Justworks Review

Justworks offers payroll, a PEO with benefits and HR support, and international employer-of-record hiring, with public per-employee pricing from $8 plus a $50 monthly base fee.

Best for

  • Small businesses wanting a PEO with benefits and HR support
  • Teams needing payroll with contractor payments
  • Employers hiring internationally through EOR

Not ideal for

  • Businesses wanting a low per-employee cost on PEO plans
By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated 25 verified data points6 sources

Quick answers

Is Justworks a PEO?
Yes. Justworks offers PEO Basic and PEO Plus plans with HR support, compliance, workers' compensation and benefits administration.Based on Workers' compensation: Yes
How much does Justworks cost?
Payroll is $50 per month plus $8 per employee. PEO Basic is $79 and PEO Plus is $124 per employee per month. EOR is $599 per employee per month.Based on Pricing model: Base fee + per employee
Does Justworks file taxes?
Yes. It automates withholding, reporting and remitting of payroll taxes, including 940 and 941 filings and W-2 and 1099 forms.Based on Automatic tax filing: Yes
Does Justworks charge an implementation fee?
No. The pricing page states there is no implementation fee.Based on Implementation fee: None
Does Justworks offer 24/7 support?
24/7 support is included in PEO Basic and PEO Plus; the Payroll plan does not list it.Based on Support hours: 24/7 support included in PEO Basic and PEO Plus
Does Justworks pay international contractors?
Yes. International contractors in over 60 countries can be paid for $39 per month per paid contractor.Based on Contractor payments: Yes

Specifications

Fit

US states supported
All 50 states

Product

Integrations

Open API
Yes

Our verdict

Justworks is a payroll and PEO platform for small businesses, with public pricing starting at a $50 monthly base plus $8 per employee. The PEO tiers cost $79 to $124 per employee per month, and several features are add-ons.

Strengths

  • Transparent public pricing

    Plans are published, with no implementation fee and clear add-on prices.

    Evidence: Price transparency: Published

  • PEO with workers' comp and benefits

    The PEO includes workers' compensation under a master policy, and PEO Plus adds medical, dental and vision administration.

    Evidence: Workers' comp included: Yes

  • Tax filing and 50-state coverage

    Payroll taxes, W-2 and 1099 filings are automated, and the vendor states support for all 50 states.

    Evidence: Automatic tax filing: Yes

  • Contractor and global options

    US contractors and international contractors in over 60 countries can be paid, and an EOR plan supports global hiring.

    Evidence: Contractor payments: Yes

Weaknesses

Coverage of core PEO services capabilities

Capabilities verified against Justworks’s own documentation; capabilities we could not verify are not listed.

7 of 7 standard features

PEO Services

PEO Services buyer’s guide

Price at a glance

Justworks integrations

Native integrations

  • 15Five
  • Brex
  • Carta
  • Checkr
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Where it ranks

Implementation and support

Implementation fee
None
Support channels
Phone, email, chat

Changelog

  1. First published.

Data sources

Every value on this page links to its source below. Primary sources are the vendor's or authority's own pages.

  1. Justworks pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
  2. Justworks website: Compliance · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
  3. Justworks website · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  4. Justworks website: Product updates · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  5. tryfinch.com/blog/justworks-taps-finch-to-support-their-hr-and-fintech-integration-strategy · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026