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UK payroll software / YOUR COMPARISON

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BrightPay Cloud

BrightPay Cloud ↗

70–100/100

70% evidence coverage

With AI excluded: 82–100/100

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Payroll teams or bureaux managing UK employers with repeatable submission workflows.

Official UK-market product material reviewed; confirm contracting, support and selected configuration.

Staffology Payroll by IRIS ↗

60–100/100

60% evidence coverage

With AI excluded: 71–100/100

£43.00
organisation/month, 1–20 payslips · excl. VAT

Teams automating recurring UK payroll and connecting HR or accounting systems.

Official UK-market product material reviewed; confirm contracting, support and selected configuration.

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UK payroll software: feature evidence and contribution to the score
Capability & demo question	BrightPay Cloud70–100/100 documented fit	Staffology Payroll by IRIS60–100/100 documented fit
Core workflowUK gross-to-net calculation5.0 points available Ask in the demo Calculate a UK employee's pay, deductions and net amount with an explainable breakdown.	✓ Supported UK pay and deduction calculations. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported UK payroll calculations. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Core workflowHMRC RTI submission5.0 points available Ask in the demo Prepare a pay run and show its FPS submission status.	✓ Supported FPS, additional FPS and EPS. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Scheduled HMRC filing. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Core workflowEmployee payslip access5.0 points available Ask in the demo Publish a payslip and access it as the employee.	✓ Supported Employee payslip portal. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Automated payslip distribution. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Core workflowAutomatic-enrolment assessment5.0 points available Ask in the demo Assess a new worker and inspect pension enrolment actions.	✓ Supported Automatic assessment and enrolment actions. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Pension administration. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Core workflowStatutory pay processing5.0 points available Ask in the demo Enter a statutory absence and inspect its payroll calculation.	✓ Supported Statutory payments and reports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points
Core workflowMultiple pay frequencies5.0 points available Ask in the demo Run monthly and weekly schedules in the same organisation.	✓ Supported Weekly through yearly schedules. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points
Core workflowPayroll reports and reconciliation5.0 points available Ask in the demo Produce a period payroll report and reconcile it to payslips.	✓ Supported Customisable payroll reports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Custom payroll reports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Workflow depthHMRC coding-notice retrieval5.0 points available Ask in the demo Retrieve and apply a coding notice with a visible record.	✓ Supported Coding-notice downloads. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Tax-code notifications. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Workflow depthPension provider submission route5.0 points available Ask in the demo Create or send the required submission for the employer's pension provider.	✓ Supported Pension APIs and submission files. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported PAPDIS and pension APIs. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Workflow depthCorrections after finalisation5.0 points available Ask in the demo Correct a finalised pay run and show the changed submission and accounting effects.	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthPayroll approval workflow5.0 points available Ask in the demo Send a prepared run to a separate approver before finalisation.	✓ Supported Employer payroll approval requests; batch requests unavailable. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthEmployee payment file or integration5.0 points available Ask in the demo Generate a bank file or authorised payment instruction from approved payroll.	✓ Supported Bank files and Modulr. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Payment-provider transfer integration. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Workflow depthMapped accounting journals5.0 points available Ask in the demo Map payroll components to ledger codes and create the journal.	✓ Supported Accounting API and CSV journals. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Mapped accounting journals. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Workflow depthVariable-pay import5.0 points available Ask in the demo Import hours or bonus values with employee matching and error handling.	✓ Supported CSV variable-pay imports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Timesheet and payroll imports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Workflow depthCIS processing and returns5.0 points available Ask in the demo Verify a subcontractor, calculate deductions and prepare the CIS return.	? Not verified Comparison marks CIS available via separate BrightCIS; confirm the contracted product boundary. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported Verification, deductions and CIS300. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Workflow depthBenefits-in-kind reporting5.0 points available Ask in the demo Process a benefit and show the relevant P11D or payrolling output.	✓ Supported P11D and benefit payrolling. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗	✓ Supported P11D and Class 1A records. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗
Workflow depthPayroll change and submission trail5.0 points available Ask in the demo Retrieve the user, timestamp and submission receipt for a payroll change.	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI payroll anomaly checks5.0 points available Ask in the demo Introduce an unusual pay change and inspect an AI-generated alert.	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI payroll question assistance5.0 points available Ask in the demo Ask a payroll question and inspect the answer and supporting context.	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI employee or HR document drafting5.0 points available Ask in the demo Generate a payroll-related communication for human review.	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points	? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points

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