Warp is the only AI-native HR & Payroll platform built for ambitious companies. Instead of clicking through clunky dashboards or .gov websites for taxes, Warp's AI agents open every state tax account, file every payroll form, and automatically resolve every tax notice.
Every company gets a dedicated Account Manager and Benefits Advisor included to guide them through payroll setup, multi-state expansion, and benefits selection, so you don't have to spend hours on hold with tax agencies or worry about compliance mistakes.
With Warp, you'll never visit a government website, negotiate with tax agencies, or pay accountants $150 per filing. Focus on building your business while Warp handles payroll, compliance, and benefits for your team in any state or country.
Thousands of fast-growing startups trust Warp to stay compliant while they scale. Below are the questions we hear most often, answered in one place.
Payroll
Who can I run payroll for using Warp?
Warp supports your entire workforce from one platform: W-2 employees in all 50 states, 1099 contractors across the US, and global contractors in 150+ countries. No separate systems, no manual reconciliation, one dashboard for everyone.
How does payroll automation work?
Payroll automation replaces manual calculations, data entry, and filings with software that handles every step for you. When you add an employee in a new state, Warp automatically opens the required state tax accounts. When payday arrives, Warp calculates gross and net pay, applies deductions, remits taxes, and files the required forms at the federal, state, and local level. If a tax notice arrives, Warp resolves 80% of them instantly without requiring any action from your team. The result is payroll that runs itself.
How does payroll approval work?
Warp calculates payroll automatically based on salary, hours, deductions, and tax withholdings. You review and approve. Tax payments and direct deposits are processed on schedule. Off-cycle runs are available anytime.
Learn more about Warp’s payroll software.
Multi-State Tax & Compliance
Does Warp handle all payroll taxes automatically?
Yes, completely. Warp handles federal taxes (income, Social Security, Medicare, FUTA), state taxes (income, SUI, SDI) across all 50 states, and local taxes where applicable. When you hire in a new state, our AI agents automatically register you with the right agencies, calculate withholdings, and file quarterly returns.
What compliance does Warp handle?
Warp handles end-to-end payroll tax compliance across all jurisdictions: federal (income tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare, FUTA), state (income tax, SUI, SDI, workers' comp, paid family leave across all 50 states), and local (city, county, and municipal taxes). We also handle year-end filings (W-2s, 1099s, state reconciliation reports) and monitor for regulatory changes.
How does automatic state registration work?
When you hire an employee in a new state, Warp identifies all required registrations, submits applications to each agency, receives and stores credentials securely in your dashboard, and begins filing and paying taxes on schedule. Most registrations complete within 5 to 10 business days.
How does Warp resolve tax notices?
Our AI-powered notice resolution system detects incoming notices, triages by type and severity, researches the cause using payroll data and agency guidelines, and for routine notices (80% of cases) generates and submits responses automatically. Complex issues route to our compliance team with full context.
What happens when we get a tax notice?
AI triages the notice, researches the issue, and generates a resolution, often before it hits your inbox. 80% of notices are resolved instantly. For complex cases, our support team steps in with a 1-minute median response time.
Are Warp's tax compliance and state registration features available separately from payroll?
Tax compliance and state registration aren't a separate add-on; they're built into the core Warp payroll platform. However, if you’re a larger organization with complex entities, integrations, or security needs, please contact us.
Does Warp assume liability for payroll compliance?
Yes. Warp takes full liability for the compliance work we do on your behalf. We register your tax accounts, file your returns, and respond directly to state and federal agencies, and if a notice or penalty results from something we got wrong, Warp pays the fine, not you.
I'm hiring across multiple states. Does Warp handle multi-state payroll and compliance?
Yes. Hire in California today, New York tomorrow. Warp automatically registers you with the right state tax agencies, files quarterly returns, and handles ongoing compliance. You'll never touch a .gov website. All 50 states from day one.
How does Warp handle compliance at scale?
AI agents monitor regulation changes across 10,000+ tax jurisdictions, automatically updating calculations and filing requirements. When notices arrive, AI triages, researches, and resolves them before they hit your inbox. We've helped customers avoid $100M+ in penalties to date.
How does Warp handle tax compliance risk?
AI agents monitor 10,000+ tax jurisdictions for regulation changes, automatically updating calculations and filing requirements. When notices arrive, they're triaged and resolved before they reach your desk. We've helped customers avoid $100M+ in penalties.
Learn more about Warp’s multi-state compliance features.
Benefits
What benefits does Warp offer?
Warp provides comprehensive benefits through our in-house brokerage: health insurance (medical, dental, vision, life) from 30+ carriers with small group plans, ICHRA, and level-funded options; retirement (401k) through partners like Human Interest and Accrue; pre-tax accounts (HSA, FSA, commuter benefits) with automatic payroll sync; plus supplemental coverage including short-term disability, long-term disability, AD&D, and voluntary life.
How does Warp benefits administration work?
Warp handles end-to-end benefits administration automatically. New hires get benefits enrollment during onboarding with elections synced to carriers via EDI. AI detects qualifying events (marriage, birth, address change) and triggers enrollment windows. Premium reconciliation flags discrepancies before you pay. Employee and employer contributions calculate each pay run. COBRA notices go out automatically.
How is this different from using a separate broker?
Traditional setups require three disconnected systems: a broker for plan selection, a ben admin platform for enrollment, and payroll for deductions. With Warp, brokerage, administration, and payroll are native to the same system. Employee changes flow instantly. AI handles qualifying events, reconciliation, and compliance. One point of contact for everything.
Is Warp a licensed benefits broker?
Yes. Warp is a fully licensed insurance broker, not a referral partner or marketplace. We hold active licenses across all 50 states with direct relationships with 30+ carriers including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser, Aetna, Cigna, and Oscar. We negotiate rates directly and you pay carrier premiums with no broker markup.
What does a benefits administration platform include?
A full benefits administration platform covers health, dental, and vision plan selection and enrollment; 401(k), HSA, and FSA administration; life event management for new hires, departures, and qualifying changes; automated payroll deduction syncing; and carrier integrations. Warp goes further by including an in-house licensed benefits broker in every account. Your dedicated Benefits Advisor guides you through plan selection, open enrollment, and compliance at no extra cost.
Learn more about Warp’s benefit administration.
HRIS & Onboarding
What does Warp HRIS include?
Warp HRIS covers everything you need to manage your workforce: employee profiles with custom fields, document storage with e-signatures, self-service onboarding, org chart and reporting lines, PTO and time-off management, and a company directory. All of it is natively connected to payroll, benefits, and compliance, no integrations required.
How long does employee onboarding take?
Most new hires complete onboarding in under 10 minutes through our self-service portal. They handle tax forms (W-4, state withholding), direct deposit, I-9 verification, document signatures, emergency contacts, and benefits enrollment, all before day one. Your HR team just sends the invite.
How does Warp HRIS connect to payroll?
It doesn't "connect," it's the same system. When you update an employee's salary, address, or tax elections in the HRIS, those changes are instantly reflected in payroll. No sync jobs, no batch imports, no reconciliation. One database, one source of truth.
Does Warp handle document management?
Yes. Every employee has a digital file with unlimited document storage. Upload offer letters, NDAs, certifications, performance reviews, or any other document. Built-in e-signatures let you send documents for signing directly from Warp. Everything is timestamped, versioned, and audit-ready.
Can we manage PTO and leave policies?
Yes. Warp supports custom PTO policies, sick leave, parental leave, and state-mandated leave requirements. Employees request time off through the platform, managers approve, and payroll adjusts automatically.
Time Tracking
What does Warp Time Tracking handle?
Warp Time Tracking handles clock-in and clock-out workflows, break start and end events, shift-based logging in timesheets, worker-level policy assignment, manager approvals, overtime classification, paid breaks, PTO blending, and payroll-ready earnings breakdowns.
Can different teams use different tracking rules?
Yes. Policies are assigned per worker, and each policy can define its own input method, paid break rules, overtime thresholds, workweek start day, payroll integration behavior, and review flow before payroll. HR can keep one system while still supporting different teams and pay practices.
How does manager approval work?
Employees submit their time, managers review and approve it, and HR or payroll only works from approved hours. Warp keeps the review trail attached to the timesheet so questions about edits, overtime, or missing hours are easier to resolve before payroll is run.
How do timesheets become payroll-ready?
When a timesheet is submitted or approved, Warp classifies regular, overtime, double-time, paid break, and PTO minutes into earnings lines that payroll can use directly. Unauthorized overtime can be reviewed before payroll is finalized, so HR isn't cleaning up exceptions at the last minute.
Learn more about Warp’s time and attendance software.
IT & Devices
What does Warp Fabric include?
Warp Fabric covers three areas that most companies manage with separate tools: identity and access (Google Workspace provisioning, Okta SSO with 6,500+ app integrations, SCIM-based lifecycle management), device management (MDM enrollment, security policies, remote lock and wipe, custom scripts, patch management), and audit logging (every provisioning event, access change, and device action timestamped). All of it is natively connected to the same employee records that run your payroll and HRIS. No integrations to maintain, no sync jobs to monitor.
How does provisioning work when I hire someone?
When you onboard someone in Warp, their Google Workspace account is created automatically with email, calendar, and Drive, added to the right groups by department. Their Okta account is provisioned with SSO access configured for every app assigned to their role. A link to install the MDM agent is included in their onboarding flow. By day one, their laptop is enrolled, security policies are applied, and every tool they need is ready. No IT tickets, no manual setup, no checklists.
What happens when someone leaves the organization?
When you terminate an employee in Warp, everything happens in the same transaction: Google account suspended, all active sessions killed, Drive files transferred to their manager. Okta account deactivated, group memberships removed, SSO access revoked across every connected app. Devices remotely locked or wiped from your dashboard. The entire sequence is logged with timestamps for audit purposes. One action, zero gaps.
What is Warp MDM and how is it different?
Warp MDM is a device management platform built from scratch in Rust by the same team that built Warp's payroll and HRIS. It covers security policy enforcement (firewall, disk encryption, screen lock, gatekeeper, custom checks), remote actions (lock, wipe, password reset), custom scripts, and patch management across macOS and Windows from a single codebase. Unlike Jamf or Kandji, Warp MDM is part of the same platform that hired the person and provisioned their apps. Enrollment happens during onboarding. Device lock happens during offboarding. No separate admin console, no webhook glue.
Learn more about Warp’s MDM software.
Global Contractors
What countries and currencies does Warp support?
We support contractors in 150+ countries with local currency payments. Major markets include the UK, EU, Canada, Australia, India, and the Philippines, plus most of Latin America, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Sanctioned countries are not supported.
What FX rates does Warp offer?
Our banking network delivers exchange rates comparable to Google/XE with no markup and no hidden spread. You fund in USD, we convert at near-market rates at payment time, and your contractor receives local currency. Unlike consumer services that charge 1 to 3% spreads, Warp passes through wholesale rates.
How fast do global payments arrive?
95% of payments arrive same-day once funds leave your Warp balance. Currency conversion is immediate, and local transfers complete same-day for most countries (1 to 2 business days for some emerging markets). Contractors see real-time payment status through their portal.
Does Warp handle contractor compliance?
Warp provides compliant contractor agreements for each country, tax form collection (W-8BEN, etc.), payment documentation, audit trails, and year-end 1099 generation. Note that Warp is a contractor payment platform, not an Employer of Record (EOR). For full international employment, we can recommend EOR partners.
Learn more about Warp’s global contractor payroll software.
Integrations
What data does Warp sync to my accounting software?
After each payroll run, Warp automatically creates journal entries in your accounting software (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, or Sage Intacct) with detailed breakdowns of wages, taxes, benefits, and employer costs. You can map expenses by department, location, or custom dimensions for granular reporting.
Can Warp integrate with my existing tech stack?
Yes. Warp integrates with the tools ambitious companies already use: accounting platforms (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct), SSO providers (Okta), communication tools (Slack), 401(k) platforms (Human Interest, Accrue), insurance providers (Next Insurance), and background check services (Checkr). We're constantly adding new integrations.
See all of our available integrations.
Security & Data
How does Warp help with SOC 2 compliance?
Warp MDM provides continuous compliance monitoring, not point-in-time snapshots. Firewall, disk encryption, screen lock, gatekeeper, and custom checks are verified on every device connection. When something drifts, you get an alert before an auditor finds it. Every provisioning event, access change, and device action is logged with timestamps. When compliance asks who had access to what, and when, the answer is in Warp. SOC 2 evidence on demand, not a last-minute scramble.
Does Warp meet enterprise security standards?
Yes. Warp is SOC 2 Type II compliant with enterprise-grade security built into every layer: bank-level encryption, strict access controls, and comprehensive audit trails. Our modern architecture was designed secure from the ground up, not bolted on as an afterthought.
Is Warp SOC 2 compliant?
Yes. Warp has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit, which evaluates the design and operating effectiveness of our controls over an extended period. Our report is available upon request through our Trust Center.
Do you sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance?
Yes. We sign Business Associate Agreements for customers on our Enterprise plan who require HIPAA compliance. Contact our team to discuss your specific requirements.
What certifications and security controls does Warp have?
Warp holds SOC 2 Type II certification, independently audited for security, availability, and confidentiality controls over an extended observation period (report available on request). Our security posture is monitored 24/7 via Oneleet. We're GDPR-ready, honoring data subject rights including access, rectification, and deletion, with data processing agreements available for all customers. All data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2+. We're hosted on AWS, on SOC 2 compliant infrastructure.
Is my data secure when syncing between systems?
Absolutely. All data transfers are encrypted in transit and at rest. We use industry-standard OAuth 2.0 authentication, and we're SOC 2 Type II compliant. We only sync the minimum data required for each integration to function, and you have full control over what connects to Warp.
What security certifications does Warp hold?
Warp has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit, evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of our controls over an extended period. Security posture is monitored 24/7 via Oneleet. All data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2+. We sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance on our Enterprise plan.
Switching & Migration
Can I migrate existing tax accounts to Warp?
Yes. Our white-glove migration team ports all existing state tax account credentials, verifies account standing, syncs YTD payroll and tax data from your previous provider, and sets up ongoing monitoring from day one. Most migrations complete in 1 to 2 weeks with zero gaps in filings.
Can I migrate my existing benefits to Warp?
Yes. Our benefits team coordinates with your current broker and carriers to transfer plan information, sets up EDI feeds, imports current enrollment data so employees don't re-enroll, and times the transition to avoid coverage gaps. Most migrations complete within 1 to 2 weeks alongside payroll migration.
Can I migrate from my current HRIS?
Yes. Our white-glove migration team handles employee data import, document transfer, PTO balance porting, org structure setup, and historical record preservation. Most migrations complete in 1 to 2 weeks with zero data loss. We support imports from BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, Justworks, and any CSV export.
Can I switch mid-year? Will I need two W-2s?
Yes, you can switch any time, including mid-year. Warp imports your year-to-date payroll data so employees receive a single, consolidated W-2 at year end. No dual W-2s, no reconciliation headaches. We handle the data transfer and verify everything balances before your first payroll run.
What if I'm stuck in a contract with my current provider?
Reach out to our team with a copy of your current contract. We work with companies in this situation regularly and can help you navigate the transition, including timing it with your contract end date or exploring early termination options.
Will I lose any data during the migration?
No. Warp's migration team transfers all your historical data, including employee records, tax filings, pay history, and benefits enrollment. We verify everything before your first payroll run to ensure zero data loss. Most companies go live with complete historical records intact.
What does Warp handle during migration?
Everything. Our team manages the full migration: importing employee data and pay history, transferring state and federal tax account credentials, setting up benefits enrollment, configuring integrations with your accounting software, and onboarding your employees to the new platform. You just approve and we execute.
How long does migration actually take?
Most companies complete the switch in 1 to 2 weeks. Complex migrations with multiple states or unique payroll configurations may take 2 to 3 weeks. We've migrated thousands of companies from providers like ADP, Gusto, Rippling, Paylocity, and Paychex. We know exactly what to expect.
What happens to my historical payroll data?
Everything transfers. We import your complete payroll history: employee records, pay stubs, tax filings, PTO balances, benefits enrollment, and more. Your employees can access their full history in Warp's self-service portal from day one.
How do benefits transfer?
We coordinate directly with your benefits carriers. Existing plans can continue with Warp as the administrator, or we can help you evaluate new options through our licensed brokerage. Either way, we ensure zero coverage gaps during the transition.
How long does it take to migrate from our current provider?
Most companies are live within 1 to 2 weeks. Our white-glove migration team handles everything: YTD data transfer, state tax account porting, benefit carrier transitions, and syncing with your finance stack. We run a parallel payroll to validate accuracy before fully cutting over. Zero disruption.
What if we have both W-2 employees and contractors?
Warp handles W-2 employees and 1099 contractors in one platform, including global contractors in 150+ countries. Tax registrations, filings, and payments are handled automatically for every worker type.
Can Warp handle multi-entity and complex org structures?
Yes. Warp Enterprise supports multi-entity payroll, department-level benefits configurations, role-based access controls with SSO, and custom reporting across entities. Centralized compliance management spans all jurisdictions.
How many tools does Warp replace?
Most companies replace 5+ tools: their payroll provider, benefits broker, HRIS, compliance vendor, and IT provisioning system. Warp handles all of it in one platform with native integrations to your finance stack (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite) and identity provider (Okta).
How many companies use Warp, and what results do they see?
Join 1,000+ ambitious companies. Customers have saved $100M+ in penalties so far. A few examples: Bland AI scaled headcount 10x, with 8x headcount growth in 9 months. Reducto raised $100M within 18 months of founding. Julius grew its team 5x. Greptile hit 100% compliance across all states. Mem0 delivered 100% of payroll on time. Paraform saves 15 hours a month. Glaze has had 0 payroll errors in 18 months. And one team migrated to Warp in just 8 minutes.
