Payroll software · Canada · Head-to-head
Knit People vs Wagepoint
Two Canada payroll software options, compared side by side for Canada trades.
Which should you choose?
Knit People and Wagepoint are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and Canada-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Knit People
Tier S · Published pricesToronto-built payroll and HR software for Canadian businesses with 1 to 100 employees
Knit People is a Toronto-based payroll and HR platform aimed at Canadian small businesses with 1 to 100 employees, adding hiring, HR and time tracking tools to payroll. Knit says it has been in business for 11 years and serves more than 1,700 small business clients. Its plans are priced per employee per month with a monthly base fee and a 30-day free trial.
Pros
- + Published per-employee pricing with a 30-day free trial
- + T4s, ROEs and CRA remittances handled in the platform
- + WCB, WSIB and EHT remittances included (per Knit)
- + Optional time and attendance and Employer of Record add-ons
Cons
- − Built for 1 to 100 employees; larger firms need the quote-based Concierge plan
- − Quebec payroll support not stated on its main pages
- − Monthly base fee applies on top of per-employee charges
Canada note
Knit says its payroll handles CRA source deduction remittances, year-end T4s, Records of Employment, and WCB, WSIB and EHT remittances. Its payroll and pricing pages do not mention Quebec payroll (Revenu Québec filings).
Wagepoint
Tier S · Published pricesCanadian payroll for small businesses, from $20/mo plus $4 per employee or contractor
Wagepoint is online payroll software that serves only small businesses in Canada; it was founded in 2012, Providence Strategic Growth took a majority stake in 2020, and its legal entity, Wagepoint Holdings Inc., is in Calgary. Wagepoint says it calculates and submits CRA remittances each pay run, files T4 and T4A slips electronically, submits Records of Employment to Service Canada and applies federal and provincial rules across all provinces and territories. It counts 30,000+ Canadian small businesses and bookkeepers as customers.
Pros
- + Published pricing: Solo $20/mo plus $4 per employee or contractor, no contracts
- + CRA remittances, T4 and T4A filing and ROE submissions handled for you
- + Quebec payroll built in since September 2026 at no extra cost, in French and English
- + Two-way integration with QuickBooks Online, Xero and FreshBooks
Cons
- − Serves only businesses in Canada
- − Solo allows one pay run and one pay group a month; weekly payrolls need Unlimited
- − Quebec payroll only launched in September 2026
- − The pricing page does not label the currency
Canada note
On September 22, 2026 Wagepoint added built-in Quebec payroll at no additional cost: Revenu Quebec remittances, QPP, QPP2, QPIP, CNESST, Health Services Fund and RL-1 reporting, with the platform available in French and English. Wagepoint says businesses with Quebec employees no longer need a second payroll system or a manual process, so this feature is new as of September 2026. It integrates with QuickBooks Online, Xero and FreshBooks.
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