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Payroll services that stay simple for a small company

Look at headcount tiers, tax filing, and whether the file your accountant needs can be exported.

Last updated September 30, 2026

Payroll services that stay simple for a small company
  1. 1
    Compare

    Read who it is for and the reservations. Do not stop at first place.

  2. 2
    Check

    Recalculate with your own headcount, city, and budget

  3. 3
    Decide

    Choose what you can use now. Do not prepay for a feature two years away.

  1. 1

    Xinnuan

    ★★★★★

    3,500 reviews counted

    The sample price is clear under 20 people, and it exports a spreadsheet accountants already use.

    • Headcount tiers are public
    • Payroll exports
    • A sample tax field

    Watch: Complicated equity pay is out of scope

    • Clear tiers
    • Exportable
    9.4

    Excellent

  2. 2

    Xinnuan

    ★★★★★

    3,500 reviews counted

    The sample price is clear under 20 people, and it exports a spreadsheet accountants already use.

    • Headcount tiers are public
    • Payroll exports
    • A sample tax field

    Watch: Complicated equity pay is out of scope

    • Clear tiers
    • Exportable
    9.4

    Excellent

  3. 3

    Yuejie

    ★★★★★

    1,200 reviews counted

    Approval and pay sit in one flow.

    • Leave flows into pay
    • Manager approval
    • Pay can be locked before it goes out

    Watch: More steps on screen

    • Approval
    • Lockable
    9.0

    Excellent

  4. 4

    Rence

    ★★★★★

    900 reviews counted

    Personnel files and pay live together, for a company without a separate HR system.

    • Employee files
    • Contract-end reminders
    • Payslips are sent

    Watch: Recruiting is shallow

    • Files
    • Payslips
    8.7

    Very good

  5. 5

    Gongshi

    ★★★★★

    2,100 reviews counted

    Pay from hours worked. A sample for part-time and project work.

    • Hours are recorded
    • Hours roll up by project
    • Export for a client reconciliation

    Watch: Awkward for a company on fixed monthly salaries

    • Part-time friendly
    • Can reconcile
    8.4

    Good

  6. 6

    Nuanxin

    ★★★★★

    640 reviews counted

    Accountant seats, for pay that an outside firm still runs.

    • The accountant can sign in
    • The company only confirms changes
    • There is an activity log

    Watch: A company that pays itself does not need the extra seat

    • Built for the accountant
    • A log
    8.1

    Good

Side by side

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Rank Name Score Best for Price note
1 Xinnuan 9.4 Companies of 20 people or fewer Sample: $3 per person per month
2 Xinnuan 9.4 Companies of 20 people or fewer Sample: $3 per person per month
3 Yuejie 9.0 Teams that need a manager to approve first Sample: $4 per person per month
4 Rence 8.7 Companies that also want the files in one place Sample: basic HR included
5 Gongshi 8.4 Project work and part-time staff Sample: priced by active people
6 Nuanxin 8.1 Companies that leave payday to an accounting firm Sample: two accountant seats included

What this ranking compares

Look at headcount tiers, tax filing, and whether the file your accountant needs can be exported.

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He Qiming

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When comparing project and payroll tools, he counts seats and export limits before the interface.

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