Payroll for the agentic era.
Plane is the payroll platform your agents and tools connect to. Open API, MCP, and CLI so you can ditch the busy work of payroll, HR, and compliance. For good.
Every action a human can take in Plane, an agent can too.
API, CLI, MCP, and sandbox access included on every plan.
Claude
ChatGPT
API-first by design
With an open API, your agents and software can read payroll data, write changes, and trigger runs. No partner program required. No additional fees.
CLI and MCP support
Call Plane directly from your terminal or connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, or any agent you’ve already built. If it's in your stack, it can run payroll.
Production-grade sandbox
Test your automation against the full API, including sending payments and onboarding contractors, without touching live payroll or real people.
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Plane handles the grunt work. You hit approve.
Set payroll to auto-approve or require manual signoff. Your call. Either way, Plane’s accounting automation prepares journal entries for Quickbooks after every run.
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Compliance happens the moment you hire someone new.
When you add a new employee in a state you've never hired in before, Plane handles the state payroll tax registration for you. When you bring on a contractor in a new country, Plane builds the locally compliant contract, calculates employer taxes, and handles the security deposit.
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Payment issues fixed before they reach your team.
Most payroll platforms route problems back to your team to sort it out. Plane works through the error directly, retries the payment, and if AI can't resolve the error automatically, it follows up with the employee or contractor to fix the problem.
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Agreements that fit your workers.
Every contract is built around how that person works and where they live. Fixed or hourly rates, custom payment schedules, specialized contracts. Your workforce, your rules.
05 • Now in beta
Get immediate answers to payroll and HR questions, run reports, and take care of routine back-office tasks around the clock with your AI-powered teammate.
What’s the status of Alex Chen’s contractor payment?
How’s my next payroll looking?
How did this payroll compare to the last payroll?
Which contractors are missing W-8 or W-9 forms?
MatX, an AI hardware company, moved off a competitor because the platform forced them into rigid workflows. Plane didn’t.
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Unified payroll for every worker type
U.S. employees, global contractors, and EOR (employer of record) hires can all be on the same payroll run. No stitching platforms together at month-end. Plane supports contractors in 240+ countries and employees in 100+ countries, including the U.S.
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Human support for your whole team, including contractors
You don’t have to be the help desk for your team. Our Support team directly supports everyone on your team, including employees, contractors, and vendors.
Only pay for what you use
Plane covers U.S. employees, global contractors, and EOR hires. Use one, two, or all three: $39 per contractor, $19 per U.S. employee, $499 per EOR hire, and $0 for HRIS. Start with one. Add as you scale.
Local payment rails
International payments are routed through local rails, for faster settlement, lower fees, and fewer complaints. Paying globally feels like paying domestically.
Contractor-friendly exchange rates
All contractors should be paid fairly, regardless of their location. We don’t believe in making money through exorbitant markups. Our transparent, contractor-friendly rates means happier contractors and fewer complaints for you.
No e-wallet
Global contractors receive payment directly into their bank accounts, just like their U.S. counterparts do. They keep more of what you send. You hear less about it.
“It used to take hours to deal with monthly payments. Now, it takes about 10 minutes! Above that, many of our contractors now receive better exchange rates.”
Julie Menge, HR Operations Lead, Help Scout