HR & Payroll - Head-to-Head Comparisons
21 hr & payroll comparisons. Each page shows side-by-side starting prices and recorded feature differences - from a dataset dated April 21, 2026. Check current vendor prices.
How these hr & payroll products compare
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 between hr & payroll options
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.
All 21 head-to-head comparisons
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