Set it and forget it with automated payroll software
With Gusto’s intuitive, people-first platform paying your team has never been easier. We’ll help you automate payroll, benefits, compliance, and more so you can get back to running your business.
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Save time and money
Built-in time tracking, automatic payroll, and worry-free compliance puts time back in your day and money back in your pocket.
Take payroll taxes off your plate
Every time you run payroll, all federal, state, and local taxes are calculated, filed, and paid. It doesn’t get any easier than that.
Payroll that runs itself
Gusto’s Payroll on AutoPilot means paying your team without lifting a finger. Kick back knowing payroll is accurate and on time, every time.
Easy to use. Love the AutoPilot feature to automatically run payroll.
The overall payroll process has been simplified and is extremely easy to run, everything is pre-calculated and set up for review. Saves us a lot of time and energy on payroll days.
It is very easy to run payroll every other week. I love the onboarding process and letting employees fill out their own paperwork. Payroll is just a few clicks each time. I also like that our workers’ comp comes out easily.
Payroll automation
Ditch the spreadsheets and run payroll in minutes.
Forget manually tracking hours, collecting timesheets, or wrapping your head around complex payroll taxes. With Gusto’s automated payroll, hours, PTO, benefits deductions, and workers’ comp all seamlessly sync to payroll with the push of a button. Plus all federal, state, and local taxes are calculated, filed, and paid every time you pay your team.
Check out our full list of automated payroll features




Streamlined HR & compliance
Take a load off, and let us handle the tough stuff.
Put your admin on autopilot with a platform that’s designed to save you time. Let your employees self-manage PTO, paystubs, benefits, and more while Gusto takes complex compliance off your plate for good. Mealtimes, breaks, and tipped minimum wage are built right in—plus, state tax registration is included in all 50 states, and we’ll take care of your W-2s and 1099s (and more) come tax-time.
Got questions? Our team of certified HR experts is always on hand to help.
Fully integrated
We’re so much more than payroll.
With built in benefits, time tracking, compliance, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, workers’ comp, performance management, and more, Gusto’s got everything you need to run your business in one oh-so-easy-to-use platform. And if you’ve got an HR, time, or performance solution you already love, we’ve got an integration for that.


FAQs
Payroll automation software streamlines the process of paying employees by automatically managing deductions, taxes, and benefits, reducing errors and making sure your payroll is both accurate and on time.
When choosing automated payroll services, it’s important to think about what features are included as well as what your business needs. Many payroll providers charge extra for things like unlimited payroll runs or two-day direct deposit. These are included with all of Gusto’s plans at no extra cost. If you need more powerful tools like time tracking, multi-state tax filing, or next-day direct deposit, our Plus plan has it all, along with a robust suite of HR tools to manage your growing team.
It’s a lot, including automated payroll processing, taxes and filings, time tracking, employee benefits, talent management, and more. See our full list of automated payroll features here.
While the end of year is a great time to switch over, you can start using Gusto whenever you’re ready! If you already have a payroll provider, check out our guide to switching. If you’re using automated payroll systems for the first time, here’s everything you need to know.