Workforce
HR, payroll, and benefits per employee — time-off to performance and LMS, run by the same OS.
Built for the whole company, not a silo.
Workforce covers the people side: core HR and time-off, payroll and benefits, then performance and learning at Scale. Headcount, compensation, and org data feed the same schema your finance close and equity records use.
What ships in the box
- Core HR + time-off from Starter
- Payroll + benefits at Growth
- Performance + LMS at Scale
- Priced per employee with a tier minimum
Workforce pricing at a glance.
per employee / month · annual −15%, 2-year −20%, 3-year −25% · bundles save 20–50%. Full detail on the pricing page →
| Tier | Price | Key value |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $6/mo | Core HR + Time-Off |
| Growth | $12/mo | Payroll + Benefits |
| Scale | $22/mo | Performance + LMS |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom modules + terms |
Workforce vs Rippling / Gusto.
Rippling and Gusto are excellent HR platforms. The trade is HR-platform breadth versus people data that lives with your finance and equity records.
Where Rippling / Gusto wins
- Rippling's IT and device management — app provisioning, laptops, identity — has no Interlock equivalent
- Gusto is simpler for very small businesses and has a longer payroll track record
- Both have broader benefits-broker networks today
Where Workforce wins
- $6–22 per employee/mo covering core HR through performance and LMS
- Headcount, compensation, and org data feed the same schema as the finance close and cap table
- Payroll postings hit Ledger's books natively; equity grants sync with Shares — no export-import
- Bundle economics: pairing with Shares alone takes 20% off both
The verdict: Choose Rippling if IT and device management are must-haves. Choose Gusto if you're under ~20 employees and want maximum simplicity. Choose Workforce if people data should live on the same core as money and ownership.
Workforce — frequently asked.
What does Interlock Workforce cost?
Workforce is priced per employee per month: Starter $6 (up to 50 employees, $199/mo minimum), Growth $12 (up to 150, $349 minimum), Scale $22 (up to 500, $799 minimum), and custom Enterprise pricing above 500. Annual billing takes 15% off; bundles save 20–50%.
What's included at each Workforce tier?
Starter covers core HR and time-off. Growth adds payroll and benefits. Scale adds performance management and a learning management system (LMS). The tiers map to how people operations mature as headcount grows.
How does Workforce compare to Rippling or Gusto?
Rippling wins if you need IT and device management — Workforce doesn't do laptops. Gusto wins on simplicity under ~20 employees. Workforce wins when people data should live on the same data core as finance and equity: payroll posts to Ledger's books natively and grants sync with Shares, with no export-import.
Does Workforce handle payroll compliance?
Payroll and benefits ship at the Growth tier on a platform coded to SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST CSF r2, and FedRAMP High standards (audit-ready, certifications in progress), with row-level tenancy and complete audit trails on every payroll record.
Can I try Workforce before buying?
Yes — self-serve tiers start with a 14-day free trial through Stripe checkout, and monthly billing cancels anytime. Pairing Workforce with Shares (the 'Interlock People' bundle) takes 20% off both.
It never works alone.
Workforce reads and writes the Common Data Core — the same governed data layer as every other Interlock product. No connectors, no sync jobs, no export-import. Pair it with the rest of the OS and the agents see the whole company.
Put Workforce to work.
Priced for the mid-market. Bundles save 20–50%.