Essential
Small teams and micro-businesses
- Employee and contractor payroll, calculated and recorded
- IRS Publication 15-T federal withholding
- Paystubs and payroll registers
- Employee self-service portal
- Form 8655 authorization
Enhanced
Growing businesses
- Everything in Essential
- Multi-state registration details captured at signup
- Timecard entry for hourly employees
- Quarterly filing packages, prepared for you to file
- Contractor payments tracked for 1099-NEC prep
Complete
Established businesses needing full compliance
- Everything in Enhanced
- Document vault for company and worker records
- Employee and contractor onboarding links
- Full payroll history and quarter/year rollups
- Priority support from our team
Prices shown are the published base fee plus the per-worker rate for each plan. Your invoice will match what you see during signup — there is no separate negotiated rate.
How the per-worker rate works
Each plan has a flat monthly base fee plus a per-worker rate that applies to your active employee and contractor headcount for that month. There are no per-run fees and no separate charge for extra pay periods within a month.
No contract, no lock-in
Plans are month-to-month. Change plans or cancel from your dashboard at any time; there’s no term commitment to sign.
What’s the same on every plan
IRS Publication 15-T federal withholding, encrypted employee and bank data, and role-scoped portals for employers, employees and contractors are included at every tier. Higher tiers add multi-state registration capture, timecards, a document vault and priority support.
What no plan includes yet
No plan includes ACH origination, direct deposit funding, tax deposit remittance, or electronic filing of your returns on your behalf — those stay with you and your bank today. See the full boundary of what Ideal Workforce does and doesn’t do →
Is there a setup fee?
No. Signup is self-serve and the plan price shown at checkout is what you pay — no separate onboarding or setup charge.
Can I change plans later?
Yes. Plans can be changed from your dashboard at any time; you’re not locked into the tier you started on.
How is the per-worker rate counted?
It applies to your active employee and contractor headcount for the billing month.
See your exact price before you sign up
The signup flow shows your plan and per-worker total before you commit to anything.