Choose for today's operating complexity without buying an enterprise system too early.

Headcount is a constraint, not a verdict

A team of the same size can have radically different entity, approval, integration and administration needs. Use these pages to model the operating complexity behind the number of employees.

  • Count approval layers, entities and system owners before comparing plans.
  • Price the administration work the product leaves with your team.
  • Reject enterprise depth when it creates more process than the current operation needs.
01

Payroll Software for a Company Making Its First Few Hires

Choose an operating model that still works for the second employee, first delegated input, and backup handoff.

02

Payroll Software for 10 to 49 Employees

Move payroll from an owner task to a repeatable process with delegated administration.

03

Payroll Software for 50 to 199 Employees

Evaluate reporting, administrator roles, benefits handoffs, workforce data, and implementation ownership.

04

Payroll Software for Multi-Entity Businesses

Separate entities, administrators, tax accounts, reporting, and shared operating processes.