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Overview

Basic Payroll: $17/month + $4 per employee or contractor. You run payroll and handle your tax filings. Save your time and money with Patriot Software's online Basic Payroll. Run payroll in three simple steps. Free direct deposit, and employee portal.

Hourly is a cloud-based human resource (HR) management application that enables small businesses to manage workers' compensation and payroll processes and track employees' working hours and live location in real-time.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
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  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
view more detailsview details

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Pricing

Starting from

17

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

3.9K

5

4

3

2

1

3.3K

486

82

16

21

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
91%
would recommend this app

4.8

114

5

4

3

2

1

99

12

3

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
93%
would recommend this app

Pros

“They help to resolve my questions quickly, there is never any gap in service, the calls are always clear, I love that it feels like I'm talking to people who know what they're talking about, are willing to troubleshoot, and the calls never seem to be outsourced to people I cannot understand.”
MH

Madison H.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

“Every component of the program worked perfectly for me from invoicing my clients, receiving payments through their online payment program and duplicating my expenses and revenue accounts. ”
SB

Sharman B.

Marketing Director, Publisher

“It streamlines payroll and employee management, saves time, and provides reliable customer support. While there’s room for improvement in interface speed and advanced features, it’s a solid solution for small to mid-sized businesses.”
SS

Spencer S.

Managing Principal and Founder

Pros

“I have had the app logging me out during class when my phone jumps from wifi to mobile data or the other way around.”
BK

Blerta K.

Language Instructor

“It allows users to easily run payroll, track employee hours, and manage HR compliance, all while simplifying paydays with just a click.”
MZ

MUHAMMAD Z.

SDM

“Hourly software is a comprehensive platform designed for small businesses that integrates payroll, workers' compensation, and time tracking into one application.”
MZ

MUHAMMAD Z.

SDM

Cons

“Reporting is fairly basic, and the accounting module doesn't have the depth of features you'd get from dedicated accounting platforms — inventory and more advanced needs aren't really covered.”
KK

Kevin K.

Sales and Technology

“Needing to pull more than onw report to accomplish filing some of these returns is a pain in the butt.”
LO

Lisa O.

Bookkeeper

“Not being able to run bonuses without taxes withheld is our biggest dislike. ”
TM

Terri M.

HR Manager and Project Manager

Cons

“Occasionally trouble in logging in and out could be frustrating at times”
ST

Sabu T.

Finance Manager

“along with not being able to download my payroll checks into my Quickbooks desktop.”
RD

Ronna D.

Bookkeeper

“they also do not currently support prevailing wage payroll which is an important feature for the construction industry.”
TM

Travis M.

CEO

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review11 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review6 months ago

Key features

  • Total features52
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto Update
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Biometric Recognition
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Check Printing
  • Claims Tracking
  • Clock In/Out
  • Communication Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Direct Deposit
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Signature
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • For Cloud
  • For Mobile
  • For Small Businesses
  • Geofencing
  • Geographic Maps
  • Geolocation
  • HR Management
  • Historical Reporting
  • Insurance Management
  • Insurance Policy Processing
  • Job Scheduling
  • Job Tracking
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Location Tracking
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Time Tracking
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-State
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Integration
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Policy Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Punch card
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Split Deposits
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Tax Management
  • Team Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Clock
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Time Tracking by Client
  • Time Tracking by Project
  • Timer
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Workforce Management
  • Total features113
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto Update
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Biometric Recognition
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Check Printing
  • Claims Tracking
  • Clock In/Out
  • Communication Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Direct Deposit
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Signature
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • For Cloud
  • For Mobile
  • For Small Businesses
  • Geofencing
  • Geographic Maps
  • Geolocation
  • HR Management
  • Historical Reporting
  • Insurance Management
  • Insurance Policy Processing
  • Job Scheduling
  • Job Tracking
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Location Tracking
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Time Tracking
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-State
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Integration
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Policy Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Punch card
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Split Deposits
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Tax Management
  • Team Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Clock
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Time Tracking by Client
  • Time Tracking by Project
  • Timer
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Workforce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations5
  • NEXT
  • Plaid
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Stripe Payments
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • NEXT
  • Plaid
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Stripe Payments