Paychex Flex Reviews

The customer service makes the product easy to use. The support makes the product as with many payroll software products it will do what you want you just have to find the right entry and set up.

At times its so complete it can be overwhelming to find some less used features you had found before. Again they are all like this but the customer support makes this a breeze as you can actually talk to a human being that listens and helps.

We just use it for payroll, and because the website and tools are simple to use, I can handle it quickly. It was simple to understand how they operated.

Although I believe I don't always receive them, I like that they provide us the most recent Federal & State employee law boards for posting. When I receive updates, it would be wonderful to receive a notification in my messages or an email. It's possible that I don't know where they are, but if I could obtain them via Paychex Flex, I could check to see if they have been updated or receive them whenever I need them.

One login for my admin/personal use was the one good feature.

Where do I begin? The HR, Payroll, Time and Labor/Attendance, GL, Reporting, Onboarding (with MyStaffingPro) were all horrible. The worst experience in my many years of HR/Payroll.

I like the ease and very user friendly interface of the product. I am an administrator and this product has been very helpful for me.

There is honestly nothing that I do not like about the product. It is fantastic.

The app is mostly self explanatory and user friendly due to the simplicity of the app.

My biggest hiccup has been downloading or saving the paystubs and w2’s on a phone. I often had to screenshot and it wasn’t clear and precise. I would make a download hear or save as image option that makes this easier.

It is very convenient to have access to the phone application, so you can access information and even run payroll from anytime / anywhere.
The add-on Stratustime allows you to track the non-exempt employees' hours and feeds directly into the payroll system.

Entering one-off payroll data such as expense reimbursement or a medical insurance payback has to be done at the individual level through individual checks.
it is difficult to customize access such as giving access to managers to accrue CTO days only, or giving them access to some HR info (number of vacation days, salary) without giving them access to all of it.
Also, the marketing is a little aggressive, the company offers so many other side services (writing your employee handbook, offering 401k, etc) that they call you too often with too many proposals, often different people for the same products.

We like that employees can log in and update their personal account info. such as new address ect. we also like that they can download their tax forms and so on

Every time we've had questions it seems as though no one there has the answers we need. This can be very frustrating!

Easy to use to clock in/out for the day. Helps to keep track of all hours worked daily, and accrual of PTO and vacations.

I haven't come across any cons thus far. No cons to report

Paychex flex is an easy to use software and is really good for managing payroll. It is really efficient

I have no problem with this software if I may say so but sometimes the access to the customer services is a bit difficult

It works well and does the filing for you, no issues

It is expensive for what it is for a small business

The customer service is helpful, although I wish I didn't have to call them as much as I do.

It's surprising to me that this company is a big competitor in this space. I think their software is extremely difficult to learn how to use and graphically looks like it was made in Windows 95. I use the administrative side mostly and have people coming to me all the time with questions because it's not easy or intuitive enough to learn on your own.

Software should be created and designed so that it's easy enough for people to pick up and start using immediately. PayChex Flex is not one of those softwares.

Recording time is relatively easy.
W2s and paysubs are easily obtainable
Easy to navigate

From a user standpoint, nothing really.

The hiring/onboarding piece is amazing.
They set us up in less than 3 days and had us doing our first payroll within a week. They sat with us through the whole payroll process from start to finish to make sure we understood it all.
The Time and attendance piece is awesome and works so well for our staff

There is nothing we don't like about Paychex. It has met our expectations and continues to do so daily.

We've used several different payroll processors and this was the easiest one when it came to entering our employees hour each week. I'm surprised how difficult and convulted other companies make it, but Paychecx stood out for the ease. And that matters when you have 20+ employees to enter each week. You want it to go quick, and Paychex did.

We weren't crazy about getting paper checks. We had been used to Next Day Air delivery from a past company and Paychex paper checks were a courier and came at inconsistent times. May not seem like a big deal, but employees want their checks early to deposit at lunch and if they arrive late employees get antsy. We had people tell us they would stop working until their check was in hand. Luckily it wasn't a huge issue, as most people chose direct deposit.

The tax compliance is great. In a state where there are local taxes and in the ever-changing world of taxes, Paychex does a great job.

We are not able to generate our certified payroll reports because no one in Paychex knew how to set it up.

User-friendly interface: The software is easy to navigate and has a clean, intuitive design.Comprehensive payroll and HR solution: The software offers a wide range of features that make it easy to manage payroll, HR, and benefits all in one place.Accurate payroll processing: The software is known for its accurate payroll processing and compliance with state and federal regulations.Automated tax filing: The software automatically files taxes, saving businesses time and reducing the risk of errors.Strong customer support: Paychex is known for its strong customer support and assistance with compliance and regulatory issues.

Cost: The software can be costly, especially for businesses with a large number of employees.Limited customization options: The software has limited customization options, making it difficult to tailor the software to specific business needs.Limited integrations: The software only integrates with a limited number of third-party software.

- Paid on time
- Payroll documents easy to download
- Have minimum 100 letters and I don't have anything really good to say, which is a first because I believe in positive reviews and have never posted a negative one.

- Tax documents not where their website tells you they are and when you call for help they direct you to the place where the documents are supposed to be but not?
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- HR Generalist does not return calls or emails in a timely manner if at all.
- Absorbent fees to use their platform (3 x payment of $1000) and another $500 per payroll period for 3 employees. This high price is supposed to be for dedicated HR Generalist, which is a joke.
- Very attentive when pitching to you and then the disappear and its a huge organization that has zero communication between each other and departments.

The only thing I can say I liked is that they pay the tax and file the required quarterly/annual reports.

Very confusing just to have a rate for an employee. There's multiple areas in the employee file where you can add "compensation" & "earnings & deductions". Compensation is where you can add their rate (if you don't, it will notify you that you're not paying minimum wage). You figure you need to add at least one category of earnings like hourly or salary in order to pay an employee. So I added their hourly rates to compensation then added Hourly to their Earnings along with their rate again. The Hourly specifically states RATE X HOURS. Yet, by having both of these, you'll end up paying the employees twice. No problem right. Reports take kind of long to download, and not easily customizable.

Paychex Flex is an online software that human resources personnel can utilize for payroll. Paychex Flex has various subscriptions that company's can select depending on the types of features. Paychex Flex offers an employee dashboard that requires an username, password, and pin number. Paychex Flex allows users to disburse amounts of funds to contractors, employees, vendors, and sponsors. Paychex Flex offers tools, tutorials, and customer support related to the online library and overall application.

Paychex Flex requires a new verification code upon logging into the dashboard. Users listed in the Paychex Flex may not be deleted depending on administrative rights to complete such an action. Paychex Flex may provide usernames and passwords to administrators and not employees, thus employees may not be able to update time card electronically. Paychex Flex allows time card adjustments to be made by the administrator. Paychex Flex allows payroll adjustments to be made by the administrator.

I like the general ease of use that this software offers. I have had favorable experiences with my current payroll account manager.

There are often times glitches that can cause issues with payroll deductions. It is crucial to double and triple check your PRINTED COPY prior to submitting each payroll.

This product works fine for day-to-day activities but has failed to meet some basic requirements when anything out of the ordinary is required.

Customer service through Paychex has been very challenging for our business, which ultimately led us towards switching payroll service providers. Countless errors were made when switching contractors to employees, when terminating employees, and Paychex failed on many occasions to provide financial information and tax documents to various states we were reporting in. They were also unhelpful in providing documentation to various states and city governments while our company was dealing with past-due notices that Paychex should have been responsible for. Our account manager changed hands a number of times with no notice, often no notification, and without a clear line of communication. Overall, their lines of communication seem outdated for companies operating online and whatever 'personal touches' they may have been known for have been lost to the wayside of a digital communication age where information has the capability to be freely transmitted from one employee to another. I found myself frequently re-sending the same required documentation to multiple parties and asking the same questions time and time again which were either ignored or partially answered. Overall an incredibly disappointing experience for the years we were with them.

Payroll features and time management tools are easy to use and simple to implement. There is always a payroll specialist available when needed

Reports are sometimes difficult to generate to many options can be confusing to find exactly what you need without a payroll specialist

We do our 401k Admin through Paychex, and our rep has been great. No complaints on 401k side.
We were able to get 1 customer service rep that was helpful.
Our employees get paid (usually)

Customer service is lacking.
Incorrect Data
Staff inability to catch errors, making us wait to find on our own later

time tracking is seamless for payroll purposes
strong control over IP addresses for mobile app is awesome
remote offices link and easy to control the whole team
zero % errors with timesheets since we switched from a manual system

can't get good reports that are standardly used in business apps- like Paid Time Off balances based on anniversary
PTO balances are not live, they only update after a payroll run, so its confusing for staff
notes section in the People tab for Time Off adjustments; no way to get a report on those changes, even though there is a huge Notes: section to use.
401K portal for enrolees is fine, for admin it is lame, no automated notices go to eligible staff.

Our employees are able to clock in from their job sites, no matter where those job sites are, and all supervisors are able to review time cards easily. If there are any punch in or punch out issues, we are able to correct those from HQ in real time.

There are some days that the software glitches which is inconvenient, but our HR department is able to correct those issues as long as they are communicated. Also, we wish their reporting was a bit more robust. In order to get around that, we export the data needed and manually create reports each week.