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Build what’s next. Leave payroll busywork behind.

Simplify payroll, bring employee information together, and use AI-assisted workflows to help your team spend less time on repetitive tasks.

Built for teams that move fast.

Keep payroll, employee information, and recurring people operations organized as your team grows.

One payroll workflow for your team

Manage employee and contractor pay in one place, with payroll details ready for review.

Onboard without the busywork

Use guided onboarding and AI-assisted document data entry to help organize new-hire information.

Give employees self-service

Keep employee details, documents, and pay information accessible through the employee portal.

Keep tax workflows moving

Organize payroll tax calculations, supported filing tasks, and important deadlines.

Put AI to work on supported tasks

Use Surf Intelligence to help prepare and organize payroll work, with review and approval where required.

See the details that matter

Review payroll summaries, employee information, and standard reports without piecing together separate records.

Built for technology teams

Give payroll a place in your operating rhythm.

Bring employee and eligible contractor pay information together, review payroll details, and keep upcoming requirements visible as your team evolves.

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Team information

Organize employee and eligible contractor records.

Payroll review

Review pay details before processing.

Upcoming deadlines

Keep payroll dates and requirements visible.

Bring time records into a consistent workflow.

Review regular and overtime hours, organize project-allocation fields, and validate timesheet entries before approving them for payroll.

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Flexible entry

Enter timesheets or import Excel and CSV files.

Hours review

Check regular hours, overtime, and recorded times.

Validated records

Preview time records before approval.

Give employees a more organized experience.

Keep onboarding information, compensation details, employee records, and employment documents together, with self-service access to relevant information.

Natural onboarding scene between colleagues in a modern office

Guided onboarding

Organize employee and compensation details.

Employee records

Keep relevant documents and information together.

Self-service

Give employees access to relevant information.

Move repetitive administrative work forward.

Keep payroll dates, reporting, and supported tax workflows visible, while using AI assistance for selected payroll tasks and tax-notice questions.

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Calendar visibility

Track payroll dates and company holidays through supported feeds.

Payroll reporting

Review payroll activity and relevant reports.

AI assistance

Get help with supported tasks and tax notices.

Nationwide coverage

Built for teams in every supported state.

Whether you run one location or many, Surf supports payroll in 48 states including D.C.

47 of 50 states + D.C. live

Payroll supported in 48 states including D.C. · 3 more coming soon

Live Coming soon: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania

Payroll should feel simpler.

Spend less time managing payroll details and more time running your business. Surf brings payroll, people information, and supported tax workflows together in one place.

Make switching easier

Guided onboarding and AI-assisted historical payroll migration help organize the information you need to get started.

Stay ahead of payday

Review payroll details, important dates, and funding information before you process payroll.

Keep your people organized

Manage employee records, onboarding documents, and self-service in one connected experience.

Get help from Surf AI

Use the AI chatbot for supported questions, and expanded AI workflows available through the beta plan.

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Surf

Payroll, right at your fingertips.

Run payroll on the go with the Surf app. Pay your team, review payroll details, and keep every pay run on track — wherever work takes you.

Surf pricing

More than payroll.
Built around your business.

Everything you need to manage payroll and your people, with AI capabilities to help you get more done.

Payroll

Complete payroll and essential people management.

$0for the first 3 months

Then $15/month

+ $1 per user/month

3 Months on Us

Everything included

  • Unlimited W-2 employees
  • Unlimited 1099 contractors
  • Unlimited payroll runs
  • Unlimited direct deposits
  • Payroll calculations and pay statements
  • Supported federal and state tax-filing workflows
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Beta

Payroll + AI Workflow

Payroll plus expanded AI-powered workflows.

$0for the first 3 months

Then $49/month

+ $1 per user/month

Join the Beta

Everything in Payroll, plus

  • Advanced AI workflow assistance
  • Natural-language requests for supported tasks
  • AI-assisted payroll preparation
  • Historical payroll migration assistance
  • AI-assisted employee data extraction and organization
  • AI-assisted onboarding data entry

AI workflow capabilities are in beta and may vary by task.

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