Pay freelancers fairly with rolling income averages – zero HRTech bloat.
HRTech payroll solutions charge exorbitant fees for freelancers handling irregular income, crippling small business growth.
FlexPayHR lets small businesses input freelancer income history to compute compliant, averaged payroll runs monthly. It generates invoices, tracks payments, and provides audit-ready reports. Ditch high fees for simple, irregular-income payroll.
Small businesses and freelancers with irregular income using HRTech payroll solutions
Business-only tool for 1099 payroll compliance with average-based pay formulas.
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Invite freelancers to submit income docs securely.
Computes pay based on customizable rolling average periods.
Auto-generates and sends payroll invoices.
Logs payments and flags discrepancies.
Exports 1099 forms and audit logs.
CSV upload for multiple freelancers.
Team review before payroll run.
Email nudges for income submissions.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| owner_id | uuid | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| workspace_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| freelancer_id | uuid | No |
| workspace_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| period_start | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/freelancersCreate freelancer profile
/api/payrollsRun payroll calculation
/api/workspacesList user workspaces
No invoices/exports
10 payrolls/mo
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 3% | $72 | $864 |
| Month 6 | 600 | 6% | $1,080 | $12,960 |
Handle irregular 1099 income with averaged pays – compliant, simple, affordable.
Target small biz owners in r/smallbusiness and LinkedIn groups; Offer free setup to 5 agencies via cold DMs; Run $50 FB ad to 'freelance manager' audience.
Global payments
Expensive for US-only small teams
Averaging focus, 60% cheaper
PEO services
Full-time focus
Freelancer irregular income specialist
Network effects via shared compliance templates from user data.
Rise in contractor misclassification lawsuits pushes small biz to proper 1099 tools.
Payroll law changes
Disclaimer + US-only
Slow adoption by biz
Free tier + integrations
Success: 10 need 1099 help
Success: 3 paid conversions
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