IronBadge compared
IronBadge next to Sage 300 People, VIP Premier, PaySpace.
Review draft. Competitor cells are unchecked; “To be checked” marks a gap on purpose.
| IronBadge | Sage 300 People | VIP Premier | PaySpace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South African PAYE, UIF, SDL and ETI | Yes | YesSA year-end centre: IRP5 and EMP501 submission support | YesLegislative reporting covers EMP201, UIF, OID, EEA2/EEA4 | YesCalculates PAYE, UIF, SDL per Income Tax Act; EMP201 report incl. ETI |
| Refuses to calculate with a statutory rate nobody has verified | Yes | To be checked | To be checked | To be checked |
| A pay run cannot skip calculate, approve, pay, close | Yes | To be checked | To be checked | To be checked |
| Employee self-service for payslips and leave | Yes | YesESS: leave balances, leave requests, payslips and IRP5s | Yes | YesPayslips, tax certificates, leave requests on web; WhatsApp ESS is an add-on |
| A separate database for every customer | Yes | To be checked | To be checked | NoVendor describes single-instance multi-tenant platform |
| Shows the PAYE calculation step by step | Yes | To be checked | To be checked | To be checked |
| Payroll journal that always balances, mapped per pay item | Yes | To be checked | To be checked | To be checked |
| Leave counted in working days using a South African holiday calendar | Yes | YesSA holiday calendar imported yearly into Company Rule, feeds workdays | YesSA public holiday CSV loaded into leave calendar each year | YesPublic holidays and leave rules configured per country and entity |
| EMP201, IRP5 and Return of Earnings figures from closed runs | PartlyFigures only; filing with SARS is not built | To be checked | YesReports for EMP201, OID, UIF; IRP5 file imports into e@syFile | PartlyEMP201, IRP5, EMP501 yes; COIDA claimed in marketing, ROE not described |
| Imports from Sage 300 People and VIP Premier exports | Yes | To be checked | To be checked | To be checked |
| Several companies in one account | Yes | YesDatasheet: consolidated reporting across multiple companies | YesPremier HR allows multiple companies within one database | PartlyMulti-entity payroll runs only on Premier tier |
| Reseller co-branding | Yes | To be checked | To be checked | To be checked |
| Bank payment file | PartlyFNB format only, never tested with a bank | YesSeveral SA bank file layouts (Investec, Capitec, Standard Chartered) | To be checked | To be checked |