Central

Founded by Pranav Kashyap & Josh Wymer & Nilay Modi in 2023

Automate payroll, employee benefits, multi-state tax compliance, and human resources administration

Pricing model

Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Central to manage payroll, employee benefits, and state compliance for your business without manual paperwork. The system handles automated salary runs, hourly wage calculations, contractor payouts, and tax withholdings across all fifty US states. It tracks state registrations as your remote team expands, handles government mail, and sets up workers' compensation policies. Central also manages company healthcare packages, 401(k) accounts, offer letters, and paid time off requests, backed by dedicated human HR and insurance specialists to handle operational issues.

What Central does

Process automated payroll runsFile multi-state payroll taxesRegister entities in new states for remote hiresGenerate and send new hire offer lettersEnroll team members in health insurance and 401(k) programsTrack paid time off and leave requestsRespond to state tax agency notices and auditsAutomated payroll processing for employees and contractorsMulti-state tax compliance and automatic state registrationsPersonalized health insurance and 401(k) plan administrationGovernment mail handling and registered agent servicesEmployee onboarding with digital offer letter generationPTO tracking and custom company leave managementDirect phone and chat access to licensed insurance brokers and HR specialists

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Paid

PlanList price

Central (per person)$50 / mo

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