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The other ways to produce a certified payroll.
Each page says what the option is for, who should pick it, and where CertifiedHours fits. Some of them are the right answer for some contractors, and the pages say so.
- LCPtrackerLCPtracker is the compliance portal many agencies and primes require subs to submit into. CertifiedHours produces the payroll you submit. What each does, and how a sub uses both.
- eBaconeBacon runs your whole payroll with certified payroll built in, priced for contractors on prevailing wage work every week. CertifiedHours does one thing beside the payroll you already run.
- QuickBooksQuickBooks Desktop Payroll has a certified payroll report. QuickBooks Online does not. What each offers, what the add-ons do, and how CertifiedHours sits beside either one.
- The DOL's free WH-347 PDFThe Department of Labor publishes a fillable WH-347 for free. It is the right choice for some contractors. Here is who, and what it does not do.
Compare your options here, so you don’t have to open five tabs.
Every way small contractors produce certified payroll today, side by side. We built CertifiedHours for the sub who does a few public jobs a year and resents paying for enterprise software the rest of the time.
| What matters on a Friday | DOL fillable PDF | Spreadsheet | Certified payroll tools | Payroll provider add-on | CertifiedHours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remembers your crew and rates week to week | – | Copy last week's file | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Splits overtime at 40 and keeps fringe out of the OT rate | – | If your formulas are right | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flags pay below the wage determination before you file | – | – | Some | Some | ✓ |
| Two classifications for one worker, same entry number | By hand | By hand | ✓ | Varies | ✓ |
| Statement of Compliance with the DOL's exact wording | ✓ | If you paste it | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Employee IDs instead of Social Security numbers | Your choice | Your choice | Varies | Usually full SSN on file | Default; last-4 encrypted if used |
| Works without changing how you run payroll | ✓ | ✓ | Usually | – | ✓ |
| Price | Free, and 30–90 min a week | Free, and your Friday | $49–79 / month | $50–600 / month plus per employee | Free for 1 payroll / month; $19 unlimited |
| Commitment | None | None | Monthly | Annual, often | None. Pause between jobs, keep your data |
Prices for other tools are their published entry tiers as of September 2026. Payroll-provider certified payroll modules vary widely; check yours.