G2 Vendor Directory

Wave Payroll vs. Justworks

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricWave Payroll

by Wave

Justworks

by Justworks

Overall rating4.04.6
Review count311,127
Ease of use9.19.5
Ease of setup9.39.4
Quality of support8.39.3
Meets requirements8.99.3
NPS36.66666775.803571
Small Business93.5%75.0%
Mid-Market3.2%24.0%
Enterprise3.2%1.0%
Total page views848,078
Total LLM citations78624,565

Wave Payroll

Wave delivers innovative financial services and award-winning free software to small- and micro-businesses around the world.

Pros

  • Payroll
  • Flexibility
  • Helpful
  • Comprehensive Features
  • Ease of Use

Justworks

Justworks is an all-in-one HR platform for small and growing businesses, combining payroll, access to corporate-level benefits, HR compliance support, time tracking, and HR consulting in one system. Businesses can start with standalone Payroll (from $8/employee/month) and move into the full PEO (from $79/employee/month) as they grow, or add Employer of Record services to hire internationally without setting up a local entity.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Helpful
  • User Interface
  • Intuitive
  • Simple