Pricing
Proof is included. Payroll pricing stays simple.
Runbook's intended pricing model is a flat base plus a flat per-worker price, with payroll runs, automatic payroll workflows, corrections, Quittance proof packets, verification, and support workflows included. The price should be easy to understand, and we will not put the evidence you need behind a premium tier.
The final full-service payroll price depends on the live payroll rails and provider economics for live money movement, tax deposits, and filings. Until those rails are complete, pricing is staged around early access and design partners.
Correctness sandbox
$0
Explore cleanup, correction, switch reconstruction, Quittance verification, and agent-safe workflows.
Verify a samplePayroll Correctness Review
$250-$1,500
Reconstruct one payroll question, identify missing evidence, label assumptions, and prepare a defensible review packet.
Request review scopeDesign partner
Free while scoped
Run real payroll preparation, switching analysis, corrections, and evidence review while live funds and filings are completed.
Request early accessFull-service payroll
Flat base + worker
Payroll, automatic payroll, direct deposit, contractor payments, tax deposits, filings, year-end forms, reports, HR basics, benefits data, accounting sync, and support.
See roadmapWhat a correctness review is not
A Payroll Correctness Review is not live payroll processing, direct deposit, tax filing, agency representation, legal advice, tax advice, or accounting advice. It is a limited reconstruction and evidence packet used to validate whether customers will pay for payroll correctness before switching payroll providers.
See the dedicated Payroll Correctness Review page for best-fit cases, deliverables, evidence intake boundaries, and validation pricing.
How early review payment works
The first paid reviews should be sold manually. Runbook scopes the question, confirms the price band and exclusions, then sends an invoice or Stripe Payment Link. Evidence intake opens only after payment or explicit owner approval. App billing and subscription checkout remain deferred.
Competitive posture
Gusto, QuickBooks, Square, OnPay, ADP, Paychex, and SurePayroll have clear public price anchors, strong payroll breadth, and established support operations. Runbook should compete on the same buyer expectations: ease, automation, breadth, support, and ecosystem. It should not race to the lowest sticker price. The early undercut is proof included by default: corrections, verification, and evidence are core payroll, not add-ons.
Security posture before live payroll
Full-service payroll pricing will not be finalized until the operational cost of trust is known: provider/rails controls, key custody, monitoring, backup and restore, incident response, support coverage, privacy workflows, insurance, and security review. Those costs are part of payroll, not optional overhead.
The current early-access posture is deliberate: prove the record, run scoped design-partner workflows, and finish the live-funds gate before asking customers to trust Runbook with money movement or filings.