Version 26.5 — Latest Update ↓
26+ Years of South African Payroll. Done Right.
Since 1999, SuperPay has quietly run the payroll for a number of South African businesses — from a single domestic worker to hundreds of employees. No fuss. No nonsense. Just correct pay. The online Superpay is getting a new name Superpay Xow.
Years in production
Employees processed
— no cap, ever
Migrate to Online Xow with very little work
Free SA Tax Calculators
No registration. No login. Just the numbers.
Pay Period Calculator
Monthly, weekly or fortnightly PAYE tax — instant results for any income.
Net & Gross Calculator
Work backwards from take-home or forward from gross — includes medical aid & deductions.
Recon Tax Calculator
Full-year reconciliation calculation — annual SARS recon view in seconds.
The Road That Got Us Here
A few milestones worth remembering.
Version 1 — Born in Delphi
A local desktop payroll built for real SA businesses. No cloud, no subscriptions — just a program that works.
SARS e@syFile Compatible
Full EMP501 recon file export. South African payroll compliance at a price any small business could afford.
Medical Aid Tax Credits
SARS changed the rules and SuperPay changed with them. Version 8 handled credits before most big vendors did.
Survived Load Shedding Era
Offline-first design meant zero downtime. Your payroll ran whether Eskom did or not.
BRS V25 — Full Compliance
All compulsory SARS fields, 4141/4149 UIF corrections, EMP501 recon with validation warnings. The most compliant version ever shipped.
Version 26 — ?? The Last Legacy update, depending on how many refuse to go with Superpay Xow
Full support for the 2027 tax year right up to EMP501 recon in 27. The legacy is complete. And something much better is basically ready.
SuperPay (Xow) Online is Here.
Same reliable South African payroll — SARS compliant, correct UIF, proper EMP501 exports — now from any browser. No install. No expiry. No data on a hard drive that can fail.
Any Device, Any Browser
Run payroll from your phone, laptop, or office PC. Nothing to install or update.
Email Payslips Directly
One click sends payslips to every employee. Professional, fast, paperless.
EMP201 & EMP501 Ready
Everything you need to stay compliant — recon files, IRP5 data, validation built in.
Bank Payment CSV
Generate a BANK.csv file ready to upload to your bank — pay all your employees in one batch. No manual transfers.
Multi-Company
Manage multiple companies from one login. No per-company re-installs.
Your Data is Still Yours
South African-focused cloud. No anonymous US server. You can export everything, any time.
10 Spots. That's It.
We're opening SuperPay (Xow) Online to a small group of legacy Superpay users first. You get a 80% ready payroll from day one — your employees, your pay structures, your tax year set up correctly. In return, you help us close that last 20%.
This is not a generic free trial. We support you all the way. Just give us feedback and you will be up and running in a snap, tell us what's wrong, what's missing, and what could be sharper. Then we fix it — for everyone.
What ALPHA Users Get
- ✓ Setup very logical and easy
- ✓ Your payroll pre-loaded easy
- ✓ Direct line to your reseller
- ✓ Free use for legacy users
- ✓ Locked-in early pricing
- ✓ Your feedback shapes the product
Ideal for: accountants managing 2–10 companies, or businesses with 5–80 employees. More complex payroll? Talk to us — we want to know what breaks.
No commitment. No credit card. Just payroll that works.
Simple, Annual Pricing - Legacy System
Unlimited employees included. One price per year, per PC.
Tax year: March 2026 – February 2027. Pro-rata after April.
Still on Desktop SuperPay?
The latest legacy Version covers the full 2027-?? tax year including EMP501 recon. You're good through May 2027 - But depending on the demand on the old system. No rush — but when you're ready, the online version is waiting.
Windows & Linux (via Wine). | Step-by-step migration guide included.