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What you get
Payroll, HR, reporting, and compliance share a single employee record — so teams stop reconciling spreadsheets and start acting on clean data.
Every payslip is calculated in real time, on any device. Numbers are consistent across your entire workforce — and when legislation changes, your payroll is already updated.
Legislative updates and statutory rule changes are applied automatically across every market you run payroll in. Whether you're in South Africa, the UK, Brazil, or anywhere across Africa — you're already covered. No manual tracking required.
Generate a secure onboarding link and send it to your new hire. They fill in their own details — those details land directly in the system, ready for payroll. No forms, no manual capture, no errors from re-keying data.
Configure leave policies, manage multi-level approval workflows, and track HR data across your full workforce — all connected to payroll. Leave Act compliance and absence reporting included.
Volume tiers kick in automatically as your headcount grows — the more people you add, the less you pay per head. No annual lock-in. No penalty for scaling fast.
Generate EEA2 and EEA4 reports directly from employee data. Configured for South African legislative requirements. No separate system needed.
Open API and webhooks let Deel Local Payroll integrate with your time & attendance systems, accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, Acumatica), and HR platforms. If you have existing systems, we connect to them. See all integration partners →
Every payroll action is logged. Role-based access controls, approval workflows, and negative net pay validation keep governance tight as your headcount grows.
Payroll Intelligence + WhatsApp Self-Service
Employees get instant answers about their payslips. Payroll administrators can query component setup in plain language — the whole team gets unblocked faster.
AI Assist is built into every edition. From payslip queries to payroll configuration questions, anyone on your team gets instant answers in plain language.
Your employees already use WhatsApp. Now they can view payslips, apply for leave, submit claims, and more — without ever logging into a portal.
What our customers say
Our payroll now runs in half a day instead of four, there’s no downtime, and even our store staff can access everything on mobile.
Brendan Keogh, System Analyst
Cape Union Mart
There are no headaches for our IT team. We don’t have to schedule manual updates or worry about compliance changes being missed. It all happens automatically — in real time.
Alison Boruchowitz, Head of People & Organisation
PUMA South Africa
The employee self-service, together with WhatsApp, is outstanding. Very easy to use, accessible anytime, anywhere in the world. Deel Local Payroll makes payroll a breeze with reports for every need.
Leana Pretorius, Payroll Manager
Mukuru
I switched to Deel Local Payroll and it’s now my payroll software of choice. The system is intuitive and easy to learn, both for me as an accountant and for my clients as end users. Support is fast and helpful.
Ruan Fourie, Director — Professional Tax Practitioner
Summit Professional Accounting
Deel Local Payroll helps us stay resilient in a fast-changing industry. With scalable operations, we can focus on what we do best — serving customers and growing the business.
Chantal Lombaard, HR Executive
BSI Steel
Add-on modules
Every edition includes payroll, HR, and Pacey AI. Extend further with add-ons.
Pick the pay run frequency that fits your business. Pay per employee, per month — run payroll as often as you need, no annual licence, no hidden software fees.
Per employee, per month · Unlimited pay runs · No lock-in
