TipPay review
A focused web payroll system for restaurants that distribute tips.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
TipPay is restaurant payroll software for businesses managing tipped wages, tip distribution, payroll, shifts, and employee records. Its dashboard combines payroll processing, tip management, automatic tip distribution, employee time tracking, scheduling, payslips, payroll history, reports, CSV export, and W-2 and 1099 generation. The product is aimed at restaurants ranging from single-location businesses to multi-location teams, with features designed around recurring restaurant payroll workflows rather than general-purpose payroll needs.
The published plans scale by employee count and operational complexity. Starter costs $29 per month and supports up to 10 employees, tipped wage and tip-credit handling, weekly, biweekly, and semimonthly payroll runs, automatic federal and state tax filings, W-2 and 1099 generation, and tip pooling and distribution. Professional supports up to 30 employees and adds advanced scheduling, custom tip-pooling rules, payslip generation, employee self-service, FICA tip-credit reporting, and priority email and chat support. Enterprise costs $99 per month and adds unlimited employees, multi-location payroll and permissions, custom reports and data exports, multi-state tipped-wage compliance, a dedicated onboarding specialist, and priority phone support.
TipPay’s strongest fit is a restaurant that wants tip administration and payroll in the same browser-based system. Its focus extends beyond payroll into scheduling, time tracking, employee self-service, tax forms, and restaurant-specific tip rules, while Enterprise adds multi-location controls and multi-state support. The published platform coverage is web-only, so businesses seeking a wider application ecosystem should consider whether browser access meets their operating needs. Choose TipPay for a restaurant prioritizing tip distribution and payroll workflows; choose an alternative if native mobile coverage or broader platform connectivity is central to the buying decision.
TipPay pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Automatic tip distribution, pooling, and tipped-wage handling
- Payroll includes tax filings plus W-2 and 1099 generation
- Scheduling, time tracking, payslips, and reports in one dashboard
- Where it doesn't
- Web-only platform coverage
- No integrations are presented
- Professional plan pricing is not stated
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