Managed Payroll vs. Justworks Payroll
Justworks is a PEO, a Professional Employer Organization, which means Justworks becomes co-employer of your staff and charges a flat per-employee fee for payroll, benefits, and HR bundled together. BEG delivers the managed payroll outcome without the PEO structure or co-employment.
See your exact monthly & annual price - no call required
Why Buyers Leave Justworks Payroll
Justworks co-employment means Justworks is the employer of record for your staff alongside you. You share control over certain HR and employment decisions, and exiting a PEO relationship is a more complex transition than switching software.
Justworks bundles payroll with benefits access, HR support, and compliance tools and charges one fee for the whole package. If you only need payroll managed correctly, you are paying for benefits infrastructure you may not use.
PEO costs scale with headcount in ways that get expensive fast. At $70-$100 PEPM and 50 employees, you are paying thousands more per month than a payroll-only managed service for the same core outcome.
Side by Side
| Factor | BEG Managed Payroll | Justworks Payroll |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost (50 employees) | $1,250-$2,250 all-in | $2,500-$5,000+ (PEO plans) |
| Co-employment | None -- you are always the employer | Justworks is co-employer of record |
| Who runs payroll | BEG: fully managed | Justworks platform, PEO-run |
| Services bundled | Payroll fully managed | Payroll plus benefits plus HR bundled |
| Migration required | No -- works in your system or isolved | Justworks requires PEO enrollment |
| Dedicated contact | Yes -- one BEG specialist | Shared PEO support team |
The BEG Difference
Common objection: "We are concerned about co-employment with a PEO like Justworks."
BEG is not a PEO. We never co-employ your staff. You remain the sole employer of record for everyone on your payroll. BEG manages the payroll function, processing, filings, compliance, employee support, while you keep full control over your employment relationships and HR policies.
Common objection: "Justworks benefits access is valuable, is it worth the extra cost?"
If you need PEO-pooled benefits and bundled HR advisory, Justworks may be the right structure. If you need payroll managed correctly every cycle by a dedicated specialist, BEG is $25-$45 PEPM versus $50-$100+ PEPM for the PEO bundle. The difference funds a lot of what you could buy directly.
Common objection: "We are worried about being locked into a PEO structure."
Exiting a PEO means transitioning employees out of co-employment: new EIN setup, benefits re-enrollment, and payroll platform migration. Leaving BEG is clean because your employees are already on your own EIN, in your system, with your data. Nothing changes for them.
The Math
BEG managed payroll is $25-$45 per employee per month, all-inclusive. One flat rate that covers every cycle, every filing, every year-end form.
Onboarding Capacity
To guarantee a flawless first payroll cycle, BEG limits new managed payroll onboards to 3 per month. Get your quote this week to secure your slot in the next available onboarding cohort.
We review your setup and send your exact monthly cost within 24 hours. No commitment required.
Common Questions
Justworks is a PEO that co-employs your staff and bundles payroll with benefits and HR under one fee. BEG is a managed payroll service, we run payroll on your behalf while you remain the sole employer of all your staff.
Justworks published PEO plans run roughly $50-$100+ PEPM, or $2,500-$5,000+ per month at 50 employees. BEG managed payroll for 50 employees is $1,250-$2,250 per month with no bundled PEO overhead.
BEG is focused on fully managed payroll. For companies that also need HCM software, benefits administration, or talent management, BEG is an authorized isolved reseller and can connect you with those tools separately.
BEG manages the full transition: EIN setup if needed, state registrations, data migration, and a clean parallel cycle before going live. Most Justworks exits with BEG complete in 2-3 weeks.
Employees will see a change in their pay stub portal and possibly their benefits enrollment if those were pooled through Justworks. BEG coordinates employee communication and confirms direct deposit setup before the first live cycle.
Managed Payroll by Industry
Industry-specific payroll compliance and processing, fully managed at $25-$45 PEPM.
Industry-specific payroll compliance and processing, fully managed at $25-$45 PEPM.
Industry-specific payroll compliance and processing, fully managed at $25-$45 PEPM.
Industry-specific payroll compliance and processing, fully managed at $25-$45 PEPM.
View the full managed payroll hub: industries, states, pricing, and how it works.
Ready?
Answer a few questions, get your exact number in about 90 seconds. No call required, no commitment.
See your exact monthly & annual price - no call required
