Justworks vs Rippling vs OnPay

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Compared on	Justworks Free trial · from $8/mo Visit Remove	Rippling See pricing Visit Remove	OnPay From $49/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Payroll from $8 per employee a month plus a $50 base fee, or PEO plans with benefits and HR support, for US small businesses	HR, payroll, IT and finance modules on one employee database, priced per employee on a custom quote	US small-business payroll with a base fee plus a per-worker fee, and add-on HR, time tracking and benefits
Free plan	No	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$8/mo (Payroll)Justworks pricing	Not publishedRippling pricing	$49/mo (Payroll Essentials)OnPay pricing
What it covers	Payroll is $8 per employee a month plus a $50 monthly base fee; the pricing page does not say whether other billing terms change the price.	Not stated	Base fee only; add $6 per worker per month. For example, a 10-worker business would pay $49 plus 10 x $6 = $109 a month. The footer of the pricing page says 'Pricing starts at $55 per month', which does not match the $49 base.
Free trial	No free trial listed on the pricing page; it offers Get Started and demo options	No free trial mentioned on the pricing page; it offers a demo request, and eligible US venture-backed startups can get 6 free months	A 'Get one month free' link appears on the pricing page; its terms are not shown there
Platforms	Web	Web	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	The pricing page lists accounting software integrations on all plans and applicant tracking and performance management integrations on some, with no count	The home page names examples such as Salesforce, Jira, Slack, GitHub and Google Drive but gives no integration count	Integrations with accounting, 401(k) and HR tools; no partner names or count were readable
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	US small businesses that want payroll, benefits and HR support from one provider Teams that want a PEO to handle compliance and benefits Companies planning to hire contractors or employees abroad later	Companies that want HR, payroll and IT admin on one record Teams that expect to add modules over time Startups using the vendor's venture-backed startup offer	Small US businesses that want payroll with phone support Franchises and multi-state employers Accounting firms running payroll for clients
Watch out for	The Payroll plan adds a $50 monthly base fee on top of the per-employee price The plans shown are for US teams; the EOR plan is the global option Extras such as time tracking, contractors and dedicated HR consulting cost more per month	Prices are not published beyond the $8 starting figure; a custom quote is needed Cost depends on the modules chosen and a base fee whose amount is not stated The pricing page does not list countries served, so check payroll coverage for your location	Priced as a base fee plus a per-worker fee, so cost grows with headcount US payroll only; no international payroll is described Prices for compliance resources and live HR support are not listed
Made by	Justworks	Rippling	OnPay

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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