Whether you’re an HR manager or a newly minted business owner, running a company comes with a lot of administrative work. Ensuring proper payroll practices and bookkeeping is time-consuming but crucial to keeping your employees paid correctly and your records in order.
Beyond keeping detailed employment and salary records, you can’t simply send your staff a PayNow transfer and call it a day. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) requires employers to issue itemised payslips to employees covered by the Employment Act. Give them together with salary payment or, if that is not possible, within three working days of payment. On termination or dismissal, the payslip must accompany the outstanding salary.
The good news is that payroll software and HR solutions can help Singapore companies handle calculations, prepare payslips and keep track of employee information. Choosing one that fits your team can make the monthly pay cycle easier to manage.
We’ve also included a rate comparison table at the end to help you suss out an option that fits your needs and budget. This comparison is published by NeuHR and includes our own product alongside other providers.
1. NeuHR – affordable payroll & leave management system for Singapore firms
If work efficiency is your top priority and you hate having a hundred open tabs just to settle administrative matters, NeuHR is worth a look. It brings payroll, attendance and other HR functions into one system, with the features available depending on your plan.
Image credit: NeuHR
NeuHR supports automatic CPF calculations and, on plans with leave management, accounts for unpaid leave in payroll. You can preview payslips before releasing them, download copies and review audit logs when changes are made.
Image credit: NeuHR
Start-ups will be glad to know that Starter includes payroll and attendance for 10 employees free, with no setup fee and free onboarding. Leave management and claims are available on paid plans.
For S$49 a month on monthly billing, Essential covers 10 employees and adds leave management, claims, appraisals, announcements, circulars, reports and your own logo on payslips. Agile covers 20 employees for S$79 a month and also includes geofencing and off-in-lieu. Growth covers 50 for S$99, while Scale covers 200 for S$299.
Annual billing brings the monthly equivalents to S$44 for Essential, S$69 for Agile, S$79 for Growth and S$229 for Scale. All NeuHR prices include GST. Additional employees cost S$5 each per month on any plan, including Starter, so you can add headcount without automatically moving to another package.
See NeuHR’s pricing plans for the full feature comparison.
2. Talenox – payroll with accounting connections
Talenox is a payroll and HR system designed for companies with a presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. For Singapore teams, its payroll features include CPF calculations, itemised payslips, bank-file exports and IRAS submissions, with connections to Xero and QuickBooks Online.
You can choose Payroll on its own or the broader SUITE package, which combines payroll, leave and claims. A 30-day SUITE trial lets you explore the functions before choosing a subscription.
On monthly billing, Payroll starts at S$27.25 for the first five active employees, then S$5.45 per additional full-timer or S$2.73 per additional part-timer. SUITE starts at S$43.60 for the first five, then S$8.72 per additional full-timer or S$4.36 per additional part-timer. These prices include GST; annual-billing rates differ.
3. JustLogin – payroll and a wider range of HR tools
For a growing team, payroll may be only one of the jobs you want to bring into a single system. JustLogin offers payroll alongside employee records, leave and other HR functions, with different modules available across its plans.
Its payroll offering lists CPF and IRAS support, while its wider platform includes attendance, expense management and appraisals. If your company operates beyond Singapore, JustLogin also lists support for Malaysia, Hong Kong and Myanmar.
Prices are available upon enquiry, with a minimum charge for five employees. Included modules vary by plan; the wider feature list does not mean everything is included in the entry plan.
4. SimplePay – automatic updates to comply with CPF and IRAS guidelines
Owning a start-up gives you the chance to establish your company’s procedures the way you like, yet it also means tackling many new tasks for the first time. SimplePay combines payroll with employee records, leave and self-service functions to help you manage these jobs.
Its published features include CPF and Skills Development Levy calculations, IR8A reporting, custom pay items and accounting connections. Employees can view payslips, request leave and submit claims through its self-service tools.
No installations are needed, so you can access your data online instead of carrying an HR laptop around. A 30-day trial is available to see how it fits your routine.
Pricing starts at S$12 a month, including the first three employees. Employees 4 to 25 add S$4 each per month, while employees 26 onwards add S$3 each. The lower rate applies only to employees in that band. GST treatment was not confirmed at the time of review.
5. PayDay! SaaS – payroll and leave management
PayDay! SaaS is PayrollServe’s cloud-based payroll and leave solution. It is aimed at businesses looking for a straightforward way to manage these tasks, with employee records, approval workflows and tools for managing more than one company.
Its payroll features include monthly and year-to-date reports and support for major bank files. Employees can also use its mobile app to access payslips and tax forms, submit leave requests and check leave information.
A 30-day trial is available, with pricing upon enquiry. A first-time-user offer is advertised, but its billing period and full conditions are not clearly stated, so it is not used as the standard monthly price in the comparison below.
6. Ramco Payce – payroll across multiple countries
Multinational companies will want to avoid the whiplash of switching between different HR tools for different regions or keeping up with changing country guidelines. Ramco Payce focuses on large enterprises with these more complex payroll operations.
It offers payroll software, managed services and hybrid arrangements, and highlights enterprise-system integrations, payroll analytics and employee self-service. This makes it an option to explore if your team needs to coordinate payroll across multiple entities and countries.
Pricing is tailored to headcount, geographic coverage and the service model. Countries covered, existing systems and implementation needs affect the package, so it is not directly comparable with a small-team starter subscription.
Rate comparison of payroll software and tools for Singapore companies
| Platform | Monthly pricing or quotation basis | Pricing notes |
|---|---|---|
| NeuHR | Starter: 10 employees free. Essential: S$49 for 10; Agile: S$79 for 20; Growth: S$99 for 50; Scale: S$299 for 200. | GST included. Annual discounts available. Extra employees: S$5 each/month on all plans. |
| Talenox | Payroll: S$27.25 for first 5. SUITE: S$43.60 for first 5. Additional employee charges apply. | GST included. Full-time and part-time rates differ. Figures shown use monthly billing. |
| JustLogin | Custom quotation. Minimum billing for 5 employees. | Modules and services vary by plan. GST treatment not confirmed. |
| SimplePay | S$12 includes first 3. Employees 4–25: S$4 each. Employees 26 onwards: S$3 each. | Progressive employee bands. GST treatment not confirmed. |
| PayDay! SaaS | Pricing upon enquiry. | Conditional offer excluded from this comparison; standard pricing and GST treatment not confirmed. |
| Ramco Payce | Custom quotation. | Price depends on headcount, countries and service model. |
Choosing payroll software for your Singapore team
To make your HR tasks easier, choose a payroll tool that fits the Singapore context and your team’s daily routine. Check how each software handles payroll calculations, itemised payslips and the HR functions you need alongside them.
With NeuHR, you can start managing payroll and attendance for 10 employees free, with no setup fee and free onboarding. That gives your team a way to experience the system before deciding whether you need more features.
Have questions about plans or features? Ask us.