Pricing
One price. On the page.
No base fee. No per-run fee. No annual contract. Pay only when you run payroll.
per month
- No base fee
- No per-run fee — unlimited runs
- No annual contract
- No minimum employee count
- Pay only when you run payroll
- We never hold your money
Why so cheap?
We don't run a float on your remittances — bureaus hold your source deductions for days and earn interest on that cash. We don't. We also don't upsell modules, benefits products, or HR features you don't need. The software does one job and the price reflects that.
Most bureaus charge a base fee, a per-employee fee, and a per-run fee — three numbers you can't multiply in your head. We charge one number you can.
How that compares
The typical Ontario payroll bureau bills three ways at once: a monthly base fee whether you run or not, a per-employee fee, and a per-run fee every time you process — plus extra for off-cycle runs. On top of that, many earn float by holding your remittances for days before sending them to the CRA. Onest is one flat $4.99 per employee per month: no base fee, no per-run fee, unlimited runs, and we never hold your money.