Payfit vs Talenox (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Payfit if

• Fits if you want a provider to run your UK payroll
• Works for firms from 25 employees up to 300 or more

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: no prices are published, so cost cannot be compared in advance
• Skip it if you pay staff outside the UK, as the pages read describe UK payroll only
• Skip it if you want a free plan or a trial, as neither is listed
• Watch out: sizes described run from small firms of up to 25 employees to 300-plus

Pick Talenox if

• Fits if you run a team in Singapore, Malaysia or Hong Kong and want payroll cheap
• Works for businesses of 5 to 50 who want payroll, leave and claims together

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you are outside its localised countries: it is a manual, basic system there
• Tight if you pay monthly: $10 for 5 people and $2 each, double the annual price
• Skip it if you have over 50 staff: you are sent to a custom-priced Pro plan
• Watch out: Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong each have separate local-currency plans

Payfit

• No prices are published; the site offers a demo and a Try now button, so cost cannot be compared in advance.
• The pages read from this location describe UK payroll; availability and features in other countries are not shown on them.
• Payfit says it takes legal responsibility for HMRC compliance on the payroll it runs.
• Pages describe sizes from small businesses of up to 25 employees to mid-market firms of 300 or more.

Talenox

• Prices are listed in US dollars; Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong each have separate local-currency plans.
• The site says it is localized for selected countries only and works as a manual, basic HR system elsewhere.
• Teams above 50 employees are pointed to the custom-priced Pro plan.
• Annual billing is half the monthly price on the pricing page.

Payfit

Payroll run by Payfit's team

UK payroll experts, described as CIPP-qualified, prepare and check each pay run; the client reviews and approves before payday.

HMRC and pension submissions

Sends Full Payment Submissions and Employer Payment Summaries to HMRC, applies tax code changes, and submits to pension providers including NEST, Smart Pension, Aviva, NOW Pensions and People's Pension.

Starters, leavers and statutory pay

Handles new-starter notifications, P45s, notice-pay calculations and statutory pay entitlements, and generates P11Ds at no extra cost.

Payments

Pays staff through Telleroo or produces a BACS file for upload to the company's bank.

Connected HR modules

Leave and absence, expenses, performance reviews and reporting sit on the same platform as payroll.

Talenox

Payroll processing

Single or multiple pay runs a month, with pay items adjustable to each country's requirements and payslips that employees can view online.

Payroll reports and exports

Management payroll, variance and pay-item reports, plus bank file exports and payroll entries pushed to Xero or QuickBooks Online.

Leave management

Pre-loaded statutory leave types, custom leave types, different policies per employee group and a calendar view.

Expense claims

Employees submit receipts for approval, and approved claims sync into payroll.

Employee profiles

Employee and company records with job history, salary details, custom fields and cost centers, across multiple entities.

Payfit

Pricing could not be confirmed. See payfit.com.

Talenox

• Payroll$5

  per month for 5 employees, then $1 each, annual

  Payroll with country-specific pay items, custom payslips and reports, and Xero or QuickBooks Online entries. Monthly billing: $10 base, $2 per extra employee.

• Leave$5

  per month for 5 employees, then $1 each, annual

  Leave requests and approvals with custom types, per-group policies and several approvers. Monthly billing: $10 base, $2 per extra employee.

• Suite$15

  per month for 5 employees, then $3 each, annual

  Payroll, Leave and Claims together, with unpaid leave and claims syncing into payroll. Monthly billing: $30 base, $6 per extra employee.

• ProCustom

  For teams of 50 to 1,000 or more people that want more customizable, enterprise-grade HR and payroll; sold through a demo.

Payfit

• Other savings

  First month free for new clients until 30 November 2026

  A site banner offers a free first month to new clients who subscribe on or before 30 November 2026.

Talenox

• Annual discount

  50% off with annual billing

  The pricing page shows annual billing at half the monthly price, for example Payroll at US$1 per employee per month against US$2 billed monthly.

• Startups

  Startup pricing for 1 to 5 employees

  The pricing page says affordable options exist for new businesses with 1 to 5 employees, subject to eligibility, and asks you to contact sales.