Replacement guides
Finance & payroll: what to use instead
Replacements for the accounting, payroll, bill-pay and expense tools that small and mid-sized businesses most often leave.
| Replacing | Category | Built for | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADP (RUN and Workforce Now) | Payroll and HR | small businesses (RUN, 1–49 employees) and midsized employers (Workforce Now, about 50–1,000) | ADP alternatives: payroll and HR options for small and midsize employers |
| Bill.com (BILL) | Accounts payable and receivable | small and midsize businesses automating payables and receivables with accounting sync | Bill.com alternatives: AP and bill-pay options by company size |
| Expensify | Expense management | small teams (Collect plan) to growing companies needing approvals and ERP integrations (Control plan) | Expensify alternatives: expense tools by how your team spends |
| Gusto | Payroll and HR | small US businesses running payroll for employees and contractors | Gusto alternatives: six payroll options and when each one fits |
| QuickBooks Online | Accounting | small businesses, from a free single-user plan up to 25 users on Advanced | QuickBooks Online alternatives: what to switch to, by reason for leaving |
| Rippling | Payroll, HR, IT and spend platform | companies from startups to enterprises that want HR, payroll, IT and finance on one employee database | Rippling alternatives: when you need less platform, or a different one |