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Zamp logoZamp

Zamp

4.5/5
activpayroll logoactivpayroll

activpayroll

4.0/5
ROI categoryrisk compliancerisk compliance
Time-to-Value~2–4 weeks with white-glove onboarding (~30d)About 6 months for a multi-country rollout (~180d)
Typical annual TCO$0/yr$0/yr
Starting price$0/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersNot seat-based — plans scoped by jurisdictions, entities and filing volume.Not published; engagement scoped per country and employee count
Implementation friction2/54/5
Friction meter
Best forGrowing e-commerce and DTC brands that want multi-state US sales tax filings handled end to end; SaaS, fintech and digital-goods companies with subscription or marketplace revenue; Lean finance teams that prefer a managed service with a dedicated account manager over DIY software; Teams expanding into Canada that need GST/HST/PST/QST registrations and filings alongside US returnsMultinational 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 forEnterprises that want to keep sales tax filing fully in-house with an internal tax department; Buyers who require published flat or per-filing pricing before talking to sales; Businesses whose sales tax exposure sits mostly outside the US and Canada; Teams looking for a pure self-serve calculation tool with no managed service attachedSingle-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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Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365IntegrationNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2 Not listed Not listed
ISO 27001 Not listed Not listed
GDPR Not listed Not listed
HIPAA Not listed Not listed
FedRAMP Not listed Not listed
ISO 42001 Not listed Not listed
IAPP AIGPnamed staff Not listed Not listed
AI app-builder checkwhat this checksNo cautionNot checked yet

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.

FoundedNot recorded2001 (25 yrs)
HeadquartersMiami, 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 managerPaid plansPlan 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 featuresAgentic workflows; Document processingNot yet recorded
Built around AI?AI added to an existing productNot recorded
Trains on your dataNot recorded — ask the vendorNot recorded — ask the vendor
Runs onNot recordedNot recorded
AI pricingIncluded in the planNot recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

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Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

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Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

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