Patriot Payroll vs Payoneer Workforce Management

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

Compare	Patriot PayrollPatriot Software	Payoneer Workforce ManagementPayoneer
In one line	The cheapest full-service payroll for a handful of employees	Hire abroad from $199 an employee, pay contractors from $19
Starting price	From $17/mo + $4/person	From $19/person
Six-person team	$41/mo	$114/mo
Plans	Basic $17/mo + $4/worker (you file taxes); Full Service $37/mo + $5/worker; 30-day free trial; 50% off for 3 months	Starting prices; the page doesn't say whether they are billed monthly or yearly: Contractor Management System $19 per contractor per month (payments in 70+ currencies, invoices, expenses); Agent of Record $99 per contractor per month (contractor agreements, misclassification support); Employer of Record $199 per employee per month (salary, employer taxes and benefits on top); bigger discounts for more onboardings; demo request to sign up; 160+ countries
Pricing model	Free trial	Paid
Free trial	30 days	—
Users	Per worker paid	Per person
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online
Also connects to	Patriot Accounting	Xero, FreshBooks, Zoho Books70+ listed by the vendor
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	None listed
Support hours	Phone: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday · Live chat: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday	Help center: 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, for employees and contractors
Incidents posted	2 incidents posted on Patriot Software's status page, which covers all Patriot Software products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Patriot Software. Status page	We found no public status page for Payoneer.
Fit: Retail shop	78	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	75	5
Fit: Service business	82	40
Fit: Agency or studio	72	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	82	10
Fit: Online store	65	60
Why people pick it	Lowest price in the category US-based support	Employer of record from $199 per employee Pays contractors in 70+ currencies
Where it falls short	Dated interface Few integrations	Sign-up goes through a sales demo Not needed for a team in one country
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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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