News & Updates

Checklist: How to Evaluate a Potential Payroll Provider

It's important to do your due diligence when determining whether a payroll provider is right for you.

Pilot is now Plane!

We've changed our name to Plane. Plus, more big changes ahead.

Plane recognized for ease of use & performance in G2 Fall 2024 Reports

G2 awarded Plane a total of 49 badges for Easiest Admin, Easiest Setup, and more.

Plane awarded dozens of badges in G2’s Summer 2024 Reports

G2 recognizes Plane for Best Results, Easiest Admin, Easiest Setup, and more.

Plane achieves dozens of wins in G2's Spring 2024 Reports

G2 recognizes Plane for Best Results, Best Usability, Easiest To Do Business With, and more.

Plane achieves record number of wins in G2 Fall 2023 Report

Plane was recognized with 58 badges, including Best Usability and Best Results.

Pilot attains multiple wins in G2 Spring 2022 Report

Spring has sprung in the Northern Hemisphere, and with that come several new awards for Pilot from the software review site G2, including repeat recognition as a Leader in our industry.

New Feature: Track and Process Requests for Time Off in Pilot

A new Time Off feature enables employees and contractors to submit requests for time off through the platform.

Pilot achieves 10 wins in multi-country payroll software for G2 Winter Report

We did it again, and then some! Pilot attained several awards from software review site G2, including recognition as a Leader in our industry.

New feature: Paystubs

Pilot's newest feature enables administrators and managers to easily view and download paystubs for their contractors and employees.

Streamlined IP transfer in 160+ countries with Pilot Direct IP

For US-based companies hiring global team members, transferring IP rights is a complicated process. Pilot Direct IP offers seamless, two-step IP assignments for employees hired through Pilot.

Survey says: Pilot ranks top on G2 for multi-country payroll software

We're #1! Pilot attained four first-place wins for Fall 2021 on the software review site G2.

New features: Pay schedule updates

Pilot's latest updates enable administrators to easily view, create, edit, assign and delete pay schedules for contractors.

Keeping Your Data Safe with SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance

As part of our ongoing commitment to security and compliance, Pilot is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant.

Pilot is now SOC 2 compliant

Pilot has always been committed to following the highest security standards. As part of our ongoing commitment to security, Pilot has reached a new milestone by achieving SOC 2 compliance.

New features: W-8 and W-9 Forms

Contractors can fill out W-8 and W-9 forms directly in Pilot's platform, or upload their signed forms.

New features: Reports and Filters

Pilot's latest features enable you to easily view and analyze your data.

New features: Multi-Step Payment Approvals and Multiple Profiles

Managers can now approve payment requests while a separate team member initiates the payments. You can also now have multiple Pilot company profiles under the same login.

Get instant employment cost estimates with Pilot’s Hire Calculator

Our free calculator shows you estimated employment costs, including local taxes.