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Apptega, Inc. logoApptega

Apptega, Inc.

4.0/5
activpayroll logoactivpayroll

activpayroll

4.0/5
ROI categoryrisk compliancerisk compliance
Time-to-Value2–4 weeks (14-day free trial) (~30d)About 6 months for a multi-country rollout (~180d)
Typical annual TCO$12,000/yr$0/yr
Starting price$0/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersNo published seat minimum; Essentials free, Plus and Premium by quoteNot published; engagement scoped per country and employee count
Implementation friction2/54/5
Friction meter
Best forMSSPs and MSPs productizing continuous compliance as a service; In-house security teams managing multiple frameworks such as NIST, CMMC, ISO and PCI DSS; Mid-market organizations replacing spreadsheets with an affordable GRC platform; Providers that need multi-tenant client workspaces and framework crosswalking; vCISO and advisory practices delivering recurring assessment engagementsMultinational employers running payroll in many countries who want one provider and one governance model; Companies consolidating multiple in-country payroll providers into a single global model; HR and finance teams that need payroll wired into HRIS/HCM systems such as Workday, UKG, HiBob, Sage People or Cornerstone; Organisations with internationally mobile staff needing assignment payroll, expat tax and mobility coordination
Not forBuyers needing FedRAMP authorization or sovereign on-premises deployment; Teams that require fully published, transparent list pricing per seat; Enterprises looking for a broad ERP or IT service management suite; Organizations wanting bespoke quantitative cyber-risk modelling out of the boxSingle-country employers with simple domestic payroll needs; Buyers who want self-serve payroll software with no managed-service layer; Teams that require published, self-checkout pricing before evaluation; Very small headcounts where a global managed payroll model is disproportionate

Stack fit matrix

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Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

Founded2018 (8 yrs)2001 (25 yrs)
HeadquartersAtlanta, USNot recorded
PhonePlan not statedNot listed
EmailPlan not statedNot listed
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsPlan not statedNot listed
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsPlan not statedNot listed
Dedicated account managerNot listedPlan not stated
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recordedNot recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistantNot yet recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

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Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

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