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Certified Payroll vs ModusBill

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Certified Payroll compared with ModusBill
DetailCertified Payroll logo Certified PayrollModusBill logo ModusBill
What it doesFile your Davis-Bacon WH-347 certified payroll report in minutes Billing software for law firms and accounting firms
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Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingTwo 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. Practice (1–10 users): $30/user/month or $324/user/year; Firm (11–25 users): $27/user/month or $288/user/year; Scale (26+ users): $24/user/month or $252/user/year. 30-day free trial included.
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
  • Time tracking with billable-hour revisions
  • Flat fees and retainers
  • IOLTA trust accounting with three-way reconciliation
  • Online invoicing with secure payment links
  • Online payments via Stripe and PlaceToPay
  • LEDES 1998B electronic billing export
  • QuickBooks Online two-way integration
  • Recurring billing for standing charges
  • A/R aging and collection reporting
  • Bilingual support in English and Spanish
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
  • Matter-based organization for law firms and engagement-based for accounting firms in one platform
  • IOLTA trust accounting built in with per-client and per-matter ledgers and append-only audit trail
  • Every feature in every pricing tier, no modules or per-invoice fees
  • Data import from current billing systems with CSV mapping and validation
  • Automatic payment posting and reconciliation with online payments
Community votes00
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Trust Flow (Majestic)20
Citation Flow (Majestic)1415
Referring domains (Majestic)72

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