Best Zoho Payroll Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from contractor payment software ranked against Zoho Payroll on the same published basis.
- 1Zoho Payroll vs Cleo Pay
- 3Zoho Payroll vs PayWow
- 4Zoho Payroll vs BuildFair
- 5Zoho Payroll vs Plane Contractor Management
- 6Zoho Payroll vs IRIS Practice Engine
- 7Zoho Payroll vs TLC IT
- 8Zoho Payroll vs Lano Contractor Management
- 9Zoho Payroll vs YunoJuno Contractor Payments
- 10Zoho Payroll vs Payoneer Payer
- 11Zoho Payroll vs Petl Pay
- 12Zoho Payroll vs Deel
- 13Zoho Payroll vs Gusto
- 14Zoho Payroll vs OnPay
- 15Zoho Payroll vs QuickBooks Contractor Payments
- 16Zoho Payroll vs Qurbie
- 17Zoho Payroll vs G-P Contractor
- 18Zoho Payroll vs Moonworkers
- 19Zoho Payroll vs Papaya Global
- 20Zoho Payroll vs Rise Global Contractor Pay
- 21Zoho Payroll vs Trolley
Zoho Payroll alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleo Pay | 6.6 | Free plan | $99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 3 | PayWow | 6.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 4 | BuildFair | 6.4 | Free plan | A$208.33/mo | Web |
| 5 | Plane Contractor Management | 6.3 | Free plan | $39/mo | API, Web |
| 6 | IRIS Practice Engine | 5.5 | No | — | API, Web |
| 7 | TLC IT | 5.5 | No | — | API, Web |
| 8 | Lano Contractor Management | 5.4 | No | €19/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | YunoJuno Contractor Payments | 5.4 | No | — | API, Web |
| 10 | Payoneer Payer | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | Petl Pay | 5.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Deel | 5.1 | No | $5/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
| 13 | Gusto | 5.1 | No | $49/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 14 | OnPay | 5.1 | No | $49/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 15 | QuickBooks Contractor Payments | 5.1 | No | $12.50/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 16 | Qurbie | 5.1 | No | $25/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 17 | G-P Contractor | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Moonworkers | 5.0 | No | £6.49/mo | API, Web |
| 19 | Papaya Global | 5.0 | No | $5/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 20 | Rise Global Contractor Pay | 5.0 | No | $49/mo | Web |
| 21 | Trolley | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Zoho Payroll alternatives
What is the best alternative to Zoho Payroll?
Cleo Pay, number 1 in contractor payment software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: PayWow, BuildFair, Plane Contractor Management and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Zoho Payroll?
Cleo Pay is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 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.