If you like the idea of straightforward payroll but want a stronger fit for shift-based teams, paid-worker pricing, and firm-friendly workflows, PayrollVU gives small businesses a simpler path.
PayrollVU is positioned specifically for part-time, rotating, and variable-hour teams instead of treating those cases like exceptions.
PayrollVU is structured for firms and companies to work together with fewer handoffs and more consistent workflow visibility.
For small businesses, especially with variable payroll activity, PayrollVU keeps the public pricing story short and predictable.
Wagepoint is a recognizable Canadian payroll option, but PayrollVU can be the stronger choice when you want paid-worker pricing, simpler time-off workflow coverage, and a clearer path for firms.
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Public pricing model
How each brand explains cost on its public materials.
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PayrollVU advantage
PayrollVU publicly highlights 2 months free, then $6 per paid worker per month with a $19 monthly minimum and all features included.
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Wagepoint’s 2.0 fee schedule lists a Solo plan at $20 base + $4 per employee/contractor for 1 payroll per month, and an Unlimited plan at $40 base + $6 per employee/contractor for unlimited payrolls.
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How worker billing is framed
Useful when some workers are on file but not paid every cycle.
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PayrollVU advantage
PayrollVU states that if employees do not get paid through payroll, you do not pay for them even if they remain in the system.
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Wagepoint says its per employee/contractor fee is based on the number of unique employees or contractors whose payroll is processed during the 30-day billing cycle.
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Payroll frequency flexibility
Important for businesses with off-cycle runs, bonuses, and payroll changes.
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PayrollVU advantage
PayrollVU positions itself for part-time, shift, and variable-hour teams rather than tying the public pricing story to a one-payroll-per-month plan.
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Wagepoint’s Solo plan limits you to 1 payroll per month, and off-cycle payrolls require moving up to the Unlimited plan.
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Time off and leave workflow
Where leave requests live in the product story.
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PayrollVU advantage
PayrollVU includes time-off requests and payroll approvals in the main payroll product positioning.
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Wagepoint’s time off and leave management is featured on its separate People product, which starts at $3 USD per user per month.
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Accountant and firm path
How easy it is for a firm to start and manage multiple clients.
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PayrollVU advantage
PayrollVU offers free firm accounts, multi-client payroll dashboards, staff permissions, accountant-ready reports, and bulk exports.
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Wagepoint has a partner program for accountants, partner discounts by request, accountant-focused reports, and says it serves 1,800 partners across Canada.
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Employees and contractors
Core payroll coverage for mixed workforces.
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PayrollVU publicly supports employees and contractors, plus employee self-service for pay stubs and timesheets.
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Wagepoint also supports employees and contractors, with direct deposit, tax filings, ROEs, and pay stub access.
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This comparison is based on publicly available product pages and is intended for informational marketing purposes only.
These examples use each company’s public pricing language and are meant to illustrate why PayrollVU can be easier to justify for small businesses with variable payroll activity.
PayrollVU: $60/month.
Wagepoint Solo: $20 base + ($4 × 10) = $60/month.
At this size and frequency, the sticker price can look similar, but PayrollVU still leads with 2 months free and an all-in-one feature story.
PayrollVU: $60/month.
Wagepoint Unlimited: $40 base + ($6 × 10) = $100/month.
This is where PayrollVU becomes much easier to defend for businesses that need off-cycle runs, payroll corrections, or more active payroll schedules.
PayrollVU is not trying to be the biggest payroll suite on paper. It is trying to be the clearer choice for small businesses and firms that want payroll to feel easier, more visible, and more cost-aligned with actual payroll activity.
Wagepoint remains a strong Canadian payroll option, especially for businesses that want a known payroll brand, plan to stay within a simple one-payroll rhythm, or already like its ecosystem.
Create a company account to explore PayrollVU directly, or start a firm account if you manage payroll across multiple client businesses.
It depends on your payroll pattern. On a very simple one-payroll-per-month setup, the monthly math can be similar. PayrollVU tends to become easier to justify when you want more than one payroll run in a month, prefer paid-worker pricing, or want time-off requests included in the public core product story.
Choose PayrollVU when you want a payroll platform built around part-time, shift, and variable-hour teams, along with a cleaner accountant path and a more straightforward pricing story for active payroll operations.
Wagepoint features time off and leave management on its separate People product pages. PayrollVU publicly includes time-off requests and payroll approvals in its main payroll positioning.
No. This is an independent comparison page created to help businesses evaluate PayrollVU against other payroll options.
