Humi (AF Score 66) and Payworks (AF Score 80) are two of the most cross-shopped payroll platforms in our directory. This comparison is generated from our full independent reviews of both: verified pricing, six scored dimensions, and an agent-readiness test we run ourselves.
The verdict at a glance
Payworks scores higher overall (80 to 66), but the right pick depends on what you weight.
Humi is a Canadian all-in-one HR, payroll and benefits platform for SMBs, now owned by Australia's Employment Hero. Real CRA and Quebec compliance, but HR plans turned quote-only (payroll stays published at CA$7 per employee) and the agent story is thin.
Payworks. Service-first Canadian payroll and HR from Winnipeg. A dedicated rep for every client, 98% retention, deep CRA and Revenu Quebec compliance, 40,000-plus businesses. Priced per pay run via an online quote, Canada-only, thin on AI.
Quick facts
- Humi AF score. 66/100
- Humi implementation. Medium
- Humi best fit. Canadian SMBs, roughly 11 to 200 staff, wanting one system for HR, payroll and benefits
- Payworks AF score. 80/100
- Payworks implementation. Low-Medium
- Payworks best fit. Canadian SMB to mid-market, 1 to ~1,000 employees, wanting full-service payroll
Dimension by dimension
- Compliance depth. Humi 78, Payworks 87. Edge: Payworks.
- Scalability. Humi 62, Payworks 72. Edge: Payworks.
- Support. Humi 57, Payworks 92. Edge: Payworks.
- Implementation. Humi 66, Payworks 82. Edge: Payworks.
- Pricing transparency. Humi 55, Payworks 65. Edge: Payworks.
- AI / agent readiness. Humi 46, Payworks 35. Edge: Humi.
Pick Humi if
- Canadian SMBs (roughly 11 to 200 employees) that want one Canadian-compliant system for HR, payroll and benefits instead of stitched-together tools
- Employers with Quebec staff or French-language needs, since Humi by Employment Hero files RL-1 to Revenu Quebec and handles QPP, QPIP and CNESST as the retained Quebec solution
- Owner-run and people-light teams on QuickBooks Online or Xero that want each pay run posted to the ledger as a mapped journal entry with benefits handled in the same platform
Pick Payworks if
- Canadian small business to mid-market employers, 1 to about 1,000 employees, that want payroll compliance handled by a named, dedicated service rep
- Controllers and bookkeepers who value CRA and Revenu Quebec remittances, ROE Web filing, and T4/RL-1 year-end handled for them, with one-click journals to QuickBooks Online
- Finance teams in Quebec or multi-province operations that need QHSF, CNESST, QPIP, EHT, and provincial WCB/WSIB handled natively
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