PayStubShop vs. PayStubs.net

PayStubs.net sells pay stubs, W-2s and 1099s online, the same core documents we do, so it's a natural comparison. Everything below about PayStubs.net comes from a checkout we observed on 31 October 2026 and a session on 1 November 2026, stopping at the payment form without buying. Their prices and features can change at any time, so treat these as dated observations and check the live site. The table above summarizes the numbers side by side.

Price: what four stubs cost

PayStubs.net's stub form defaults to four pay dates, so four stubs makes a natural comparison.

Four pay stubs	PayStubs.net (observed 31 Oct and 1 Nov 2026)	PayStubShop
Stubs	$9.99 each, $39.96 total, shown as 50% off $79.96	$25.96 total
Direct deposit slips	Optional add-on, $2.99 per stub (shown as reduced from $5.98)	Included with every stub
Total with slips	$51.92, shown as 50% off $103.88	$25.96

PayStubs.net's volume chooser, observed on 1 November 2026 and excluding the slip add-on, showed $11.99 for one stub, $45.54 for six ($7.59 each), $76.68 for twelve ($6.39 each) and $99.84 for twenty-six ($3.84 each). Our ladder runs from $6.99 for one stub to $99.84 for twenty-six, with the direct deposit slip included at every quantity.

W-2 and 1099-NEC

	PayStubs.net (observed)	PayStubShop
Form W-2	$19.99 per W-2 (founder receipt 30 Oct 2026; same on 1 Nov 2026)	$14.99 per employee
Form 1099-NEC	$19.99 per form (1 Nov 2026)	$9.99 per recipient
Same checkout as stubs	In our session, each document type checked out on its own page	Stubs, W-2s, 1099s and W-9s in one basket

How the experience differs

Seeing the numbers before paying. Our watermarked preview shows every figure: each tax, each deduction, net pay and YTD. In our 1 November session, PayStubs.net's stub preview blurred the current deduction amounts, with the note "Final numbers will show upon download." Its W-2 and 1099 previews were readable under a watermark.

Finding the price. PayStubs.net had no public pricing page in our session. The first price appeared after the full stub form was submitted with an email address. Our prices are on our pricing page before you start.

Year-to-date figures. PayStubs.net's form pre-fills "Number of Previous Pay Dates this year" with a default of 18, and the preview showed YTD gross of $44,000.00 for a $2,000 paycheck until the defaults were changed. Our generator starts YTD from the prior totals you enter and adds the stubs in your order. We don't assume past paychecks.

Refunds. PayStubs.net's refund policy page described a 30-day window to request a refund, processed in 24–48 hours. Its FAQ listed disliking the finalized stub and doubts about the calculations among cases that don't qualify. Our policy: if you change your mind before downloading, you get an automatic full refund within 24 hours. Duplicate purchases are refunded automatically. For a problem a free correction can't fix, you can request a refund within 7 days. Their window for requests is longer; ours is automatic before download.

Corrections. Both offer free edits for 30 days. PayStubs.net's FAQ excluded full name changes, pay-cycle changes and whole-address changes. Ours covers typos and errors in the same document and pay periods; a different person, employer or pay period is a new document.

Reminders. In the founder's October 2026 PayStubs.net purchase, a payday reminder was scheduled automatically after purchase. Ours is opt-in: one email the day before your next pay date, which you can cancel or reschedule anytime.

Where PayStubs.net offers more

We'd rather you choose with the full picture:

• More templates: seven in our session, compared with our five.
• More pay frequencies: daily, quarterly, semiannual and annual on top of the four we support (weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly).
• Canadian pay stubs and a catalog of more than 35 tax forms. We focus on U.S. stubs, W-2, 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC and W-9.
• Phone support listed on the site. We offer 24/7 chat support that can check orders, resend files and start corrections on the spot, with our team handling escalations by email.

Bottom line

If you need daily or quarterly stubs, Canadian stubs or a long list of tax forms, PayStubs.net covers more ground. If you want U.S. pay stubs with the direct deposit slip included, the full math visible before you pay, published prices, and stubs and year-end forms in one checkout, build yours on our free preview and compare the total yourself. For the broader picture of how pay stub pricing works, see how much does a pay stub cost.