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Free Paystub Generators review: pricing and limits
Free Paystub Generators is an online paystub generator that costs $2.95 per stub, calculates federal, state and FICA withholding automatically, and offers a free tier. It covers 2 document types — Pay stub, Direct deposit slip. States covered: all 50 states. Price checked 18 September 2026.
Everything on this page is what Free Paystub Generators states about itself, checked 18 September 2026, except where a value is marked verified. Compare it against the rest of the list in our directory of paystub generators.
What Free Paystub Generators states
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Price per stub | $2.95 (verified, Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team, checked 18 September 2026. Single Paystub tier, $2.95 one-time per paystub. A free $0 tier and a $14.99/month Pro tier (10 paystubs, $1.50 each) also exist.) Source: Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team as of 18 September 2026 |
| Pricing detail | Three tiers. Free is $0 forever and carries a FreePaystubGenerators footprint. Single Paystub is $2.95 one-time with no watermark. Pro Monthly is $14.99 for 10 paystubs a month, which the vendor states is $1.50 per stub. The vendor advertises savings of up to 43% on bulk single stubs and 49% on Pro versus single price. (verified, Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team, checked 18 September 2026. Tier structure read from the vendor pricing page.) Source: Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team |
| Free tier | Yes (verified, Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team, checked 18 September 2026. Stated as $0 forever: instant PDF download, all tax calculations, all 50 states, no account required. Output carries a FreePaystubGenerators footprint.) Source: Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team |
| Watermark on preview | Yes (verified, Hands-on check by our editorial team, checked 6 September 2026. Confirmed by hand across all ten tools: the on-screen preview carries a watermark and the purchased PDF does not.) |
| Watermark on free download | Yes (verified, Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team, checked 18 September 2026. Free output carries a FreePaystubGenerators footprint. The $2.95 Single Paystub tier is stated as "No watermark".) Source: Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team |
| Automatic tax calculation | Yes (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026. Vendor states calculations are estimates for paystub generation purposes and may differ from actual payroll calculations.) Source: Vendor homepage |
| States covered | All 50 states (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026. State-specific flat tax rates.) Source: Vendor homepage |
| Documents produced | Pay stub, Direct deposit slip (verified, Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team, checked 18 September 2026. Direct deposit slips are stated as included on the Pro Monthly tier only.) Source: Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team |
| Templates | Not stated by the vendor (checked 18 September 2026) |
| Delivery | Instant PDF download; paid tiers add email delivery and re-download (verified, Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team, checked 18 September 2026. Free tier states instant PDF download. The Single Paystub tier adds email delivery and "Download anytime".) Source: Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team |
| Account required | No (verified, Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team, checked 18 September 2026. The free tier is stated as "No account required".) Source: Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team |
| Refund policy | Not stated by the vendor (checked 6 September 2026) |
| Support | Contact form; Pro Monthly adds priority email support (verified, Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team, checked 18 September 2026. No phone number or direct email address is published. "Priority email support" is listed on the Pro Monthly tier only.) Source: Vendor pricing page, confirmed by our editorial team |
What it does well
- Free tier: stated as $0 forever: instant PDF download, all tax calculations, all 50 states, no account required. Output carries a FreePaystubGenerators footprint.
- Calculates tax withholding automatically from the figures you enter.
- Produces 2 document types: Pay stub, Direct deposit slip.
Limitations
- The vendor describes its output as estimates that may differ from actual payroll calculations.
- Free output carries a footer mark.
- No company details or refund policy published.
Who it suits
Producing a stub at no cost, with no account, when a small footer mark is acceptable.
That is our editorial view, formed from the vendor’s published information. It is not a test result — we have not run this tool end to end.
Alternatives to Free Paystub Generators
Compare it against the rest of the list in our side-by-side table of paystub generators, or read about these three:
People who need more than a stub — W-2s, 1099s and employment verification from one place.
Anyone who also needs W-2s, 1099s or other IRS forms from the same account.
A low per-stub price with a free first stub, and it handles state-specific items like California SDI and NYC local tax.
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