CollSoft

Name

CollSoft

Legal name

CollSoft Limited

Website

https://collsoft.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Payroll Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Service Payroll Processing (BPACAIAA), Payroll Tax Filing, Compliance & Regulatory Reporting (BPAAAHAB)

Keywords

• Payroll management software
• PAYE compliance software
• Irish payroll solutions
• Multi-employer payroll
• Tax year licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Navan

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software License Sales: One-time annual license fee per tax year. Three editions with different employer limits: Small Business (5 employers), Micro Bureau (10 employers), Bureau (unlimited employers). No per-employee charges. License includes free updates and support for the tax year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CollSoft develops and sells CollSoft Payroll, a Windows desktop payroll application tailored to the Irish market. The software automates PAYE, PRSI, and USC calculations, generates employee payslips, manages multi-employer payroll runs on weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly, or monthly schedules, and files submissions directly to Revenue through ROS. It is licensed annually per tax year across three capacity tiers (Small Business, Micro Bureau, Bureau) and includes unlimited employees, unlimited support, and free in-year updates for legislative changes.

Product overview

CollSoft offers a single unified payroll software product called CollSoft Payroll, available in three editions differentiated by employer capacity: Small Business Edition (up to 5 employers), Micro Bureau Edition (up to 10 employers), and Bureau Edition (unlimited employers). All editions include unlimited employees, unlimited support, and the same core features including automated PAYE calculations, ROS integration, payslip management, audit trails, and accounting software exports to QuickBooks, Sage Line 50, Xero, and Twinfield. The company develops and releases annual tax-year versions (e.g., Payroll 2026, Payroll 2025) with free in-year updates for legislative changes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CollSoft Payroll Irish payroll management software for SMBs and payroll bureaus. Automates PAYE/PRSI/USC calculations, generates payslips, supports weekly/fortnightly/four-weekly/monthly pay schedules, files payroll submissions with Revenue through ROS integration, maintains audit trails, produces SEPA bank payment files, and exports payroll journals to QuickBooks, Sage Line 50, Xero, and Twinfield. Sold as an annual per-tax-year license in three employer-capacity tiers (Small Business up to 5 employers, Micro Bureau up to 10 employers, Bureau unlimited), all with unlimited employees and unlimited support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free in-year software updates when payroll legislation changes
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Revenue Commissioners (ROS)coreTechnology or IntegrationDeep integration with Revenue Online Services (ROS) for mandatory Irish payroll compliance. Enables real-time RPN fetching, payroll submission filing (PSR), P35/P30/P45 reporting, and PAYE Modernisation compliance. This integration is essential to product functionality as all Irish employers must submit payroll data to Revenue.
• MyFutureFund (Auto-Enrolment)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with MyFutureFund web services for Auto-Enrolment pension scheme in Ireland. Provides daily Zoom calls and web services connectivity for the new pension auto-enrolment system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Personio: Personio is a European HR and payroll SaaS platform rapidly expanding across Ireland and the UK. It overlaps with CollSoft at the SMB/upper-SMB payroll layer, but bundles HR, recruiting, and people analytics, representing a cloud-native competitive threat.
• Deel: Deel is a global payroll and Employer of Record platform expanding into Ireland. It overlaps with CollSoft at the Irish employer payroll layer, especially for international companies hiring Irish employees, though it targets a different (cross-border) buyer persona.

Broad incumbents

• Sage Payroll (Sage Group): Sage is a broad incumbent in SMB accounting and payroll across the UK and Ireland, with Sage 50 Payroll and cloud payroll products. It competes with CollSoft on Irish employer payroll via its established accounting installed base, but is a much larger and more diversified vendor.
• Xero Payroll: Xero Payroll is the payroll module of the Xero cloud accounting platform used by Irish accountants and SMBs. It competes with CollSoft on integrated payroll-and-accounting workflows for very small employers, especially those already on Xero.
• IRIS Software Group: IRIS is a major UK payroll and HR software vendor (part of Hg Capital) serving accountants, bureaus, and employers. It overlaps with CollSoft in payroll bureau software and competes for Irish/UK cross-border employers with cloud-native payroll offerings.

Direct peers

• Moneysoft (IRIS): Moneysoft is a UK payroll and HR platform focused on small employers and accountancy practices. It is comparable to CollSoft's Micro Bureau and Bureau editions in serving small payroll bureaus and multi-employer SMB payroll needs.
• CoreHR (The Access Group): CoreHR is an Irish HR and payroll platform now owned by The Access Group, serving Irish employers with a cloud-native HR/payroll suite. It competes with CollSoft in the Irish SMB and mid-market payroll segment, especially for buyers seeking integrated HR functionality.
• BrightPay (Bright Software): BrightPay is the closest direct competitor to CollSoft: an Irish/UK payroll software product targeted at small businesses and bureaus with similar tiered licensing (per-employer) and feature sets. Both compete head-to-head for Irish employers and payroll bureaus needing ROS-integrated payroll.

Regional players

• Payescape: Payescape is a UK and Ireland payroll bureau and outsourced payroll provider with proprietary software, comparable to CollSoft's Bureau Edition. It competes for Irish employers seeking fully managed payroll bureau services rather than self-serve software.
• Moorepay: Moorepay is a UK-focused payroll and HR provider (part of the Zellis group) that serves SMBs and mid-market employers. It is comparable in tier and customer profile to CollSoft's small and micro bureau editions, though primarily UK-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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