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Last updated: March 2026

Payworks overview

What is Payworks?

Payworks offers a total suite of workforce management solutions to businesses of all sectors and sizes across Canada. Dedicated to providing outstanding solutions that streamline workflow and increase clients’ operational effectiveness, the feature-rich solution is built on a single database to meet the varied needs of our clients and employees.

Customers who use the payroll module can enhance the experience with additional solutions including time management, absence management, applicant tracking, HR advisory services, workforce analytics, and employee self-service. It offers the first and only real-time integration of payroll and benefits for Canadian businesses.

The key to Payworks is a single unified database design and dedicated representative service model. Because the Payworks application is cloud-based, the solutions can be accessed anytime, anywhere from any web-enabled device. The mobile-optimized application is compatible with all operating systems and web browsers. Having been built on one database means no interfaces, no double entry, and all systems update each other seamlessly in real-time.

Payworks’ commitment to accountability, integrity, and transparency means our valued clients can pay employees with confidence. Payworks provides state-of-the-art physical, network, server, application, and data security to ensure that clients remain private, available, and secure.

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Pros & Cons

Payroll Management

Customer Support

User Interface

Ease of Use

Error Handling

Payworks’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Payworks pros, cons and reviews insights

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Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
1-2(1)
3-4(32)
5(109)

What do users say about Payworks?

Payworks has leveled up me productivity when submitting payroll, and has allowed me to focus my time and energy into other aspects of my business.

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Who uses Payworks?

Based on 142 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Construction
Accounting
Education Management
Automotive
Others

Use cases

Payroll
Direct Deposit Payroll
Absence Management
Employee Scheduling
Human Resources

Payworks's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Payworks users:

Direct deposit
Self service portal
Employee database
Compliance management
Wage garnishment
Compensation management

All Payworks features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
API
Applicant tracking
Approval process control
Attendance management
Attendance tracking
Automated scheduling
Benefits dashboard
Calendar management
Candidate profiles
Candidate sourcing
Candidate tracking
Clock in/out
Compensation management
Compliance management
Customizable reports
Data security
Direct deposit
Document management
Employee database
Employee onboarding
Employee portal
Employee profiles
Employee scheduling
Employee self service
HR management
Job posting
Offboarding
Onboarding
Online benefits enrollment
Online time clock
Overtime calculation
Payroll management
Performance management
Recruitment management
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & statistics
Self service portal
Time & attendance
Time off management
Time off requests
Timesheet management
Time tracking
Vacation/Leave tracking
Wage garnishment

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Payworks integrations (3)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 142 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Payworks integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 4.0 (2)

It's honestly one of the main reasons I recommend Jobber to clients. As an accountant, having invoices, payments, and customer data flow straight into QuickBooks Online means I'm not re-entering everything manually or chasing down missing information

Keeping expenses down for right now until we get ACT caught up and then will update QB to Online most likely

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Eri D.

ACCOUNTANT

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Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

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ROBERT M.

CONTROLLER

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

Moving hours to Payworks

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Sandra B.

Office Manager

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Payworks customer support

What do users say about Payworks customer support?

Customer support rating:

We analyzed verified user reviews to identify positive and negative aspects of Payworks customer support.

Widely noted by reviewers, Payworks customer support is fast, friendly, and knowledgeable when resolving issues.

A significant portion of users find it easy to reach support via phone, chat, or email and get prompt assistance.

Common user feedback highlights that staff are patient, supportive, and willing to walk users through complex tasks.

Broad user base appreciates that customer service is available when needed and consistently provides helpful guidance.

Support options

Email/help desk
Faqs/forum
Knowledge base
Phone support
24/7 (live rep)
Chat

Training options

Webinars
Documentation
Videos
Live online

To see what individual users say about Payworks's customer support, check out the review snippets below.

“All the staff we have dealt with have been great and very helpful from the sales team to our final customer support person Payworks listened and helped us create the system our organization needed.”

PV

Pam V.

Payroll Benefits Administrator

“On the rare occasions I've had issues and need customer support, I've encountered experienced knowledgeable staff who have helped resolve the problem quickly.”

KB

Kelly B.

Executive Director

Payworks FAQs

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