Booked from a contractor's public page
15%
When a client lands on a contractor's paywelly.com/@yourname page and sends a contract, PayWelly takes a 15% commission on engagement pay. No platform fee.
Marketplace + corporate hires
$19.99 + 15%
When a business posts a contract on PayWelly and accepts a contractor, $19.99 platform fee plus 15% commission are charged to the business. Same fee structure for corporate accounts.
Both fees are paid by the client / business. The contractor always receives 100% of engagement pay.
When a business posts a contract on PayWelly and accepts a contractor: $19.99 platform fee plus 15% commission, charged at hire.
When a client books a contractor straight from their paywelly.com/@yourname page: 15% commission on engagement pay. No platform fee.
No monthly minimum. No seat fees. Contractors always keep 100% of engagement pay; the client pays the fee.
Worked example for the marketplace + corporate path ($19.99 + 15%). For the public-page-offer path the math is just the 15% commission row — no platform fee. Every number below comes from the same pricing engine that runs at hire — no marketing-side rounding, no hidden surcharges.
Example breakdown
$25.00/hr · 8 hours · single contractor
Total business cost
$249.99
Payouts: standard bank transfer (1–3 business days ACH) is free for contractors. Same-day to an external debit card is a 3% contractor-side fee. Stripe processing fees on the underlying charge are absorbed by PayWelly.
A standard PayWelly engagement replaces a contract template service, a W-9 PDF, a Venmo transfer, and a year-end 1099 prep fee — for one price, paid once, only when you actually hire.
| PayWelly | Venmo / DIY | Deel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost model | Supported: $19.99 + 15% / engagement | Partial: No platform fee | Not supported: ~$49 / contractor / month |
| Per-engagement ICA + state addenda | Supported: Auto-generated | Not supported: You write it | Partial: Templates (subscription) |
| Stripe escrow until completion | Supported: Built-in | Not supported: None — funds move immediately | Partial: Limited |
| W-9 collection | Supported: Required at onboarding | Not supported: You chase the PDF | Partial: Manual upload |
| 1099-NEC filed at year-end | Supported: Included | Not supported: You + your CPA | Partial: Add-on |
| Subscription required | Supported: No | Not applicable: n/a | Not supported: Yes |
Deel is the right choice when you’re paying 50+ contractors across many countries. PayWelly is built for the US business hiring a handful of 1099 contractors and needing the contract, the escrow, and the 1099 done correctly — without a monthly subscription.
Multi-location
Franchise groups, regional operators, and multi-site businesses get a corporate contract with consolidated billing, role-based access for regional + local managers, and a unified 1099 export across every location. Pricing depends on volume and locations — talk to sales for a quote.
