Migrating shouldn't be a project
Tired of legacy payroll? We'll migrate you for free. Most companies go live in under a week with zero data loss.
AI-native payroll
Trusted by 1000+ companies
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Sign up & connect
Create your account and share your company details with our team.
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We handle the migration
Our team transfers all company data, tax info, and historical records.
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Go live in days
Start running payroll on Warp with full 50-state compliance.
“We switched from Rippling to Warp about a year ago – the difference has been striking. We needed something that could handle rapid growth without breaking down every week, Warp was able to handle that for us.”
Sobhan Nejad, COO, Bland AI
Why Teams Switch
If your payroll provider is slowing you down, Warp replaces legacy systems with one platform built for modern teams.
ADP
- Complex pricing with hidden fees
- Slow implementation times
- Outdated interface and workflows
With Warp - Transparent $35/employee pricing
- Go live in under a week
- Modern, intuitive platform
Paylocity
- Enterprise pricing for SMBs
- Long onboarding process
- Rigid workflows and reporting
With Warp - Right-sized for growing teams
- White-glove migration included
- Flexible, modern workflows
Gusto
- Breaks down past 20-30 employees
- Limited multi-state support
- Manual compliance work
With Warp - Scale from 10 to 5,000+ employees
- Seamless 50-state payroll
- AI-automated compliance
Rippling
- Modular pricing with separate add-ons
- Broad platform across HR, IT, Finance
- Support varies by plan tier
With Warp - All features included, no upsells
- Focused on payroll, compliance, HR
- Dedicated Account Manager on all plans
Switching providers?
We wrote the guide.
Warp's full guide to payroll & HR migration
A new era for running and scaling companies
AI is fundamentally changing how companies build and scale. The most efficient, fast-moving companies today don't want to staff large teams of HR, finance, and operations people. Instead, they want to hire leaders who solve the most important problems, while agentic platforms automate the tedious.
But most employee management platforms weren't built for this moment. The last generation of platforms, all the way from ADP (75 years ago) to Rippling (a decade ago), were built on the premise of “digitizing manual workflows.” Paper forms became web forms. Filing cabinets became databases. While this led to efficiency gains, we reached diminishing returns from this paradigm.
Right around that time, a new breakthrough became possible: the transformer architecture and large language models came alive. Suddenly, work that required human judgment could be automated. Not just data entry, but interpretation, decision-making, and action.
Yet most payroll and HR vendors are stuck in the old paradigm. More products, more modules, more upsells. Instead of simplifying, they expand surface area. Every “solution” is another add-on, another integration, another invoice.
Warp is built for this.
An employee management platform that runs itself
Warp's mission is to use AI to build an employee management platform that runs itself. While others focus on “more more more” (more products, more modules, more upsells), Warp focuses on simplifying, automating, and removing the need for manual work entirely.
Our AI agents handle tax registration across all 50 states, resolve compliance issues before they become problems, and automate the workflows that used to require dedicated staff. We built Warp from the ground up on modern architecture designed for intelligence, not just digitization.
The result: companies run payroll, HR, and compliance with a fraction of the overhead. No more managing dozens of modules. No more manual data entry. No more waiting on support tickets. Warp handles it, so your team can focus on building.
Frequently Asked Questions.
01. Can I switch mid-year? Will I need two W-2s?
Yes, you can switch any time, including mid-year. Warp imports your year-to-date payroll data so employees receive a single, consolidated W-2 at year end.
02. How long does it take to switch to Warp?
Most companies complete the switch in 1-2 weeks. Warp offers free white-glove migration. We handle everything including data migration, tax account transfers, and employee onboarding.
03. What if I'm stuck in a contract with my current provider?
Reach out to our team with a copy of your current contract. We work with companies in this situation regularly and can help you navigate the transition.
04. Will I lose any data during the migration?
No. Warp's migration team transfers all your historical data, including employee records, tax filings, pay history, and benefits enrollment.
05. What does Warp handle during migration?
Everything. Our team manages the full migration: importing employee data and pay history, transferring state and federal tax account credentials, setting up benefits enrollment, configuring integrations.
06. How does Warp pricing compare to other providers?
Warp costs $35/employee/month with all features included: payroll, compliance, benefits administration, and HR tools.
07. Can Warp handle multi-state payroll?
Yes. Warp provides seamless payroll across all 50 states with automatic tax registration.
08. What kind of support does Warp offer?
Warp publishes live support stats. We are available via live chat, Slack, phone, video calls, and email.
09. Does Warp meet enterprise security standards?
Yes. Warp is SOC 2 Type II compliant with enterprise-grade security built into every layer.