DEPayroll as a feature of your software
Make payroll calculations part of your product – in production for calculations and forecasts today, with full payroll including notifications from 2027.
Embedded payroll in the sense of Gusto or Check means: the complete payroll lifecycle – from employee onboarding to the finalised payroll run – operates as infrastructure behind your software, and your users never leave your product. That is exactly the model we are building for the German market – in clear stages.
Today, partners embed our payroll calculations – from the ready-made calculator widget to API calculations and trial payroll runs in their own interface. Fully embedded payroll including electronic notifications follows after the completion of the ITSG system examination, planned for 2027. The regulatory burden stays entirely with us: your team builds product, not paragraphs.
From calculator widget to embedded payroll
Embedded calculation: the calculator widget
The salary calculator in your look and feel, embedded with a single line of HTML – the simplest entry point, in use on partner websites from tax consulting to training providers today.
Embedded calculations via API
Gross-to-net, employer costs, salary scenarios and trial payroll runs in your own interface – REST calls answered in milliseconds.
Fully embedded payroll
The Gusto model for Germany: live payroll runs with electronic notifications under your brand – after the completion of the ITSG system examination, planned for 2027.
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Where embedded payroll features make a difference
Job boards & applicant portals
Net instead of just gross in the job ad: candidates see immediately what remains of the offer – a real differentiator in recruiting.
Tax advisors & financial services
A salary calculator under your own brand on the firm or portal website – the most common embedding in practice today.
HR & planning tools
Employer costs, budgets and salary scenarios right inside your users’ workflow – no external calculators, no media breaks.
Embed or build yourself?
| Criterion | Embedded with Lohnica | In-house build |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | days to weeks | years |
| Calculation engine & year-end changes | maintained by Lohnica | your team, permanently |
| Regulation (tax schedules, social security, ITSG) | with Lohnica | with you |
| Brand & customer relationship | stays with you | stays with you |
| Data inside your product | yes | yes |
You keep what makes building in-house attractive – brand, data, user experience – and hand over the expensive regulatory part.
Frequently asked questions
Your software offers payroll features that a specialised API calculates in the background. To your users it feels like a native feature – interface and brand remain entirely yours.
Let’s bring payroll into your product
We are looking for software partners who want to join early and help shape the interface.