Deel vs OnPay

Two payroll & HR tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	DeelDeel	OnPayOnPay
In one line	Contractors and employees in 150 countries	One flat-price payroll plan with tax filing and HR basics
Starting price	From $49/person	From $49/mo + $6/person
Six-person team	$294/mo	$85/mo
Plans	Contractors $49 per contractor per month; contractor of record $325 per contractor per month; US PEO $125 per employee per month; EOR $599 per employee per month	$49/mo + $6 per person paid; unlimited pay runs; tax filings in all states; first month free
Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Free trial	—	30 days
Users	Per person	Per person paid
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online, Xero
Also connects to	Puzzle200+ listed by the vendor	When I Work
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	Not looked up yet	Every plan
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every plan
Support hours	Not published	Phone: 9AM – 8PM ET, Monday – Friday · Live chat: Monday - Friday, 9AM-8PM ET
Incidents posted	Deel has a public status page. Status page	We found no public status page for OnPay.
Capterra score	4.9 / 5 from 4,314 reviews	4.8 / 5 from 469 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.6 / 5 from 9,733 reviews	3.7 / 5 from 319 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	10	82
Fit: Restaurant or café	5	85
Fit: Service business	40	85
Fit: Agency or studio	85	80
Fit: Trades or contractor	10	85
Fit: Online store	60	72
Why people pick it	Global compliance handled Contractor onboarding is fast	One simple price All states included
Where it falls short	Expensive per head Not needed for US-only teams	Fewer HR extras than Gusto No time tracking of its own
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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