Silae vs Zellis (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Silae and Zellis share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Silae if
- Fits if you run payroll for French employees
- Makes sense if your accounting firm already works with Silae
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you pay staff outside France, as it is built on French rules and the DSN
- Not for you if you do not read French, since the site is French
- Watch out: no prices are published and you are routed to an expert
- Watch out: the site pushes the partner route through accountants and integrators
Pick Zellis if
- Fits if you run payroll for a large or complex UK or Irish workforce
- Works for organisations that want payroll, HR and scheduling from one supplier
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a price first, because none is published
- Skip it if you are a small business, as the vendor says it is configured for large, high-volume workforces
- Skip it if you employ in the US, since the pages cover the UK and Ireland
- Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 1.8GPASilaeWeak | 1.8GPAZellisWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published and no pricing page was found, so it sits in the middle of payroll tools. | CNo price is published and buyers are invited to request a demo, so it sits at C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial on record; buyers are routed to an expert. | FNothing is free: no free plan and no trial are listed, so the way in is paying. |
| Features | BPayroll with DSN, a payslip vault, HR records, expenses and business intelligence. The listing names no gap in the payroll job. | BA real-time payroll engine, anomaly flags, payslips, workforce management, HR and talent. The listing shows no gap in the core job, though only for UK and Ireland. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is built around French collective agreements, so expect setup and training. | CNo store rating is on record, and software for large, complex workforces comes with a set-up project. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only on the listing, with no mobile app or integrations list. | CWeb only on the listing, with no apps and no integrations named. |
| Best for | French payroll for firms and accountants | payroll for large UK and Irish workforces |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Silae and Zellis. How we grade
Where they differ
- Silae also covers reports and expense tracking.
- Zellis also covers shift scheduling.
In commonWebPayrollEmployee recordsTime off
At a glance
| Silae | Zellis | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Silae | Zellis |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Silae
- No prices are published and no pricing page was found, so pricing is unverified.
- The product is built around French payroll rules, collective agreements and the DSN.
- The site has a partner program for resellers, integrators and accounting firms, and routes buyers to an expert.
- The site is in French.
Zellis
- No prices are published; buyers are invited to request a demo.
- Pages describe UK and Ireland customers; it does not present itself as a US payroll option.
- The vendor says its payroll is configurable for large, high-volume workforces, so it may be more than a small business needs.
Key features
Silae
- Payroll and DSN
- mySilae Paie produces and validates payslips, takes in variable pay entries and generates the DSN declarations automatically.
- Digital payslip vault
- A coffre-fort stores and archives payroll documents and makes them available to employees, with a variant for the public sector.
- HR information system
- mySilae Entreprise covers employee records from hiring to exit, time and absences, remote work, e-signatures and medical follow-up.
- Expenses and advances
- mySilae Expense digitizes expense reports, and a separate service handles pay advances.
- Business intelligence
- mySilae BI uses payroll and DSN data for HR reporting, and a REST API is mentioned in the site's security and technology section.
Zellis
- Real-time payroll engine
- Processes payroll continuously across the cycle rather than only at cut-off.
- AI anomaly detection
- Flags errors, missing data and compliance risks as they appear.
- Intelligent payslips
- Payslips explain each payroll change in plain terms.
- Workforce management
- Demand forecasting and automated scheduling across sites and shifts, with time feeding directly into pay.
- HR and talent
- Employee data, joiner-mover-leaver workflows, a 24/7 AI assistant for HR questions, and talent management.
Plans
Silae
Pricing could not be confirmed. See silae.fr.
Zellis
Pricing could not be confirmed. See zellis.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Silae or Zellis?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Silae has no price we could confirm, and Zellis has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Silae or Zellis?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Silae nor Zellis has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.