Best QuickBooks Payroll Alternatives

Alternatives by reason for switching

• Lower published price

  Patriot Payroll

  $117 a month at 25 employees vs $225 for QuickBooks Payroll.

  $17/mo + $4/employee/mo

• Higher LeadChange Score

  Gusto

  5.8/10 in Payroll Software vs 4.6 for QuickBooks Payroll.

QuickBooks 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 QuickBooks Payroll.

1. 

   SurePayroll

   Key difference vs QuickBooks Payroll: $204 vs $225 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 5.4 vs 4.6.

   SurePayroll vs QuickBooks Payroll

   Similarity100 of 100

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

2. 

   Patriot Payroll

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

   QuickBooks Payroll vs Patriot Payroll

   Similarity75 of 100

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

3. 

   Gusto

   Key difference vs QuickBooks Payroll: $199 vs $225 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 5.8 vs 4.6.

   QuickBooks Payroll vs Gusto

   Similarity63 of 100

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

4. 

   OnPay

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

   OnPay vs QuickBooks Payroll

   Similarity48 of 100

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

5. 

   Square Payroll

   Key difference vs QuickBooks Payroll: $185 vs $225 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 4.3 vs 4.6.

   Similarity37 of 100

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

6. 

   Paycor

   Key difference vs QuickBooks Payroll: Quote-only pricing; QuickBooks Payroll publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 4.0 vs 4.6.

   Similarity30 of 100
7. 

   Paychex Flex

   Key difference vs QuickBooks Payroll: Quote-only pricing; QuickBooks Payroll publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 4.0 vs 4.6.

   Similarity27 of 100
8. 

   Justworks

   Key difference vs QuickBooks Payroll: $250 vs $225 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 3.8 vs 4.6.

   Similarity60 of 100

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

9. 

   Homebase

   Key difference vs QuickBooks Payroll: Payroll Software score 3.8 vs 4.6.

   Similarity50 of 100
10. 

    Paycom

    Key difference vs QuickBooks Payroll: Quote-only pricing; QuickBooks Payroll publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 3.3 vs 4.6.

    Similarity30 of 100

How we compare products

QuickBooks 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
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
Patriot Payroll	6.3	$4/employee/mo	$17/mo	Base fee + per employee		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
Paycor	4.0	—Not available	—Not available	Quote only
Paychex Flex	4.0	—Not available	—Not available	Quote only		Paychex Flex mobile app

QuickBooks Payroll comparisons

• QuickBooks Payroll vs Gusto
• QuickBooks Payroll vs Patriot Payroll
• OnPay vs QuickBooks Payroll
• SurePayroll 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. 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. assurance.intuit.com · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
8. Intuit website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
9. Intuit pricing page: Bundle · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
10. Paychex app directory: Time clock integration · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
11. Patriot Software website: About · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
12. Patriot Software website: Payroll · primary 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. Paycor website: Security · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
17. Paycor website · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
18. Paycor pricing page: Plans pricing · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
19. Paychex website: Security · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
20. Paychex website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026