Payfit review (2026): is it worth it?
Managed UK payroll and HR with an AI assistant
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Payfit report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for UK payroll run by Payfit's own team
Payfit runs payroll for you, with HMRC and pension submissions and HR modules. No prices are published, and the pages we read describe the UK only.
Who Payfit is for
- Fits if you want a provider to run your UK payroll
- Works for firms from 25 employees up to 300 or more
Who Payfit is not for
- 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
Why Payfit gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo price is published; the site offers a demo and a Try now button.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial are on record for this listing.
- BFeaturesPayroll run by Payfit's team, HMRC and pension submissions, starters, leavers and statutory pay, payments and HR modules.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. A team sets up and runs the payroll with you.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with links to Xero, QuickBooks, Kota, Spendesk and BambooHR.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Payfit's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Payfit's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 11 of the 40 other payroll services we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 17 of 40) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 41 payroll services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Payfit’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 40, level with 24
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 40, level with 26
- BFeaturesAbove 17 of 40, level with 23
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 40, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 11 of 40, level with 29
Keep Payfit, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Payfit you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 24 of the 40 other payroll services grade higher.
What you could make
- Time off, expense tracking and employee records: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- It plugs into other products, Xero, QuickBooks and Kota among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Payfit’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Payfit?
Payfit is a payroll and HR platform that, in the edition the site shows from this location, is built around UK payroll: its own payroll team prepares and checks each pay run, and the client approves it before payday. The same platform covers leave and absences, expenses, performance reviews and reporting, and an AI assistant answers payroll and HR questions. Prices are not published.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Payfit pricing
We could not confirm Payfit’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See payfit.com for current prices.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsFirst 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.
Stated on payfit.com
Works with
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Kota
- Spendesk
- BambooHR
Payfit alternatives
- Payfit vs BrightPay
Free trial · from £7.00/mo
- Payfit vs Employment Hero
From $10/mo
- Payfit vs Paycor
From $99/mo
Common questions
Does Payfit have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Payfit is listed for Web.
Does Payfit have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Payfit is listed for Web.
Is Payfit open source?
Payfit is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.