IRIS Payroll vs Sumtotal Payroll: UK Reviews & Prices Compared (2025)

We compare them based on real user reviews, prices and what features they both offer.

IRIS Payroll vs Sumtotal Payroll Basics

	IRIS Payroll	Sumtotal Payroll
Software Website	IRIS Payroll Website	Sumtotal Payroll Website
Company Name	IRIS Software	Sumtotal Systems UK Ltd
Target Company Size (Small, Medium and/or Enterprise)	Enterprise	Enterprise
Industry Focus	None	None

Wondering if IRIS Payroll or Sumtotal Payroll has better user reviews. We compared them below.

	IRIS Payroll	Sumtotal Payroll
Listed On HMRC Website	Yes	Yes
Trustpilot Rating	3.6	No Rating
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	1532	No Reviews
iPhone App Rating	1.7	1.9
Number of iPhone Reviews	55	19
Android App Rating	2.5	2.1
Number of Android Reviews	377	3980

Please note ratings we’re accurate at the time of writing but may have since changed

Which is cheaper IRIS Payroll or Sumtotal Payroll? Here are their prices compared.

	IRIS Payroll	Sumtotal Payroll
Listed As Having Free Plan By HMRC?	Yes	No
Free Plan?	No	No
Free Trial?	No	No
Free Trial Length?	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Control and track data, processes, pre-audits, employee eligibility, benefit offerings
Quickly and easily change payroll rules and update employee benefit deductions
Provide secure access to pay advice, annual statements, and benefit statements for employees
Manage complex benefit plans for all employees
Reduce administrative overhead and training time
Achieve accurate and timely benefits enrollment
Manage complex payroll with multiple pay types for a workforce of any size with unlimited employee and tax IDs
Simplify union rules, dynamic pay structures
Quickly and easily change payroll rules within the system
Ensure full regulatory compliance for all states, provinces, and regions in North America, the UK, Ireland and Australia

	IRIS Payroll	Sumtotal Payroll
Unlimited Payrolls	No	No
Automated Tax Filing and Payments	No	No
Live Customer Support	No	No
Ability To Manage Employee Benefits	No	Yes
Employee Access To Platform	No	Yes
Direct Deposit	No	No
Expense Reimbursement	No	No
Time Off Tracking	No	Yes
Handle Deductions From Pay	No	Yes
Debt Repayment From Pay	No	No
Employee Background Checks	No	No
Has An API	No	No
Create Payslip	No	No
Create P45	No	No
Create P60	No	No
Pay For Salaried Employees	Yes	Yes
Pay For Hourly Employees	Yes	Yes
Bonus / Incentive Pay	No	No
Pension Filing	Yes	Yes
Statutory Payments (E.g. Sick Pay, Maternity Pay, etc.)	Yes	No
Direct HMRC Submissions	Yes	No
RTI Compliant	Yes	No