Paycom alternatives

Pros

• Month to month with no early termination fee, and its prices are published: $49 a month plus $6 per active employee on Simple.
• Tops up tipped employees' pay to the minimum wage automatically and alerts you to state and local minimum wage increases.
• Documents the 2026 W-2 for No Tax on Tips (code TP and the tipped occupation code) and for qualified overtime (code TT).

Cons

• It does not file Form 8846 for the FICA tip credit; it gives you a tips report for your accountant.
• Tips come in from SpotOn Teamwork and Lightspeed U-Series only; no integration with Toast, Square or Shift4 POS is listed, and Clover syncs only names and emails.
• On Simple, new accounts start on 4-day direct deposit, next-day pay costs $15 a month + $3 per person, and only one state is covered.

Pros

• Automatic tip credit make-up when your POS sends the tips, with tip pooling built in.
• Imports tips and hours from Toast, Square, Clover, SpotOn, Heartland, Shift4 POS and others.
• Files federal, state and local taxes in all 50 states and DC, with unlimited pay runs and no setup fee.

Cons

• You also need a paid 7shifts plan per location, and its price wasn't readable on the site.
• No published guarantee for tax penalties and no Form 8846 report.
• New accounts get paid in three business days, and there's a list of per-event fees.

Pros

• Payroll is sold on its own, month to month and with published prices: $50 a month plus $7 per employee on Workforce Payroll, with no setup fee.
• Files federal and state payroll taxes, W-2s and new-hire reports, with unlimited 1099 e-filing and unlimited payroll runs.
• Next-day direct deposit is included, and employees get free on-demand pay through Clair.

Cons

• Tips are entered by hand on each paycheck: there is no documented tip import from any POS, no tip pooling and no automatic top-up to the minimum wage.
• Local taxes, same-day deposit, time tracking and scheduling start on the Premium plan, which costs more per month and per employee.
• Tax penalty protection whoever made the error is only on Elite; the base plan covers only penalties caused by Intuit's own errors.

Pros

• Unlimited payroll runs and federal, state and local tax filing.
• Its standard agreement has no minimum term and pays penalties caused by its own breach.
• Earned wage access at no cost to the business, through Paychex Flex Perks.

Cons

• Only a starting price is public, without saying which plan or whether it is per month; every package is by quote.
• W-2 forms, garnishment payments and time tracking can cost extra depending on the package.
• It doesn't document the tip credit, minimum wage make-up or the FICA tip credit (Form 8846).

Pros

• Hours and tips flow in from dozens of POS systems, including Toast, Square, Clover, Shift4 POS, SpotOn and Lightspeed.
• Tip makeup rules per location and built-in tip automation.
• Payroll posts straight to R365's restaurant accounting, and child support is remitted for you.

Cons

• Price only by quote, with a term contract you can't cancel early and 60 days' notice to avoid renewal.
• No dedicated FICA tip credit report and no published guarantee for tax penalties.
• Live support on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central.

Pros

• Published price: $50 a month plus $8 per active employee, with federal and state tax filings, multi-state payroll and W-2 and 1099 forms included, and no setup fee.
• Month to month with no published early termination fee.
• You can move to the PEO later ($79 or $124 per employee) for 24/7 support, HR consulting and group health benefits.

Cons

• No POS integration, no tip pooling and no documented tip credit make-up or Form 8846: tips are entered by hand.
• It charges for every active employee, even those not paid that month, which costs more with seasonal staff.
• Direct deposit runs on a 4-business-day timeline, with no faster option and no monthly pay schedule.

Pros

• Tip makeup is calculated by work week, and card and declared cash tips flow in from Toast's POS.
• Gives you a FICA tip credit report for Form 8846 and has a written plan for the 2026 W-2 overtime amounts.
• Files local taxes and remits child support; employees can take PayOuts at no cost to you.

Cons

• Price, term and early termination fee come only with the quote; a 2023 public order form had 36 months.
• Billed per active employee, even if they aren't paid that month.
• Imports tips only from Toast's POS, and you file the 1099s for contractors yourself.

Pros

• As a PEO it files payroll taxes under its own tax IDs, carries workers' comp and gives access to TriNet-sponsored health plans.
• Live chat 24/7 for PEO customers.
• Annual contracts that, per its 10-K, can usually be canceled with 30 days' notice.

Cons

• No published prices for the PEO or HR Plus.
• No POS integration and no documented tip features.
• In the PEO, minimum wage compliance (and so the tip credit) stays with you.

Pros

• Published plan prices: Basic is $99 a month plus $5 per employee, with no setup fee.
• Its terms say Paycor pays tax penalties and interest caused by its own filing errors.
• Earned wage access free for the employer, and a pay card with no monthly fee for employees.

Cons

• The term is set by your order: a public 2024 order had 36 months with an early termination fee, and the 50%-off offer ties you for 24 months.
• 60 days' notice to cancel.
• Local taxes, extra states and year-end forms appear as extras without a published price.

Pros

• Publishes that it pays the fines and penalties caused by its own tax filing errors.
• Files federal, state and local payroll taxes in all 50 states, including employees who work in more than one state.
• Payroll support by phone or chat 24/7 in every package.

Cons

• No published prices: every package is by quote, and each payroll run adds a processing fee.
• W-2 and 1099 forms cost extra, and time tracking is an add-on.
• It doesn't document the tip credit, minimum wage make-up or the FICA tip credit (Form 8846).

Pros

• Files and pays federal, state and local payroll taxes in all 50 states, as an IRS-registered reporting agent.
• On Demand Pay comes in every small-business plan at no cost to you (the employee pays per advance).
• Toast sends punches with tip data into Paylocity Time & Labor.

Cons

• No published prices: base fee, per-employee fee, setup and year-end forms are all by quote.
• Standard order term of two years with automatic one-year renewals (60 days' notice) and an early termination fee of 50% of the remaining months.
• Time tracking and scheduling are not in the payroll-only plan; tip pooling needs a partner app.

Pros

• Brings hours and tips from 14 restaurant POS systems, including Toast, PAR and Aloha, with tip pooling inside payroll.
• Files and pays federal, state and local payroll taxes, with unlimited pay runs in every package.
• Earned wage access and pay cards come in the basic Core package.

Cons

• No published prices: per-employee pricing by quote, with a monthly minimum.
• Leaving early costs all the fees left in the term, the agreement renews on its own and you must give 90 days' notice to avoid renewal.
• W-2s and 1099s cost extra each year: $100 base plus $8 per W-2.

Pros

• Published price with no base fee: $29 per employee a month for self-service US payroll.
• Files payroll taxes in all 50 states, including local taxes, and handles W-2s and new-hire reporting.
• 24/7 support for US payroll.

Cons

• No POS integration and no documented tip features: tip credit, tip pooling and tip imports are not mentioned.
• No weekly pay schedule listed (every two weeks, twice a month or monthly).
• With $29 for every employee and no base fee, a restaurant with a large hourly team pays more than with most plans that charge a base fee plus a smaller per-person fee.

Pros

• A dedicated payroll specialist in every bundle who checks each payroll before it runs.
• Files federal, state and local payroll taxes and answers tax notices for you.
• Lists integrations with Toast, Square, Clover, Genius (Heartland), SpotOn and Shift4 POS.

Cons

• Only a starting price for one employee is public; the per-employee fee is by quote.
• No public contract: term, renewal and early termination fee are unknown.
• It doesn't document tip import, the tip credit or the FICA tip credit (Form 8846).

Pros

• Imports tips and sales from Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed and TouchBistro.
• Time tracking and scheduling feed payroll directly, with unlimited pay runs and tax forms included.
• Tip declarations and minimum wage top-ups for tipped staff are built into payroll, per Push.

Cons

• Only starting prices are published; the rest is by quote.
• Public pages do not detail US payroll tax coverage (states, local taxes) or a penalty guarantee.
• The subscription renews for a year unless you give 45 days' notice, and early cancellation gets no refund.

Pros

• Files federal, state and local payroll taxes, and its terms say it pays penalties caused by its own negligent errors.
• Run payroll as often as you need at no extra charge.
• Price increases at renewal are capped at the greater of 5% or inflation.

Cons

• No published prices; time tracking and scheduling are separate modules in the quote.
• Tips: only a marketing mention of 'tip to minimum' and no documented tip import from a restaurant POS.
• Leaving mid-term does not end the fees for the rest of the term, and the user count cannot be lowered during it.