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Gusto vs Justworks Comparison (2026)

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Overview

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.

Justworks, the fastest growing HR technology company, offers a platform with the HRIS tools, integrations, and 24/7 support to streamline and simplify team management. With Justworks, onboarding, PTO tracking, and reporting can all be managed in one system.

  • 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

49

Per month

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

Starting from

8

/user

Per month

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

User reviews

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

4.6

741

5

4

3

2

1

498

191

40

6

6

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
84%
would recommend this app

Pros

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

Hallye N.

Operation Management

“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.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Clifton S.

hr service

“I also appreciated the automated features, which helped reduce manual work and made it easier to stay on top of payroll deadlines and employee records.”
CM

Cody M.

Roofer

Pros

“Justworks is a simple to use platform that contains all the information I need as a employee related to payroll, insurance and other administrative features related to my job.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Nicholas P.

Account Development Manager

“The platform does a great job of simplifying payroll, benefits, and HR processes, which makes day-to-day tasks much easier to manage.”
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Rachel S.

Care Partner

“It's a very modern software that provides organization and compliance support for human resources services, making everything easier to manage, such as hiring, onboarding, and paying very accurately.”
JL

Janne L.

Finance and Commerce

Cons

“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

“Reporting customization and advanced HR/payroll configurations were not as robust as larger enterprise systems.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Clifton S.

hr service

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

Radha S.

Legal Assistant

Cons

“Justworks can become confusing with submitting time-off requests, ensuring paid holiday hours are included when necessary, and managers editing errors.”
CS

Carlotta S.

Sr. Escrow Specialist

“Some integrations with other tools are not yet very stable.”
VB

Valary B.

Manager

“The pricing can be on the higher end, expensive!”
AZ

Alexander Z.

CRO

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features100
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACA Reporting
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Benefits Administration Outsourcing
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budget Management
  • COBRA Administration
  • Calendar Management
  • Career Development
  • Check Printing
  • Client Portal
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commission Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Compensation Plan Modeling
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Contractor Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Disability Insurance Administration
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • FMLA Administration
  • Feedback Management
  • For Accountants
  • For Cloud
  • For Mobile
  • For PEO/ASO
  • 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
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Offboarding
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Benefits Enrollment
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Review Management
  • Policy Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Provider Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • 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
  • Team Management
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • 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
  • Workforce Management
  • Total features101
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACA Reporting
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Benefits Administration Outsourcing
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budget Management
  • COBRA Administration
  • Calendar Management
  • Career Development
  • Check Printing
  • Client Portal
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commission Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Compensation Plan Modeling
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Contractor Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Disability Insurance Administration
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • FMLA Administration
  • Feedback Management
  • For Accountants
  • For Cloud
  • For Mobile
  • For PEO/ASO
  • 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
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Offboarding
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Benefits Enrollment
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Review Management
  • Policy Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Provider Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • 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
  • Team Management
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • 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
  • Workforce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations117
  • 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
  • Leapsome
  • Lendio
  • Lever
  • MonkeyPod
  • NetSuite
  • Okta
  • OnTheClock
  • Online Check Writer
  • OpenComp
  • PerformYard
  • Procare Solutions
  • QuickBooks Enterprise
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • QuickBooks Time
  • RAMP
  • Ramp
  • Reach Reporting
  • SINC
  • Sage Accounting
  • Sage Intacct
  • Sapling
  • Sauce Labs
  • Secureframe
  • Shopify
  • Shopify Plus
  • Slack
  • Sling
  • SpotOn
  • Syft Analytics
  • Synder
  • Talkspace
  • Teamtailor
  • Time Tracker by eBillity
  • Timeero
  • Tinq
  • Trainual
  • Traliant
  • Travitor
  • Trello
  • Uptick
  • VGS
  • Vagaro
  • Vanta
  • Veryfi
  • Webex Suite
  • When I Work
  • Wizehire
  • WorkforceHub
  • Workiz
  • Workyard
  • Xero
  • ZarMoney
  • ZipBooks
  • allGeo
  • allwhere
  • brightwheel
  • isolved Talent Acquisition
  • monday AI Work Platform
  • neo.tax
  • talech
  • Total integrations19
  • 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
  • Leapsome
  • Lendio
  • Lever
  • MonkeyPod
  • NetSuite
  • Okta
  • OnTheClock
  • Online Check Writer
  • OpenComp
  • PerformYard
  • Procare Solutions
  • QuickBooks Enterprise
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • QuickBooks Time
  • RAMP
  • Ramp
  • Reach Reporting
  • SINC
  • Sage Accounting
  • Sage Intacct
  • Sapling
  • Sauce Labs
  • Secureframe
  • Shopify
  • Shopify Plus
  • Slack
  • Sling
  • SpotOn
  • Syft Analytics
  • Synder
  • Talkspace
  • Teamtailor
  • Time Tracker by eBillity
  • Timeero
  • Tinq
  • Trainual
  • Traliant
  • Travitor
  • Trello
  • Uptick
  • VGS
  • Vagaro
  • Vanta
  • Veryfi
  • Webex Suite
  • When I Work
  • Wizehire
  • WorkforceHub
  • Workiz
  • Workyard
  • Xero
  • ZarMoney
  • ZipBooks
  • allGeo
  • allwhere
  • brightwheel
  • isolved Talent Acquisition
  • monday AI Work Platform
  • neo.tax
  • talech

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