About us

Our customers’ people are the engine that powers their machine. And as the ‘team behind their team’, we see ourselves as the people who power – and empower – them.

Making payroll simple since 2004
Kiwi-based customer support
Proudly owned by Datacom
Supporting over 22,000 Kiwi SMEs

Proudly supporting Kiwi businesses for 20 years

We've done a lot in the last 20 years, supporting Kiwi SMEs and growing our offerings as business needs changed. In 2004 we started our journey as SmartPayroll offering simple payroll software to help you pay your people accurately, on time and in line with legislation.

Fast forward to 2020, and we teamed up with Datacom, New Zealand’s largest IT company. Giving us the opportunity to leverage Datacom’s strengths in legislative compliance, data security and software development.

Then, in 2022 we became Smartly, the payroll and people management software that 22,000 Kiwi businesses know and trust. Giving Kiwi SMEs the tools they need to make complex, time-consuming tasks simple.

By powering your people, we can contribute directly to building the engine at the heart of your business – and help to it keep running at its absolute best.

We believe that, when you put your people first, everyone wins

Great employees and employee relationships are still the most valuable thing a business can have. Look after them, and success – however you measure it – gets way easier.

Our values

Listen
To each other. To our customers. We put ourselves in the other penguin’s shoes and really understand what they need.
Be the solution
We love a challenge. Got our eyes on the goal. Own it. Tough is nothing. We’ve got this. Watch us go.
Simplify everything
The way we communicate. The services we provide. Our customers’ lives. And the lives of everyone we work with.
Share knowledge
Look for new ways. Try things. Learn and improve. Proudly help others learn and improve. We win together.
Enjoy the ride
We work to make work fun. Celebrate successes, big and small. Share stories. Laugh. Optimism is contagious.