--- description: Review of Payment Evolution Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Payment Evolution | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Payroll Software for Accountants](/directory/3179/accountant-payroll/software) > [Payment Evolution](/software/144088/payment-evolution) # Payment Evolution Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/144088/payment-evolution Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/144088/payment-evolution?page=2) > Our mission is simple: provide the best payroll tools possible to small Canadian businesses. We deliver simple, fast and affordable payroll to SMEs across Canada because they deserve the best. With us, you can run 100% compliant payroll in under five minutes without busting your budget. Get back to doing what you do best - automate payroll deductions, remittances and taxes. Because you didn't start a business to stress over payroll - but we did. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 46 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 46 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: PaymentEvolution - **Founded**: 2008 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: CA$3.50 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Flexible pricing - we've got the right plan for your business. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada ## Features - API - Accounting - Benefits Management - Check Printing - Compliance Management - Customisable Reports - Dashboard - Data Import/Export - Direct Deposit - Employee Database - Employee Portal - Employee Profiles - Expense Tracking - For Small Businesses - Multi-State - Payroll Management - Payroll Reporting - Self Service Portal - Tax Calculation - Tax Compliance ## Integrations (5 total) - FreshBooks - Kashoo - NetSuite - QuickBooks Online - Xero ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Payroll Software for Accountants](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3179/accountant-payroll/software) ## Related Categories - [Payroll Software for Accountants](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3179/accountant-payroll/software) - [Payroll Software for Mac](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1424/mac-payroll/software) - [Online Payroll Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1618/online-payroll/software) - [Payroll Software for Small Business](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1638/small-business-payroll/software) - [Online HR Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/369/web-based-hr-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I've never waited when I called. > > **Cons**: It's a little tricky to start with but with the help of the customer service we fixed everything. We do have a problem now with Xero that we are hoping to get fixed \! > > Time saver ----- ### "Payroll Evolution - a big help\!" — 5.0/5 > **John Marc** | *3 February 2023* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: We switched from in house payroll to Payment Evolution. The best parts of the software is the low cost, tax compliance, Quickbooks Online integration, and automatic generation and submission of T4's and T4A's. > > **Cons**: The initial setup took some time but overall it wasn't bad. We had only used Quickbooks payroll for a month before switching to Payment Evolution so there was a learning curve. > > We have been able to offer Direct Deposit payroll for all of our employees. We have also been able to integrate Payment Evolution with our existing accounting software making keeping track of payroll easy. ----- ### "Deeply flawed, too many costly mistakes" — 1.0/5 > **Stephen** | *23 March 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to setup. Mostly friendly interface for the small business owner > > **Cons**: Way too many hidden fees. We signed up for the free plan (not a trial), 6 months later that plan must have dissappeared because suddenly we were forced to upgrade to paid plan. I wouldn't have minded, but our account was suspended and I was unable to process payroll until we upgraded. There were issues with the KYC which meant I was unable to process payroll for several weeks. It's very difficult to rely on something as critical as payroll if they lock your account -while- you are upgrading. The software also failed to remit to Revenue Quebec for employees who don't get direct deposit. On weeks where only cash-based employees were working, PE charged us the for remitting \& then sent a $0 RQ. This year I was pleased to find automated submission of year-end files to CRA \& RQ. Unfortunately, PE generated an invalid XML file and so the submission to RQ failed. I would be happy to do the submission myself - I could hand-edit the xml file to be correct - but there is no way to download the files. Support would be great, but it's only for paid plan. This would be fine, if PE didn't charge you for every action at every step of the way already. > > It started great, but straight-forward mistakes that a competent system would catch have eclipsed any potential savings. Just get some decent software. Maybe this will work for you, maybe it wont, but you won't know until it's way too loate. ----- ### "Payment Evolution" — 5.0/5 > **Courtney** | *9 February 2023* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: For someone, who has no formal accounting or bookkeeping education, this software has been pretty intuitive and easy to use. > > **Cons**: I don't like that in order to make changes to an employee's salary or information, I have to go through so many clicks to get there.I also do not like that when you enter in an employee's salary (when less than 40 hours a week), you cannot put the yearly salary that they would receive at 40hrs/week and the software doesn't adjust the number automatically to their salary at their number of hours per week -- which is how we account for salary base in our files. > > It's made my life so much simpler, especially since it's my first time doing payroll\! ----- ### "Efficient Payroll Solutions for Growing Businesses" — 5.0/5 > **Manon** | *24 July 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Running payroll for my employees is quick and error-free with just a few clicks. > > **Cons**: Navigating through different sections can be confusing and less intuitive. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/144088/payment-evolution?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/144088/payment-evolution) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data