specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Paychex
providerId: paychex-developer
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: false
notes: Paychex does not publish a public per-tier API price list. API access is gated
  behind partner registration and Paychex approval; commercial terms are negotiated as
  part of the partner agreement. Sandbox credentials are issued to approved integrators
  rather than via self-serve signup. Plan scaffolding below reflects this gated model.
tags:
  - Payroll
  - HCM
  - HR
  - Time
  - Paychex Flex
description: Paychex does not expose a self-serve pricing tier for the Paychex Developer
  Program. API consumers must apply to become a Paychex Partner or build an integration
  for a specific Paychex Flex client; pricing and revenue share are contract-based.
  Free sandbox access is provided to approved partners during certification.
sources:
  - https://developer.paychex.com/
  - https://developer.paychex.com/getting-started/overview
plans:
  - id: paychex-partner-sandbox
    name: Partner Sandbox
    type: freemium
    description: Free sandbox access granted to approved Paychex partners and clients
      for integration development and certification.
    entries:
      - label: Sandbox access
        name: sandbox
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: us
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Sandbox endpoints (Companies, Workers, Time)
      - name: Partner documentation and onboarding
      - name: OAuth 2.0 client_credentials issuance
  - id: paychex-partner-production
    name: Partner Production
    type: contract
    description: Production API access tied to a signed Paychex partner agreement.
      Pricing and any per-client revenue share are custom and not publicly disclosed.
    entries:
      - label: Production API access
        name: production
        type: contract
        metric: contract
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: contract
        geo: us
        unit: 1
        price: 'custom'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Production endpoints across Companies, Workers, and Time
      - name: Per-client authorization scoping
      - name: Partner marketplace listing (optional)