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Paychex Alternatives
6 alternatives compared · Paychex pricing: Price unavailable · Dataset dated April 21, 2026
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Compare 6 other products in hr & payroll, listed alphabetically. Products in one category may cover different work. Match your required features, billing unit and migration needs before treating one as a substitute for Paychex.
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Buddy Punch
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Starting at $24.99/mo for 1 user (Starter; time tracking)
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Starting at $5/mo for 1 employee (Deel HR (Core); hr)
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Starting at $55/mo for 1 worker (Simple; payroll)
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OnPay
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Starting at $55/mo for 1 worker (Payroll Essentials; payroll)
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About the hr & payroll category
Compare the service as well as the headline price. Gusto Simple and OnPay Payroll Essentials each cost $169/month for 20 people at their published $49 base plus $6 per-person rates. Buddy Punch Starter time tracking costs $138.80/month for 20 users on monthly billing; payroll is a separate add-on. Deel Core HR starts at $5 per employee per month, while contractor management and EOR are separate services. Selected prices and terms were checked on October 2, 2026 UTC; this is a partial refresh of the older category snapshot, and feature coverage remains incomplete.
How to choose: buying criteria for hr & payroll
Start with worker locations and required services: domestic payroll, international contractor management, EOR, HR records or time tracking. Then add every base fee, per-worker charge and required module. Gusto Simple is single-state; Plus and Premium support multi-state payroll. OnPay offers native time tracking as an add-on, and Buddy Punch offers payroll as an add-on. Compare a like-for-like set of services before treating a lower headline rate as a saving.
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- These are other products in the hr & payroll category, listed alphabetically. Match the service, required features, billing unit and migration needs before comparing prices. Paychex: Price unavailable in this snapshot. Check current vendor terms.