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Patriot Acknowledged as Top Small Business Payroll Software by Software Advice

Patriot Software, LLC | January 12, 2023 | Read time : 01:07 min

Patriot Software, a renowned accounting and payroll software vendor, has been recognized as a front-runner for Top Small Business Payroll Software by Software Advice.

Software Advice assists organizations in navigating the software buying journey. Its current FrontRunners report analyses user evaluations and ranks the top-scoring products for small businesses based on usability and customer satisfaction ratings.

Patriot, along with being recognized as Top Small Business Payroll Software, also featured in several other Software Advice front-runners reports throughout 2022, such as Top Payroll for Accountants Software, Top Online Payroll Software, and Top Payroll Software.

"I'm excited to see that Software Advice has recognized our payroll software as a FrontRunner, as so many of our customers have," said Jackie Greenfield, Head of Product Management. He added, "Our product managers work closely with our accountants and small business owners to ensure we keep improving our software with new useful features while keeping it easy to use."

(Source – PR Web)

Patriot's payroll software proclaims an overall rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars on Software Advice, signifying that Patriot's user-friendly, affordable, and speedy payroll software is a must-have for both business owners and accountants alike.

About Patriot Software

Founded in 1986, Patriot Software, located in Canton, Ohio, offers simple yet powerful online accounting and payroll software to US business owners and their accountants. The company provides on-premises or cloud-based solutions that assist business owners in managing, maintaining, and automating payments. Starting from the basement of a factory as a startup, it eventually grew and spawned four additional companies, now employing over 300 people in the United States of America.

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