Wagepoint review (2026): is it worth $20 a month?
Canadian payroll with T4s, ROEs and optional time tracking
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Wagepoint report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for Canadian payroll for a small team
Wagepoint runs Canadian payroll with T4s, ROEs and optional time tracking, at published prices from $20 a month plus $4 a person. Lite allows one pay run a month, so most teams need Core, and it does nothing outside Canada.
Who Wagepoint is for
- Fits if you have a small Canadian business and want published prices
- Works for bookkeepers who run payroll for several Canadian clients
Who Wagepoint is not for
- Skip it if you pay anyone outside Canada, as it runs Canadian payroll only
- Tight if you pay more than once a month, because Lite allows one run and one pay group
- Pricey if headcount grows, since every paid employee or contractor adds $4 to $10
- Watch out: next-day deposit is only included in Plus and is an add-on on Lite and Core
Why Wagepoint gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyLite is $20 plus $4 a person, so one person pays $24 and five pay $40; Core, which allows unlimited runs, is $46 for one and $70 for five. That is inside the usual $20 to $49 range, though Core for a team of five is dearer.
- CFree plan and trial14-day free trial with all features; the listing does not say a card is needed. No free plan.
- CFeaturesHandles provincial tax, CPP, EI, T4s, ROEs, timesheets, clock-in and accounting sync. Lite is capped at one run a month, and it is Canada only.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You connect accounting, set up pay groups and add employees before it earns its keep.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb app with a My Wagepoint employee app and two-way sync to QuickBooks Online, Xero and FreshBooks. No desktop program.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wagepoint'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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Wagepoint's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 17 of the 40 other payroll services we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 11 of 40) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 6 of the 24 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 41 payroll services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Wagepoint’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 40, level with 24
- CFree plan and trialAbove 30 of 40, level with 9
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 40, level with 15
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 40, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 11 of 40, level with 29
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 25 payroll services. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Wagepoint, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Wagepoint 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.
It costs $240 a year.
What you could make
- Time off and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks Online, Xero and FreshBooks among them.
What this rests on. Wagepoint’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 Wagepoint?
Wagepoint is a cloud payroll service for Canadian small businesses. It calculates taxes and deductions, pays staff by direct deposit and prepares year-end T4s, T4As and Records of Employment. Plans are a flat monthly fee plus a charge for each employee or contractor, and the tiers are separated by how often payroll runs.
Worth knowing
- Runs Canadian payroll only; the pricing page asks for a province.
- Lite is limited to one payroll run per month and one pay group.
- Next-day deposit is included only in Plus and is for eligible businesses; it is an add-on for Lite and Core.
- Pricing is by active employee or contractor, so the monthly cost rises with headcount.
Key features
- Canadian payroll calculations
- Federal and provincial income tax, CPP, EI, statutory holiday pay and workers' compensation, with remittance schedules that vary by province.
- Year-end and ROE filing
- Prepares T4s and T4As and submits Records of Employment.
- Time and absence
- Timesheets, clock in/out with geo-fencing and time off management, with hours flowing into payroll through the My Wagepoint app.
- Accounting sync
- Two-way integration with QuickBooks Online, Xero and FreshBooks that updates the books after each pay run.
- Reports
- Earnings, deductions, benefits, payroll register, deposit summary and posting journal reports.
Wagepoint pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Wagepoint is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 per month, plus $4 per employee or contractor.
- Starts at
- $20 per month, plus $4 per employee or contractor
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial with all features, including running payroll once the company is verified
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $20per month, plus $4 per person paid | For businesses that run one payroll a month in one pay group. Includes direct deposit, T4s and T4As, ROEs, timesheets, time off, clock in/out and geo-fencing. |
| Core | $40per month, plus $6 per person paid | Unlimited payroll runs and pay groups, with paid time off management and the same time tools as Lite. |
| Plus | $80per month, plus $10 per person paid | Everything in Core, with next-day deposit for eligible businesses included. |
Read from wagepoint.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Wagepoint before you buy.
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- FreshBooks
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Common questions
Does Wagepoint have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Wagepoint is listed for Web.
Does Wagepoint have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Wagepoint is listed for Web.
Is Wagepoint open source?
Wagepoint 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.