SurePayroll

Rating: 4.00

User Satisfaction: 75%

SurePayroll is a tool that does online payroll processing (for employees & contractors) for small businesses and household employers so they can run payroll quickly, manage taxes or outsource tax filings, and reduce administrative burden.

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Overview

SurePayroll is a cloud-based payroll service for U.S.-based small businesses (and household employers) that lets you run unlimited payrolls, pay employees and contractors, and either calculate payroll taxes yourself or have the service file and pay them for you.

Payroll is time-consuming, error-prone and carries legal/compliance risk (tax filings, deposits, reporting). For a small team the cost of dedicated staff can be too high. SurePayroll helps you offload much of that burden: you still oversee things, but the system automates pay runs, new hire reporting, direct deposit and (on certain plans) tax filings. That means you spend less time wrestling spreadsheets and more on your core business.

Details

Tool Launch / Founded Date

The exact founding date of SurePayroll is less publicly cited; the service has been around for over two decades.

Best for

Small business owners with up to ~50 employees (especially U.S.-based) Household employers (nannies, in-home staff) Accounting firms or resellers who manage payroll for multiple small clients (there is an accountant partner program)

Access Type

Paid subscription, monthly billing (no long‐term contract required). Free quote & onboarding assistance.

Licensing Model

Proprietary software. As a service you sign up and use their platform; you own your payroll data, but the software is not open-source.

Feature

Runs unlimited payrolls (no per-run fee) in most plans.
Free 2-day direct deposit included.
Payroll tax calculations (in lower tier) and full tax filing/ deposit (in full-service tier) including federal & state.
Supports both W-2 employees and 1099 contractors.
Mobile and online portals: run payroll from any device and employees/contractors can access pay stubs and reports.
Integrations available with accounting software (QuickBooks, Xero, etc).
Household employer specific plan (for nanny/aid payroll) and reseller program for accountants

Pricing Tables

No Tax Filing

$20/month

You run payroll unlimited times
Free 2-day direct deposit
Payroll tax calculations included, but you must file/pay taxes yourself
Multiple pay rates & bonuses, new hire reporting, online pay stubs

Full Service

$29/month

Everything above + they calculate, file and deposit federal & state payroll taxes for you
Unlimited payroll runs, free 2-day direct deposit
Useful if you want to outsource tax compliance

Household Employer Plan

$39/month

Designed for household employers (nannies, aides)
Full payroll tax and reporting service included for that scenario

Analytics

Traffic Analysis

Domain Rating
73

Organic Traffic
103704

Majority Users
United States

Visits Over Time

No visit data found.

Traffic Sources

No traffic data found.

Last Update Date: 2025-11-06

FAQ

Can I use SurePayroll for international employees or payroll outside the U.S.? ▼

No — SurePayroll currently supports U.S.-based payroll only. It doesn’t handle international employees or U.S. territories.

Does the Full Service plan include tax filing and payment? ▼

Yes — on the Full Service plan ($29/month base + $7/employee) they calculate, file and pay federal & state payroll taxes. On the No Tax Filing plan you just get calculations and you must handle filings.

How many payroll runs can I do each month? ▼

You get unlimited payroll runs in both of the core plans.

Can I pay both contractors (1099) and employees (W-2)? ▼

Yes — the platform supports both W-2 employees and 1099 contractors on the same system.

What happens if I have employees in different states? ▼

You can have multistate employees, but you may need to pay extra add-on fees for multistate tax filing or local tax filing support. If you have complex multi-state setups you may find limitations or extra cost.

How’s the customer support and onboarding? ▼

On the plus side many users praise the onboarding and ease of use. (Capterra) On the flip side there are reviews citing inconsistent support and unresolved tax issues