While growing your team is a sign of financial success, managing payroll adds another layer of complexity. Fortunately, there are payroll services on the market that help streamline the process and offer benefits administration and onboarding workflows.
Below, CNBC Select rounds up six of the best payroll services for small businesses. We evaluated each payroll service based on a range of features, including pricing, features, benefits administration and HR tools. (See our methodology for more information on how we choose the best payroll services.)
Best payroll services for small businesses
Best for payroll and bookkeeping: QuickBooks
Who’s this for? If you already use Intuit QuickBooks for bookkeeping, you can also use the same platform for payroll. Every plan includes bundled features for payroll, benefits administration and bookkeeping. More premium plans offer features like…

