Beanflow
$0 core payroll.
- Core payroll
- Free. No credit card.
- Direct deposit
- Not yet. Pay by e-transfer or cheque.
- CRA remittances & T4s
- We prepare the records. You submit and pay.
- ROE
- Draft extract for supported cases. You file in ROE Web.
Free payroll software
for Canada.
Free payroll software for Canada. Core payroll has no monthly fee and no credit card. Validated against the CRA Payroll Deductions Online Calculator.
No credit card required·CRA Payroll Calculator validated·12 provinces & territories
✓CPP + EIcalculated
✓T4 readyCRA-ready XML
validated against the
CRA Payroll Calculator
CRA Payroll Calculator
124
Businesses ran payroll
last month
last month
$0
Monthly fee for
core payroll
core payroll
$0
Per-employee charge
for core payroll
for core payroll
Why BeanFlow Payroll
Payroll software you don't have to think about.
01
Core payroll is free
No credit card, no trial countdown, no per-employee fees. You can start core Canadian payroll without a subscription.
02
Calculations you can defend
Built on the CRA's official T4127 formulas, validated against the CRA Payroll Calculator. Tax tables update twice a year — January and July — you do nothing. See the 2026 CRA deduction changes we track, or browse all payroll resources.
03
Help when you need it
Questions go to the people building BeanFlow — not a call center. We aim to reply within 24 hours. Get support
Switching to Beanflow
From another payroll — or a spreadsheet — to this period's paystubs.
Mid-year switch with pay stubs (not hand-entered YTD totals). Set up the company and a catch-up pay group, bring people over, then run payroll — past periods first, then this one.
step 1
Company name, province, and remittance details — the CRA basics for this tax year.
Features
Built for real Canadian payroll. No monthly software fee.
Not a stripped-down free tier. Beanflow is built for Canadian small businesses that need the details done right — without another monthly subscription. Click a card to see how it shows up in real life.
Victoria Day falls mid-week. One hire started Thursday. Another took the day off.
Eligibility is provincial. We apply it that way.
Stat holiday pay follows the rules for that province — not a flat “everyone gets 8 hours” shortcut.
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Who's using it
Built for the businesses that run Canada.
124 businesses ran payroll last month
Cafés & restaurants
Hourly staff, tips, bi-weekly pay — handled.
Contractors & trades
Seasonal crews and overtime rules, by province.
Clinics, salons & non-profits
Small teams, part-timers, zero accounting background needed.
Moving our payroll to BeanFlow was the easiest ops decision I made this year.
As a founder juggling everything at WEVSOCIAL, having it be free, compliant, and actually intuitive means I can stay focused on building and scaling. It's free for Canadian SMBs, the numbers are clean, and when I had a question, support actually helped. I'd tell any founder to just start.
BeanFlow has been such a gem to discover.
Being super cash tight when I first incorporated, I was looking for a cheap payroll software. BeanFlow is more than cheap... It's free! It's saving me more than $600 per year. It's also super intuitive to use for a newbie, and offers great customer service. Can't recommend it enough.
Pricing
Core payroll is free.
$0
per month · per employee · per payroll run
All features included Unlimited payroll runs No credit card No per-employee fees
Beanflow vs. paid payroll software.
Core payroll is free with Beanflow. Wagepoint and Wave bundle payroll with more automated payments and filings. The trade-off is simple: pay for more automation, or keep those steps in your hands.
Wagepoint & Wave Payroll
Paid, with more automation.
- Core payroll
- Paid subscription after the trial period.
- Direct deposit
- Available.
- CRA remittances & T4s
- Automated with an active payroll service.
- ROE
- Submission is supported.
Q&A
Questions about free Canadian payroll.
Is Beanflow really free payroll software for Canada?
Yes. Beanflow core payroll has no monthly fee, no per-employee charge, no trial deadline, and no credit card requirement.
How does Beanflow calculate CPP, EI, and income tax?
Beanflow's payroll calculation engine is built from the CRA's T4127 payroll deduction formulas, and calculation cases are validated against the CRA Payroll Deductions Online Calculator. Tax tables are versioned by tax year and updated when payroll rules change.
CPP, EI and tax withholding guide 2026 CRA payroll deduction changes
Can I switch payroll software mid-year?
Yes. Import your employees by CSV and use the guided catch-up payroll workflow to rebuild the current tax year from prior pay stubs, period by period, so your year-to-date records stay complete.
Does Beanflow file T4s and remit payroll deductions to the CRA?
No. Beanflow generates T4 slips and summaries as CRA-ready XML, plus source-deduction remittance summaries and due dates. You upload the T4 return and make the CRA payment yourself, so you remain in control of what is submitted.
Does Beanflow offer direct deposit?
Direct deposit is not available yet. Employers currently pay employees by e-transfer or cheque after the payroll run is approved.
Can Beanflow prepare a Record of Employment (ROE)?
For supported cases, Beanflow can prepare a draft ROE Web extract from your payroll records. You review the information and file the ROE through Service Canada; Beanflow does not submit it for you.
Which provinces and territories does Beanflow Payroll support?
Beanflow supports payroll in every Canadian province and territory except Quebec. Quebec payroll uses a separate provincial tax system and is not currently supported.
How is my payroll data protected?
Payroll data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Authentication uses Google Sign-In with OAuth 2.0, so Beanflow does not store your Google password. We do not sell your payroll data.