accurate retroactive pay adjustments.
Automatically calculate backdated salaries. Accurate retroactive pay adjustments.
Multi-currency payment file via expat module
Generate payment files in various foreign currencies with ease.
Generate payment files in various foreign currencies with ease.
Automated tax equalisation via expat module
Calculate tax in local currency and convert it to foreign currency for international compliance.
Calculate tax in local currency and convert it to foreign currency for international compliance.
Pricing per employee