Certified Payroll vs Argo Books

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Certified Payroll compared with Argo Books
Detail	Certified Payroll	Argo Books
What it does	File your Davis-Bacon WH-347 certified payroll report in minutes	Free accounting and invoicing software for small business
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2024
Based in	DE	CA
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Two free payrolls included with account signup (no credit card required). Then $79/month for unlimited projects and weekly payrolls, live wage-determination checks, continuation sheets for larger crews, three-year filing archive, no setup fee, no contract, cancel anytime.	Free plan: no cost, includes products, customers and sales (unlimited), 25 invoices per month, 10 receipt scans per month, 100 spreadsheet imports per month, 25 bank statement imports per month. Premium: $15 CAD/month (billed monthly) or $150 CAD/year (saves $30 per year), includes everything in Fre
Key features	Fills both pages of official DOL Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) Checks base rate plus fringe against SAM.gov wage determination while hours are entered Flags overtime logged as straight time past 40 hours Applies registered apprentice percentages of the journeyworker rate Generates continuation sheets for crews larger than 8 workers Builds the PDF in the browser; payroll figures do not leave the machine Calculates gross wages and project totals while you type Reuses project wage determinations across weekly payrolls Runs 8 compliance checks while you type Three-year filing archive for recurring projects	AI receipt scanning with automatic detail extraction Expense and revenue tracking with auto-categorization Predictive analytics to forecast financial trends Inventory management with low-stock alerts Rental and booking management Customer management with purchase history Invoicing with online payment links via Stripe or Square Spreadsheet and bank statement import with AI mapping Financial reporting with customizable report builder Canadian payroll with CPP, EI and tax calculation
What makes it different	Live wage rate checks against SAM.gov before you submit, not cached data Uses the government's actual WH-347 form, not a redrawn approximation PDF built in your browser so payroll data never leaves your machine No setup fee, no contract, cancel anytime	Free forever core version with no credit card required Designed for self-funded small businesses by a founder who understands their needs Support from the founder with typically 1-8 business hour response time Works offline and supports multiple companies even on the free plan
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet −1 (down) since last check	18 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	2	10
Citation Flow (Majestic)	14	14
Referring domains (Majestic)	7	34

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