Compare Deel Payroll and Paychex 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$15.00 1 Deel Compensation Per Month
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Deel Payroll
Star Rating
(6,529)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$15.00 1 Deel Compensation Per Month
Browse all 5 pricing plansPaychex
Star Rating
(1,645)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Deel Payroll excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to Paychex. Users appreciate the smooth setup process, with one reviewer noting it was "about a 9 out of 10," highlighting the ease of getting started with the platform.
- According to verified reviews, Paychex is praised for its comprehensive employee lifecycle management capabilities. Users find value in its Hiring module, which allows for efficient management of multiple job openings, making it a strong choice for small businesses focused on recruitment.
- Users say that Deel Payroll offers a variety of payment methods, which enhances flexibility for contractors and employees alike. One user mentioned enjoying the ability to withdraw money whenever they want, showcasing the platform's convenience in handling payments.
- Reviewers mention that Paychex provides reliable customer support, with specific praise for representatives who are responsive and helpful. This level of support can be crucial for businesses that need quick answers to payroll-related questions.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Deel Payroll's user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, contributing to a better overall user experience. This is particularly beneficial for users who may not be tech-savvy, as it simplifies day-to-day payroll tasks.
- According to recent feedback, while Paychex has strong features for small businesses, some users feel it struggles with customization options compared to Deel Payroll, which offers more flexibility in tailoring the platform to specific business needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Deel Payroll
Run efficient compensation reviews
$15.00
1 Deel Compensation Per Month
Deel Compensation helps HR teams make cost-efficient compensation decisions, at a faster pace, to keep workers engaged and organizations protected from regulatory fines.
Create compensation bands using Global Salary Insights and external data, share them with custom permissions for pay transparency compliance, and run rules-based compensation cycles that tie pay to performance.
- Compensation review cycles
- Compensation bands
- Total reward profiles
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Deel Payroll
No trial information availablePaychex
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.4
6,083
8.7
1,315
Ease of Use
9.4
6,241
8.5
1,376
Ease of Setup
9.3
5,462
8.3
986
Ease of Admin
9.2
586
8.5
963
Quality of Support
9.2
5,298
8.3
1,269
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
590
8.5
961
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
6,115
7.5
1,293
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.1
114
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.8
53
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.8
115
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.3
5
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.4
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
19
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Travel Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
16
|
Verified
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile
Not enough data
7.6
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
26
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Employee Self Service
9.3
1678
8.6
855
|
Verified
8.9
1602
8.0
547
|
Verified
8.9
1662
8.3
530
|
Verified
Administration
9.3
1594
8.7
861
|
Verified
9.0
1552
7.9
563
|
Verified
9.2
1599
9.3
933
|
Verified
8.9
1534
8.5
407
|
Verified
8.6
1512
8.9
780
|
Verified
8.7
1500
8.7
564
|
Verified
9.2
1515
8.6
458
|
Verified
8.9
1486
9.2
783
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.1
832
|
Verified
Taxes
8.6
1510
9.1
880
|
Verified
8.5
1484
9.0
835
|
Verified
8.5
1466
9.1
828
|
Verified
Integration
8.7
1449
7.8
264
|
Verified
8.8
1446
7.7
303
|
Verified
8.8
1431
7.7
307
|
Verified
8.8
1431
7.6
266
|
Verified
Platform
9.1
1479
8.6
862
|
Verified
9.1
1457
8.6
841
|
Verified
9.2
1506
8.7
877
|
Verified
9.1
1438
8.7
729
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
190
Not enough data
8.2
226
Not enough data
8.4
211
Not enough data
7.9
152
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
190
Not enough data
8.2
226
Not enough data
8.4
211
Not enough data
8.3
223
Not enough data
7.9
152
Not enough data
7.6
102
Not enough data
5.8
19
Not enough data
6.7
23
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
Compliance
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
10
Platform
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Support
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
6.0
12
Automation
Not enough data
7.3
25
Logistics
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
6.7
25
Management
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
7.6
28
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Processing
9.5
2016
Not enough data
9.2
1667
Not enough data
9.2
1683
Not enough data
9.1
1665
Not enough data
Compliance
9.2
1700
Not enough data
9.1
1697
Not enough data
9.1
1619
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
1605
Not enough data
9.0
1625
Not enough data
8.9
1572
Not enough data
Reporting
9.0
1580
Not enough data
9.0
1610
Not enough data
9.2
1719
Not enough data
Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.8
21
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
7.6
22
|
Verified
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
Background Check Administration
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Background Check Data
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.8
9
Background Check Additional Functionality
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
5.2
7
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
219
Not enough data
8.7
211
Not enough data
8.9
215
Not enough data
9.3
223
Not enough data
8.9
213
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
8.8
213
Not enough data
8.9
215
Not enough data
9.0
218
Not enough data
9.1
209
Not enough data
Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management
8.7
202
Not enough data
8.8
202
Not enough data
8.8
202
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance reviews
Not enough data
5.0
8
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.6
8
Goals
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.2
7
Feedback
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Data
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
9
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
9.4
2814
Not enough data
9.4
2758
Not enough data
Platform Administration
9.1
2582
Not enough data
9.3
2642
Not enough data
9.2
2612
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
9.4
2667
Not enough data
9.4
2664
Not enough data
9.4
2677
Not enough data
Basic Features
8.9
26
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
Risk Mitigation
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
Analytics
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Cleaning
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.0
106
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.1
45
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
7.5
52
Not enough data
7.9
61
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.9
101
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.9
78
Not enough data
7.6
64
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
8.3
117
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interface
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
8.4
132
Not enough data
8.4
95
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
151
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
8.2
38
Platform
8.8
699
7.5
312
8.4
672
7.4
165
9.2
679
Feature Not Available
9.1
690
8.3
400
9.2
699
8.5
410
9.1
677
8.0
292
8.9
677
8.2
401
9.2
685
8.5
424
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Deel Payroll and Paychex are categorized as Payroll
Unique Categories
Deel Payroll is categorized as Contractor Payments, Multi-Country Payroll, Compensation Management, and Pay Equity
Paychex is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, Time Tracking, PEO Providers, Time & Attendance, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Workforce Management, Background Check, HR Analytics, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Employee Perks, Onboarding, Core HR, Expense Management, HCM Software, and Employee Recognition
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Deel Payroll
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paychex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
16.8%
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
Translation and Localization
5.1%
Consumer Services
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.2%
Other
55.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.0%
Construction
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Real Estate
3.9%
Retail
3.9%
Other
74.4%
Discussions
What is deel app?
6 Comments
OE
its Contractor Management Software and Hr Compliance Software and even Contractor Payment SoftwareRead more
How does Deel work for contractors?
6 Comments
FA
I was a contractor using deel (company based in Canada, I'm based in Spain) it worked well :) Read more
Is it part of the EU?
5 Comments
Official Response from Deel Payroll
Hello there,
Yes, we are!
You can hire employees in 100+ countries where you don't have entitiesRead more
We have reduced employees, yet still pay the same bi-monthly fee. Shouldn't it be lower?
7 Comments
EG
There is probably a base rate, determined by a minimum number of employees. As long as you have more than the minimum number of employees, the fee would be...Read more
Paycheck Stubs
3 Comments
EG
15 minutes does not seem like an inordinate amount of time for a payroll to be processed, especially if you are submitting it on a day when a multitude of...Read more
Could you gear the instructions to the CLIENT instead of the PayChex representative?
2 Comments
EG
Paychex provided a printout that we give to employees that tells them how to set up their accounts. When I set up the company's online account a few years...Read more
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