BrightPay
Cloud payroll software built for UK and Ireland compliance.
- Data: EU
- GDPR-native
BrightPay is a cloud-based payroll platform built by Thesaurus Software (London-based, 20+ years experience) that automates payroll processing for SMEs, accountants, and payroll bureaus. It features automatic legislative updates, multi-user collaboration, HMRC/pension integrations, and is fully GDPR-compliant with data hosted in EU data centers.
BrightPay is a cloud-based payroll platform built by Thesaurus Software (London-based, 20+ years experience) that automates payroll processing for SMEs, accountants, and payroll bureaus. It features automatic legislative updates, multi-user collaboration, HMRC/pension integrations, and is fully GDPR-compliant with data hosted in EU data centers.
Highlights
- ✓Cloud-based with automatic legislative updates for UK/Ireland payroll rules
- ✓Cyber Essentials Plus certified with ISO 27001 alignment and SOC2-certified EU data centers
- ✓Multi-user real-time collaboration with employee and accountant self-service portals
- ✓Direct integrations with HMRC, Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, and pension providers
- Data location
- EU
- Pricing
- Freemium
- EU-owned
- No
- Self-hostable
- No
Good for
- Accountancy practices processing payroll for multiple clients with shared secure access
- Small businesses automating employee payment and HMRC submission without specialist payroll staff
- Payroll bureaus managing high-volume payroll for 300+ employers with batch processing
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Frequently asked questions
- Is BrightPay EU-owned and GDPR-native?
- BrightPay — European-owned: No; GDPR-native: Yes; self-hostable: No; data stored in: EU.
- How much does BrightPay cost?
- Pricing model: Freemium. Check BrightPay's own site for current plans and numbers.
- What are European alternatives to BrightPay?
- Compare GDPR-native European alternatives to BrightPay — where each one is built, owned and hosted.
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