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| Provider |
Overall price
Monthly
|
Accounting/GL
Monthly
|
Payroll
Monthly
|
Workforce/Scheduling/Time
Monthly
|
Automatic Tax Filing
EOY bookkeeping
|
Automatic Tax Filing
QTR/EOY payroll
|
SOC 2–aligned
Architecture
|
PCI-DSS–aligned
Controls
|
HIPAA-Grade
Data Protection
|
Bank-grade
Security
|
ATO / fraud prevention
Security
|
Zero-trust
Security
|
Device-bound
Security
|
Unlimited users
Admin Login Access
|
Photo evidence
Timeclock
|
GPS
Timeclock
|
Employee self check-in / out
Timeclock
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SquidBooks |
Forever $20
(Founding Users)
|
Included |
$0
|
✅
|
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | coming soon | coming soon | coming soon | coming soon |
| Gusto |
$49–$180+
+ $6–$22 per user
|
❌ |
✅
$49–$180+ base
$6–$22 per user
|
✅ |
✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| QuickBooks |
$108–$449+
+ $14.5–$22 per user
|
✅
$38–$275 base
|
✅
$50–$134 base
$6.5–$12 per user
|
✅
$20–$40 base
$8–$10 per user
|
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | Varies | ❌ |
| ADP |
$80–$300+
+ ~$4 per user
custom quote
|
❌ |
✅
~$80–$300+ base
~$4 per user
custom quote
|
✅
custom quote
|
✅ Custom Quote |
✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | Custom Quote Optional |
Custom Quote Optional |
| OnPay |
$49
+ $6 per user
|
❌ |
✅
$49 base
$6 per user
|
✅
~included (basic time tracking)
|
❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Paychex |
custom quote
~$39/mo
$5 per user
custom quote
|
❌ |
✅
$39/mo
$5 per user
custom quote
|
✅
custom quote
|
❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | Custom Quote Optional |
Custom Quote Optional |
| Rippling | $48 → $300+ | ❌ | ✅ ~$8–$35 / user |
✅ Custom Quote |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | Custom Quote Optional |
Custom Quote Optional |
| Papaya Global |
$15–$25 per user
custom quote
|
❌ |
✅
$15–$25 per user
custom quote
|
✅
$5 per user
custom quote
|
✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Personio |
$5–$14+ per user
custom quote
|
❌ |
✅
custom quote
|
✅
custom quote
|
🟡 | 🟡 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Nowsta |
$1,500–$3,500/mo
custom quote
|
❌ | ❌ |
✅
$1,500–$3,500/mo
custom quote
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Homebase |
$39–$49 base
+ $0–$120 / location
+ $6–$9 per user
|
❌ |
✅
$39–$49 base
$6–$9 per user
|
✅
$0–$120 per location
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7shifts |
$0–$149.99
+ custom quote (payroll add-on)
|
❌ |
✅
custom quote
|
✅
$0–$149.99 per location
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Yes | ❌ | Yes | Yes |
| When I Work |
$2.50–$5
+ $2.50–$5 per user
|
❌ | ❌ |
✅
$2.50–$5 per user
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Yes |
| Deputy |
$5–$9
per user/month
|
❌ | ❌ |
✅
$5–$9 per user/month
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Yes | ❌ | Yes | Yes |
| Connecteam |
$0–$99
+ ~$0.5–$3.6 per user
custom quote
|
❌ | ❌ |
✅
$0–$99 base
~$0.5–$3.6 per user (30+)
custom quote
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hubstaff |
$7–$25
per user/month
|
❌ | ❌ |
✅
$7–$25 per user/month
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Yes | Optioynal | Yes | Yes |
| Workforce.com |
custom quote
|
❌ |
✅
custom quote
|
✅
custom quote
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xero |
$29–$80+
+ custom quote payroll
+ custom quote workforce/time
|
✅
$29–$80+ base
|
❌ |
✅
custom price
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | No | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Zoho Books |
$0–$240
|
✅
$0–$240 base
|
❌ |
❌
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | No | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Wave |
$0–$19+
+ $40 base
+ $6 per employee
|
✅
$0 Starter
$19 Pro
|
✅
$40 base
$6 per employee
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| FreshBooks |
$21–$65+
+ $40 base + $6 per user (payroll add-on)
|
✅
$21–$65 base
+ $11 per team member (optional)
|
✅
$40 base
$6 per user
|
✅
included (time tracking)
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | No | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
