Side by side

Merge vs Payroll Engine

Both stand on payroll apis. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Payroll Engine offers a configurable framework and developer tools for embedding payroll processing, but deployment and security settings need attention. Its maker explicitly says not to expose the backend to the public Internet.

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The facts

	Merge	Payroll Engine
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Launch: $650 a month	Free or on request
Plans published	3	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	merge.dev	payrollengine.org
On payroll apis	#2 of 32	#1 of 32

Merge: what it does well

Payroll Engine: what it does well

REST API supports tenant and employee management.
Handles recurring and non-recurring payruns.
Includes testing tools for validation and regression testing.
Offers a browser-based management application.
Released under the MIT License.

What to know first

Country regulations are commercial.
A database must be provided separately.
Authentication and audit trails are disabled by default.
Maker says not to use the backend on the public Internet.

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