Cadence is the people platform where payroll, hiring, and benefits run on one system of record. Approve once, and taxes, filings, and direct deposits handle themselves across all 50 states.
Trusted by people teams at companies that hire fast
Cadence connects payroll, people data, time, and benefits in a single record — so the moment something changes, everything downstream updates with it.
Run salaried and hourly payroll in minutes. Cadence calculates withholdings, files federal and state taxes, and remits payments automatically — with a guarantee that covers any filing penalty we cause.
Send offers, collect I-9 and W-4 forms, and provision day-one access from one flow.
Shop health, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans, then sync deductions straight to payroll.
Track hours, approve time off, and push approved totals into the next pay run automatically.
New-hire reporting, ACA forms, and minimum-wage rules stay current without you watching them.
What teams get back when payroll just works
“We went from two days of payroll prep to one cup of coffee. I approve, Cadence files everything, and I never touch a tax form again.”
“Onboarding a new hire used to mean five tools and a checklist. Now offer, paperwork, benefits, and first paycheck all live in one place.”
“We hired across four new states last year and didn't think about compliance once. Cadence registered us and filed everything on time.”
No setup fees, no surprise filing charges, no annual contract. Add or remove people any month.
Full-service payroll for small teams.
Payroll, HR, and benefits in one.
For multi-entity and 200+ headcount.
Most teams are running their first payroll within a week. We migrate your employee records, pay history, and tax accounts for you at no charge — and run a parallel pay cycle so nothing slips.
Yes. Cadence calculates, files, and pays federal, state, and local payroll taxes automatically in all 50 states, and backs it with a guarantee that covers any penalty caused by a filing error on our side.
You can pay 1099 contractors right alongside W-2 employees, with year-end forms generated automatically. International contractor payouts are available on the Plus and Scale plans.
Cadence registers your business for payroll in new states and keeps every jurisdiction's tax and reporting rules current, so multi-state hiring never becomes a compliance project.
Cadence is SOC 2 Type II certified with bank-grade encryption, role-based access, and full audit logs. Sensitive fields like SSNs are encrypted at rest and masked by default.
See how Cadence runs your first pay cycle in a 20-minute demo. No spreadsheets required to get started.