Apex HCM - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Apex HCM by IRIS is a white-label cloud payroll and HCM software for payroll service bureaus, Administrative Service Organizations (ASOs) and accounting firms where payroll is the business. You are able to sell it under your own brand, and you keep the controls.

You run ACH, direct deposit, tax payments, filings, reporting and client communication on your own processes and your own schedule. IRIS does not transmit the money for you and never sells to your clients.

You get cloud payroll and payroll tax on a proprietary tax engine, time and attendance, workforce management, applicant tracking and onboarding, benefits enrollment, ACA, human resources, mobile apps, role-based security, real-time and custom reporting, and employer and employee portals — Employer OnDemand, Employer on the Go, and myGo. Payroll, HR and time run on the same system, so there is no importing, exporting or syncing files between modules.

Integrations reach workers comp, time and attendance, ACH, tax service, background checks, 401(k), benefits administration, pay cards, general ledger, employment verification, labor law posters and check stock. You can add HR and workforce services as new recurring lines and grow revenue per client without hunting for new ones.

350+ payroll service bureaus, accounting firms and ASOs run payroll on Apex, and 1.7 million employees are paid on IRIS payroll platforms. IRIS holds ISO 27001:2022 accreditation.