Gusto
Gusto is a comprehensive payroll, HR, and benefits platform built to help small and medium-sized businesses manage their workforce with ease. It enables users to run payroll in minutes while automatically handling tax filings, compliance, and reporting requirements. The platform also identifies potential tax credits and savings opportunities, helping businesses optimize their financial operations. Gusto provides a full suite of employee benefits, including health insurance and financial wellness tools, making it easier to support and retain employees. Its hiring and onboarding features allow companies to attract top talent and streamline the onboarding process with customizable workflows. The platform integrates time tracking, talent management, and reporting tools into a single system for better efficiency. Gusto also supports solopreneurs by ensuring compliant self-payroll and simplified tax management. With automated processes and user-friendly design, it significantly reduces the time spent on administrative tasks. Businesses can manage everything from payroll to employee insights without switching between multiple tools. The platform is trusted by hundreds of thousands of businesses for its reliability and ease of use. Ultimately, Gusto helps organizations focus more on growth while handling the complexities of workforce management.
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Folks
Folks replaces spreadsheets and disconnected HR tools with a single platform built for Canadian SMBs. Centralize employee records, automate onboarding workflows, track absences and PTO, and manage performance reviews — all from one dashboard.
With Folks ATS, post to major Canadian job boards (Indeed, LinkedIn, Jobillico, Talent.com), parse resumes with AI-powered matching, and move candidates through your hiring pipeline in clicks. Applications from your career page flow directly into the system, and your team can communicate with candidates using customizable email templates — no switching between tools.
Folks Payroll handles CRA remittances, T4/RL-1 generation, ROE filing, and multi-province tax calculations natively. SOC 2 Type 2 certified, with all data hosted in Canada. Trusted by 1,200+ Canadian organizations.
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Poppins Payroll
Poppins Payroll is a specialized payroll and tax service for families employing household workers such as nannies, caregivers, and housekeepers. This platform simplifies the employer registration process by assisting with obtaining a federal EIN and state accounts, as well as managing new-hire reporting, gross-to-net paycheck calculations, and generating pay stubs. It also includes features for tracking paid time off, automatic tax filings at federal, state, and local levels, and handling quarterly and year-end returns. Users have the flexibility to pay their employees through direct deposit or by using their own checks and transfers, and they can securely access payroll history and tax documents for a minimum of five years. Additionally, Poppins accommodates various pay schedules—weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly—depending on the state's regulations, while diligently tracking leave balances and ensuring compliance with minimum wage, overtime, and tax-withholding laws applicable to each U.S. state. With its comprehensive features, Poppins Payroll aims to alleviate the complexities involved in managing household employee payroll.
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PaycheckCity
PaycheckCity is an online resource designed to provide self-service payroll solutions specifically for small businesses. This platform features complimentary payroll calculators that assist in calculating taxes across all 50 states in the U.S., accommodating even multi-state payroll situations. Users have the flexibility to manage an unlimited number of companies, employees, and payroll cycles, as well as to generate essential federal forms such as the W-2, 940, and 941. Emphasizing user-friendliness, it allows businesses to easily enter pay information, including hours worked, tips, sick leave, or vacation time, resulting in calculated paychecks and paystubs that are ready for printing. Although PaycheckCity handles tax calculations, it is important to note that users must take responsibility for printing checks and filing their own taxes. The service does not include features for direct deposit or automatic federal and state tax submissions; instead, it supplies users with pre-filled federal forms based on their payroll history, enabling them to file and make payments on their own. This allows businesses to maintain control over their payroll processes while ensuring compliance with tax requirements.
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