Central | Payroll, benefits & compliance for startups

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Combinator

Payroll, benefits and government bullsh*t for startups

Traditional payroll platforms force you to handle every government compliance filing and HR task. Central just does it all for you, giving you back 15+ hours per month without the stress of fines.

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Switching providers? We'll migrate you in 15 mins.

I wouldn’t start a new company without Central. The platform has spoiled me with more time and money.

Michael Suswal

2X Founder & COO Generation Lab

Payroll

Send offers and pay employees in the U.S. & contractors in 200+ countries.

U.S. employees in 50 states

Contractors in 200+ countries

Payroll tax withholdings and filings

Offer letters & onboarding suite

Reimbursements & bonuses

Paystubs, W2s & 1099s

Quickbooks & Puzzle integration

Benefits

Get insurance plans from top carriers tailored to your company.

Top carriers and plans in 50 states

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) via Guideline

Life & disability insurance

Small group coverage & ICHRA

Automated payroll deductions

Easy setup with expert guidance

Government compliance & mail

Automate all government registrations and communication.

Payroll state registrations & filings

Government mail monitoring

Workers' compensation per state

Foreign qualifications

BOI reporting to FINCEN

Other state/city specific registrations

Do stuff in Slack fast.

Need to find or update something? Just do it in Slack. It’s like your company’s first head of HR/finance.

Retrieve company info & docs

Update employee info

Access personal docs

Track offers & onboarding

Adjust salaries & payroll

Understand paystubs

Free 30-day trial.

15 mins to onboard.

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Starting at

$50/mo

The Slack app never fails to impress. I’m so happy I never have to touch HR software again.

CATHERYN LI

YC founder & CEO

Simple AI

Central deals with all the business bullsh*t that isn't central to our product and mission – payroll, hiring, benefits, compliance & more. Extremely responsive team!

Thomas Li

Founder & CPO
DeepNight

At my previous startup, I did all the compliance work using Rippling, which was a huge distraction. Now, Central handles everything with just a quick onboarding call. Highly recommend founders use Central because doing this work yourself is a distraction and adds unnecessary risk to your company.

Ian Hinkley

Founder & CEO
DGI Apparel

Central automates our entire back office operations end-to-end so my team & I can focus on building a product people love.

Andy Li

Founder & CEO
Keywords AI

We made a mistake by not going with Central from the start. Now, I do almost nothing (they even handled the entire switch off Rippling!). The peace of mind of having everything covered is invaluable. When starting a company, you need every advantage you can get, so just go with Central for an easy win.

Christian DalSanto

Founder & CEO
Maitai

An excellent partner from day one! Central has proactively built new features and educated us on best practices. The team understands startups and deeply cares about their customers.

Erick Enriquez

Founder & CEO
InQuery

As a first-time product-focused founder, Central has been fantastic. They get stuff done automatically without bothering me. Don’t waste your time on anything back-office related and just use Central.