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

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

QuickBooks Payroll vs Sumtotal Payroll Basics

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

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

	QuickBooks Payroll	Sumtotal Payroll
Listed On HMRC Website	Yes	Yes
Trustpilot Rating	4.6	No Rating
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	13039	No Reviews
iPhone App Rating	4.4	1.9
Number of iPhone Reviews	814	19
Android App Rating	3.7	2.1
Number of Android Reviews	30400	3980

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

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

	QuickBooks Payroll	Sumtotal Payroll
Listed As Having Free Plan By HMRC?	No	No
Free Plan?	No	No
Free Trial?	Yes	No
Free Trial Length?	1 month	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.

Perfect for director-only businesses and small employers who need speed and simplicity.
HMRC-recognised
Pay employees weekly and/or monthly
Generate payslips
Calculate statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay

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

	QuickBooks Payroll	Sumtotal Payroll
Unlimited Payrolls	No	No
Automated Tax Filing and Payments	Yes	No
Live Customer Support	Yes	No
Ability To Manage Employee Benefits	Yes	Yes
Employee Access To Platform	Yes	Yes
Direct Deposit	Yes	No
Expense Reimbursement	Yes	No
Time Off Tracking	Yes	Yes
Handle Deductions From Pay	Yes	Yes
Debt Repayment From Pay	Yes	No
Employee Background Checks	No	No
Has An API	Yes	No
Create Payslip	Yes	No
Create P45	No	No
Create P60	Yes	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