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Gusto
What Is Gusto?
Grow and develop your dream team with Gusto's talent management tools.
We provide thoughtful tools for performance evaluations and career development so you can build the kind of work culture that helps you motivate, nurture, and retain your talented team.
With Gusto, you get modern HR features like payroll, benefits, hiring, management resources, and more — all in one place.
Gusto is proud to serve more than 400,000 businesses across the US with a single trusted system, competitive compensation tools, and expert guidance to help you empower your team. Because when your people thrive, your business thrives too.
Who Uses Gusto?
Gusto is the all-in-one HR platform for growing businesses. No matter the size or stage of your company, Gusto puts the tools you need to hire, pay, and manage your team at your fingertips.
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Reviews of Gusto
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Great Online HR platform
Comments: Utilized a 3P administrator to establish & set-up a structure for our org. Need a long learning curve to understand.
Pros:
Online all the time when you need it…easy to search & reference simple items & documents used regularly.
Cons:
Wish there was more intuitive interface on tax compliance & other non regular tasks.
Gusto Response
9 months ago
Hello Wayne, Hello, Thank you for sharing your experience with Gusto! We're thrilled to hear that you find our online HR platform convenient and reliable for accessing essential documents. We appreciate your feedback on the interface and tax compliance aspects. Your input is valuable to us as we continually strive to enhance our platform to better meet your needs. If you have any further suggestions or questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. We're here to support you every step of the way. -Gusto
Gusto works well: unobtrusive and effective
Comments: I started using it over a year ago and it remains in our toolbox for detailing and managing payroll. I don't do the accounting/payment side, but we've had no negative issue with it across multiple accounts
Pros:
Tracks time easily, the reminder system works well, and the user interface is excellent
Cons:
Harder to track disjointed project efforts (multiple segments during the day) as iut lacks a separate function for that
Gusto Response
4 weeks ago
Hello Gil, Thank you for your review! We’re so happy to hear that Gusto has been a helpful tool for time tracking and payroll management. It’s great to know the reminders and user interface have been working well for you over the past year. We appreciate you sharing your experience, and we're glad Gusto continues to be a valuable part of your workflow!
Satisfactory
Comments: Easy for employees to keep time and add it to specific jobs
Pros:
Easy for tracking time and keeping track of employee info
Cons:
Customer service is not trained and usually can not help you on the first call
Gusto Response
4 weeks ago
Hello Jenna, Hi there, Thank you for your feedback! We're so glad to hear that Gusto is working well for tracking time and managing employee information. It’s great to know that the platform is making it easier for your employees to keep track of their time and assign it to specific jobs. We really appreciate your input and will continue working to improve the customer support experience. Thank you for choosing Gusto!
Excellent payroll management
Comments: Systems like this should be simple - when it comes to managing your money and making sure you get paid properly. Gusto checks all the boxes. My team likes it too.
Pros:
Gusto is the best interface that I have used. Simple, easy to navigate, I like the payday email reminders and they have fun graphics which is just a bonus.
Cons:
They have an app, I never used it, in fact I cannot recall them advertising that it exists. That might be my own negligence.
Solid Experience
Comments: I’ve had a solid experience with Rippling. It’s an all-in-one platform that makes managing HR and IT tasks a breeze
Pros:
Rippling is straightforward to use and combines essential features like payroll, benefits, and employee onboarding. It integrates smoothly with other tools, saving time and reducing errors
Cons:
It can be a bit tricky to set up, especially for smaller businesses. The pricing might also be higher than expected for companies that just need the basics.
