Pento
About Pento
Run payroll like its 2023.
Instead of spreadsheets and back and forth emails with your outsourced payroll provider, Pento lets you run the whole payroll in just a few minutes.
Pento automatically calculates taxes, makes all the bank payments and reports to HMRC and pension providers.
Pento already helps 1000+ modern companies in the UK run their payroll like it's 2023.
Key benefits of Pento
- Integration with HMRC
- Pension auto-enrolment
- Easily change employee earnings
- Easily see what changed from the previous payrun
- Automatic bank transfers
- Automatic payslip distribution
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- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Plug & Play, saves time and costs
Reviewed on 15/05/2020
Pento was easy to set up and start running for our UK employees. Could never go back to our...
Pento was easy to set up and start running for our UK employees. Could never go back to our previous set up with outsourced payroll provider.
Pros
We always thought of payroll as something boring and annoying. Now it’s just a few clicks every month and that’s it.
Cons
Not much, every time we have a small issue Pento support is there and addresses it very fast.
Response from Pento
Thank you for the kind review. We'll keep improving Pento for you.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Payroll has never been so easy
Reviewed on 06/02/2024
It's crazy how much time Pento has saved us in processing and reviewing payroll. We love being able...
It's crazy how much time Pento has saved us in processing and reviewing payroll. We love being able to keep our payroll in house for 250+ employees without having to have a dedicated payroll clerk. We can have payroll processed and reviewed in less than a day of one of our teams time!
Pros
- Slick interface;
- Smooth implementation and transition from Xero Payroll;
- Best in class support for both product issues and technical payroll queries (quick response and resolution);
- Easy to use (month to month payroll adjustments have never been so easy to amend);
- Automated recurring adjustments for most common adjustments and functionality to create custom;
- Integrates with Xero and automatically generates the monthly payroll journal; and
- Pension & HMRC integrations (massively reducing admin time).
Cons
We've sometimes had issues with bulk uploading adjustments, which meant having to manually adjust payroll balances for all employees for items such as annual wellness bonuses but this is a rarity and only a minor point.
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PayfitReasons for Choosing Pento
Max 100 employees with Xero payroll at the time, and needed a product fit for scale.Switched From
XeroReasons for Switching to Pento
Had heard from other finance professionals who were or had used Payfit in the past that they didn't fully trust the software due to product issues, which is essential when it comes to payroll.- Industry: Utilities
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Pretty good
Reviewed on 23/03/2022
It is a simple system that would work fantastically if you had everyone on salaries with no extras...
It is a simple system that would work fantastically if you had everyone on salaries with no extras and not too many changes
Pros
Pento integrates with bamboo hr which makes things a lot easier. It is also fairly self explanatory what is where. It is good that employees get email payslips
Cons
Sometimes the pensions integration is dodgy or there are bugs that we spot in auditing and have to ask pento to fix
- Industry: Medical Devices
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Super easy to use payroll software
Reviewed on 06/02/2024
Pros
Very easy to keep payroll inhouse rather than paying externally for someone to run it. The Help Centre is very comprehensive but the best thing is definitely how quickly the support team come back with information. Very intuitive set up with user friendly dashboards and ways to add one off monthly changes to payroll. Great links to accounting software (have used it with both Xero and Netsuite) and easy to link to BambooHR. This is the software in my accounting tech stack that I can rely on the most.
Cons
Very little is a con. Perhaps to be nitpicky it would be any custom additions or deductions sometimes not having the full text come through as the header column in reports. This is incredibly minor and only adding as this is a compulsory field!
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best payroll software on the SME market
Reviewed on 19/03/2024
Very positive, they are definitely the market leader.
Very positive, they are definitely the market leader.
Pros
Pento is intuitive, easy to use, integrates with most HRIS systems and makes payroll much much easier. As soon as you are c. 30 employees I would recommend moving to Pento.
Cons
It is not as cheap as a solution like Xero - but once you are past a scale of 20 - 30 people, that kinda payroll solution will quickly become a time sync. Compared to other solutions are a larger scale, Pento is price competitive.
Pento FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Pento.Q. What type of pricing plans does Pento offer?
Pento offers the following pricing plans:
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
No hidden or extra fees. Complete payroll solution, without the need for payroll outsourcing.
Q. Who are the typical users of Pento?
Pento has the following typical customers:
11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000
Q. What languages does Pento support?
Pento supports the following languages:
Danish, English
Q. Does Pento support mobile devices?
Pento supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Pento integrate with?
Pento integrates with the following applications:
BambooHR, Bob, CharlieHR, Humaans, NEST Student Management System, Personio, Xero
Q. What level of support does Pento offer?
Pento offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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