Run your school's entirepayrollin one conversation.
Not notifications. Not payslips. Actually run payroll, approve leave and stay compliant — through one simple chat. If you can WhatsApp, you can use Paylio.
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Built for South African schools · fully compliant
Everything you need
Built for schools. Designed for people.
Your entire payroll office, in your pocket. Ten powerful features, one familiar app.
Run payroll, approve leave, get reports and more — all through WhatsApp.
Compliance First
PAYE, UIF, SDL, EMP201 and more. Built-in checks keep you compliant.
Leave Management
Teachers submit leave on WhatsApp. Principals approve in seconds.
Payroll Intelligence
Real-time insights, health score, variance analysis and trends.
Attendance Tracking
Track staff attendance and punctuality with real-time summaries.
Netcash Integration
Secure, automated salary payments directly from Paylio.
Advanced Reporting
Payroll, leave, attendance, variance and compliance reports — instantly.
Xero Integration
Seamlessly export payroll journals straight to Xero and QuickBooks.
Smart Notifications
Never miss important updates. Get notified right on WhatsApp.
Cloud Based
Access from anywhere, anytime. Works on any phone or device.
One message. Complete payroll.
Simpler. Faster. Smarter.
Send one message
Open WhatsApp and message Paylio “Run Payroll”. No logins, no dashboards, no training.
Review & confirm
Paylio calculates everything, runs compliance checks and shows you a clear summary. Reply CONFIRM.
Done — automatically
Payslips sent, EMP201 ready, journals created and salaries paid via Netcash. All in seconds.
Payments Built In
Secure salary payments through Netcash.
Generate payroll. Approve payroll. Pay staff. All through Paylio — with payroll journals that sync straight to Xero.
Why Paylio
The future of payroll is conversational.
Designed for schools with 1 to 300+ employees.
Average time to run full payroll
POPIA & SARS compliant
Training sessions required
Designed for schools with 1 to 300+ employees
100% Secure
POPIA compliant and your data is always safe.
Save Time
Automate processes and reduce manual workload.
Easy to Use
No training needed. If you can WhatsApp, you can use Paylio.
Local Support
Real people. Real support. Always here for you.
Leave Management
Teachers request leave in a text.
No paper forms. No chasing signatures. Staff apply for leave right inside WhatsApp, and principals approve in seconds — with balances and payroll updated automatically.
Submit in seconds
Pick a leave type, choose dates, hit send. Done.
Instant approvals
Principals get a notification and approve with one tap.
Auto-synced to payroll
Balances and payslips update on their own — no admin.
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Pricing
Built for schools. Priced for schools.
Simple, transparent pricing designed specifically for independent schools, ECD centres, homeschool centres and education providers.
Educational institutions
Special pricing for the schools we love. Because schools come first.
- Full WhatsApp payroll
- Leave management & approvals
- POPIA & SARS compliant payslips
- Local support, always
One message. Complete payroll.
Let's transform payroll together. Simple, transparent pricing built for school budgets — book a demo and we'll get you live this week.
- Unlimited payroll runs
- All compliance built in (PAYE, UIF, SDL, EMP201)
- Netcash, QuickBooks & Xero integrations
- Leave & attendance on WhatsApp
- Real-time payroll intelligence
- Real, local human support
