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The reviews are in… and Payworks is delighted to have had our full suite of workforce management solutions designated as “Best Value 2026” by Capterra! For almost 20 years, they’ve been “helping Canadian businesses choose better software” and we’re honoured to be among their recommended providers.
“To receive Capterra’s ‘Best Value’ designation is wonderful confirmation that what we’re building at Payworks makes a real impact in our customers’ day-to-day,” says Maureen Kinnear, Chief Technology Officer. “Since we opened our doors over 25 years ago, customer feedback has served as crucial guidance as we continue to evolve our workforce management solutions to meet their changing needs. Thank you to Capterra for this designation, and to all the businesses across Canada who rely on us to help them pay and manage their valued employees!”
And speaking of that full suite… while payroll pros like you are almost certainly already familiar with Payworks’ Payroll solution, you might not be as familiar with some of the additional tools that can help you and your team save time and streamline your processes!
From Capterra’s “Best Value 2026” list to our blog – here are just a few of the highlights.
Capterra “Best Value 2026” for Applicant Tracking
Be honest: is your business growing to the point that it’s time to hire a payroll coordinator? If you’re looking to expand your team, Applicant Tracking is a simple-to-use hub where you can:
- Manage job postings and candidates across multiple job boards, all in one place.
- Organize communications with hiring managers, team members and any other folks involved in the interview process to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.
- Send your successful applicant’s employee information straight through to Human Resources when they’ve officially joined the team – because when all your systems share a single database, information flows seamlessly from one to the other.
What Capterra users are saying:
“Payworks has everything you need as an employer to process your payroll and pay your government remittances. Tracking your human resources and timesheets, filing T4s, calculating all the little things – they got it. I recommend Payworks to everyone I know who runs payroll in their business.”
- Capterra user “Elena” – a Head of Finance in Canada
Capterra “Best Value 2026” for Employee Scheduling
The Scheduler in our Time Management application has become a fan-favourite feature for anyone looking to make sure the right people are in the right place at the right time (without a whole lot of back and forth). Here’s just a few of the ways they use it – and why they love it:
- Create schedules quickly with an intuitive scheduler, featuring draft saving, publish/unpublish, drag-and-drop functionality, colour coding and more.
- Track employee availability and send automatic schedule change notifications.
- Assign shifts manually or dynamically based on employee availability (thanks to a shared database with Absence Management, which we’ll get to in a sec) and eligibility.
What Capterra users are saying:
“I like the time off scheduler, as well as the pay grid for manually entering payroll. I also appreciate the Self Service application for our employees to use.”
- Capterra user “Sarah” – an Office Manager in Canada
Capterra “Best Value 2026” for Absence Management
Whether it’s month-end, “new hire” season, or just a particularly hectic week, you need to know when your payroll colleagues will – and won’t – be around to help carry the load. Enter: Absence Management, which is an easy tool for employers and employees alike to submit and approve absences.
- Empower employees to submit their own time off requests when paired with Self Service.
- Receive notifications of employee requests and approve or edit them in one spot.
- Enjoy knowing that all approved time off requests automatically flow through to Payroll and Time Management – no rekeying required.
What Capterra users are saying:
“Pros: value for money. Payroll. The time off request function. And it’s easy to enter data into the timesheet as an employee.”
- Capterra user “Alicia” – an Executive Director in Canada
Curious to explore this award-winning suite of Canadian workforce management solutions for yourself? Connect with our team for a no-obligation demo and find out why 98% of customers who choose Payworks choose to stay: https://www.payworks.ca/landing-pages/campaigns/book-a-demo.
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