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PayStubsNow review: pricing and limits
PayStubsNow is an online paystub generator that costs $8.99 per stub, calculates federal, state and FICA withholding automatically, and has no free tier. It covers 4 document types — Pay stub, W-2, 1099, Invoice. States covered: all 50 states plus federal. Price checked 6 September 2026.
Everything on this page is what PayStubsNow states about itself, checked 6 September 2026, except where a value is marked verified. Compare it against the rest of the list in our directory of paystub generators.
What PayStubsNow states
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Price per stub | $8.99 (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026. Stated as 'starting at just $8.99 per pay stub'; bundle discounts referenced but not itemised.) Source: Vendor homepage as of 6 September 2026 |
| Free tier | No (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026. Free calculators and invoices are offered; the stub itself is paid.) Source: Vendor homepage |
| 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.) |
| Automatic tax calculation | Yes (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026) Source: Vendor homepage |
| States covered | All 50 states plus federal (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026) Source: Vendor homepage |
| Documents produced | Pay stub, W-2, 1099, Invoice (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026) Source: Vendor homepage |
| Templates | Not stated by the vendor (checked 6 September 2026) |
| Delivery | PDF download or email; single PDF or ZIP for multiples (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026) Source: Vendor homepage |
| Account required | No (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026. Preview stated as available with no signup.) Source: Vendor homepage |
| Refund policy | Not stated by the vendor (checked 6 September 2026) |
| Support | 24/7 live agents; support@paystubsnow.com (vendor-stated, Vendor homepage, checked 6 September 2026) Source: Vendor homepage |
What it does well
- Calculates tax withholding automatically from the figures you enter.
- Produces 4 document types: Pay stub, W-2, 1099, Invoice.
- No account required.
Limitations
- No refund policy stated on the homepage.
- Bundle pricing not itemised.
Who it suits
Buyers who want a named company behind the tool — it publishes a physical address.
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.
PayStubsNow shows a rating of 4.2/5 from 1,461 reviews on Trustpilot. We did not collect or verify those reviews and we do not publish a rating of our own.
Alternatives to PayStubsNow
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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