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Payroll software · Swiss cloud payroll

Payroll Software for Switzerland.

With the payrollnow Payroll Software you run payroll administration in the cloud yourself — fully automated payroll runs, withholding tax and social insurance calculated and transmitted automatically, employee app included, Swissdec ELM 5.1 via partner.

Cloud-based · no installation Swissdec ELM 5.1 via Partner Hosted in Switzerland
Self-Service
CHF 12
per employee per month — from your very first employee
One-time setupCHF 1'500–5'000
Employee appincluded
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Warum payrollnow

Lohnbuchhaltung yourself.

Traditional payroll software is a module locked in an ERP cage. payrollnow is a standalone solution that connects to your tools, calculates in real time and adapts to your business.

Event-basiert. Ohne Lohn-Spezialwissen.

You report what happened — the engine automatically creates every required task and guides you through each step. With traditional tools you have to know yourself what needs doing.

  • You report, the system does New hire, Krankheit, Bonus → Tasks automatisch
  • Guided workflow Step by step, no prior knowledge
  • Real-time calculation Lohn rechnet bei jeder Eingabe neu
  • Mitdenkendes System Plausibility checks before every approval

Employees handle everything themselves.

Native app with AI chat — answers in seconds instead of HR call-back loops. Included, not an add-on.

  • Payroll & -ausweis Right in the app, available anytime
  • AI chat for employees “How much vacation do I have left?” — instantly
  • Requests & self-service Vacation, expenses, address changes directly
  • Modular erweiterbar Wissensdatenbank, Schichten, Workflows

Connects to your tools.

We don't replace your accounting, HR software or time tracking — we connect to them. No ERP cage.

  • Buchhaltung & ERP Bexio, Abacus, SAP, SwissSalary, Banana
  • HR & time tracking Personio, BambooHR, ZEP, Tipsoft, Mocoapp
  • Banking · ISO 20022 Alle CH-Banken: UBS, ZKB, Raiffeisen, PostFinance
  • Industries-Tools SORBA, zvoove, Lightspeed

Customisable for your business.

Custom wage types, workflows and industry specifics — without programming. payrollnow adapts to your company, not the other way round.

  • Custom wage types Derived wage-type technology for complex logic
  • Tasks-Workflows Eigene Tasks pro Event-Typ definierbar
  • Industries-Konfiguration L-GAV, LMV, GAV Staffing nativ
  • Spesen, Reporting, Sprachen Pro Mitarbeitenden individuell konfigurierbar
Guided workflow

Not a payroll specialist? No problem — the system guides you.

You report what happened. payrollnow automatically creates every required task and guides you step by step. No payroll manual, no spreadsheets, no forgotten obligations.

01 SIE MELDEN

Ein Ereignis passiert.

New hire, sickness, bonus, workload change, leaver — you briefly type what happened. No further knowledge required.

Input
02 SYSTEM RECHNET

All tasks automatic.

payrollnow creates every required step: AHV/BVG registrations, withholding tax tariff, pro-rata pay, BFS statistics, salary certificate update.

Auto
03 SIE HAKEN AB

Guided workflow.

Every step is clearly explained. Notes on missing data appear automatically. You review and approve — no payroll expertise needed.

Sie
04 NICHTS VERGESSEN

Mitdenkendes System.

Plausibility checks, deviation warnings, follow-up task generator. What you miss, the engine catches — impacts are shown before approval.

Kontrolle
Feature overview

The full feature set. Included.

Engine & payroll run
  • Event-based instead of monthly runs
  • Real-time calculation
  • Payouts anytime
  • Automatic task routing
  • Retroactive corrections
  • Plausibility check on every period
Agents & employees
  • Onboarding agent
  • Timesheet agent (Excel/CSV)
  • Expense agent
  • CFO chat for key figures
  • Employee app: payslips & changes
  • 4 languages (DE, FR, IT, EN)
Compliance & connectivity
  • Swissdec ELM 5.1 via Partner
  • Withholding tax, all 26 cantons
  • CBA-compliant (L-GAV, LMV, GAV-PV)
  • AHV/BVG/UVG/KTG filings
  • Salary certificates & cumulative journals
  • Hosting & agents 100% Switzerland
What the platform does

Everything included. From payroll run to employee app.

You run payroll administration yourself using our platform. No paid modules, no add-ons — everything included.

Fully automated payroll run and monthly closing
Withholding tax and social insurance calculations transmitted automatically
Swissdec / ELM submissions filed electronically with insurers and authorities
Kumulativjournale pro Mitarbeitenden, auditbereit auf Knopfdruck
Payslips and salary certificates produced in DE/EN/FR/IT
Accounting export for bookkeeping — Bexio, Abacus, SAP, SwissSalary
Payment files for e-banking (ISO 20022 pain.001)
Vacation, overtime and accrual reports in real time
Self-service employee app with AI chat — unlimited logins
Salary and margin calculator for candidate offers
Ongoing compliance updates — tariffs, thresholds, cantonal specifics
Swiss platform support via email and chat
Employee app · included

Self-Service. In your pocket.

Native app with AI chat — employees ask, the app answers instantly. “How much vacation do I have left?” or “When will my salary certificate arrive?” are resolved in seconds — without calls to HR.

  • AI chat for employees — answers in seconds, not hours
  • Payroll & Lohnausweis available right in the app
  • Vacation, expenses, address changes via Self-Service
  • Unlimitierte Logins — alles im CHF 12/MA enthalten
Employee app im Detail
12:18
Company ABC AG

Chat

How much vacation do I have left?
You have 18.5 Tage vacation days left for 2026.
  • Anspruch: 25 Tage
  • Bezogen: 6.5 Tage
  • Geplant Aug: 5 Tage
Antrag stellen →
Wann kommt mein Lohnausweis?
Lohnausweis 2025 ist seit dem 18. Januar in Ihrem Postfach. Open →
Frage stellen…
Payroll Outsourcing

Rather not do anything yourself? We take over the entire payroll.

Mit Payroll Outsourcing you get the complete platform plus our service team. We take over registrations, EO settlements, authority filings, insurance correspondence, statistics, permits and audits. CHF 25 / employee / month — all inclusive.

See Payroll Outsourcing
Frequently asked questions

Answers zur Platform.

The questions we hear most from HR leads and SME owners.

Another question?

We usually reply within one business day.

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Solid basic knowledge of Swiss payroll never hurts — but the platform automates most calculations and guides you through your obligations. Anyone who has used a similar tool before will feel at home immediately.

Platform support (email/chat) is included. If you need operational help — e.g. with a specific withholding tax registration — you can switch to Payroll Outsourcing wechseln.

Typically 2 to 6 weeks depending on data volume. Our migration tool imports from Bexio, Abacus, SAP, SwissSalary or Excel. 12 months of back-testing + a parallel run secure the switch. Mehr zur Migration →

Ja. Employee app, KI-Chat, Banking-Files, Buchungsbelege, Statistiken, Compliance-Updates — alles im CHF 12 pro MA/Monat enthalten. Keine Zusatzmodule, keine Pakete. Custom-Integrationen (z.B. Anbindung an exotische ERPs) werden separat kalkuliert.

Very simple — you keep the platform, your data and the employee app. payrollnow additionally takes over the operational payroll work. Switch anytime, no data migration. From the switch month you pay CHF 25 instead of CHF 12 per employee.

Hosted in Switzerland on Microsoft Azure, encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest. Granular permissions, audit logs for every data access. GDPR- and revDSG-compliant. BYOK (bring your own key) for enterprise customers on request.

Yes. No minimum term, monthly cancellation with a fair notice period. Your data belongs to you — you receive a full export when you leave.

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See the platform in 15 minutes.

We show you the platform, compare it with your current setup and discuss migration and pricing for your headcount.

  • 15-minute live demo of the platform
  • Comparison with your current tool
  • Migrations-Plan & Datenkonzept
  • Pricing quote for your headcount

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