Prices verified Nov 10, 2026 from vendor sites. Written by PayrollPriceWatch.
Last checked Nov 10, 2026
Cheapest payroll for 20 employees
List prices for 20 employees, no contractors, and one state. Only plans that file payroll taxes are ranked. Introductory discounts are not included.
- Patriot Payroll$137
Full Service Payroll · $1,644 a year
- Square Payroll$155
Full-service payroll · $1,860 a year
- Wave Payroll$160
U.S. full-access payroll · $1,920 a year
- Gusto$169
Simple · $2,028 a year
- Homebase Payroll$169
Homebase Payroll · $2,028 a year
- OnPay$169
Payroll Essentials · $2,028 a year
Workforce Payroll · $2,280 a year
- Roll by ADP$199
Roll · $2,388 a year
- Justworks$210
Payroll · $2,520 a year
- Deel$440
Deel HR + Deel Payroll — US (Core) · $5,280 a year
- SurePayrollPrice conflict
No single published price.
- ADP RUNQuote only
No published list price.
- BambooHR PayrollQuote only
No published list price.
- HourlyQuote only
No published list price.
- Paychex FlexQuote only
No published list price.
- RipplingQuote only
No published list price.
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Questions
- What is the cheapest payroll software for 20 employees?
- Patriot Payroll Full Service Payroll is $137 a month at list price for 20 employees in one state, with tax filing included.
- How is this ranked?
- Plans that file payroll taxes are ranked by list price for 20 employees, no contractors, and one state. Quote-only vendors and conflicting price pages are not given a guessed price. Last checked Nov 10, 2026.
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