Discover Payroll+

Go from hire to retire with one solution

Streamline operations, unify your employee data in a cloud-based system and enjoy customer support that’s just a call or email away. Our full-service payroll and HR solution makes managing your employees simpler than ever.

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Manage people and pay the easy way

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Stay compliant and focused

Tracking new regulations and updates to existing tax and labor laws could be a full-time job. Let us take the stress of monitoring off your plate, so you can focus on growing your business without risking hefty compliance fines.

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Get employees up and running faster

Shorten the time it takes for new hires to be productive members of the team. With clear, consistent processes, you can skip the piles of paperwork and focus on training your employees to be the best they can be from day one.

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Reduce costs with a single solution

Do you have employee data scattered across several providers? There’s a better way. With an integrated solution, you’ll have a reliable source of truth that helps prevent costly errors.

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Say goodbye to generic support

Rely on a team of payroll and HR specialists with the expertise to answer tough questions and help protect your business from fines. Live help is always just a phone call or email away.

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Make informed business decisions

Leverage your single cloud-based system of record for key insights into your employee base. Whether you’re using your laptop on the couch or your smartphone on the go, secure access is always at your fingertips.

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Design the right solution for today and tomorrow

Free yourself from the back-office grind with a just-right solution for every stage of your small business. Whether you want standalone payroll or a full workforce management suite, Heartland is ready to grow with you.

See our full-service payroll and HR solution in action

Payroll+ is a secure, cloud-based solution that helps you handle payroll, tax management, hiring, onboarding, time and attendance, HR and so much more under one roof.

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Heartland Payroll

Paid, filed, free to grow — this is payroll made easy


Say goodbye to time-consuming manual tasks and hello to a better user experience. Manage elections, pay schedules and view reporting all within a single dashboard view.

Key features

  • Payroll processing
  • In-depth reporting
  • Employee access
  • Tax compliance and payments
  • Smart integrations
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Heartland Time

Manage employee time without wasting any of yours


Mix and match clock-in methods, track time and approve time off requests from your phone. Streamline payroll budgeting with estimated payroll and overtime cost calculations as you build schedules.

Key features

  • Payroll budgeting
  • Mobile scheduling and approval
  • Punching options
  • Geotracking and tagging
  • Labor distribution
Learn more
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Heartland Hire

Find and onboard the right talent for your team — fast


Share jobs, rank candidates and run background checks with smart workflows that keep things moving forward. Take advantage of tax credits worth thousands per eligible new hire.

Key features

  • Applicant tracking
  • Candidate screening
  • Job postings and templates
  • Online hiring and onboarding
  • Tax credit management
Learn more

Heartland HR Services

Go from reactive to proactive. Our human resources support and strategy solution combines expert human support with flexible software. From accessing resources and regulatory updates to building and auditing programs, policies and processes, you’ll never have to go it alone.

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HR On Demand

Help protect your business from non-compliance fines with the help of SHRM-certified professionals, a 24/7 resource hub and an all-in-one labor law poster backed by the $25,000 “We Pay The Fine” guarantee. Rest easy knowing we’ll keep you updated with timely alerts whenever there’s a change affecting your business.

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HR Complete

Access all the benefits of HR On Demand plus premium protection from compliance pitfalls. You’ll be assigned a dedicated HR partner to build an improvement plan based on your specific needs. Whether you have questions, concerns or just want their advice, your dedicated partner is here to guide the way.

Navigate ACA complexities with confidence

Our ACA solution helps you track the information you need to offer the right health insurance plans to the right employees at the right time.

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Design your just-right solution with flexible integrations

Payroll+ plans

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Essentials

Calculate and remit wages and payroll taxes from any internet-connected device. Speed up onboarding with tools that let you keep the process rolling with the click of a button.

Advanced

Enjoy Essentials functionality along with powerful recruiting and hiring tools that make staffing a breeze. We manage Work Opportunity Tax Credits, potentially saving you thousands.

Complete

Rest easy knowing you have all the features from the Advanced plan — plus tools and a team of HR professionals to help you navigate labor laws, employee issues and HR guidelines with confidence.

Find out what our clients are saying about us

Over 50,000 business owners already trust Heartland to simplify and automate payroll, onboarding, taxes and hiring on their terms.

Payroll management + HR platform FAQs

HR and payroll software helps small business owners like you distribute employee payroll and benefits, pay taxes and manage HR tasks. It automates back-office processes, eliminating repetitive work to save business owners valuable time and effort.

Payroll systems and HR software funnel your employee data into a single cloud-based system. You can access the software anytime, anywhere, making it easy to monitor onboarding, link direct deposit bank accounts, approve or deny PTO requests, pull payroll reports, manage employee benefits and so much more.

The benefits go beyond basic payroll. Business owners use payroll and HR software to save time on administrative work while reducing manual data entry errors. Small business payroll solutions can simplify talent management, improving the employee experience with features like digital onboarding. Business owners also rely on technology to stay on top of tax compliance, or use a human resources add-on to manage labor law requirements.

Pricing for HR and payroll software depends on the functionality you select and the number of employees you have. Generally, small business owners can expect to pay a monthly base fee plus a fee per employee on every product they select.

Yes. Most payroll and HR software is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive to navigate. Some providers offer mobile apps for employee self-service to submit requests and review previous pay data. Managers get notified when time off and shift swap requests come in and can approve or deny from their phones.

There’s no right answer — it all depends on your business’ unique needs. It’s worth considering the capabilities any payroll and HR software has in the following areas:

  • Automated payroll processing
  • HR compliance
  • Time and attendance
  • Recruiting and hiring
  • Benefits management
  • Performance management

Yes. Many payroll software solutions streamline your processes and cut down on manual data entry by offering integrations with software you may already use for accounting, applicant tracking, time tracking, etc. like Quickbooks® Online.

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Heartland vs. RUN Powered by ADP®

Choosing the best payroll software to fit your unique payroll needs is tough. This blog is an in-depth comparison of Heartland’s and ADP’s HR management and payroll solutions.

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The 5 benefits a payroll provider should deliver

Marketing automation and CRM platforms get a lot of buzz for cutting-edge features. But when it comes to managing key business needs, payroll and HR tech steal the show.

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How a demo company smashed payroll roadblocks

ADEP trusts our HR software management system for everything from PTO to payroll taxes, so they can focus on breaking concrete and building an unbeatable company culture.

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