Deel vs Payroll4Free
Two payroll & HR tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Payroll4Free costs less for a six-person team.
Deel fits agency or studio, online store.- Deel suits teams past ten people.
| Compare | DeelDeel | |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Contractors and employees in 150 countries | Free payroll software for teams of 9 or fewer |
| Starting price | From $49/person | Free |
| Six-person team | $294/mo | $0/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 | Free for 9 or fewer people paid no more than once a month (ad-supported); filled-out tax forms incur a small fee; optional Payroll Tax Service and Direct Deposit Service at unpublished prices |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | Per person | Up to 9 paid |
| Both connect to | No shared connections on record. | |
| Also connects to | QuickBooks Online, Xero, Puzzle200+ listed by the vendor | None in our catalog |
| Team size | 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people | Just me · 2–10 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US |
| Phone support | Not looked up yet | Every plan |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | None listed |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | Deel has a public status page. Status page | We found no public status page for Payroll4Free.com. |
| Capterra score | 4.9 / 5 from 4,314 reviews | 3.1 / 5 from 13 reviews (few reviews) |
| Trustpilot score | 4.6 / 5 from 9,733 reviews | 2.2 / 5 from 8 reviews (few reviews) |
| Fit: Retail shop | 10 | 58 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 5 | 55 |
| Fit: Service business | 40 | 60 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 85 | 45 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 10 | 60 |
| Fit: Online store | 60 | 45 |
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| Visit Deel | Visit Payroll4Free | |
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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