HR & Payroll
Justworks
PEO payroll, benefits, and compliance with big-company perks for SMBs.
4.6· 1,126 reviews· via G2Founded 2012 · New York, NY
What is Justworks?
Justworks is a professional employer organization (PEO) that provides small and midsize businesses with payroll, access to large-group benefits, HR tools, and compliance support. By co-employing staff, it gives smaller teams enterprise-level perks.
Best known for: PEO payroll and benefits for small businesses
Key features
- Full-service payroll
- Access to large-group health benefits
- HR and compliance support
- PEO co-employment model
- Time tracking and PTO
- Contractor and international payments
Who Justworks is best for
- Startups wanting access to large-group health benefits
- SMBs that want to outsource compliance, workers' comp, and 401(k) admin
- Salaried teams without a dedicated in-house HR function
Ideal team: US SMBs and startups of 1–100+ who want a simple PEO for payroll, benefits, and compliance, mostly salaried staff.
Justworks pricing
Payroll (standalone)
$50/base + $8/emp / mo
- Automated payroll
- Employer tax filings
- Employee onboarding
PEO Basic
$59/per employee / mo
- Payroll & tax filing
- Compliance support
- Workers' comp & 401(k) admin
Popular
PEO Plus
$99/per employee / mo
- Health/dental/vision access
- HSA/FSA
- Life & disability
Costs to watch before you commit
- Health insurance premiums are pass-through on top of the PEPM fee.
- Per-employee rates step by headcount band, so small teams pay the most.
- Time tracking is a ~$8 PEPM add-on.
- Annual rate increases and variable workers' comp/SUI pass-throughs apply.
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