Wingspan vs. Zeal

If you are an employer here to understand the difference between Wingspan and Zeal, you're in the right place.

What is the difference between Wingspan and Zeal?

Zeal is a useful API to embed payroll into your marketplace or SaaS product. If you're employing American contractors and want to simplify their onboarding, payments, and compliance processes, Wingspan may be a better choice.

Streamline 1099 Payments

It's expensive and time-consuming to stay on top of things when paying contractors. Wingspan interacts with all of your other systems and collects and reports contractor payments to the IRS automatically.

Reduce Freelancer Attrition

The most significant problem facing organizations is finding and keeping their skilled employees. Unlike Zeal, Wingspan provides your contractors with a full-suite of tools to manage their business, which helps them stay on board for longer. They can set aside money for taxes, obtain insurance, and organize their income & expenses when you pay your workers through Wingspan.

Help your contractors with taxes

Freelancers, unlike full-time W-2s, have difficulty with taxes, which detracts from their productivity and contributes to attrition.

The most difficult tasks for contractors are balancing income for taxes, paying quarterly estimated taxes, and claiming tax deductions.

When you pay your contractors through Wingspan, they have the option of setting aside the appropriate portion of their earnings for estimated taxes. Freelancers are required to submit quarterly estimated taxes. Your contractors are reminded to make these payments and receive 1-click payments directly to the IRS by Wingspan.

Many 1099 expenses can be deducted, reducing their tax obligation. Wingspan allows your freelance contractors to link their bank accounts. Deductible expenses are automatically identified and your 1099s can understand their income and expenses over time.

Keep your contractors' attention on their job

Wingspan helps you give your contractors affordable benefits while remaining in compliance with employment law. Wingspan can help you get insurance and set up your LLCs for your 1099s. Health Advocate, 24/7 Telemedicine, and other big-company perks may be subsidized.

Pay more quickly than your competitors

Nowadays, contractors have more employment alternatives than ever before, and they are seeking employers that pay promptly. Pay your contractors via next-day ACH or instant payments.

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Wingspan vs. Zeal

Payroll API
Receivables: Billing & invoices
Payables: Payroll, commissions, & splits
Taxes: Withholdings, calculations, & IRS
90-Second 1099 Onboarding
Health insurance enrollment & savings
Contractor Management
Contractor Compliance
Full-time Payroll & Compliance
Smart Accounting Integrations
Zeal
Payroll API
Receivables: Billing & invoices
Payables: Payroll, commissions, & splits
Taxes: Withholdings, calculations, & IRS
90-Second 1099 Onboarding
Health insurance enrollment & savings
Contractor Management
Contractor Compliance
Full-time Payroll & Compliance
Smart Accounting Integrations
Wingspan
Payroll API
Receivables: Billing & invoices
Payables: Payroll, commissions, & splits
Taxes: Withholdings, calculations, & IRS
90-Second 1099 Onboarding
Health insurance enrollment & savings
Contractor Management
Contractor Compliance
Full-time Payroll & Compliance
Smart Accounting Integrations

Wingspan is the only platform that handles all the unique processes of contingent work at scale.

Onboarding

Streamline and control onboarding and eligibility.

Stop wasting time chasing W-9s and give your workers an easy way to get verified.

Painless, comprehensive contractor onboarding
Self-service contractor portal that frees up your time
Robust policy management for multiple contractor groups

Payments

Automate invoicing and payments from AR to AP.

Save time making payments, ensure accurate payments, and enhance contractor satisfaction.

Auto-tabulate contractor pay and automate payments
Handle multiple payment rules and schedules
Fast, flexible payment options

Compliance

Offload 1099 creation, filing, and delivery.

Reclaim your January with Wingspan managing your entire 1099-NEC process.

Convenient contractor help desk for questions and corrections
Automatically generate 1099-NEC forms
Secure, compliant filing and delivery

Worker Benefits

Provide access to big company benefits.

Offer the perks of full-time employment, without adding classification risk. Keep workers engaged and satisfied.

Free business checking accounts and debit cards for all workers
Licensed broker, curated insurance options
Financial tools to run their business

An all-in-one flexible work platform 
that delivers real results.

Streamline your operations
$25,000

saved offloading busy season work and automating your critical workflows.

Attract and retain talent
20%

reduced churn by paying your workers faster and more conveniently.

Ensure compliance
$50,000

avoided for each compliance breach related to misclassification.

Looking for an alternative to Zeal?

If you are an employer here to understand the difference between Wingspan and Zeal, you're in the right place.

What is the difference between Wingspan and Zeal?

Zeal is a useful API to embed payroll into your marketplace or SaaS product. If you're employing American contractors and want to simplify their onboarding, payments, and compliance processes, Wingspan may be a better choice.

Streamline 1099 Payments

It's expensive and time-consuming to stay on top of things when paying contractors. Wingspan interacts with all of your other systems and collects and reports contractor payments to the IRS automatically.

Reduce Freelancer Attrition

The most significant problem facing organizations is finding and keeping their skilled employees. Unlike Zeal, Wingspan provides your contractors with a full-suite of tools to manage their business, which helps them stay on board for longer. They can set aside money for taxes, obtain insurance, and organize their income & expenses when you pay your workers through Wingspan.

Help your contractors with taxes

Freelancers, unlike full-time W-2s, have difficulty with taxes, which detracts from their productivity and contributes to attrition.

The most difficult tasks for contractors are balancing income for taxes, paying quarterly estimated taxes, and claiming tax deductions.

When you pay your contractors through Wingspan, they have the option of setting aside the appropriate portion of their earnings for estimated taxes. Freelancers are required to submit quarterly estimated taxes. Your contractors are reminded to make these payments and receive 1-click payments directly to the IRS by Wingspan.

Many 1099 expenses can be deducted, reducing their tax obligation. Wingspan allows your freelance contractors to link their bank accounts. Deductible expenses are automatically identified and your 1099s can understand their income and expenses over time.

Keep your contractors' attention on their job

Wingspan helps you give your contractors affordable benefits while remaining in compliance with employment law. Wingspan can help you get insurance and set up your LLCs for your 1099s. Health Advocate, 24/7 Telemedicine, and other big-company perks may be subsidized.

Pay more quickly than your competitors

Nowadays, contractors have more employment alternatives than ever before, and they are seeking employers that pay promptly. Pay your contractors via next-day ACH or instant payments.

Zeal
Wingspan
Payroll API
Limited
$
Receivables: Billing & invoices
Limited
$
Payables: Payroll, commissions, & splits
Limited
$
Taxes: Withholdings, calculations, & IRS
Limited
$
90-Second 1099 Onboarding
Limited
$
Health insurance enrollment & savings
Limited
$
Contractor Management
Limited
$
Contractor Compliance
Limited
$
Full-time Payroll & Compliance
Limited
$
Smart Accounting Integrations
Limited
$
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