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Hopefully they use some of this funding to start expanding to new states quicker. I was told last year they'd be available in my state by Q3 2103. That deadli

by asucks 13y ago

Hopefully they use some of this funding to start expanding to new states quicker. I was told last year they'd be available in my state by Q3 2103. That deadline came and went and now I'm being told "by the end of 2014." The current major companies offering payroll (SurePayroll and ADP) are both expensive difficult to use. I'm currently with SurePayroll and it sucks major balls. It's expensive, (I have 1 full time employee and 1 part time employee that I pay both by check and I think it's upwards of $80 a month for the two of them). Simple tasks that should be easy take multiple steps. I tried updating my bank account information and they required me to fax it in. I'm under 30 and have never used a fax machine. Huge time drain just to update an account and routing number. I want so badly to switch to ZenPayroll, as I've read so many great things about it. I'll keep crossing my fingers they'll hurry up and get more states on board. The online payroll space is absolutely ready for a game changer, and a company that gets it right will make a ton of money.

binxbolling 13y ago
Definitely agree regarding their coverage -- only being in 7 out of 50 states is no minor drawback. The death of ADP and its ilk can't come soon enough. Payroll might not be as 'sexy' as some other markets, but you're right that whichever start-up can battle the big guys here will absolutely make a lot of money.
- gamblor956 13y ago
  ADP will never be simple because it's not supposed to be. It also won't die for the same reason. It handles payroll processing worldwide. Payroll is complicated enough when you're just dealing with city, state, and federal payroll taxes. Can you imagine how complicated a system must be to account for all of the international rules and variations of payroll and make it accessible via a unitary interface? ADP is targeted at corporations with payroll across multiple jurisdictions. The Apples, Googles, and Microsofts. It's not targeted at, nor intended for small businesses, even though they offer a SMB product. If you're not at least dealing with payroll across multiple states, you should be using a your bank's payroll service offerings, or (if you trust them) a local payroll service provider or a payroll SaaS.

by asucks 13y ago

binxbolling 13y ago

Definitely agree regarding their coverage -- only being in 7 out of 50 states is no minor drawback. The death of ADP and its ilk can't come soon enough. Payroll might not be as 'sexy' as some other markets, but you're right that whichever start-up can battle the big guys here will absolutely make a lot of money.

gamblor956 13y ago
ADP will never be simple because it's not supposed to be. It also won't die for the same reason. It handles payroll processing worldwide. Payroll is complicated enough when you're just dealing with city, state, and federal payroll taxes. Can you imagine how complicated a system must be to account for all of the international rules and variations of payroll and make it accessible via a unitary interface? ADP is targeted at corporations with payroll across multiple jurisdictions. The Apples, Googles, and Microsofts. It's not targeted at, nor intended for small businesses, even though they offer a SMB product. If you're not at least dealing with payroll across multiple states, you should be using a your bank's payroll service offerings, or (if you trust them) a local payroll service provider or a payroll SaaS.