Gusto
Payroll, benefits and HR for SMBs.
No source on record for the G2 score, the Capterra score, the review count. What that means
- Entry price
- $40/mo
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
What it is
Gusto made small-business payroll almost pleasant: automated filings, employee self-service onboarding, and benefits administration in one clean flow. Contractor payments and multi-state support cover most young companies' needs, and the wallet features give employees real utility. It is US-centric — international hiring needs a different tool — and the base-plus-per-person pricing adds up, but for domestic SMB payroll it sets the usability bar.
Recorded for
Audience tags from our own categorisation, not the vendor's positioning.
Pricing
Our record for Gusto records an entry price of $40/month, and a free trial.
This figure has no source or check date on record. What that means. Confirm on the vendor's pricing page.
Recorded features
A summary of what the product advertises — not a complete feature inventory, and not something we tested.
- Full-service payroll
- Benefits
- Time tracking
- Onboarding
Commonly reported strengths and drawbacks
Compiled from public write-ups and vendor documentation. These are impressions we have recorded, not findings from our own testing.
Reported strengths
- Simple payroll
- Good benefits
- Clean UI
Reported drawbacks
- US only
- Base + per-person fee
Other HR tools
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