Payroller Review Australia 2026
Best Budget Payroll for Micro Businesses
Payroller is still the cheap micro-payroll option, but the free tier is mobile-only for one person and paid Standard is $5.50/employee monthly after a 6-month $0.99 intro, with a $22 monthly floor. The old $10-for-2–4-employees plan is not on the page. STP is listed; award automation is not documented; Payday Super is vendor-claimed on the pricing banner.
- Best for
- Sole traders paying one person from the phone, or small teams that will live with Standard's per-employee price and minimum spend.
- Not ideal for
- Award-heavy hospitality/retail crews, or anyone who thought Lite was full web payroll with super for $0.
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Overview
Payroller is simple payroll for au small business. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Sydney, NSW, it serves Australian businesses with local data hosting and AU-based support.
Feature highlights
These highlights come from vendor documentation and editorial analysis of public sources. They are not firsthand test results or a claim that every listed capability was exercised in a trial.
- Free for 1 Employee
Lite is $0 for mobile users who only run payroll for a single person: STP on mobile, employee app and leave. It is not full web payroll. Superannuation and Xero integration are listed on Standard, not Lite.
- STP Phase 2 Compliant
Every pay run is automatically reported to the ATO via Single Touch Payroll Phase 2, including disaggregated gross amounts, income types, and country codes. Payroller handles the ATO submission so employers don't need to file separately or use the ATO portal for payroll reporting.
- Employee Self-Service App
The Payroller Employee app (iOS and Android) lets staff view payslips, track work hours, accept shifts, and request leave directly from their phone. Leave requests sync back to the payroll system and managers can approve with a single tap — leave balances are tracked automatically in line with Fair Work rules.
- 85% Run First Payroll in Under 15 Minutes
Payroller is designed for business owners who aren't payroll experts. The setup wizard walks you through ABN, employee details, pay schedule, and super fund — and 85% of new users complete their first pay run in under 15 minutes. No training or accounting background required.
- Xero and MYOB Integration
Xero integration is listed on Standard. Lite does not list it. MYOB sync is prior copy and was not re-opened on the pricing page this check.
- Automatic Super Calculations
Standard lists superannuation and one-click SuperStream. Lite does not list super. SG rate copy on the hub is vendor product text, not an ATO certificate.
AU Compliance Scores
These scores apply to Australian tax, payroll and banking capabilities where they are relevant to Payroller. They are SoftwareHQ editorial judgements from public documentation, not firsthand product tests.
Not applicable means this product type is not scored on that dimension (for example BAS lodgement on a CRM). Not supported means the vendor does not offer it. Unknown means we could not verify it from public sources — that is not the same as unsupported.
Payroll only — no BAS features.
Lite and Standard both list STP Phase 2. Vendor copy, not an ATO register extract.
Pricing page banners Payday Super ready and included in all plans, with one-click SuperStream on Standard. The payday-super hub still frames 2026 preparation and Beam integration. Vendor copy, not an ATO certification.
No award-interpretation spec on the pricing or payday-super pages opened this check. Prior 'basic awards / manual penalty rates' copy is retained as a limitation, not re-proven.
Not an accounting tool.
Not applicable — payroll only.
When this was checked
Status as of (page snapshot) against a 90-day review target. Checked dates are not updated when the site is rebuilt.
Editorial article date: . That is not proof that pricing, hosting, or compliance was re-checked.
- PricingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
AUD. GST not stated. Lite $0 mobile/1 person. Standard $0.99/emp 6 months then $5.50 monthly / $3.99 yearly; min $22 / $15.96 after promo. Timesheets add-on $6 / $3.99. Stored $10 Small Business plan not on the page.
- HostingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Servers located in Australia; AWS privacy linked; MongoDB Atlas named. AWS region not named. ISO 27001 claimed for servers, certificate not opened.
- Bank feedsNot applicable
Not applicable.
Payroll-only.
- BAS lodgementNot applicable
Not applicable.
Payroll-only.
- GST handlingNot applicable
Not applicable.
Payroll-only.
- Modern AwardsUnknown
Unknown — no field-level check recorded.
No award-interpretation spec on the pages opened this check. Prior basic/manual note kept, not re-proven.
- Payday SuperVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Pricing banner: Payday Super ready, included in all plans. Hub page still prepare-for-2026 + Beam. Vendor copy.
- STP Phase 2Verified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
STP Phase 2 listed on Lite and Standard. Vendor copy.
- SuperannuationVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Superannuation listed on Standard, not Lite. Hub names Beam integration.
Pricing (AUD)
All prices below are in Australian dollars and include GST. Verified — checked 8 September 2026. Source: payroller.com.au/pricing.
- Employees: 1
- Web Payroll: No
- Employees: unlimited
- Minimum Monthly: 22
- Minimum Annual Monthly: 15.96
Estimate first-year cost for Payroller
Observed price changes
Recorded when a listed price changed. This is not a complete vendor timeline.
- Observed Standard $5.50 monthly / $3.99 yearly per employee after 6-month $0.99 intro; mins $22 / $15.96. Stored Small Business $10 for 2–4 employees is not on the page. Lite is mobile-only for one person, not full web payroll.
- Standard · $10 → $5.50 · Observed Standard $5.50 monthly / $3.99 yearly per employee after 6-month $0.99 intro; mins $22 / $15.96. Stored Small Business $10 for 2–4 employees is not on the page. Lite is mobile-only for one person.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Lite is genuinely $0 for one-person mobile STP
- Published Standard rates after intro: $5.50 monthly / $3.99 yearly per employee
- 7-day trial and 30-day money-back on the pricing page
- STP Phase 2 listed on Lite and Standard
- Privacy policy: servers in Australia
- Xero integration listed on Standard
Cons
- Lite is not web payroll and does not list super
- After promo, $22 monthly minimum so 1–3 staff pay the floor
- GST treatment not stated on the pricing FAQ
- No documented auto award interpretation on the pages opened
- Payday Super evidence is marketing-banner plus a prepare-for-2026 hub — mixed
- No BAS/invoicing
How this review was made
Reviews separate vendor documentation, editorial analysis and firsthand records. They are not interchangeable.
- Vendor documentation — Public pages from Payroller and other sites. Recorded HTTP(S) URLs are listed under Sources. A source URL is a document we recorded, not a claim that every sentence on this page was checked against that URL.
- Editorial analysis — SoftwareHQ's written verdict and scores for Australian buyers. The header score is an editorial assessment, not a user-review average, not a lab result, and not a number derived from how many evidence records exist.
- Firsthand records — This review has no firsthand observation records, trial walkthroughs, or screenshots from a logged-in SoftwareHQ account. Missing tests stay not tested.
This page does not rank products by speed or security from documentation or from evidence count.
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Sources
Public pages recorded when this review was compiled. They are not a checklist that every claim was verified, and they are not evidence of hands-on product testing.
Payroller Alternatives
If Payroller doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:
- Xero — Australia's most popular cloud accounting platform. From $37/mo inc GST.
- MYOB — Australia's original business management platform. From $35/mo inc GST.
- KeyPay — Cloud payroll built for AU accountants and bookkeepers.
- Employment Hero — All-in-one HR, payroll and benefits platform for AU businesses. From $10/employee/mo ex GST.
- Reckon One — Australian-built cloud accounting with flat-rate payroll. From $24/mo inc GST.
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