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Square Payroll pricing (2026): plans, free trial, and who it's for
Square Payroll is in our payroll category. Here is what it costs, what the free plan and trial include, and which crews it fits, read from the vendor's own page on Oct 17, 2026. Unknowns are marked unknown, never guessed.
Prices checked
Short answer
Square Payroll pricing: $35/mo + $6 per person. Free plan: no. Free trial: not stated. Fits crews of 2–5 and 6–15 people, in all 12 trades we cover.
How much does Square Payroll cost?
| Plan | Monthly price | Users included |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll | $35/mo | Base fee; each person billed extra |
Full pricing notes (vendor page, checked Oct 17, 2026): Full-service payroll from $35/mo + $6 per person paid (as listed on Square's pricing page).
Extra-user cost: $6/mo per extra user or person (vendor).
Square Payroll key facts
- Starting price
- $35/mo + $6 per person
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Not stated
- Card needed to start
- Unknown
- Extra-user cost
- $6/mo per extra user or person (vendor)
- Spanish
- Not published (unknown)
- Crew size we match
- crews of 2–5 and 6–15 people
- Trades we match
- all 12 trades we cover
- What it does
- payroll, tax filing
- Connects to (vendor-claimed)
- Square
- Source
- Vendor pricing page, checked · open vendor source
Who is Square Payroll best for?
Best for
- Crews of 2–5 and 6–15 people
- Trades: all 12 trades we cover
- Knowing the price up front: plan prices are published
Maybe not for
- Solo owners or crews of 16+ people: outside the crew sizes we match it to
- Anyone who needs a $0 plan: there is no free plan
- Teams that need Spanish: no Spanish support published (unknown)
Crew-size and trade fit are our editorial judgment based on the vendor's positioning. Everything else comes from the vendor's page. Integrations and language support are vendor claims we have not tested.
What are the alternatives to Square Payroll?
- PayrollGusto$49/mo + $6 per person (Simple)Gusto pricing
- Accounting & paymentsQuickBooks OnlineFrom $38/mo (Simple Start)QuickBooks Online pricing
- Accounting & paymentsWaveFree (Starter); Pro $19/moWave pricing
Square Payroll FAQ
How much does Square Payroll cost?
$35/mo + $6 per person, per the vendor page checked on Oct 17, 2026. Full-service payroll from $35/mo + $6 per person paid (as listed on Square's pricing page).
Does Square Payroll have a free plan?
No. Square Payroll has no free plan in our data (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Does Square Payroll have a free trial?
Not stated. We did not find free-trial terms for Square Payroll on its vendor page.
Is Square Payroll available in Spanish?
Unknown. We have no published Spanish-support claim on record for Square Payroll, so ask the vendor before you buy.
Who is Square Payroll best for?
Square Payroll fits crews of 2–5 and 6–15 people, in all 12 trades we cover. It covers payroll and tax filing. Crew-size and trade fit are our editorial judgment based on the vendor's positioning.
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