Patriot Payroll
Patriot Software
The cheapest full-service payroll for a handful of employees
Patriot runs payroll for $37 a month plus $5 per worker with tax filing included, or $17 plus $4 if you file taxes yourself. It is plain and inexpensive, and it suits very small teams. It is a weaker fit for growing companies that want benefits and HR in the same tool.
Cost at your size
Team size
For 6 people: $41 a month.
Patriot Payroll costs $43 less than the median payroll & HR tool for 6 people ($84).
Patriot Payroll pays for itself if it saves 1.5 hours a month at $30 an hour, our assumption.
Change assumptions
Figures from the vendor's published prices. How we calculate prices
What Patriot Payroll connects to
Accounting
Accounting and scheduling tools in our catalog · found on vendor and marketplace pages, October 2026 · 2 of 2 checked by us
Sources
- QuickBooks Online: help.patriotsoftware.com/en/articles/15427452-enhanced-integration-with-quickbooks-online, found 2026-10-12, checked 2026-10-15
- Patriot Accounting: help.patriotsoftware.com/en/articles/15383478-how-to-integrate-payroll-with-patriot-accounting, found 2026-10-12, checked 2026-10-15
Getting help with Patriot Payroll
- How to reach them
- Phone: every plan · 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday
- Email: every plan
- Live chat: every plan · 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday
- Onboarding
- Free payroll setup assistance (entering employee and year-to-date payroll data) (every plan)
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
A vendor that posts every small issue can show more incidents than one that posts few, so a low count doesn't prove fewer problems.
From Patriot Software's support and pricing pages, October 2026 · checked by us 2026-10-14 · How we gather this
Sources
- patriotsoftware.com/contact-us/, read 2026-10-13
- patriotsoftware.com/payroll/pricing/, read 2026-10-13
- Phone: “we simplify it by offering free, USA-based support via phone, email, or chat” (patriotsoftware.com/payroll/pricing/)
- Phone hours: “9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET Monday - Friday” (patriotsoftware.com/contact-us/)
- Email: “we simplify it by offering free, USA-based support via phone, email, or chat” (patriotsoftware.com/payroll/pricing/)
- Live chat: “we simplify it by offering free, USA-based support via phone, email, or chat” (patriotsoftware.com/payroll/pricing/)
- Live chat hours: “Chat with us here 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET Monday - Friday” (patriotsoftware.com/contact-us/)
- Onboarding: “so we offer free payroll setup assistance” (patriotsoftware.com/payroll/pricing/)
What reviewers say about Patriot Payroll
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Recent changes at Patriot Payroll
- Sep 2026LaunchMade the enhanced QuickBooks Online integration, which maps payroll journal entries to your own accounts, the standard for every payroll customer. patriotsoftware.com
- Aug 2026LaunchAdded employee e-signatures to Patriot HR for offer letters and onboarding documents. patriotsoftware.com
- Jun 2026LaunchAdded HR Experts & Training, an add-on for HR software customers with phone and online access to certified HR professionals, powered by Mineral. patriotsoftware.com
Picked from Patriot Software's own pages and the press, reviewed by us before publishing · checked weekly, last check Oct 26, 2026 · How we pick news
Why people pick it
- Lowest price in the category
- US-based support
Where it falls short
- Dated interface
- Few integrations
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