Payroll that’s as flexible as your business needs.

We get it. The only thing constant is change, and businesses need to stay agile to stay competitive. Luckily, Gusto’s flexible payroll solutions give you the power to adapt, grow, and pivot when you need to—helping you build a business that’s built to last.

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Flexible payroll tools

With unlimited payroll runs, next-day direct deposit, and multiple pay rates and schedules, it’s easy to build a solution that works for your business.

Commitment-free

Our pricing is always transparent, there are no hidden fees, and you can change or cancel anytime. Oh, and you won’t pay a dime until you run payroll.

Scalable & adaptable

Easily add employees and contractors, build custom benefits packages, add integrations, and access more powerful HR tools as you grow.  

“So much easier, more flexible, (and more accurate!) than the big payroll companies, without any loss of functionality.”
Deanna Crossman
CEO, Boutique NV LLC

Accurate & compliant

The flexible payroll tools you need to stay competitive.

Your business needs can change on a dime, but Gusto allows you to stay agile without charging you extra. With features like unlimited payroll runs, next-day and same-day direct deposit, and the flexibility to cancel or adjust payrolls, you gain greater control over your cash flow. Taxes are fully automated every time you run payroll, and you can rest easy knowing it’s accurate, compliant, and on-time—every time.

Industry-specific solutions

Complex payroll situation? We’ve got you covered.

With multiple pay rates and schedules, off-cycle and bonus payrolls, and powerful time and attendance tools, you can easily adapt to shifting demand and increased complexity while keeping your admin to a minimum. Whether salaried or hourly, part-time or contractor, we’ve got a flexible payroll solution that does exactly what your business needs it to do.

Payroll + people

An all-in-one solution that grows as you grow.

As your business evolves, we make it easy to craft an intuitive, scalable people solution—with powerful hiring tools, fully integrated HR, and hundreds of software integrations. We support hiring across all 50 states, plus contractor hiring in 120 countries and counting. Our flexible benefits options give you the power to build an attractive benefits package that works with any budget. And of course, with Gusto, it all seamlessly syncs to payroll.

Frequently Asked Questions

Flexible payroll is any payroll provider that allows you to stay agile and make changes when you need to without charging you an arm and a leg. Flexible payroll can include things like unlimited payroll runs, next-day and same-day direct deposit, the ability to cancel or adjust a payroll if you’ve noticed an error, and the ability to grow or trim your team easily whenever you need to. 

Flexible payroll solutions also include the ability to build a payroll that works for your unique business, including supporting multiple pay rates and schedules, time and attendance tools, as well as more robust HR solutions when you’re ready. 

Flexible payroll gives you the power to adapt to the changing needs of your business. It gives you more power over your cash flow, the ability to quickly respond to shifting staffing demands, and the ability to build a comprehensive solution that does exactly what your business needs it to do.

Gusto has a wealth of flexible options that allow you to adapt to your business needs from month to month. 

Our pricing is always transparent, and you can change or cancel your plan at any time
Unlimited payroll runs are included with all our plans at no extra cost.

Multiple pay rates and schedules, as well as off-cycle and bonus payrolls, are included with all our plans at no extra cost.

We offer same-day and next-day direct deposit on our Premium plan (as well as two-day direct deposit on our Plus plan)We give you the power to adjust or cancel a payroll depending on when it was submitted.

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