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Alternatives to Gusto

US payroll, benefits, and HR platform for small and mid-sized businesses

Alt Score

Alt Score · 85

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%83
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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#4 of 8 in HRIS

Gusto ranks #4 of 8 in HRIS, with an Alt Score of 85. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $49/mo + $6/mo per person and available on Web, iOS and Android. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.

Gusto is a cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR platform built for US small businesses. It automates payroll tax filing, offers built-in time tracking and HR tools, and layers in health insurance, 401(k), and workers' comp administration through licensed advisors.

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Who it's for

US-based small and mid-sized businesses running domestic payroll, from contractor-only companies to multi-state employers needing benefits and HR support.

What you get

Full-service payroll with automatic tax filing, employee benefits administration (health insurance, 401(k), workers' comp), time and attendance tracking, hiring/onboarding tools with a built-in applicant tracking system, an org chart, performance reviews, and a Gusto Wallet mobile app for employees.

How it works

Employers run payroll through Gusto's web platform or AutoPilot, with taxes calculated and filed automatically; benefits deductions, PTO, and time tracking sync with each payroll run, and admins can add HR, time & attendance, and benefits add-ons on top of the Simple, Plus, or Premium plans.

Where Gusto stands out

Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.

Benefits administration only 3 of 7 apps

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Ranked alternatives

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01

Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, payroll, and finance on one employee data model, so changes in one module (a hire, a role change) propagate automatically to the others.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 93

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%92
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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02

Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) is an enterprise cloud HR suite covering core HR, benefits, absence, time tracking, org management, talent, and payroll on a single data model.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 93

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%92
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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03

Factorial is a cloud-based HR platform, founded in Barcelona, covering time tracking, talent management, an ATS, and payroll/Compensation, used by more than 16,000 companies.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 89

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%88
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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04

HiBob (Bob) is a cloud HR platform for mid-market and enterprise companies, unifying core HR, hiring, performance, and workforce planning with native payroll for the US and UK.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 78

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%75
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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05

BambooHR is a cloud HR information system for small and midsize businesses, sold on tiered per-employee-per-month plans (Core, Pro, Elite).

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 74

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%71
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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06

Namely is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) platform bundling payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance, onboarding, and core HR records for US mid-sized companies.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 74

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%71
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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07

Personio is an HR information system built by a German company, sold as a Core or Core Pro subscription plan with additional paid apps for payroll processing, recruiting, and performance management.

WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 17

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%8
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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Feature comparison

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License
Platforms
Built-in payroll
Benefits administration
Time-off tracking
Time and attendance
Onboarding workflows
Org chart
Performance reviews
Built-in applicant tracking
Multi-country payroll
Employee mobile app
API access
SSO (SAML/OIDC)
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