Compare Gusto to the competition
Gusto | ||
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Pricing | ||
Monthly fee | Starting at $40/mo + $6/mo per person | No upfront pricing No upfront pricing Starting at $45/mo + $5/mo per user Starting at $29/mo + $5/mo per user Starting at $49/mo per employee (for businesses with <25 employees) No upfront monthly pricing Starting at $40/mo + $6/mo per person No upfront monthly pricing $6/PEPM for active employee or contractor |
Setup fee | Free | Free Free Free Free for simple migration free setup & migration Free for simple migration |
Payroll | ||
Unlimited payrolls | Unknown | |
Automated federal and state tax filing | ||
Direct deposit | ||
File W-2s | ||
File 1099s | ||
Multiple pay rates and schedules | ||
Multiple states | ||
Contractor payments | $6/PEPM for active employee or contractor | |
E-sign I-9 and W-4 | ||
Lifetime access for employees | ||
Household employer payroll | ||
International payroll | ||
Benefits | ||
Health benefits | Pay premiums only | Premiums + fees Pay premiums only Through SimplyInsured Pay premiums only Pay premiums only (Plus) Premiums + fees Pay premiums only |
Workers’ comp | Pay premiums only | Premiums + fees Premiums + fees Premiums + fees (fees waived for Premium and Elite) Pay premiums only Pay premiums only Premiums + fees Pay premiums only |
Available add-ons |
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HR tools | ||
Time tracking | ||
Team directory and org chart | ||
Time-off requests | ||
Online offer letters | ||
Secure document vault and e-signing | ||
Custom employee handbook | ||
Job description and policy templates | ||
Proactive compliance updates | ||
Certified HR pros | ||
Direct phone line for dedicated support | ||
Custom Onboarding Checklist | ||
Software Provisioning | ||
Integrations | ||
QuickBooks | ||
Xero | ||
Google (G-suite) SSO |
*Competitive data on this page was collected as of June 27th, 2022 and March 20, 2023 and is subject to change or update. Gusto does not make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page. All Gusto services listed in the payroll features comparison chart are provided by Gusto or by one of Gusto’s trusted partners.


Join more than 300,000 businesses and their teams.
Plans start at $46 per month. You won’t pay a cent until you’re ready to run payroll.
Create account13 minutes
saved each time businesses run payroll with Gusto compared to their previous payroll provider.¹
5 hours
saved each month running payroll and HR admin after switching to Gusto.¹
94%
of our businesses believe Gusto can scale with their company as it grows.¹
¹Based on a 2022 TechValidate survey of 450+ Gusto customers
Snapbar saves 15 hours a month on payroll by using Gusto.


Gusto has taken away so much stress and pressure that I might be getting things wrong. At so many levels it helped us be confident in our people operations, particularly with onboarding employees and compliance.
Snapbar
Why Gusto over the competition

