LSP

What LSP does

LSP Incorporated (Pty) Ltd, operating as LSPinc and previously known as Leading Software Partners, is a South African private limited company registered in 2016 that functions as a Platinum-tier Sage Business Partner specializing in payroll and HR systems. Headquartered in Durban (Mount Edgecombe), KwaZulu-Natal, with a claimed global service-delivery footprint, the company holds Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) accreditation — the highest possible rating — and is a registered Sage Learning Partner with FASSET SETA accreditation for administrator certification. Its portfolio combines resale and implementation of Sage-branded products (Sage 300 People, Sage Intacct, Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional, Sage Premier, Sage Payroll Advanced) with a proprietary payroll solution, LSPay, launched in August 2025, plus managed payroll and HR outsourcing services.

The revenue model blends three streams: professional services (implementation, development, project management, telephone support and consulting billed at prevailing rates on monthly invoicing with 30-day payment terms), managed services (full payroll and HR outsourcing delivered under recurring contracts), and training (registered Sage courses priced per seat in ZAR, ranging from R805 to R6,090 per person excluding VAT across virtual and classroom formats). The go-to-market is sales-led, executed through direct phone and email outreach, supplemented by an active blog, newsletter, and presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Native integrations with Microsoft Active Directory and Office 365 extend the Sage 300 People Employee Self-Service portal into enterprise IT environments, supporting mobile access on iOS and Android.

LSPinc targets a horizontal customer base spanning South African small, medium, and large enterprises with payroll complexity, multi-entity HR requirements, and legislative compliance needs. Three named public customers — Mason Inc. (SMB payroll migration to Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional), Ellies Electronics (enterprise VIP Premier to Sage 300 transition), and AtomGate (emergency cloud migration during a salary crisis) — illustrate the range of use cases. With 101–250 employees and personnel averaging over 20 years of payroll and HR industry experience, the company competes on regulatory expertise, Sage partnership credentials, and the ability to deliver both emergency migration work and ongoing managed services. No revenue, funding, or M&A activity is publicly disclosed.

Name

LSP

Legal name

LSP Incorporated (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://lspinc.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

LSP Incorporated (Pty) Ltd (LSPinc) is a South African Platinum-tier Sage Business Partner offering payroll and HR software resale, implementation, managed outsourcing, training, and its proprietary LSPay product to SMMEs and large enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Payroll and HR Software & Outsourcing Services

NAICS

Payroll Services (541214), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAIAB

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

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Payroll Services & Workforce Administration

Keywords

• Payroll outsourcing
• HR solutions
• Sage software reseller
• Payroll consulting
• HR outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Pleasant

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services and Consulting: LSPinc provides implementation, development, project management, telephone support and consulting services for payroll and HR systems. Charges are quoted at prevailing rates and invoiced monthly in arrears with 30-day payment terms.
2. Payroll and HR Outsourcing: Full-service payroll and HR outsourcing where the company manages client payroll functions on a contracted basis, providing ongoing service delivery
3. Training Services: Registered Sage learning partner offering personalized training programs presented in-house, classroom, or virtual formats for various Sage software products. Pricing per course ranges from R1,145 to R6,090 per person excluding VAT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LSP operates as a Level 1 BBBEE accredited, Platinum-tier Sage Business Partner that supplies, implements, and supports Sage-branded payroll and HR software (Sage 300 People, Sage Intacct, Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional, Sage Premier, Sage Payroll Advanced). Its core offering is the combination of software resale with managed payroll and HR outsourcing, implementation and consulting services, and Sage-authorised training, bundled with a proprietary own-brand payroll product called LSPay.

Product overview

LSP operates as a Level 1 BBBEE accredited Sage Business Partner offering a portfolio of software products and professional services centred on payroll and HR management. The core offering combines Sage-branded resale products — Sage 300 People, Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional, Sage Premier (VIP), Sage Payroll Advanced, and Sage Intacct — with in-house proprietary payroll software called LSPay. These products are complemented by structured Sage-authorised training courses (Sage 300 People, Sage Business Cloud, Sage Premier, Sage Pastel Payroll, and Sage Excel), and managed payroll and HR outsourcing services. The portfolio targets small to large enterprises across South Africa and globally, with services delivered by consultants averaging over 20 years of industry experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LSPay: Proprietary payroll software solution - The Future of Payroll product launched August 2025
• LSPinc Talent Solutions

Products and services

• LSPay Proprietary in-house payroll software solution developed by LSP, positioned as 'The Future of Payroll' and serving as the company's flagship own-brand product alongside its Sage software resale and services portfolio, targeted at South African payroll customers.
• Sage Intacct Modern, native cloud financial management solution from Sage, offered by LSP as a Sage Business Partner for CFOs needing automated and streamlined financial management and accounting workflows.
• Sage 300 People Comprehensive HR and payroll management system from Sage, supported by LSP with implementation, training, and consulting services. Includes the Employee Self-Service (ESS) portal, payroll processing, leave management, performance management, and compliance reporting.
• Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional Cloud-based payroll solution from Sage's Business Cloud portfolio, offered by LSP to clients requiring hosted payroll processing with remote accessibility and mobile employee self-service.
• Sage Premier Established on-premises HR and payroll system from Sage (formerly VIP Premier), delivered, implemented, and supported by LSP with associated training modules for payroll, HR, and tax year-end processes.
• Sage Payroll Advanced Advanced payroll solution from Sage, offered by LSP as part of its Sage product portfolio with dedicated implementation and support services for businesses with more complex payroll needs.
• Payroll and HR Outsourcing Services Full-service managed outsourcing where LSP handles payroll processing and HR administration on behalf of clients on a contracted basis, leveraging the company's Sage software expertise and dedicated consulting personnel for ongoing service delivery.
• Sage 300 People Training Structured training curriculum for Sage 300 People, delivered by LSP as a registered Sage Learning Partner covering payroll administration, leave, performance management, equity reporting, skills management, tax year-end, and Employee Self-Service modules in classroom or virtual formats.
• Sage Business Cloud Payroll Training Training courses for the Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional system delivered by LSP as an authorised Sage Learning Partner, covering basic system training and tax year-end procedures offered in classroom or virtual formats.
• Sage Premier HR Training Training for the Sage Premier (VIP) HR and payroll system covering basic payroll, Payroll Pro, report writer, tax year-end, mid-year tax submission, HR job management, employee management, performance management, skills, and equity modules.
• Sage Pastel Payroll Training FASSET SETA-accredited Administrator Certification training for Sage Pastel Payroll and HR covering payroll administration, legislation, tax principles, system setup, processing, and add-on modules with the PCA Exam certification.
• Sage Excel Training Microsoft Excel training courses offered by LSP covering essentials, intermediate, and advanced levels (On Steroids and On Steroids Plus) aimed at payroll and HR professionals who use Excel for reporting and data manipulation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency cloud migration completed within limited timeframes during salary processing crises

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SagecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLSPinc is a Level 1 BBBEE accredited Sage Business Partner (Platinum tier), specializing in the supply, implementation, and support of Sage payroll and HR software solutions. The company offers Sage 300 People, Sage Intacct, Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional, Sage Premier, and Sage Payroll Advanced products. Being a Sage partner provides access to the technology stack while leveraging LSPinc's 20+ years of payroll and HR industry experience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ADP: Global payroll and HR services incumbent. ADP competes for the same enterprise and mid-market payroll outsourcing mandates LSPinc pursues, with significantly larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Xero: Global cloud accounting platform with payroll add-on capabilities (including in South Africa via partners). Competes for the same SMME customer wallet for cloud financial and payroll workflows.
• Sage Group: Owner of the Sage 300 People, Sage Premier, and Sage Business Cloud Payroll products that LSPinc resells and implements. Sage is the underlying technology incumbent whose partnership economics and product roadmap directly shape LSPinc's business.
• Workday: Global HR and payroll SaaS incumbent progressively moving down-market. Workday's enterprise-grade positioning competes with LSPinc's large-enterprise payroll/HR outsourcing engagements and outsourced managed services.
• Paychex: Large US-headquartered payroll and HR services firm comparable in operating model (software + managed services + outsourced payroll) to LSPinc's combined LSPay-plus-outsourcing offering.

Emerging players

• Deel: Fast-growing global payroll and EOR platform. Deel increasingly targets the same mid-market and SMB clients LSPinc serves, particularly those with cross-border or distributed workforces.

Direct peers

• PaySpace: South African cloud payroll and HR provider directly competing with LSPinc's Sage-based outsourcing and Sage 300 People implementations across the same SMB and mid-market customer base.
• SimplePay: South African online payroll platform serving SMMEs, overlapping directly with LSPinc's primary SMB customer segment and competing on ease of use and price for cloud payroll workloads.
• AccTech: South African Sage Business Partner reselling and implementing Sage 300 People, Sage Premier, and Sage Business Cloud Payroll. Competes head-to-head with LSPinc in the local Sage partner ecosystem.
• Sabinet: South African information services firm with Sage payroll/HR distribution and support capabilities, comparable to LSPinc as a regional Sage partner serving enterprise and government clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lspinc.consulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lspinc
• Instagraminstagram.com/lspinc__

Compliance2 records

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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