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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. For some contractors one of these is the better choice, and the page says 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 makes the WH-347 from the payroll you already run.
- QuickBooksQuickBooks Desktop Payroll has an Excel certified payroll report; QuickBooks Online Payroll Premium and Elite download one as a spreadsheet, Core does not. What each offers, what the add-ons do, and where CertifiedHours fits if you keep either one.
- The DOL's free WH-347 PDF and online formThe Department of Labor publishes Form WH-347 free, as a PDF and as an online form that does the wage and overtime math. It is the right choice for some contractors. Here is who, and what it does not do.
Keeping the payroll system you have? Certified payroll from Gusto, ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks, Square and OnPay: what each exports and how it becomes the form.
Your options side by side, so you don’t have to open 5 tabs.
The usual ways small contractors produce certified payroll today. We built CertifiedHours for small to mid-size subs: priced for a subcontractor, and you can pause it between jobs.
| What matters | DOL PDF, filled by hand | 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 | Free for 1 project up to $79 / month; some add a fee per report | Varies by provider and plan | 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 from their published plans as of September 2026: WH347.io (free for one project, Pro $79 a month), CertifiedPayrollPro ($49 a month plus a fee per report). Payroll-provider certified payroll modules vary widely; check yours.