Paychex offers 6 months free, no payments until April 2027, through Oct. 31
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Paychex's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New promo banner: Get 6 months free, pay nothing until April 2027; offer ends 10/31 (terms: runs 10/12-10/31/2026, free months scale with start date). Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added) with a neutral direction.
It lands 139 days after Paychex's previous change, "Paychex rebrands Select plan, strips feature lists from Pro tier" (Jun 2, 2026). Paychex has been tracked since 2026-05-05.
In the same window Gusto and OnPay also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
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New promo banner: Get 6 months free, pay nothing until April 2027; offer ends 10/31 (terms: runs 10/12-10/31/2026, free months scale with start date).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | New promo banner: Get 6 months free, pay nothing until April 2027; offer ends 10/31 (terms: runs 10/12-10/31/2026, free months scale with start date). | Discount added | |
Values as written on Paychex's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Paychex's pricing page (www.paychex.com) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Paychex, pricing history
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingPaychex offers 6 months free, no payments until April 2027, through Oct. 31 · this change
- Jun 2, 2026packagingPaychex rebrands Select plan, strips feature lists from Pro tier
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- GustoOct 12Gusto launches HR Partners add-on with fractional compliance support
- OnPaySep 27OnPay swaps flat bundles for modular add-ons: Time Tracking, HR, Benefits picks
- GustoOct 5Gusto drops Contractor Only plan, adds $85 Business Compliance add-on
- GustoSep 28Gusto launches limited-time free Contractor Only plan for 1099-only teams
- GustoSep 7Gusto re-gates custom admin roles to Premium, bundles Next-Day pay into Plus and Premium
Questions about this change
Did Paychex raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount added.
What changed on Paychex's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
New promo banner: Get 6 months free, pay nothing until April 2027; offer ends 10/31 (terms: runs 10/12-10/31/2026, free months scale with start date). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Paychex change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Paychex in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Paychex rebrands Select plan, strips feature lists from Pro tier" on Jun 2, 2026; Paychex has been tracked since 2026-05-05.