Payroll software for NDIS and aged care providers
Payroll and timesheet software, including how well it handles the SCHADS Award and Single Touch Payroll. Below are 18 products used or marketed to Australian providers, listed A to Z.
What to check before you choose
- Does it apply SCHADS loadings, penalties, allowances and overtime correctly?
- Is Single Touch Payroll built in?
- Can timesheets come from your rostering system?
- Who is responsible for keeping award rates current?
Built for care and disability providers (5)
Appoyo
Platform for NDIS and Support at Home providers linking care management, rostering, HR, incident management and payroll under one login, with live funding position during rostering.
CareMaster
Cloud-based NDIS management software with rostering, client records, case notes, medication oversight, NDIS bulk invoicing and mobile apps; also lists Support at Home features.
FlowLogic
Australian NDIS software offering invoicing, compliance and document storage, rostering and staff management, time tracking, a support worker app and a quoting tool.
Pay Cat
Payroll service and software for businesses under the SCHADS Award, powered by Employment Hero. Offers done-for-you payroll or a configured system you run in-house.
Workstem
Cloud HR and payroll platform aimed at disability services, with onboarding, rostering, award interpretation, attendance and payroll processing.
General business tools providers also use (13)
These are not made for care providers. Each page explains how it fits NDIS and aged care work and which care-specific tools overlap.
Access MicrOpay
Payroll software from The Access Group with employee self-service, STP Phase 2 compliance and award interpretation.
Astute Payroll
SaaS payroll for Australian and NZ businesses, mainly recruitment and group training, with timesheets, award interpretation, invoicing and statutory reporting.
Deputy
Rostering, timesheet, HR and payroll platform with award interpretation for hourly workforces.
ELMO
Australian mid-market HR, payroll and workforce management suite with recruitment, onboarding, rostering, learning and performance.
ELMO Learning
Learning module within ELMO's HR and payroll platform, with an aged care page covering mandatory training tracking and audit-ready reports.
Employment Hero
HR, payroll, recruitment, onboarding and time and attendance platform with a dedicated offering for NDIS providers.
Employment Hero Payroll
Australian payroll software with STP Phase 2 reporting, modern award interpretation and an optional managed payroll service. Includes the former KeyPay payroll engine used by many care platforms.
Frontier Software
Australian payroll and HR software (ichris) with workforce management and integration options; a disability and aged care provider uses it with its rostering system.
Humanforce
Workforce management suite covering recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, time and attendance, leave and payroll, with industry pages for senior care and healthcare.
MYOB
Australian accounting and payroll range from Lite and Pro through AccountRight, with STP reporting and BAS preparation.
Reckon
Australian accounting and payroll software (Reckon One and Reckon Accounts Hosted) for small business, bookkeepers and accountants.
Tanda
Australian rostering, timesheet, payroll and HR software for hourly workforces, with a library of modern award pay conditions and STP filing.
Xero
Cloud accounting with invoicing, bank reconciliation, GST and BAS, expense claims and payroll add-ons, plus 1,000+ app connections.
Other categories
Care management and CRM · Rostering and scheduling · Billing and claiming · Compliance and audit readiness · Incident and risk management · HR, onboarding and recruitment · Accounting and finance · Clinical records and medication · CRM, marketing and intake · Documents and e-signature · Staff training and learning