Below is a complete list of all 127 payroll software companies approved by HMRC.
Featured UK Payroll Software*
The payroll software companies listed below are among the most popular in the UK. They also all pay use a commission.
However, to show we’re not entirely biased we’ve also included Trustpilot review scores and links to Trustpilot so you can read real user reviews before making up your mind.
| Software Name | Listed On HMRC Website | Trustpilot Review Score | Number Of Trustpilot Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rippling | Yes | 4.8 | 1,018 |
| Deel | No | 4.8 | 2,919 |
| Pento | Yes | 4.6 | 134 |
| QuickBooks Payroll | Yes | 4.6 | 13,039 |
| Sage 50 Payroll | Yes | 4.4 | 16,995 |
| Sage Business Cloud Payroll | Yes | 4.4 | 16,995 |
| Papaya Global | No | 2.6 | 6 |
| Oracle Payroll | Yes | 1.8 | 46 |
| Xero Payroll | Yes | 4.2 | 5,831 |
| Moorepay Payroll | Yes | 4.4 | 1,134 |
| Employment Hero Payroll | Yes | 4.2 | 28 |
| ADP | Yes | 1.4 | 2,312 |
Free UK Payroll Software
HMRC lists the following companies as offering free payroll software for companies with up to 10 employees.
However this is not always listed on the company’s website. So you may need to get in contact with them to get the free software.
| Software Name | Company Name | Trustpilot Review Score | Number of Trustpilot Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic PAYE Tools | HMRC | 1.3 | 312 |
| 1 2 Cloud payroll | 1 2 Cloud Payroll | No Rating | No Reviews |
| 12Pay | IRIS Software | No Rating | No Reviews |
| 1st FREE Payroll & HR | 1st Money | No Rating | No Reviews |
| ANNA Free PayRoll | #1 ANNA PayRoll | 4.5 | 2516 |
| Capium Payroll (up to 3 employees) | Capium | 4.4 | 27 |
| EnrolPay | EnrolPay | No Rating | No Reviews |
| Free Payroll | Collegia Partners Limited | No Rating | No Reviews |
| Hartigan RTI Payroll | Hartigan Software Design | No Rating | No Reviews |
| IRIS Payroll | IRIS Software | 3.6 | 1532 |
| Primo Payroll | Accentra Technologies | No Rating | No Reviews |
| Shape Payroll | Shape Payroll | 4.1 | 5 |
| ShiftAI | ShiftAI | No Rating | No Reviews |
| Stansoft Payroll | Stansoft | No Rating | No Reviews |
Paid UK Payroll Software
The companies listed below all cost money. However, that usually also means they offer more features than the free options listed above.
Alphabetical List Of All Payroll Software Companies In The UK
- 1 2 Cloud payroll
- 12efile
- 12Pay
- 1st FREE Payroll & HR
- Able Internet Payroll
- Accentra Payroll
- Access Payroll
- Accu-Man Payroll
- Acting Office
- ADP
- Advanced Payroll
- Advo Payroll
- Ajaccts
- Andica Payroll
- ANNA Free PayRoll
- Apollo Payroll
- Basic PAYE Tools
- BCS Payroll
- Bokio
- Brain Payroll
- BrightPay
- Capium Payroll
- Cintra Pay
- CIPHR Payroll
- Citrus HR
- Civica Payroll
- Codapay
- CPS Payroll
- Criterion HCM
- Crop-Payer
- CS P11D
- Dayforce
- Debitam Payroll
- Deel
- EduPay
- Employment Hero Payroll
- EnrolPay
- Equator HR
- FastTrack360
- Fourth HR & Payroll
- Free Payroll
- FreeAgent
- FreshPay
- Frontier Pay21
- hardhatadmin
- Hartigan RTI Payroll
- HealthBoxHR
- HR Blizz
- identecoHR
- Infinet Cloud Payroll
- Ingenuity
- Integrity Software
- IRIS Payroll
- KashFlow Payroll
- Kick Payroll for Dynamics
- Liberty Accounts
- LivePay
- LOKI Advanced Payroll
- Merit Payroll
- MHR People First
- Moneysoft Payroll Manager
- Moorepay Payroll
- My Digital Accounts
- MyPAYE Online Payroll
- mywage
- Nexus Pay
- OCS Human Resource
- Octopaye Payroll
- Omni Payroll
- Onfolk HR and Payroll
- Oracle Payroll
- P11D BDO
- P11D Organiser
- paiyroll
- papayaglobal
- Payback Payroll, Payback GP Payroll
- PayCaptain
- Paycircle
- PayEscape
- PayFit UK
- Payrite
- Payroll Business Solutions
- Payroo
- Pegasus Opera 3 Payroll
- Pento
- PrimePAY
- Primo Payroll
- Promenics HR and Payroll System
- Qtac Payroll
- QuickBooks Payroll
- RedSky ERP
- Rippling
- Sage 50 Payroll
- Sage Business Cloud Payroll
- SAP Payroll
- SD Worx
- SfP World Service
- Shape Payroll
- Shape Payroll
- ShiftAI
- ShiftAI
- SiriusPayroll365
- SkyPay
- Sopra HR
- Staffology Payroll
- Stansoft Payroll
- Sum-It Total Payroll
- Sumtotal Payroll
- Superpay
- TalentPay
- TaxShield P11D Manager
- Technology One Human Resource and Payroll
- Tempaid
- The Payroll Site
- TRG Advantage Payroll
- Unit4 Payroll
- WCBS HR & Payroll
- Wealden HR Pay
- Workday Payroll
- XCD HR and Payroll
- Xero Payroll
- Xpedeon
- ZeelPayroll
- Zellis HCM Cloud
- ZotaBooks
* The companies listed here pay us some sort of affiliate and/or advertising commission. This helps keep the website free, comes at no cost to you and we list all other companies as well.