Plane blog · Jul 2026
Plane launched Workforce Planning beta, letting admins model future headcount and fully loaded hire costs inside the payroll system.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Plane (formerly Pilot) is a San Francisco-based, fully distributed payroll, HR, and compliance platform for startups and fast-growing companies. It focuses on global hiring, payroll, benefits, and compliance automation, with an open API plus MCP/CLI support for agentic workflows.
Primary product
Unified global payroll, HR, and compliance platform
Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
30-40
Work style
Remote
Industry
Human Resources Services
Sub-industry
Global payroll, HR, and compliance software
Offices
Business model
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Co-founder
Head of People / Head of Operations
Head of Product
Head of Finance
Head of Marketing
Lead Engineer
Investors
Plane presents itself as a small, fully distributed team that values high-agency work, customer empathy, transparent compensation, and building payroll/HR automation as infrastructure. Public content emphasizes open-by-default product philosophy, fast iteration, and reducing administrative busywork for customers.
Work style
Remote
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public signals suggest a hybrid compensation approach that benchmarks roles by department/location, with transparent remote salary data published by Plane. Public job signals also mention competitive salary and equity, and the company’s content cites home-office stipends and location-aware pay practices.
Benefits
Pricing
Pay-as-you-go per worker: $39 per contractor, $19 per U.S. employee, $499 per EOR hire, and $0 for HRIS; no setup fees or minimums.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$7M-$12M estimated annual revenue
Plane blog · Jul 2026
Plane launched Workforce Planning beta, letting admins model future headcount and fully loaded hire costs inside the payroll system.
Plane LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Plane announced MCP and CLI support so AI tools and terminal workflows can interact directly with payroll data and actions.
Plane blog · Jun 2026
Plane says Unified Payroll is now generally available for new customers, bringing U.S. and international employees and contractors into one payroll and HR experience.
Plane blog · Jun 2026
Plane frames payroll as autonomous infrastructure and describes its real-time compliance and error-resolution approach.