Workstream vs Paychex

Paychex was built for desk jobs. Workstream is built for restaurants — with mobile-first payroll, hiring, scheduling, and compliance in one place.

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Workstream is built for franchise and business owners

All-in-one Payroll & HR

Ditch office-built payroll tools. Workstream is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform built specifically for restaurants.

Mobile-first Payroll

Built for busy managers to hire, schedule, and run payroll directly from their phones.

24/7 Restaurant Payroll Support

Workstream provides 24/7 restaurant payroll support from specialists who understand compliance, urgency, and the realities of running a restaurant.

Hiring

Interview Scheduling Tool

Yes

Automated Text to Apply

Yes

Automated reminders to applicants

Yes

Custom Hiring Templates & QR Codes

Yes

Easy to Use Mobile App

Yes

Integration to 25,000+ Job Boards

Yes

24/7 VoiceAI Hiring

Yes

Onboarding

Self-serve set-up for onboarding processes

Yes

Additional Cost

In-platform chat feature to employees

Yes

Team Management

Ease of uploading documents

Yes

Worker sentiment surveys

Yes

Additional Cost

Workstream IQ

Actionable insights on franchisee performance

Yes

Payroll

Full service payroll processing

Yes

Accommodates dynamic pay rates, multiple job roles & locations

Yes

Automates calculations for tips, breaks, overtime, deductions, and remittances

Yes

Time & Scheduling

Scheduling

Yes

Time Clock

Yes

Shift Swapping

Yes

Additional Cost

Product comparison as of February 2026

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“Workstream is the best! The customer service is phenomenal, it’s very reasonably priced, some of the new products are so exciting, and I just see such a bright future for us with Workstream.”

Rajiv Dinakaran

Franchise Owner of 41 Bojangles Locations

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“Workstream is the best! The customer service is phenomenal, it’s very reasonably priced, some of the new products are so exciting, and I just see such a bright future for us with Workstream.”

Rajiv Dinakaran

Franchise Owner of 41 Bojangles Locations