HR and Payroll Software Landscape of the United States
2,921 HR and Payroll Software companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads HR and Payroll Software in the United States
The sector includes 2,921 companies, with Rippling, PrismHR and Workday leading hiring, and ADP, Rippling and DailyPay receiving the most funding; 202 firms are hiring now and 658 have disclosed funding rounds.
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Rippling13last posted Aug 2026
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PrismHR13last posted Aug 2026
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Workday13last posted Aug 2026
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Hubstaff11last posted Jun 2026
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Paylocity11last posted Jun 2026
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Crossover Health11last posted Jun 2026
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Paychex11last posted Jun 2026
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Uniphore10last posted Jul 2026
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ADP$10.3BConventional Debt · Jun 2019
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DailyPay$1.4BConventional Debt · Feb 2026
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Wright Express$1.1BGrant (prize money) · May 2025
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Blackhawk Network$1BPost IPO · Jul 2016
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Deel$981.6MSeries E · Oct 2025
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Medallia$930MPost IPO · Sep 2020
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Cigna$68.5BFY2026 filing
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Cracker Barrel$874.8MFY2021 filing
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Paycom$571.9MFY2020 filing
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Justworks55,459tracked employees
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Gusto5,876tracked employees
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Rezolve AI5.8%134 tracked events
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Paycortop 10kpaycor.com
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Employee Navigatortop 10kemployeenavigator.com
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ExponentHRtop 50kexponenthr.com
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Time2Tracktop 50ktime2track.com
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Paradox Technologiestop 50kparadox.ai
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DeskTimetop 50kdesktime.com
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How the HR and Payroll Software ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Company formation peaked at 252 new firms in 2020 and fell to 51 in 2025, showing the range of annual founding activity.
Where HR and Payroll Software companies in the United States are based
The HR and Payroll Software market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
Most firms develop enterprise technology, enterprise software, SaaS and HR SaaS products; the dominant revenue model is subscription, used by 2,631 companies.
The biggest kinds of HR and Payroll Software company, by how many we track.
- Enterprise Tech2,786 companies · $38.2B raised · 195 hiring
- Enterprise Software2,433 companies · $33.2B raised · 163 hiring
- SaaS2,068 companies · $33.6B raised · 149 hiring
- HR SaaS2,066 companies · $33.5B raised · 149 hiring
- Future of Work1,149 companies · $14.4B raised · 78 hiring
- Fintech374 companies · $11.5B raised · 50 hiring
- Cfo Stack368 companies · $9.7B raised · 42 hiring
- Remote Work Tools354 companies · $2.3B raised · 16 hiring
- Artificial Intelligence226 companies · $3.7B raised · 22 hiring
- Consumer Digital206 companies · $5B raised · 19 hiring
- Environmental Health and Safety Compliance182 companies · $488.9M raised · 8 hiring
- Healthtech178 companies · $6.1B raised · 27 hiring
Monetization
How HR and Payroll Software companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving HR and Payroll Software in the United States
- M&ALearning Pool announced it has acquired WorkStep, an employee engagement software developer, in a tech M&A deal.2026-04-28
- M&ANEOGOV Acquires Miller Mendel2026-04-28
- FundingIn parallel, Imperative has closed a US$91 million blended project financing to support the 50,000-hectare Phase 2 expansion.2026-04-24
- M&AZenaTech has purchased material assets from NOW Solutions, a payroll software specialist, in a tech M&A deal focused on expanding its software capabilities.2026-04-16
- M&ABellevue, Wash.-based Humanly, a startup that makes AI-powered interviewing tools for employers, announced it has acquired Anthill, a platform that uses AI to help companies connect with and support frontline employees.2026-04-14
- M&ABefore Humming, the company acquired Predictive Solutions, a Seattle customer data platform...2026-04-14
- M&AThe companies confirmed they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the American-Canadian waste management company will purchase all issued and outstanding common shares of Secure.2026-04-14
- FundingPrimepoint, a San Mateo, CA-based provider of a construction intelligence platform for workflows project teams, raised $10M in seed funding.2026-04-14
- M&APaylocity announced it has acquired Grayscale Labs to strengthen its AI‑powered recruiting capabilities, particularly for organizations managing high‑volume hiring.2026-04-11
- M&AProsperity Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).2026-04-11
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a HR and Payroll Software company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-08-07 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-28 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-28 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-18 | ||
| ZenaTech | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-16 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-16 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
This view details companies that have filed for IPOs, changed leadership, launched products, or secured customer contracts.
iSolvedMichael Haske · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerMay 2026
HyphenKriti Sanon · Resignation — was Chief Customer OfficerApr 2026
HRsoftGab Goncalves · Appointment → Vice ChairApr 2026
ArgyleVesta LOS integration (Integration)Mar 2026
Co.tributeExecutive Growth WorkspaceMar 2026
Textio~15 roles reported · restructuringAug 2025
HighGroundapproved for commercial use of drones — Federal Aviation AdministrationApr 2025
- federal trade commission v cignainsulin pricing and rebate practices · SettledFeb 2026
- Larry Ellison v PeopleSofthostile bid acquisition lawsuit · SettledJan 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +11.0%, half slower.
Who is building HR and Payroll Software in the United States
Across 1,206 firms, 1,670 founders and CEOs are tracked; the most common alma maters are Stanford (45), Harvard (30) and MIT (21), and many previously worked at Google (25) or Microsoft (18).
Ex-Sports Illustrated Play, GSN, SocialCash. University of Virginia BA
Gusto, ex-Stanford University, ex-Bump Technologies, Stanford University, 2014
Idealab, ex-Co-founder GlanceAt & Ninjathat, Swink.tv. UW-Madison, The Carlson School of Management MBA
Co-Founder & CEO Mosaic, ex-Founder & CEO Voyager Global Advisors, BIG. Stanford University BA 2004, HBS MBA 2007
Ex-Facebook. The Wharton School 2016
Ex-Vidmind, Phoenix Technologies, BeInSync. University of Haifa BSc 2001
Ex-Ford Motor Company. Brigham Young University
Ex- PeopleSoft, Morgan Stanley. Brown University BS 1988, Stanford University MBA 1993
Google, Synopsys · Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi BTech 1997, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign PhD 2002
- flagged as repeat founders25
- no repeat-founder flag1,475
- women220
- men1,305
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Who funds HR and Payroll Software in the United States
Since 2016, 1,416 funding rounds have involved 1,816 investors, with a typical round size of $4 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Y Combinator | 78 | 27 | Mar 2026 |
| Techstars | 30 | 23 | Mar 2025 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 24 | 12 | Oct 2025 |
| General Catalyst | 22 | 9 | Oct 2025 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 21 | 10 | Sep 2025 |
| Insight Partners | 19 | 13 | Feb 2026 |
| Accel | 17 | 7 | Sep 2022 |
| Europa | 17 | — | Jul 2021 |
| Emergence Capital | 16 | 4 | Mar 2022 |
| Salesforce Ventures | 16 | 2 | May 2023 |
The typical round is $4M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest HR and Payroll Software funding rounds in the United States
The largest disclosed round is Zenefits' $512.6 million Series C, and ten other large rounds are listed.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Cmega-round | $512.6M | May 2015 | Fidelity Investments, IVP, Founders Fund +6 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $500M | Mar 2023 | Greenoaks | |
| Series Gmega-round | $450M | May 2025 | Elad Gil, Sands Capital, GIC +3 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $428.5M | Sep 2021 | Coatue, Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz +6 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $400M | Jan 2022 | New Enterprise Associates, March Capital, GoldenArc Capital +4 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $300M | Oct 2025 | Ribbit Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue +2 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $270M | Jan 2021 | Neuberger Berman, Qatar Investment Authority, Leumi Partners +3 more | |
| Series Fmega-round | $260M | Oct 2025 | Nvidia, Snowflake, Databricks +6 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $250M | Sep 2021 | Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management, Bessemer Venture Partners +7 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $250M | May 2022 | Bedrock, Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator +1 more |
251 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series A$18MMay 2026
Series B$12MApr 2026
Series A$4.5MApr 2026
Series B$80MMar 2026
Series B$25MMar 2026
Series A$10MMar 2026
Seed$8MMar 2026
Series A$6MMar 2026
HR and Payroll Software jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
403 employers posted 48,617 jobs in the last year; top required skills include data analysis, Python and AI, and the median advertised salary is $104 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What HR and Payroll Software employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- data analysis3,318▲
- mechanical engineering2,163▲
- question creation2,016▲
- python1,962▲
- ai1,863▲
- calculus1,571▲
- data privacy1,390▲
- private equity1,385▲
- mathematics1,257▲
- analytical reasoning1,168▲
- Manager$105k/yr (n=391)
- Lead$83k/yr (n=1424)
- Senior$104k/yr (n=269)
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60 HR and Payroll Software-relevant internships in India were advertised over the same 12 months.
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