Paylocity 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

• 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

• Files and pays federal, state and agreed local payroll taxes, with tax registration in all 50 states.
• Each client gets a dedicated service specialist.
• With Beti, employees review, fix and approve their own paycheck before payroll is submitted.

Cons

• No published prices, and a non-refundable setup fee set as a share of the yearly contract value.
• A term contract (3 years in 2026 public contracts) that renews automatically unless you give 90 days' notice, with an early termination fee equal to your average monthly fees times the months left.
• Every payroll run is charged, and time tracking, scheduling, garnishments and daily pay require the Complete package.

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.