Payroll · head to head
Hastee vs Payhawk
Hastee
Payroll
United Kingdom earned wage access, now part of the Zellis group
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Payhawk
Payroll
Modular spend management combining corporate cards, accounts payable, procurement and travel
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Hastee beyond the free £100 monthly allowance the employee pays 2.5 per cent per withdrawal, so a worker drawing weekly funds the benefit themselves unless the employer opts to subsidise it.; Payhawk buying the full stack of Travel, Accounts Payable, Cards and Procurement separately costs more than a single suite price, since each module carries its own flat monthly fee.
- They diverge on capability: Hastee covers Earned wage withdrawals, Payhawk covers Corporate cards.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hastee and Payhawk actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Payroll).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Hastee
- Earned wage withdrawals
- Free monthly allowance
- Payroll and time integration
- Employer policy controls
- Financial wellbeing content
- Employer subsidy option
- Employer reporting
- Code of practice alignment
Only in Payhawk
- Corporate cards
- Accounts payable automation
- Procurement module
- Travel booking
- ERP integrations
- Multi-entity consolidation
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Hastee
- A care provider offering shift workers early access to pay to reduce reliance on high cost creditnot Payhawk
- A hospitality employer using early pay access as a recruitment and retention claimnot Payhawk
- A Zellis or Moorepay payroll customer adding wage access without a separate payroll integration projectnot Payhawk
- An employer replacing ad hoc manual salary advances processed by finance each monthnot Payhawk
Payhawk
- A multi-entity European business wanting one system for cards, expenses and payables across currenciesnot Hastee
- A finance team that wants to price spend management before a sales call rather than negotiating blindnot Hastee
- A company wanting only accounts payable automation without paying for card issuing it does not neednot Hastee
- A mid-market business standardising ERP-integrated expense reporting ahead of a fundraise or auditnot Hastee
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Hastee
- Beyond the free £100 monthly allowance the employee pays 2.5 per cent per withdrawal, so a worker drawing weekly funds the benefit themselves unless the employer opts to subsidise it.
- A 2.5 per cent charge on money the employee has already earned is expensive when annualised over frequent small withdrawals, which undercuts the financial wellbeing framing used to sell it internally.
- Earned wage access is not directly regulated as consumer credit in the UK, so protections rest on a voluntary code of practice rather than FCA rules, and employees have weaker recourse than with a regulated credit product.
- Zellis acquired Hastee in June 2025, so employers on non Zellis payroll systems face roadmap uncertainty about how long standalone integrations remain a priority.
- Accrual accuracy depends on payroll and time data quality, so employers with monthly batch payroll or weak attendance capture get conservative limits that disappoint the staff the benefit was sold to.
Payhawk
- Buying the full stack of Travel, Accounts Payable, Cards and Procurement separately costs more than a single suite price, since each module carries its own flat monthly fee.
- The unlimited-seats model is a poor fit for a company issuing cards to only a handful of employees, since the fixed module price does not scale down.
- Card issuing depends on Payhawk's own banking partners rather than a company's existing bank, so switching away later means reissuing cards and re-training staff on a new tool.
- Procurement is a separate paid module rather than a built-in feature, so a company evaluating "Payhawk" from marketing material may be looking at capability it has not actually bought.
- International card acceptance and FX handling vary by market, and companies with material spend outside Europe report gaps compared to global card issuers.
Pricing, plan by plan
Hastee
On request- Hastee for employers$undefined/year
- Free for the employer to offer in the standard model
- Employee gets one free withdrawal per month up to £100
- Further withdrawals charged to the employee at 2.5 per cent of the amount
Payhawk
On request- Travel$299/month
- Integrated travel booking
- Unlimited employee seats
- Accounts Payable$349/month
- Invoice capture and approval routing
- Unlimited document processing
- Cards and Expenses$449/month
- Unlimited card transactions
- Multi-entity expense management
- Procurement$499/month
- Purchase request and approval workflow
- Vendor management
Which should you pick?
Choose Hastee if
- You need earned wage withdrawals.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want free monthly allowance.
Choose Payhawk if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want accounts payable automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Hastee or Payhawk better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hastee starts at On request and Payhawk at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hastee or Payhawk?
- Hastee starts at On request and Payhawk at On request.
- Does Hastee or Payhawk run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Hastee best used for?
- Hastee is most often used for a care provider offering shift workers early access to pay to reduce reliance on high cost credit, a hospitality employer using early pay access as a recruitment and retention claim, a zellis or moorepay payroll customer adding wage access without a separate payroll integration project, an employer replacing ad hoc manual salary advances processed by finance each month. Of those, a care provider offering shift workers early access to pay to reduce reliance on high cost credit and a hospitality employer using early pay access as a recruitment and retention claim are not what Payhawk is typically brought in for.
- What can Hastee do that Payhawk cannot?
- Hastee covers Earned wage withdrawals, Free monthly allowance, Payroll and time integration, Employer policy controls. Payhawk covers Corporate cards, Accounts payable automation, Procurement module, Travel booking.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Hastee: Does the employee pay?
Yes. One withdrawal per month up to £100 is free; after that the employee pays 2.5 per cent of the amount withdrawn.
Payhawk: Is Payhawk pricing really public?
Yes, module pricing (Travel, Accounts Payable, Cards and Expenses, Procurement) is published starting at 299 to 499 dollars a month per module, or bundled as Payhawk Complete.
Hastee: Can the employer make it genuinely free for staff?
Yes. Hastee offers employer paid terms where the company absorbs the transaction fee, but this is a negotiated option rather than the default.
Payhawk: Does it charge per seat?
No, each module includes unlimited employee seats; the fixed monthly fee does not increase with headcount.
Hastee: Who owns Hastee now?
Zellis, the UK payroll group that also owns Moorepay and Benefex, acquired Hastee in June 2025.
Payhawk: Can we buy just one module?
Yes, modules are sold separately, so a company can buy Accounts Payable without Cards or Procurement.
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