Best OnPay Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from nonprofit payroll software ranked against OnPay on the same published basis.
- 1OnPay vs Wave
- 2OnPay vs Payroll4Free
- 3OnPay vs Homebase
- 4OnPay vs PayFWDs
- 5OnPay vs Rippling
- 6OnPay vs CDM+
- 7OnPay vs MIP Payroll
- 8OnPay vs Workday Benefits
- 9OnPay vs ADP Workforce Now
- 10OnPay vs Employment Hero
- 11OnPay vs Justworks Benefits
- 13OnPay vs Patriot Payroll
- 14OnPay vs Paycor
- 15OnPay vs QuickBooks Contractor Payments
- 16OnPay vs Sage Payroll
- 17OnPay vs SurePayroll
- 18OnPay vs APS Payroll
- 19OnPay vs Dayforce Workforce Management
- 20OnPay vs Oracle Cloud Global Payroll
- 21OnPay vs Oracle Recruiting
OnPay alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wave | 6.5 | Free plan | $15.83/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 2 | Payroll4Free | 6.4 | Free plan | $35,350/mo | Browser, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Homebase | 5.6 | No | $13/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 4 | PayFWDs | 5.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 5 | Rippling | 5.5 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 6 | CDM+ | 5.4 | No | $25/mo | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | MIP Payroll | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Workday Benefits | 5.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 9 | ADP Workforce Now | 5.1 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 10 | Employment Hero | 5.1 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 11 | Justworks Benefits | 5.1 | No | $8/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 13 | Patriot Payroll | 5.1 | No | $8.50/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 14 | Paycor | 5.1 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 15 | QuickBooks Contractor Payments | 5.1 | No | $12.50/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 16 | Sage Payroll | 5.1 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | SurePayroll | 5.1 | No | $20/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 18 | APS Payroll | 5.0 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 19 | Dayforce Workforce Management | 5.0 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Oracle Cloud Global Payroll | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Oracle Recruiting | 5.0 | No | $8/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
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Questions about OnPay alternatives
What is the best alternative to OnPay?
Wave, number 1 in nonprofit payroll software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Payroll4Free, Homebase, PayFWDs and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OnPay?
Wave is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 2 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.