Toolradar Data
Payroll Tools Statistics 2026
Live data on Payroll software, computed from the Toolradar catalog. Ratings and review counts are aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot.
75
Payroll tools published and tracked on Toolradar as of October 19, 2026.
Last updated October 19, 2026. Computed live from the Toolradar database, not reviewed by hand.
Key findings
- Toolradar tracks 75 Payroll tools as of October 19, 2026, 1% of its 11,300-tool directory.
- Payroll tools average 4.38 out of 5 across 63 rated tools and 152,280 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot.
- 16% of Payroll tools offer a free tier, 12 of 75.
- 70 Payroll tools were added to Toolradar during 2026, 93% of the category.
- Rippling (18,284 reviews), efile4Biz (9,609 reviews) share the highest rating among Payroll tools with at least 500 reviews: 4.8 out of 5.
Source: Toolradar catalog, computed live on October 19, 2026.
Headline numbers
Payroll tools published on Toolradar
Source: Toolradar catalog, published status
Share of the whole Toolradar directory
Source: 75 of 11,300 published tools
User reviews across Payroll tools
Source: aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot, across 63 rated tools
Average Payroll tool rating, weighted by review volume
Source: aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot; unweighted mean 4.38 / 5 across 63 rated tools
Payroll tools added to the directory in 2026
Source: Toolradar createdAt, 93% of the category (directory add date, not vendor launch)
Pricing mix
How Payroll tools split between a free path (free, freemium, open-source) and strictly paid.
Tools that offer a free tier
Source: Toolradar pricing labels, 12 of 75 Payroll tools
Tools that are strictly paid
Source: Toolradar pricing labels, 63 of 75 Payroll tools
- Paid 59 79%
- Freemium 9 12%
- Free 3 4%
- Enterprise 2 3%
- Contact sales 1 1%
- Custom 1 1%
Where the reviews come from
Review volume for Payroll tools by third-party platform.
G2 reviews
Across 60 Payroll tools carrying a G2 profile
Capterra reviews
Across 30 Payroll tools carrying a Capterra profile
Trustpilot reviews
Across 11 Payroll tools carrying a Trustpilot profile
SourceForge reviews
Across 9 Payroll tools carrying a SourceForge profile
TrustRadius reviews
Across 2 Payroll tools carrying a TrustRadius profile
Highest-rated Payroll tools
Top-rated Payroll tools with at least 500 third-party reviews.
Rippling
18,284 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
efile4Biz
9,609 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Deel
20,580 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Patriot Software
4,662 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Multiplier
1,305 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Most reviewed Payroll tools
The Payroll tools carrying the most third-party reviews.
Deel
4.70 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Rippling
4.80 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Gusto
3.50 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
ADP
4.20 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
efile4Biz
4.80 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Payroll growth in 2026
Payroll leaderboards from Toolradar data
Toolradar data: of the 75 Payroll tools we track, 16% have a free plan, and the median entry paid plan is $27/mo for plans with no stated unit (30 tools), $34/employee/mo for per-employee plans (10 tools). As of Oct 2026.
Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit
Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.
Counted among 30 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.
| # | Tool | Entry plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swingvy | $1.89/mo |
| 2 | HRJee | $2/mo |
| 3 | People HR | $3.78/mo |
| 4 | Eddy HR | $4/mo, billed monthly |
| 5 | Papaya Global | $5/mo, billed monthly |
| 6 | KashFlow | $7.50/mo, billed yearly |
| 7 | Humi | $9/mo |
| 8 | 7shifts | $10/mo, billed monthly |
| 8 | Employment Hero | $10/mo, billed monthly |
| 8 | Zenefits | $10/mo, billed monthly |
Lowest entry price, per-employee plans
Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.
Counted among 10 tools priced per employee, verified price.
| # | Tool | Entry plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playroll | $10/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | Deel | $19/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 3 | Ceridian Dayforce | $22/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 4 | Niural AI | $29/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 4 | Omnipresent | $29/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 6 | Paychex | $39/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 7 | ADP | $59/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 8 | Paycor | $99/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 9 | Velocity Global | $399/employee/mo, billed monthly |
| 10 | Emerald Employer of Record Software | $500/employee/mo, billed monthly |
Most-listed alternatives
Tools that the most other Toolradar profiles list as an alternative.
Most compared, last 30 days
Distinct visitor sessions on head-to-head comparison pages that include the tool, over the last 30 days.
Counted among 12 tools with 20+ compare-page visits.
A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 40 of 75 Payroll tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “Payroll leaderboards”, Oct 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Methodology and sources
Every figure is computed live from the Toolradar catalog, published Payroll tools only. Ratings and review counts are aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot and are not the site's own reviews. Added in 2026 means added to the Toolradar directory this year, not the vendor's launch date. Leaderboards apply a 500-review floor. See how we rate.