Pixie
Payroll service in Money & business
People recommend it for employing their own kids to lower their tax bill and fund a child's Roth account. No recurring criticism appears in the quotes.
People recommend it for employing their own kids to lower their tax bill and fund a child's Roth account. No recurring criticism appears in the quotes.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Lowers taxes by employing children
“I saved 5k this year on my own taxes by employing my kids and it has funded their Roth.”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell” “helps reduce tax burden and fund a child's Roth”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” Funds a child's Roth account
“I saved 5k this year on my own taxes by employing my kids and it has funded their Roth.”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell” “helps reduce tax burden and fund a child's Roth”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gusto | 11 | 10 | 52% | 7 | — | — |
| PixieThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“px.dev is btw a cncf project which also helps for ebpf debugging in k8s”
“Glad to see it's a wise financial choice.”
“these are all great ideas!”
“the guardrails here tick every box”
“This is neat, I appreciate that even if I can't use the service”
“I saved 5k this year on my own taxes by employing my kids and it has funded their Roth.”
“helps reduce tax burden and fund a child's Roth”
“With Nim I can take something like Pixie for images and make an image finding library in a day that outperforms opencv”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.