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Zenefits pricing
Zenefits publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Zenefits pricing is $8/month across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $8/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Zenefits plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $8/month | 4 | Entry tier |
| Growth | $16/month | 4 | +$8/month, 4 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Essentials
$8/monthThe entry tier. It covers hr administration, time off tracking, scheduling, integrations.
Growth
$16/monthOver Essentials, this tier adds:
- All Essentials features
- Compensation Management
- Performance Management
- Analytics
What the product covers
The full Zenefits feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- HR Administration
- Benefits Management
- Payroll
- Time and Scheduling
- Compliance
- Performance Management
Integrations
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- QuickBooks
- Xero
Platform
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
How that compares in Payroll
Too few payroll tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenefits (this page) | $8/month | subscription | - | |
| Rain Instant Pay | On request | quote | - | vs Zenefits |
| Clair | On request | quote | - | vs Zenefits |
| Openwage | On request | Per-transfer fee, paid by the employee | - | vs Zenefits |
| Refyne | On request | quote | - | vs Zenefits |
| Hastee | On request | quote | - | vs Zenefits |
| Wagestream | On request | quote | - | vs Zenefits |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Zenefits badges page.
Before you pay for Zenefits
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between $8/month and $16/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Zenefits against the tools that do have one before committing.
Zenefits runs on web, and is published by TriNet Zenefits of San Francisco, California. The full record is on the Zenefits review, and the rest of the category is under best payroll tools.
Zenefits pricing questions
- How much does Zenefits cost?
- Zenefits publishes 2 tiers, from $8/month for Essentials up to $16/month for Growth. The cheapest paid tier is $8/month.
- Does Zenefits have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Zenefits is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Essentials and Growth on Zenefits?
- Growth costs $16/month against $8/month, and adds all essentials features, compensation management, performance management, analytics.
- Is the Growth plan on Zenefits worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is all essentials features, compensation management, performance management, analytics. It costs $16/month against $8/month for Essentials. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which payroll tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 payroll tools listed alongside Zenefits have a free tier: Payactiv.
- What am I actually paying for with Zenefits?
- The record lists 14 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform.
- Does Zenefits charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Zenefits prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Zenefits against before paying?
- The closest payroll tools in this directory are Rain Instant Pay, Clair, Openwage, Refyne. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Zenefits covering price, platforms and features.