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Patriot Software vs Gusto Comparison (2026)

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Gusto

Overview

Basic Payroll: $17/month + $4 per employee or contractor. You run payroll and handle your tax filings. Save your time and money with Patriot Software's online Basic Payroll. Run payroll in three simple steps. Free direct deposit, and employee portal.

With Gusto, you get modern HR features like effortless payroll, benefits, hiring, management resources—and more. Gusto is proud to serve more than 500,000 businesses in the US with a single trusted system, competitive compensation tools, and expert guidance to help you empower your team.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

17

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

49

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

3.9K

5

4

3

2

1

3.3K

486

82

16

21

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
91%
would recommend this app

4.6

4.2K

5

4

3

2

1

3K

886

164

46

69

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
81%
would recommend this app

Pros

“They help to resolve my questions quickly, there is never any gap in service, the calls are always clear, I love that it feels like I'm talking to people who know what they're talking about, are willing to troubleshoot, and the calls never seem to be outsourced to people I cannot understand.”
MH

Madison H.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

“Every component of the program worked perfectly for me from invoicing my clients, receiving payments through their online payment program and duplicating my expenses and revenue accounts. ”
SB

Sharman B.

Marketing Director, Publisher

“It streamlines payroll and employee management, saves time, and provides reliable customer support. While there’s room for improvement in interface speed and advanced features, it’s a solid solution for small to mid-sized businesses.”
SS

Spencer S.

Managing Principal and Founder

Pros

“The system simplifies payroll processing, onboarding, benefits administration, and employee self-service, which saves a significant amount of administrative time. While it may have some limitations for larger or more complex organizations, it provides a strong user experience, reliable automation, and solid customer support for companies seeking an all-in-one HR and payroll platform.”
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Clifton S.

hr service

“It keeps track of your time, pay-periods and take home pay well, letting you know when to anticipate pay days.”
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Mikaela R.

Manager

“Gusto excels at automated payroll, tax filing, employee self-service, benefits administration, and smooth onboarding, ideal for small businesses.”
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Hallye N.

Operation Management

Cons

“Reporting is fairly basic, and the accounting module doesn't have the depth of features you'd get from dedicated accounting platforms — inventory and more advanced needs aren't really covered.”
KK

Kevin K.

Sales and Technology

“I think the support is somewhat of a joke as they always give you a link to a video on how to fix an issue and I don't have time to sit through a movie about fixing an error.”
SS

Sasha S.

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President

“Needing to pull more than onw report to accomplish filing some of these returns is a pain in the butt.”
LO

Lisa O.

Bookkeeper

Cons

“Reporting customization and advanced HR/payroll configurations were not as robust as larger enterprise systems.”
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Clifton S.

hr service

“Our company didn't feel like the Gusto platform could grow to host all of our HR needs, as well as desirables like Learning Management.”
EM

Erin M.

People Operations Specialist

“The main drawback was limited flexibility for more complex payroll needs and increasing costs as features are added.”
RS

Radha S.

Legal Assistant

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Key features

  • Total features52
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACA Reporting
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto Update
  • Benefits Administration Outsourcing
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Budget Management
  • COBRA Administration
  • Calendar Management
  • Career Development
  • Check Printing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compensation Management
  • Compensation Plan Modeling
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Disability Insurance Administration
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Forms
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • For Accountants
  • For Cloud
  • For Mobile
  • For Small Businesses
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • HR Management
  • HSA/FSA Administration
  • Health Insurance Administration
  • Learning & Development
  • Leave Tracking
  • Life Insurance Administration
  • Market Data Analysis
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-State
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Online Benefits Enrollment
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Review Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Retirement Plan Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Split Deposits
  • Talent Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Training Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Web-based Deployment
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features100
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACA Reporting
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto Update
  • Benefits Administration Outsourcing
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Budget Management
  • COBRA Administration
  • Calendar Management
  • Career Development
  • Check Printing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compensation Management
  • Compensation Plan Modeling
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Disability Insurance Administration
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Forms
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • For Accountants
  • For Cloud
  • For Mobile
  • For Small Businesses
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • HR Management
  • HSA/FSA Administration
  • Health Insurance Administration
  • Learning & Development
  • Leave Tracking
  • Life Insurance Administration
  • Market Data Analysis
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-State
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Online Benefits Enrollment
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Review Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Retirement Plan Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Split Deposits
  • Talent Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Training Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Web-based Deployment
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations5
  • 15Five
  • 7shifts
  • Accelo
  • Aplos
  • Asana
  • Ashby
  • AttendanceBot
  • AvaHR
  • BambooHR
  • Bench
  • Boast
  • Bonusly
  • Bookkeeper360
  • Box
  • Brandly
  • Breezy
  • Brex
  • Buildertrend
  • BusyBusy
  • ChartHop
  • CleanCloud
  • ClickUp
  • ClockShark
  • Clover
  • Connecteam
  • Culture Amp
  • CustomBooks
  • Dataddo
  • Deputy
  • Dext
  • Drata
  • Dropbox
  • Dynatrace
  • EasyLlama
  • Engagedly
  • Ethena
  • Expensify
  • Flatly
  • FreshBooks
  • Fulfil.IO
  • GitHub
  • GoCo
  • GoalSpan
  • Google Workspace
  • Greenhouse
  • Guideline
  • Homebase
  • Hour Timesheet
  • Housecall Pro
  • Hubstaff
  • Hubstaff Tasks
  • Human Interest
  • Hyperproof
  • Ignition
  • IncentFit
  • JazzHR
  • Jirav
  • JobScore
  • JobTread
  • Jobber
  • KeldairHR
  • LastPass
  • Lattice
  • Lendio
  • MonkeyPod
  • NEXT
  • Okta
  • OnTheClock
  • Online Check Writer
  • OpenComp
  • PerformYard
  • Plaid
  • Procare Solutions
  • QuickBooks Enterprise
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Reach Reporting
  • SINC
  • Sage Accounting
  • Sage Intacct
  • Sapling
  • Sauce Labs
  • Secureframe
  • Shopify
  • Shopify Plus
  • Slack
  • Sling
  • SpotOn
  • Stripe Payments
  • Syft Analytics
  • Synder
  • Teamtailor
  • Timeero
  • Tinq
  • Trainual
  • Traliant
  • Travitor
  • Trello
  • Uptick
  • VGS
  • Vagaro
  • Vanta
  • Veryfi
  • Webex Suite
  • When I Work
  • Wizehire
  • WorkforceHub
  • Workiz
  • Workyard
  • Xero
  • ZarMoney
  • ZipBooks
  • allGeo
  • brightwheel
  • isolved Talent Acquisition
  • monday AI Work Platform
  • neo.tax
  • talech
  • Total integrations116
  • 15Five
  • 7shifts
  • Accelo
  • Aplos
  • Asana
  • Ashby
  • AttendanceBot
  • AvaHR
  • BambooHR
  • Bench
  • Boast
  • Bonusly
  • Bookkeeper360
  • Box
  • Brandly
  • Breezy
  • Brex
  • Buildertrend
  • BusyBusy
  • ChartHop
  • CleanCloud
  • ClickUp
  • ClockShark
  • Clover
  • Connecteam
  • Culture Amp
  • CustomBooks
  • Dataddo
  • Deputy
  • Dext
  • Drata
  • Dropbox
  • Dynatrace
  • EasyLlama
  • Engagedly
  • Ethena
  • Expensify
  • Flatly
  • FreshBooks
  • Fulfil.IO
  • GitHub
  • GoCo
  • GoalSpan
  • Google Workspace
  • Greenhouse
  • Guideline
  • Homebase
  • Hour Timesheet
  • Housecall Pro
  • Hubstaff
  • Hubstaff Tasks
  • Human Interest
  • Hyperproof
  • Ignition
  • IncentFit
  • JazzHR
  • Jirav
  • JobScore
  • JobTread
  • Jobber
  • KeldairHR
  • LastPass
  • Lattice
  • Lendio
  • MonkeyPod
  • NEXT
  • Okta
  • OnTheClock
  • Online Check Writer
  • OpenComp
  • PerformYard
  • Plaid
  • Procare Solutions
  • QuickBooks Enterprise
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Reach Reporting
  • SINC
  • Sage Accounting
  • Sage Intacct
  • Sapling
  • Sauce Labs
  • Secureframe
  • Shopify
  • Shopify Plus
  • Slack
  • Sling
  • SpotOn
  • Stripe Payments
  • Syft Analytics
  • Synder
  • Teamtailor
  • Timeero
  • Tinq
  • Trainual
  • Traliant
  • Travitor
  • Trello
  • Uptick
  • VGS
  • Vagaro
  • Vanta
  • Veryfi
  • Webex Suite
  • When I Work
  • Wizehire
  • WorkforceHub
  • Workiz
  • Workyard
  • Xero
  • ZarMoney
  • ZipBooks
  • allGeo
  • brightwheel
  • isolved Talent Acquisition
  • monday AI Work Platform
  • neo.tax
  • talech