Best Patriot Payroll Alternatives

Patriot Payroll alternatives ranked by similarity

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

1. 

   QuickBooks Payroll

   Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: $225 vs $117 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 4.6 vs 6.3.

   QuickBooks Payroll vs Patriot Payroll

   Similarity75 of 100

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

2. 

   SurePayroll

   Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: $204 vs $117 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 5.4 vs 6.3.

   SurePayroll vs Patriot Payroll

   Similarity75 of 100

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

3. 

   Gusto

   Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: $199 vs $117 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 5.8 vs 6.3.

   Patriot Payroll vs Gusto

   Similarity67 of 100

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

4. 

   OnPay

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

   Similarity52 of 100

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

5. 

   Square Payroll

   Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: $185 vs $117 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 4.3 vs 6.3.

   Similarity45 of 100

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

6. 

   Paychex Flex

   Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: Quote-only pricing; Patriot Payroll publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 4.0 vs 6.3.

   Similarity35 of 100
7. 

   Paycor

   Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: Quote-only pricing; Patriot Payroll publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 4.0 vs 6.3.

   Similarity20 of 100
8. 

   Justworks

   Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: $250 vs $117 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 3.8 vs 6.3.

   Similarity63 of 100

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

9. 

   Homebase

   Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: Payroll Software score 3.8 vs 6.3.

   Similarity40 of 100
10. 

    Paylocity

    Key difference vs Patriot Payroll: Quote-only pricing; Patriot Payroll publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 3.3 vs 6.3.

    Similarity27 of 100

How we compare products

Patriot Payroll 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
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
Gusto	5.8	$6/employee/mo	$49/mo	Base fee + per employee	—Not available	Gusto employee app, Employer mobile app
OnPay	5.5	$6/employee/mo	$49/mo	Base fee + per employee		—Not available
Square Payroll	4.3	$6/employee/mo	$35/mo	Base fee + per employee		Square Team App
Paychex Flex	4.0	—Not available	—Not available	Quote only		Paychex Flex mobile app
Paycor	4.0	—Not available	—Not available	Quote only

Patriot Payroll comparisons

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