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SimplePay
Cloud payroll for South African businesses, automating salaries, tax, UIF and leave with built-in SARS compliance.
- Built for South African payroll rules
- Automates PAYE, UIF, SDL & tax files
- Easy Xero and Netcash integration
- Simple interface, little training needed
- Cloud access, always up to date
Why choose SimplePay?
SimplePay is an online payroll system built specifically to handle South African payroll and compliance, so you don’t have to wrestle with manual tax tables or e@syFile exports. It automates salary and wage calculations, PAYE, UIF and SDL, and generates files for SARS and UIF submissions, helping you stay compliant with far less admin.
Because it’s fully cloud-based, there are no installs or manual updates. A dedicated legal team keeps the system in line with the latest SARS and labour changes and pushes updates automatically, so you can keep processing payroll without year-end stress.
SimplePay also plays nicely with tools South African businesses already use: it integrates with Xero and QuickBooks Online, and syncs directly to payment platforms like Netcash, so you can move from payslips to actual payments with minimal manual work.
Choose SimplePay if you want to:
- Run South African payroll without becoming a tax expert
- Automate SARS and UIF submissions and stay compliant
- Give staff self-service access to payslips and leave
- Connect payroll to Xero, QuickBooks and Netcash
70%
SimplePay capabilities
01. SARS-compliant payroll processing
- SimplePay automates salary, wage and tax calculations, keeping you compliant with South African legislation without manual formulas.
02. PAYE, UIF & SDL handling
- The system calculates PAYE, UIF and SDL, and produces files you can upload to SARS e@syFile and UIF systems, reducing admin and errors.
03. Automatic legislative updates
- A legal team monitors SA payroll changes and updates the system automatically, so your payroll stays aligned with new tax tables and rules.
04. Leave & employee self-service
- Manage leave policies and balances, while employees log in to view payslips and leave, reducing HR questions and manual tracking.
05. Integrations with Xero & QuickBooks
- Sync payroll data into Xero or QuickBooks Online so your salary expenses, liabilities and journals update with a few clicks.
06. Bank files & Netcash payments
- Generate bank payment files and integrate directly with Netcash to import payroll data and validate bank accounts, cutting payment errors.
07. Multi-company & payroll admin support
- SimplePay supports multiple companies and has pricing that works for payroll administrators managing several clients.
08. Reporting & exports
- Pull reports for payslips, payroll history, SARS audits and more, with historical records available for multiple years.
09. Cloud-based access
- Access payroll from anywhere with a browser. No local installations, and all updates and backups are handled centrally.
10. Help centre & compliance resources
- Use in-app help and documentation for SARS codes, UIF processes and other payroll topics, backed by a support team.
- Pros
- Built for South African payroll
- Automates SARS & UIF filings
- Strong Xero / Netcash links
- Simple, intuitive interface
- Cons
- Less suited to very complex payroll
- Email support can feel slow
- Limited deep customisation
- SA-focused; not a global payroll
We provide general advice only. Always compare features, pricing and terms before making a final decision.
Our Review
4.0/5
Overal Rating
Customer Support
70%
Easy to use
80%
Easy to set up
84%
Easy to deploy
84%
SimplePay is ideal for South African small and medium businesses, accountants and payroll bureaus that want compliant payroll without complicated desktop software.
Yes. SimplePay automatically updates for new tax tables and legislative changes. A legal team monitors updates and pushes them into the system, so you don’t have to do manual rollovers.
Yes. SimplePay integrates with Xero and QuickBooks Online, letting you map accounts and push payroll journals directly into your accounting system.
For standard SA payrolls it performs well, but some reviewers note it may be lighter for very complex or unusual payroll setups. If you have advanced requirements, you may want to compare it with PaySpace or SmartPay.
SimplePay uses a pay-as-you-go model, typically with a base fee plus a per-employee charge. Exact pricing is listed on their website and scales with the number of employees you run.
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- SARS-compliant payroll
- UIF & SARS file generation
- Leave & employee self-service
- Xero / QuickBooks integration
- Cloud-based, pay-as-you-go
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