QuickStub vs PaystubHero
Both tools sell the same thing: a paystub PDF you prepare yourself. This page puts them side by side — what each charges, what each gives away free, and where PaystubHero is the better pick. Every PaystubHero figure was checked August 2026 and is not independently audited.
What both tools actually produce
QuickStub and PaystubHero both produce a self-prepared payment record — your own account of income you earned. Neither is an employer-issued paystub, a payroll filing or a tax return, and no generator can promise a lender or landlord will accept one. Pair it with a tax return and bank statements. QuickStub is for documenting income you actually earned; misrepresenting income to obtain credit, housing or a benefit is fraud.
The short answers
Which is cheaper for a single paystub?
QuickStub, at $2.99 against PaystubHero's $8.99, checked August 2026 — roughly a third of the price for the stub itself.
What is the $15.99 tax-form charge for?
PaystubHero generates tax forms as a separate paid product. QuickStub does not generate tax forms at any price, so that line has no QuickStub equivalent.
Is a generated paystub an employer document?
No. It is a self-prepared payment record documenting income you earned. Employer-issued paystubs come out of a payroll system that also remits the withholding; a generated one is evidence you prepared yourself.
Side by side
| What you're comparing | QuickStub | PaystubHero |
|---|---|---|
| One clean PDF | $2.99 | $8.99 |
| Free preview | Unlimited watermarked preview, no account and no email | Verify on vendor site |
| Templates | 30 designs, every one previewable free at one price | Verify on vendor site |
| W-2 and 1099 forms | No — QuickStub makes paystubs only | Yes |
| Honest-use policy | Attestation at checkout plus a published Acceptable Use Policy | Verify on vendor site |
| Where the numbers are calculated | In your browser until you save or download | Verify on vendor site |
| Interface languages | 8 — English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Japanese | Verify on vendor site |
| Credit expiry | Credits never expire | Verify on vendor site |
QuickStub's column describes shipped behaviour. The PaystubHero column was checked August 2026 against the vendor's public site and is not independently audited — verify on vendor site before you buy.
What each one costs
QuickStub: the watermarked preview is free, unlimited and needs no account. A clean, watermark-free PDF costs $2.99 once, $4.99 for three, $12.99 for ten, or $39.99 a year for unlimited downloads. Credits never expire.
PaystubHero lists $8.99 per paystub and $15.99 for tax forms, checked August 2026. If you need both, price the pair — the tax form is the larger line, and QuickStub cannot supply it at all.
Moving from PaystubHero: what maps to what
- Separate the two jobs: the paystub and the tax form. Only the paystub moves to QuickStub.
- Copy the year-to-date gross, tax and net from your last PaystubHero stub into QuickStub's opening year-to-date fields.
- Pick the classification that matches your pay rather than the closest-looking template — it decides whether withholding lines appear at all.
- Preview free, compare the net figure against your PaystubHero copy, then pay $2.99.
Where PaystubHero is stronger
- Tax-form generation at $15.99 — a product QuickStub does not offer in any form.
Choose PaystubHero if…
Choose PaystubHero if you want your paystub and your tax forms from the same vendor and would rather pay once for both than split the work across two tools.
Choose QuickStub if…
Choose QuickStub if you only need the paystub: $2.99 a document against $8.99, 30 templates, an unlimited free preview with no account, and credits that never expire.
PaystubHero and QuickStub — questions people ask
How much cheaper is QuickStub per stub?
QuickStub charges $2.99; PaystubHero lists $8.99, checked August 2026. Verify current pricing on the vendor's site before deciding.
Does QuickStub sell tax forms as an add-on?
No. There are no add-ons at all — $2.99 covers the clean PDF with every template and every classification included.
How is self-employment tax shown on a 1099 stub?
As an estimate. Self-employment tax is 15.3% of net earnings and nothing is withheld from 1099 income, so the figure estimates what you will owe rather than recording a deduction already taken.
Can I correct a stub after buying it?
You regenerate it. Each clean PDF download spends one credit and credits never expire, so keeping a spare covers a correction.
PaystubHero prices and features on this page were checked August 2026 against the vendor's public site. QuickStub does not independently audit competitors and vendors change pricing without notice; rows that read “verify on vendor site” are ones QuickStub could not confirm. QuickStub's own figures describe live product behaviour.