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Overview

Knit provides robust tools for managing payroll and HR, centralizing employee data, and streamlining administrative duties. While it lacks advanced reporting capabilities yet, its all-in-one nature provides a powerful, centralized solution that saves valuable time and resources in the long run.

Overall Rating

Based on 3 users reviews

2.3

Rating Distribution

Positive

33%

Neutral

33%

Negative

33%

Starting Price
Custom

Knit Specifications

  • Employee Information Management
  • Recruitment and Applicant Tracking
  • Performance Management
  • Attendance and Time Tracking
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What Is Knit?

Knit is a comprehensive Payroll and Human Resources (HR) software built to streamline administration for Canadian small businesses. It solves key pain points by automating critical functions like payroll calculations, tax filings, and direct deposits, which ensures accuracy and saves significant time. The platform also centralizes all HR records through self-service employee profiles, simplifying document management and improving team-wide communication and satisfaction.

Knit Pricing

The Knit cost ranges in the following three plans, alongside a 30-day free trial:

  • Lite: $6/user/month + $40 base price
  • Complete: $8/user/month + $50 base price
  • Concierge: Custom pricing
Request a personalized Knit pricing quote for your business.

Disclaimer: The pricing is subject to change.

Knit Integrations

Knit software supports integration with QuickBooks and Xero accounting solution

Watch a free Knit demo to explore its integrations in detail.

Who Is Knit For?

Knit is ideal for owners, employees, hiring managers, and accountants across all types of small and growing businesses.

Is Knit Right For You?

Knit is an excellent choice for Canadian small and growing businesses that need a secure, scalable, and compliant HR and payroll solution. The platform is designed to ensure strict adherence to the latest employment laws and legislation, which minimizes risk and provides peace of mind. Trusted by over 1,500 small businesses, Knit demonstrates its reliability and commitment to helping you streamline operations, enabling you to prioritize your team and operational output.

Still not sure about Knit? Contact our support team at (661) 384-7070 for further guidance.

Knit Features

Hiring And Onboarding

This feature empowers new hires with a seamless self-onboarding experience, reducing administrative workload. You can create customizable employee profiles to gather specific information. Moreover, new team members get secure access to their pay stubs, T4s, and other essential employment documents.

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Talent Management

Knit helps you foster continuous team development with its robust tools. The system allows you to implement an ongoing review cycle, customize evaluations to align with company goals, and set automated reminders to ensure timely completion of performance assessments.

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Automated Payroll

It simplifies the entire payroll process by automating calculations, direct deposits, and deductions. It handles Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) remittances and generates year-end T4s. It ensures that your business remains compliant with all federal and provincial regulations without manual oversight.

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PTO Management

This tool allows you to create custom leave policies, track accrual balances automatically, and manage employee requests through a shared team calendar. It simplifies the approval workflow for managers and gives employees clear visibility into their PTO balances.

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Performance Management

This feature supports your team’s growth with tools for tracking performance and conducting reviews. It allows for customizable review cycles, goal setting, and storing historical feedback. Automated reminders ensure that performance evaluations are completed on time, fostering continuous professional development.

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Pros And Cons of Knit

Pros

  • Fully automated payroll processing

  • Efficient employee self-onboarding portal

  • Expert focus on Canadian compliance

Cons

  • The paystub layout can be confusing

  • The time and attendance tool is an add-on

Knit Reviews

Total 3 reviews

2.3

All reviews are from verified customers

Rating Distribution

5

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4

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3

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2

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33%

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Share your experience

A

Anonymous

Construction, 51-100 employees

More than a year

2.0
July 2025

Found reporting glitches

Pros

Being cloud-based is a plus and the security is solid. Managing employees is fairly simple and handling ROEs is simple as well. It covers most of the core payroll and HR functions you'd expect reasonably well.

Cons

Support has been the biggest letdown. They tend to promise more than they actually deliver and even when they do get involved and sound confident, they often set timelines or their own deadlines for fixes and then disappear without follow-through. Report generation is also pretty glitchy. It's difficult to verify that payroll balances properly before sending it over to accounting software. Time-off management is weak, notifications refuse to work properly and there's no integration with MS Teams.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

4

Value for money

4

Customer Support

3

Functionality

4

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Nathan S.

Recreational Facilities and Services, 1-10 employees

More than a year

1.0
July 2025

overpriced payroll

Pros

there isn't much to praise. The onboarding is confusing with very little guidance and both payroll processing and report generation feel awkward and congested.

Cons

Customer support was a major disappointment. I was given incorrect information that sent me in the wrong direction when trying to submit payroll and then they more or less left me to sort it out on my own. That completely defeats the purpose of paying for payroll software in the first place. Between the high cost, poor support and congested system, it just wasn't worth the time or money. I gave it two seasons hoping things would improve but it never really worked out.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

2

Value for money

1

Customer Support

1

Functionality

2

MT

Matt T.

Restaurants, 11-50 employees

Less than a year

4.0
January 2025

tax filing convenience

Pros

Switching from QuickBooks Payroll to this software made a lot of sense once we outgrew what QuickBooks could handle and the transition was pretty organized. We moved over in the middle of the year and entering our historical payroll data was very simple. One of the biggest benefits is that it handles tax submissions for us and being able to file ROEs directly in it instead of setting up a separate ROE Web account is a huge plus.

Cons

They can improve manual payroll entry. It would help if the system automatically calculated the employer portion as well, since it's a direct calculation and currently we have to work it out and enter it ourselves. That feels like something it should be able to do, especially since it already calculates those amounts during regular payroll processing.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

9

Value for money

8

Customer Support

8

Functionality

8

Frequently Asked Questions

What level of support does Knit offer?

Knit software provides support through email, phone, and a help center.

Does Knit have a mobile app?

No, Knit does not offer a mobile app.

What types of pricing plans does Knit offer?

The Knit price ranges across three main pricing plans: Lite ($40 base + $6/user/month), Complete ($50 base + $8/user/month), and a custom-priced Concierge plan for managed services. So, request a personalized Knit pricing quote for your business.

Who are the typical users of Knit?

The typical users of Knit features are owners, employees, and accounts across all types of small and growing Canadian businesses.

What other apps does Knit integrate with?

Knit integrates with QuickBooks and Xero.

What language does Knit support?

Besides English as its primary language, Knit is available in multiple languages.

Does Knit offer an API?

The official website of Knit does not specify its API availability.