{ "name": "employeecostaustralia.com Payroll Software Cost Index", "title": "Payroll Software Cost Index", "url": "https://employeecostaustralia.com/datasets/payroll-software-cost-index/", "csv": "https://employeecostaustralia.com/datasets/payroll-software-cost-index.csv", "markdown": "https://employeecostaustralia.com/datasets/payroll-software-cost-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-29", "license": "https://employeecostaustralia.com/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the Payroll Software Cost Index is 10.12 AUD across 6 sources' own pages in AUD (range 5.50 to 15 AUD; 7 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the Payroll Software Cost Index is 10.12 AUD across 6 sources' own pages in AUD (range 5.50 to 15 AUD; 7 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.", "7 of the 43 named sources read in full publish a figure; 36 publish none, read 12 October 2026.", "Payroll Software Cost Index, pricing model per 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pricing", "url": "https://www.tanda.com.au/pricing", "figure": "$12.80", "value": 12.8, "unit": "AUD", "vat": null, "axis": { "pricing model": "per employee per month" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Bundle HR + Payroll + Workforce Management for $12.80+GST per user per month, or request individual module pricing below to customise your plan", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "6a346219dcb99bd4b87dcc6df612189b07476293f6b5b0e7fd12ea9ae0c0beb1" }, { "source": "Payroller pricing", "url": "https://payroller.com.au/pricing/", "figure": "$5.50", "value": 5.5, "unit": "AUD", "vat": null, "axis": { "pricing model": "per employee per month" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "$0.99/month per employee for the first six months, then $5.50/month per employee, subject to a minimum monthly spend of $22.00 after the promotional period.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "c3148aeca7d9c9cc899544e3366f9a02412a22f06273b9102901d628cb136507" }, { "source": "Pay Cat outsourced payroll", "url": "https://www.paycat.com.au/outsourced-payroll", "figure": "$10.25", "value": 10.25, "unit": "AUD", "vat": null, "axis": { "pricing model": "per employee per month" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "PER ACTIVE EMPLOYEE/MONTH +$10.25", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "88573119759e395f7adde3476193503c4b3e018aa61cbca243a1b15d66a7e17e" }, { "source": "ClockOn pricing", "url": "https://www.clockon.com.au/pricing/", "figure": "$8.80 ", "value": 8.8, "unit": "AUD", "vat": null, "axis": { "pricing model": "per employee per month" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "From $8.80 per employee / month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "d17fdf1a6848a4a191caa5ce23872f86575b754effebaa62b87fa38ad82926ac" }, { "source": "Project Payroll", "url": "https://www.projectpayroll.com.au/", "figure": "$15 ", "value": 15, "unit": "AUD", "vat": null, "axis": { "pricing model": "per employee per month" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "$15 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "28f7cf6b63cf96c49ae9c6c62da155e2dfca86b027d4dc465d2c21e34fe0d362" }, { "source": "RotaWiz pricing", "url": "https://www.rotawiz.com.au/pricing", "figure": "$10", "value": 10, "unit": "AUD", "vat": null, "axis": { "pricing model": "per employee per month" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "/AUD per month per user $10", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "e6c3061802c24859bc1e162ab593a7b58b014c8d391c9ef2267e5969b0cd4631" }, { "source": "RosterElf pricing", "url": "https://www.rosterelf.com/pricing", "figure": "$4", "value": 4, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "pricing model": "per employee per month" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "HR-only plan is $3/user/month annual or $4/user/month monthly.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "9caf29032caeb621539e145674b22d9a4a6817ba7c84864a00a21a8fc9d5c462" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Xero Australia pricing plans", "url": "https://www.xero.com/au/pricing-plans/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "MYOB Australia pricing", "url": "https://www.myob.com/au/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "MYOB payroll limits and fees", "url": "https://www.myob.com/au/support/myob-business/product-account/myob-subscription-invoices-and-payment-details/payroll-limits-and-fees", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Employment Hero (AU) pricing", "url": "https://employmenthero.com/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-11", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Deputy Australia pricing", "url": "https://www.deputy.com/au/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "foundU pricing", "url": "https://www.foundu.com.au/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ELMO Software pricing", "url": "https://elmosoftware.com.au/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Reckon payroll software", "url": "https://www.reckon.com/au/accounting-software/payroll/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "QuickBooks Australia pricing", "url": "https://quickbooks.intuit.com/au/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "QuickBooks Australia payroll", "url": "https://quickbooks.intuit.com/au/payroll/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Roubler Australia pricing", "url": "https://roubler.com/au/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Humanforce pricing", "url": "https://www.humanforce.com/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Payroller single touch payroll", "url": "https://payroller.com.au/single-touch-payroll/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Easy Payslip pricing", "url": "https://www.easybusinessapp.com/payroll/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Citation Group HR and payroll software pricing", "url": "https://citationgroup.com.au/hr-payroll-software-pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Citation Group HR software pricing", "url": "https://citationgroup.com.au/hr/hr-software/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Employment Hero Payroll (KeyPay) pricing", "url": "https://www.keypay.com.au/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Wageloch pricing", "url": "https://wageloch.com.au/solutions/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Astute Payroll FAQs", "url": "https://astutepayroll.com/faqs/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Rippling Australia pricing", "url": "https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Microkeeper pricing", "url": "https://info.microkeeper.com.au/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "SmartPayroll Australia pricing", "url": "https://smartpayroll.com.au/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "CloudPayroll pricing", "url": "https://cloudpayroll.com.au/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ClockOn construction payroll", "url": "https://www.clockon.com.au/industry/construction", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ClockOn outsourced payroll", "url": "https://www.clockon.com.au/features/outsourced-payroll", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "CareMaster award interpretation with SCHADS", "url": "https://caremaster.com.au/award-interpretation-software-with-schads-promotion", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Appoyo payroll", "url": "https://www.appoyo.com.au/payroll", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Employment Innovations outsourced payroll", "url": "https://www.employmentinnovations.com/services/payroll/outsourced-payroll/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Sage Australia payroll", "url": "https://www.sage.com/en-au/sage-business-cloud/people/product-capabilities/payroll/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Jibble pricing", "url": "https://jibble.io/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "easyemployer pricing", "url": "https://www.easyemployer.com/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Workforce.com pricing", "url": "https://www.workforce.com/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Deel pricing", "url": "https://www.deel.com/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-10", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Xero Australia payroll", "url": "https://www.xero.com/au/accounting-software/payroll/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Easy Payslip small business payroll", "url": "https://www.easybusinessapp.com/payroll-software-small-business/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Wojo construction payroll", "url": "https://wojohq.com/payroll-software-for-construction/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.xero.com/au/pricing-plans/", "label": "Xero Australia pricing plans", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.myob.com/au/pricing", "label": "MYOB Australia pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.myob.com/au/support/myob-business/product-account/myob-subscription-invoices-and-payment-details/payroll-limits-and-fees", "label": "MYOB payroll limits and fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://employmenthero.com/pricing/", "label": "Employment Hero (AU) pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.deputy.com/au/pricing", "label": "Deputy Australia pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.tanda.com.au/pricing", "label": "Tanda pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.foundu.com.au/pricing", "label": "foundU pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://elmosoftware.com.au/pricing", "label": "ELMO Software pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.reckon.com/au/accounting-software/payroll/", "label": "Reckon payroll software", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://quickbooks.intuit.com/au/pricing/", "label": "QuickBooks Australia pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://quickbooks.intuit.com/au/payroll/", "label": "QuickBooks Australia payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://roubler.com/au/pricing/", "label": "Roubler Australia pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.humanforce.com/pricing", "label": "Humanforce pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://payroller.com.au/pricing/", "label": "Payroller pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://payroller.com.au/single-touch-payroll/", "label": "Payroller single touch payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.easybusinessapp.com/payroll/pricing", "label": "Easy Payslip pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.rosterelf.com/pricing", "label": "RosterElf pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://citationgroup.com.au/hr-payroll-software-pricing/", "label": "Citation Group HR and payroll software pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://citationgroup.com.au/hr/hr-software/pricing/", "label": "Citation Group HR software pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.keypay.com.au/pricing", "label": "Employment Hero Payroll (KeyPay) pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.paycat.com.au/outsourced-payroll", "label": "Pay Cat outsourced payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://wageloch.com.au/solutions/pricing/", "label": "Wageloch pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://astutepayroll.com/faqs/", "label": "Astute Payroll FAQs", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/pricing", "label": "Rippling Australia pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://info.microkeeper.com.au/pricing", "label": "Microkeeper pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://smartpayroll.com.au/pricing/", "label": "SmartPayroll Australia pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://cloudpayroll.com.au/pricing/", "label": "CloudPayroll pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.clockon.com.au/pricing/", "label": "ClockOn pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.clockon.com.au/industry/construction", "label": "ClockOn construction payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.clockon.com.au/features/outsourced-payroll", "label": "ClockOn outsourced payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://caremaster.com.au/award-interpretation-software-with-schads-promotion", "label": "CareMaster award interpretation with SCHADS", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.appoyo.com.au/payroll", "label": "Appoyo payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.employmentinnovations.com/services/payroll/outsourced-payroll/", "label": "Employment Innovations outsourced payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.projectpayroll.com.au/", "label": "Project Payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.sage.com/en-au/sage-business-cloud/people/product-capabilities/payroll/", "label": "Sage Australia payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://jibble.io/pricing", "label": "Jibble pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.easyemployer.com/pricing", "label": "easyemployer pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.workforce.com/pricing", "label": "Workforce.com pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.deel.com/pricing", "label": "Deel pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.rotawiz.com.au/pricing", "label": "RotaWiz pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.xero.com/au/accounting-software/payroll/", "label": "Xero Australia payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.easybusinessapp.com/payroll-software-small-business/", "label": "Easy Payslip small business payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://wojohq.com/payroll-software-for-construction/", "label": "Wojo construction payroll", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-au/payroll/services/outsourcing/payroll-outsourcing-cost/", "label": "The Access Group payroll outsourcing cost", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-au/products/micropay/", "label": "Access MicrOpay", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.aurion.com/pricing", "label": "Aurion pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://softwaredevelopers.ato.gov.au/stpregisters", "label": "softwaredevelopers.ato.gov.au", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 7 of the 43 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 36 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 4 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in AUD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 210 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): median, minimum and maximum published price per employee per month across every vendor serving Australian payroll that publishes one, with the monthly minimum spend beside it (a $100 floor is the real price for a five-person employer), the pricing model (per employee, per payslip, per pay run, flat tier) and the share of vendors that publish at all versus quote-only; repriced-since the previous read", "embed": "

10.12 AUD

median published figure, Payroll Software Cost Index, across 6 sources, read 12 October 2026

Source: employeecostaustralia.com Payroll Software Cost Index
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