MyStubs
$4.99
/ Per Paystub
Free live preview before payment. Saved Companies + Employees for repeat use. Same checkout includes 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC.
Comparison
MyStubs vs QuickBooks Payroll: which paystub generator fits you?
Intuit's payroll add-on for QuickBooks Online users — payroll integrated with the accounting platform most small businesses already use. We've built MyStubs from the ground up alongside the same use cases — here's an honest side-by-side so you can pick the right tool, not just the loudest landing page.
Pricing snapshot
Listed prices side by side.
QuickBooks Payroll
Starts around $50/month base + $6/employee per month (Core plan); Premium and Elite tiers go higher.
Public per-stub pricing
quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll — published monthly subscription tiers.
Prices change. We last fact-checked QuickBooks Payroll's public pricing on 2026-06-01. If they've moved since, the comparison above may be off.
Where QuickBooks Payroll is strong
What QuickBooks Payroll does well.
Honest comparison — we'd rather be right about both products than win on one-sided framing.
Tight integration with QuickBooks Online accounting — payroll entries auto-post to the books, no double-entry or manual reconciliation.
Full-service tax filing on Premium and Elite plans (Core plan calculates taxes but the user files), W-2 + 1099 generation included.
Right answer when you're already running your business books on QuickBooks Online and want payroll in the same dashboard.
Where MyStubs is strong
What we built MyStubs to do better.
No QuickBooks dependency — generate a paystub or 1099 without subscribing to QBO or QBO Payroll. If you don't already use QuickBooks, you save the $50+/month base plus the $6/employee fee that QBO Payroll layers on top.
Free live preview before any payment — QuickBooks Payroll requires the subscription before generating anything.
Same builder produces a QuickBooks-style paystub template if you want the visual format without paying for the QBO Payroll subscription.
Right tool for one-off paystubs, self-employment income records, occasional contractor stubs, and year-end 1099s without a payroll subscription.
Bottom line
Which one should you pick?
QuickBooks Payroll is the right answer if you're already running your books on QuickBooks Online and want payroll integrated with the accounting. MyStubs is the right answer if you don't need ongoing payroll automation and just need to generate paystubs or 1099s on demand — without subscribing to a full payroll service.