Best OnPay Alternatives

Alternatives by reason for switching

• Lower published price

  Patriot Payroll

  $117 a month at 25 employees vs $199 for OnPay.

  $17/mo + $4/employee/mo

• More native integrations

  Gusto

  152 native integrations listed by the vendor vs 9 for OnPay.

  152

OnPay alternatives ranked by similarity

Similarity is the share of categories (50%), company sizes served (30%) and pricing model (20%) that each product shares with OnPay.

1. 

   Gusto

   Key difference vs OnPay: Payroll Software score 5.8 vs 5.5.

   OnPay vs Gusto

   Similarity60 of 100

   From $49/mo + $6/employee/mo

2. 

   Paychex Flex

   Key difference vs OnPay: Quote-only pricing; OnPay publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 4.0 vs 5.5.

   Similarity53 of 100
3. 

   Patriot Payroll

   Key difference vs OnPay: $117 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 6.3 vs 5.5.

   Similarity52 of 100

   From $17/mo + $4/employee/mo

4. 

   QuickBooks Payroll

   Key difference vs OnPay: $225 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 4.6 vs 5.5.

   OnPay vs QuickBooks Payroll

   Similarity48 of 100

   From $50/mo + $7/employee/mo

5. 

   SurePayroll

   Key difference vs OnPay: $204 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 5.4 vs 5.5.

   Similarity48 of 100

   From $29/mo + $7/employee/mo

6. 

   Paycor

   Key difference vs OnPay: Quote-only pricing; OnPay publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 4.0 vs 5.5.

   Similarity37 of 100
7. 

   Square Payroll

   Key difference vs OnPay: $185 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 4.3 vs 5.5.

   Similarity33 of 100

   From $35/mo + $6/employee/mo

8. 

   Paylocity

   Key difference vs OnPay: Quote-only pricing; OnPay publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 3.3 vs 5.5.

   Similarity45 of 100
9. 

   Rippling

   Key difference vs OnPay: Quote-only pricing; OnPay publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 1.6 vs 5.5.

   Similarity45 of 100
10. 

    Justworks

    Key difference vs OnPay: $250 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 3.8 vs 5.5.

    Similarity43 of 100

    From $50/mo + $8/employee/mo

How we compare products

OnPay vs its closest alternatives

Payroll Software comparison: LeadChange Score, pricing and verified features

Product	Score	Starting price per employee	Starting base fee	Pricing model	SOC 2 Type II	Mobile apps	Automatic tax filing
OnPay	5.5	$6/employee/mo	$49/mo	Base fee + per employee		—Not available
Gusto	5.8	$6/employee/mo	$49/mo	Base fee + per employee	—Not available	Gusto employee app, Employer mobile app
Paychex Flex	4.0	—Not available	—Not available	Quote only		Paychex Flex mobile app
Patriot Payroll	6.3	$4/employee/mo	$17/mo	Base fee + per employee		IOS, Android
QuickBooks Payroll	4.6	$7/employee/mo	$50/mo	Base fee + per employee
SurePayroll	5.4	$7/employee/mo	$29/mo	Base fee + per employee	—Not available	IOS, Android
Paycor	4.0	—Not available	—Not available	Quote only
Square Payroll	4.3	$6/employee/mo	$35/mo	Base fee + per employee		Square Team App

OnPay comparisons

• OnPay vs Gusto
• OnPay vs QuickBooks Payroll

Changelog

1. Oct 6, 2026

   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. Patriot Software pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
2. Gusto, Inc. app directory: Integrations · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
3. Gusto, Inc. pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
4. Intuit pricing page: Bundle · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
5. Paychex pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
6. Block, Inc. pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
7. Justworks pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
8. OnPay, LLC website: Security · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
9. OnPay, LLC pricing page: Costs pricing · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
10. Paychex website: Security · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
11. Paychex website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
12. Patriot Software website: About · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
13. Patriot Software website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
14. assurance.intuit.com · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
15. Intuit website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
16. Paychex app directory: Time clock integration · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
17. Paycor website: Security · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
18. Paycor website · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
19. Paycor pricing page: Plans pricing · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
20. Block, Inc. website: Overview · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
21. Block, Inc. website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026