Higher global payroll score: 7.4 against 4.1.
Best for: Companies moving contractors onto local employment contracts, a use Remote's EOR page names
Read review (Remote)Horizon Payroll Solutions runs payroll, tax filing and HR support for businesses in the United States. Our data lists it under global payroll, but with one documented country, the United States; its pages describe no EOR, no COR and no payroll abroad. It publishes no price, no terms of service and no security certification. Each client gets a dedicated payroll advisor, and service is paid month by month under a stated no-contracts policy.
Verdict
Best for
- Businesses with employees in the United States, which Horizon sizes at 1 to 1,000+ employees (its payroll management page says 1 to 10,000)
- Restaurants, retail, hospitality, senior care, sports and entertainment, and non-profits, the industries on its clients page
- Buyers who want a named payroll contact and no long-term contract
Not for
- Companies paying employees or contractors outside the United States
- Buyers looking for EOR or COR, which Horizon does not describe
- Buyers who need a price or service terms published before they talk to sales
- Buyers who want to start without a guided implementation
- Stands out
- A certified payroll representative and a dedicated payroll advisor for each client, on month-by-month terms.
- Biggest limit
- United States only: one documented country, and no published price, service terms or security certification.
On this page
Services
| Service | Price | Basis | Score | Countries documented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global payroll | Custom quote[1][2][3][4] | — | Our score 4.1 of 10Limited data | 1 country |
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- Trustpilot3.4/5· 205
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Pricing
Setup fees and what each list price includes, by service.
| Service | Setup fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Global payroll | — | US payroll, tax filing and HR support for businesses stated at 1 to 1,000+ employees. No price is published: the pages offer a free demo and consultation and a tailored arrangement. No setup fee, deposit or termination fee is stated.[1][2][3][4] |
How we scored Horizon Payroll Solutions
Each service gets its own score from our five criteria. Review-platform ratings are not part of it.
Limited data: fewer than half of the facts our method scores are on record for Horizon Payroll Solutions. Criteria without a fact get a neutral value, so these scores may change as facts are added. How we score
Global payroll Our score 4.1 of 10Limited data
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance | 30% | 3.0 | 0.90 | Entities on company registers: 1; Service agreement: not public; Own security certifications: none named; Licences: none recorded; Facts on record for this criterion: 2 of 4. |
| Coverage | 20% | 4.0 | 0.80 | Countries: 1 country documented, 1 claimed; Reach: 1% of the widest provider of this service; Own entities on company registers: none found; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 2. |
| Price | 20% | 3.5 | 0.70 | Price: not published (quote only); Setup fee: not disclosed; Deposit: not disclosed; Minimum term: none; Termination fee: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 5. |
| Platform | 15% | 4.4 | 0.66 | API: not disclosed; Integrations: not disclosed; Self-serve sign-up: no, sales-led; Documents in the platform: not disclosed; Facts on record for this criterion: 1 of 4. |
| Support | 15% | 7.0 | 1.05 | Live support channels: phone and email; Live support hours: not stated; Dedicated manager: yes; Stated onboarding time: up to 2 days; Stated response target: not stated; Facts on record for this criterion: 3 of 5. |
| Our score | 4.1 |
Key facts
As the provider states them.
- Headquarters
- Miamisburg, Ohio, US
- Reach
- Regional
- Support
- Phone, EmailSupport hours are not stated. The FAQ's '24/7' refers to access to the online system, not to staffed support
Countries covered
Claimed is the provider’s own count. Documented countries are the ones with evidence from a company register or the provider’s own site; countries we list without evidence are not counted.
- Documented: 1
Global payroll
Claimed: 1 countries · Documented: 1 country
| Country | Entity | From | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | Not disclosed | Custom quote | Provider’s site, 15 Oct 2026 |
Who it fits
- Company size
- 1–50 people
- 50–500 people
- 500+ people
- Industries
- Restaurants and retail
- Hospitality
- Assisted living and senior care
- Sports and entertainment
- Non-profits
- Segments it names
- Small-to-medium-sized businesses ("small-to-medium-sized business experts"); the home page says businesses from 1 to 1,000 employees or more, the payroll management page 1 to 10,000, all in the United States
Pros and cons
Pros
- A certified payroll representative and a dedicated payroll advisor for each client (add-ons page)
- Phone and email support; the pages do not state support hours
- A stated no-contracts policy: service is paid month by month
- Many clients are up and running within 48 hours, per the FAQ, which adds that a practice payroll run can tie the start to your pay period dates
- Horizon Payroll Services, Inc. is on a company register (Ohio, number 992515, articles filed in 1997)
Cons
- No price published: the pages offer a free consultation and a tailored arrangement
- One documented country, the United States; no payroll abroad is described
- No terms of service or payroll agreement published; the only legal page is a privacy policy last updated in May 2018
- No security or compliance certification named
- Onboarding is guided and sales-led, not self-serve
- No API or integration count published
- Its FAQ says 24/7, which refers to access to the online system; the pages do not say who answers support or when
AI summary
Written by an AI model from the data on our pages on 15 Oct 2026. Not a recommendation, not our score, and not a quote from any assistant.
What does the data show about Horizon Payroll Solutions as a global payroll provider?
AI
Little that is global. We document one country, the United States, from Horizon's payroll management page. Horizon says it serves businesses with 1 to 1,000 employees or more. It publishes no price, no terms of service and no security certification. Horizon Payroll Services, Inc. is on the Ohio register.
What the data does not show
We found no page describing payroll for employees abroad. The registry entry shows the company exists; it does not show the service terms, which are not published.
What are Horizon Payroll Solutions' main drawbacks?
AI
No published price, since quotes follow a free consultation; one country; no published terms of service; no named certification; and guided, sales-led onboarding. Its FAQ says 24/7, which refers to access to the online system, and support hours are not stated.
What the data does not show
Many clients start within 48 hours, but the FAQ says a practice payroll run can tie the start to your pay periods. We hold no review ratings for Horizon.
Who should choose Horizon Payroll Solutions?
AI
Businesses that pay employees in the United States and want a named payroll advisor, month-to-month service and phone or email support. Its clients page lists restaurants, retail, hospitality, senior care, sports and entertainment, and non-profits. Companies with staff or contractors abroad should compare other providers first.
What the data does not show
Its pages give 1 to 1,000 employees (home page, FAQ) and 1 to 10,000 (payroll management page). With no published price, cost cannot be compared.
Trust and registration
- Company register
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- Global payroll price from
- US$20 per employee a month, billed annually
- Onboarding 2–3 days
- Services EOR · COR · Contractors · Payroll
- Best for
- Companies from startups to enterprises, going by Multiplier's segment pages
- Not for
- Buyers who need the deposit amount before signing: Multiplier calculates it per contract
- Top pro
- Own SOC 2 (Type I and II), SOC 3 and ISO 27001:2022 on its security page; the AWS certifications listed there are kept apart as the host's
- Top con
- The "from" prices assume an annual contract. Monthly EOR costs $499 on Core and $559 on Growth, about 11% of countries are priced differently, and compliance-mandated add-ons come on top of EOR and COR
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- Global payroll price from
- US$10 per employee a month
- Global payroll countries 35 claimed
- Onboarding 2–5 days
- Deposit 1 month
- Minimum term None
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- Not for
- Contractors who want to be paid other than through Payoneer, the only payout route Playroll uses
- Top pro
- Its own country pages document EOR hiring in 151 countries + 6 territories, against a claim of 180+
- Top con
- A refundable deposit of one month's salary per EOR employee; the unused part comes back within two months of the last working day, or once claims are settled if that is later
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- Global payroll price from
- US$29 per employee a month
- Global payroll countries 160 claimed
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- Best for
- Larger companies: Papaya calls its EOR "enterprise scale"
- Not for
- Buyers who want to sign up and start without a sales call
- Top pro
- Contractor of Record from $199 per contractor a month with no deposit, below 4 of the 8 other COR prices we compare
- Top con
- Only the website terms are public; no EOR, contractor or payroll service agreement was found
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Questions people ask
What does Horizon Payroll Solutions offer?
US employee payroll, tax filing, time and attendance, hiring and onboarding, and HR support, based in Miamisburg, Ohio. We score it under global payroll with one country, the United States. Its pages describe no EOR, COR or contractor management.
What does Horizon charge?
No price is published. Its pages offer a free demo and consultation and a tailored arrangement, and state no setup fee, deposit or termination fee (horizonpayrollsolutions.com, checked 2026-10-15).
Does Horizon require a contract?
Its FAQ states a no-contracts policy, with service paid month by month. No terms of service or payroll agreement is published; the only legal page is a privacy policy last updated in May 2018.
How quickly can a business start?
The FAQ says many clients are up and running within 48 hours. It adds that Horizon runs a practice payroll alongside the old system, so the start can depend on your pay period dates. Onboarding is a guided, step-by-step implementation after a consultation.
How large are the businesses Horizon serves?
Its home page and FAQ say 1 to 1,000 employees or more, and its payroll management page says 1 to 10,000. The pages also disagree on customers: nearly 1,000 on the home page, more than 1,000 companies in the FAQ.
Does Horizon pay employees outside the United States?
Its pages describe US payroll only. We document one country, the United States, and found no page on payroll in other countries.
Sources
- Horizon Payroll Solutions, Horizon Payroll Solutions · checked 15 Oct 2026
- Horizon Payroll Partner, Horizon Payroll Solutions · checked 15 Oct 2026
- Horizon Payroll Management, Horizon Payroll Solutions · checked 15 Oct 2026
- Horizon Payroll Solutions FAQs, Horizon Payroll Solutions · checked 15 Oct 2026
How this page is built
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026.