Methodology

This page explains how we produce every comparison, review, and pricing breakdown on the site — and why we are not the vendor.

How many tools we track

We maintain a single source-of-truth record for 12 payroll and HR platforms: Rippling, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll, SurePayroll, Paycor, BambooHR, Workday, Patriot, and OnPay. Each price on the site is read from that record, so an update in one place propagates everywhere the vendor appears — with its verification date attached.

How we verify prices

• We read the price from the vendor's own published source and record the URL.
• We save a screenshot and the date. Every figure shows a "Verified <date>" badge.
• Where a vendor does not publish prices (ADP, Paychex, Paylocity and others quote only on request), we say so plainly rather than guess. Those fields read "Not verified yet" until we have a number we can stand behind.
• We record list prices, not promotional discounts, and note when a headline price is an introductory rate.

Do we test the demos?

[BORRADOR — ajusta a la realidad] Where we have hands-on time with a product we say so in the review and describe what we did. Where our assessment is based on documentation, published pricing, and attributed user reports rather than a live account, we say that too. We never imply testing we did not do.

How we handle other people's opinions

When we cite recurring complaints we attribute and paraphrase them — "users on G2 report…", "a recurring thread on r/smallbusiness is…" — and link to the source. We do not republish reviews from G2, Capterra, or Reddit verbatim.

Fact vs. opinion

We separate the two in the text. A monthly minimum of a given amount is a fact we verified. Whether that is expensive for a team of eight is our opinion, and we mark it as such.

How we make money

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