OnPay vs TimeTrex

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

OnPay is the stronger AI pick in Payroll: it has a visibility score of 22.2 versus 1.6 for TimeTrex, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose OnPay if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22.2 vs 1.6)
AI answers describe it more positively (54% vs 0% positive)
You prefer a larger, established vendor (51–200 employees)
Transparent flat-fee pricing

Choose TimeTrex if…

Free open-source self-hosted option
Full payroll, time tracking and tax calculations
Unlimited users in Community Edition

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	OnPay	TimeTrex
Visibility score	22.2%	1.6%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Payroll	#5	#27
Share of voice	5.9%	0.5%
Mentions this run	27	2
Positive in AI answers	54%	0%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

OnPay 0pp · TimeTrex 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

OnPay leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

21.7%

AI Mode

17.2%

3.1%

Perplexity

27.8%

1.7%

OnPayTimeTrex

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0OnPay ranked higher

1TimeTrex ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	OnPay	TimeTrex
Which payroll tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#7	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	OnPay	TimeTrex
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	$15 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	No	—
Onboarding fee	Included	—
Deployment	Cloud-based	Cloud or on-site
Support	Phone, Chat, Email, Live HR support	Phone, Email, Live chat
Founded	—	2003
Headquarters	Atlanta, GA, USA	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Employees	51–200	11–50
Funding	Series B	—
Best for	Small businesses, and accounting firms that run payroll for their clients	Businesses of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises