HR & Payroll by Use Case
4 guides compare 7 products against audience-specific requirements. Use the checklists to ask vendors about plan limits and fit. Product order is alphabetical, not a quality ranking.
What to know about hr & payroll before choosing a product
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.
Buying criteria by use case
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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HR & Payroll for Small Business
Affordable per-employee pricing, easy setup, automated tax filing, benefits administration
7 products comparedHR & Payroll for Remote Teams
Global payroll, contractor payments, multi-currency, compliance across jurisdictions
7 products comparedHR & Payroll for Contractors
1099/international contractor payments, compliance docs, multi-currency payouts, low per-payment fees
7 products comparedHR & Payroll for Startups
Fast onboarding, low per-employee cost, benefits bundling, scales from first hire to 50+
7 products compared