# Check vs Zeal (slim)

> Check scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Zeal's 45.4 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do payroll run. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Check scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Zeal's 45.4 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do payroll run.

- Check: B 67.5, rank #193 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/check-payroll.min.md
- Zeal: E 45.4, rank #569 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeal.min.md
- Check, good for A software platform that wants to sell US payroll inside its own product and can sign a partnership, with Check handling tax calculation, money movement and filings. Ahead on Reliability, 80 against 42; Schema & documentation, 78 against 68; Agent ergonomics, 83 against 63; Security & auth, 74 against 34; Payments & pricing, 5 against 0; Maintenance & community, 72 against 61; Transparency & trust, 62 against 51.
- Zeal, good for A US staffing platform, marketplace or workforce product that will sign a partnership and run payroll for many employers under its own brand, including daily and on-demand pay.

| Category | Check | Zeal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 42 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 68 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 83 | 63 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 34 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 5 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 61 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 62 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Check | Zeal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Check Technologies, Inc. | Puzzl Group Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.checkhq.com` | `https://api.zeal.com` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Check's terms of service and partner agreement. The MCP server and CLI on GitHub are MIT | Proprietary service. The npm SDK declares MIT. The SDK repositories on GitHub carry no licence file |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-07-31 |
| Terms last updated | 2021-09-03 | 2026-01-16 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-04-18 | 2026-01-16 |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 18 stars | 0 stars, 8 npm/wk |