Payroll Mate comparisons
Payroll Mate is compared head-to-head with CarbonHRM, ChurchSoftware Payroll and Shelby Financials Payroll and more: 7 head-to-heads in Church Payroll Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Payroll Mate head-to-head
- Payroll Mate vs CarbonHRM
- Payroll Mate vs ChurchSoftware Payroll
- Payroll Mate vs Shelby Financials Payroll
- Payroll Mate vs IconCMO Payroll
- Payroll Mate vs Amplify Accounting
- Payroll Mate vs Storehouse Finance
- Payroll Mate vs Patriot Payroll
Payroll Mate vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Clergy compensation | Housing allowance | Tax filing support | W-2 and 1099 support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Payroll Mate | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 1 | CarbonHRM | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 | |
| 3 | ChurchSoftware Payroll | No | $25/mo | 8.9 | ||||
| 4 | Shelby Financials Payroll | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | ||
| 5 | IconCMO Payroll | No | $40/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 6 | Amplify Accounting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | ||
| 7 | Storehouse Finance | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | ||
| 8 | Patriot Payroll | No | $17/mo | 8.4 |
Compare Payroll Mate with any church payroll software
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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