Comparison · Mewayz vs traditional payroll platforms

Payroll — without the
per-employee meter.

traditional payroll platforms runs payroll well, but it is priced as a base fee plus a charge for every employee, every month — and it only covers HR and payroll. Mewayz includes payroll and HR in a flat fee, connected to the accounting and projects those paychecks actually come from.

Where traditional payroll platforms starts to hurt

Three reasons teams switch.

Base fee plus per-employee

Every hire adds a recurring per-person charge on top of the monthly base. Headcount growth quietly compounds your bill.

HR and payroll only

traditional payroll platforms is a focused people platform. Accounting, invoicing, CRM, and projects are entirely separate purchases.

Payroll, then a sync

Wages have to flow into your accounting through an integration you set up and maintain — one more connector that can break at month-end.

Side by side

traditional payroll platforms vs Mewayz.

Keep compliant payroll and onboarding. Lose the per-head meter, and put it next to your books.

	traditional payroll platforms	Mewayz
Payroll & filings	Included	Included
HR, onboarding, time-off	Included	Included
Per-employee monthly fee	Yes	None
Accounting & invoicing	—	Included
CRM & sales	—	Included
Projects & helpdesk	—	Included
Wages → books	Via integration	Same platform
Typical cost · 10 employees	~$160–300/mo	$24/user flat

Figures are approximate: a traditional payroll platforms plan base fee plus per-employee pricing for 10 employees, May 2026. Tax-filing scope varies by region.

Switching is a Tuesday, not a project

Moving off traditional payroll platforms, step by step.

Step 01

Bring employee records

Import your team, pay rates, and time-off balances. Onboarding details carry over so the first run is clean.

Step 02

Run payroll connected

Pay your team from the same records as your accounting — wages post to the books with no sync to babysit.

Step 03

Add the rest

CRM, invoicing, and projects are already there as modules, so your people data sits beside the work it pays for.

Common questions, said plainly

traditional payroll platforms switch FAQ.

Can Mewayz actually run payroll like traditional payroll platforms?

Mewayz includes payroll, employee records, time-off, and onboarding. Tax-filing automation depends on your region — check the docs or ask sales for your country before switching.

Is there a per-employee fee?

No. Payroll and HR are part of the flat platform fee, so adding employees does not increase what you pay for the software.

Does payroll connect to accounting?

Yes — wages post straight to the same books, so there is no separate sync between payroll and your accounting tool.

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The modules

Replaces traditional payroll platforms, built in.

Instead of paying for traditional payroll platforms, switch on the Mewayz modules that do the same job — included in every plan, on the same database as your other modules.

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Payroll — without theper-employee meter.