Workpay
VerifiedSimple. Compliant. Scalable. EOR and payroll for growing companies across Africa.
- Deployment Cloud Based
- Starting price Starting at $5/employee/month
- Free trial Not offered
- Best for Startups, SMEs, Enterprises
What is Workpay?
Workpay is a cloud-based payroll, HR, and Employer of Record (EOR) platform built for companies operating in Africa. It lets businesses hire and pay employees or contractors in 54 African countries, run locally compliant payroll with automated tax and statutory calculations, and manage the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding. Salary disbursements go directly to bank accounts and mobile money wallets, and the platform supports over 50 currencies.
Beyond core payroll, Workpay offers leave management, expense tracking, employee self service, and financial wellness perks such as earned wage access and salary advances. It integrates with accounting, HR, ATS, and learning tools including QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Workday, and BambooHR through pre-built connectors and an open REST API. Workpay is used by more than 1,000 companies, including startups, NGOs, and enterprises expanding across the continent.
Key Features of Workpay
Workpay lists 10 documented features, including Multi-country payroll automation across 54 African countries, Employer of Record (EOR) for hiring without a local entity and Outsourced payroll processing and statutory filing. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.
- Multi-country payroll automation across 54 African countries
- Employer of Record (EOR) for hiring without a local entity
- Outsourced payroll processing and statutory filing
- Automated tax and statutory compliance calculations
- Bulk salary disbursements to banks and mobile money wallets
- Leave and time-off management with approval workflows
- Employee self-service mobile app (iOS and Android)
- Expense and petty cash management
- Financial services: earned wage access, salary advances, loans
- Open REST API with webhooks and pre-built integrations
Workpay Pricing
Workpay lists 4 plans without published figures. Pricing is quoted on request.
Payroll + HR
Starting at $5/employee/month
Per employee, per month
Payroll and compliance, core HR management, integrations, expense/petty cash management, employee self-service app
Outsourced Payroll
Starting at $25/employee/month
Per employee, per month
Outsourced payroll processing, statutory filing, benefits administration, payment disbursement
Employer of Record (EOR)
Starting at $299/employee/month
Per employee, per month
Hire and pay employees across Africa without a local entity; includes compliance, multi-currency payroll, immigration support
Agent of Record (Contractors)
Starting at $59/contractor/month
Per contractor, per month
Hire and pay contractors across Africa; multi-currency disbursement, immigration support, automated onboarding
Workpay Specifications
Workpay is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API.
- cloud based
- web app
- ios
- android
- startups
- smes
- enterprises
- live support
- training
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