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Payroll and HR: what 19 tools cost

Payroll processing, employee management, and HR administration for businesses. Every price below is the plan a buyer actually lands on to get this capability — not the headline figure on the pricing page, and not the free tier that does not include it. Read from each vendor's own material and dated.

Ordered by what it costs, cheapest first, starting at $10. 12 more products do this and have no researched price, so they are not listed here.
HR Core BambooHR Verified 2026-08-22 HR platform with employee directory, organization charts, benefits administration, and time off management — BambooHR's core offering for centralizing employee data and HR operations. $10/mo Core PlanThe published per-employee pricing for BambooHR's core HR management features. Details → HiBob HiBob Verified 2026-08-24 Modern HR platform for mid-size firms $15/mo the plan this buyer lands on Details → Sovos Sovos Verified 2026-08-24 Tax identity and 1099 compliance $15/mo the plan this buyer lands on Details → Sunsama Sunsama Verified 2026-08-24 Calm daily planner for professionals $22/mo Pro (Monthly)the plan this buyer lands on Details → Vestwell Vestwell Verified 2026-08-24 Retirement and workplace savings plans $25/mo the plan this buyer lands on Details → Deel Payroll Deel Verified 2026-08-22 Global payroll across 150+ currencies supporting compliant payments in 2 hours $29/mo Global Payrollthe plan this buyer lands on Details → ATS System Manatal Verified 2026-08-22 Recruitment platform. $39/mo Enterprisethe plan this buyer lands on Details → Recruitment Analytics Manatal Verified 2026-08-22 Analytics dashboard. $39/mo Enterprisethe plan this buyer lands on Details → Payroll Processing Gusto Verified 2026-08-22 Runs payroll for employees and contractors, and files and pays federal, state and local taxes automatically. $80/mo Plus (base + $12/employee)the plan this buyer lands on Details → Benefits Administration Gusto Verified 2026-08-22 Health, dental, vision and 401(k) enrolment, with deductions synced straight to payroll. $80/mo Plus (base + $12/employee)the plan this buyer lands on Details → Team Collaboration Recruit CRM Verified 2026-08-22 Shared hiring workflow with notes, ratings, and communications $125/mo Businessthe plan this buyer lands on Details → Payroll & HR Platform Payroll & HR Platform Verified 2026-08-22 Cloud-based payroll processing, HR management, and employee administration $150/mo Essentialsthe plan this buyer lands on Details → Wing Assistant Wing Assistant Verified 2026-08-24 Global virtual assistants $200/mo the plan this buyer lands on Details → Employee Management Connecteam Verified 2026-08-22 Mobile-first employee engagement and management $399/mo ProfessionalTeam tier entry Details → Oyster Global Hiring Oyster Verified 2026-08-22 Employer-of-record platform for hiring and paying full-time employees in 180+ countries without setting up local entities — handles compliant contracts, payroll, tax, and benefits, priced at $699 per employee per month. $400/mo SaaS subscriptionPer-employee-headcount pricing model Details → Employment Hero HR Employment Hero Verified 2026-08-22 All-in-one HR, payroll, and benefits platform for SMEs covering onboarding, award-compliant payroll processing, rostering with geo-tracked time attendance, and employee perks — serves businesses primarily in Australia, the UK, and New Zealand. $500/mo Annual HR subscriptionAnnual subscription with first-year bonus commission Details → Paylocity Paylocity Verified 2026-08-24 HR and payroll for growing companies $500/mo the plan this buyer lands on Details → Deel Hire Deel Verified 2026-08-22 Global recruitment and hiring capabilities across multiple jurisdictions $599/mo EORthe plan this buyer lands on Details → Payoneer Workforce Management Payoneer Workforce Management Verified 2026-08-24 Onboard and pay teams in 160+ countries $1,500/mo the plan this buyer lands on Details →

This page compares what each tool does and what it costs. It does not name a winner: picking one honestly needs a researched verdict for every option, and the corpus does not carry those yet — so nothing here is ranked by anything but price.

When these prices change, we send a note

Vendors change plans and quietly move capabilities between tiers. We re-read the terms and send one note a week with what moved — including payroll and hr.

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