Compare Paylocity and Gusto - Jan 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Paylocity or Gusto?

Paylocity is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Gusto, and Gusto is rated higher (99/100) than Paylocity (94/100). Gusto offers users more features (9) than Paylocity (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Gusto!

Looking for the right Human Resources solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Paylocity Vs. Gusto

Paylocity: At Paylocity, our mission is to elevate the profession of Payroll and Human Resources out of the back office and into the boardroom where it belongs. We do this by providing clients with the same caliber Cloud software solutions found in other critical areas such as Sales, Finance, and Operations. One of our primary goals at Paylocity is to ma...

Gusto: Gusto was started in 2011 by best friends Josh, Tomer and Eddie to help every business in the world put people first. In 2015, we expanded our payroll service to all 50 states and opened a new office in Denver. We changed our name from ZenPayroll to Gusto to celebrate our customers' courage and passion. We also added health benefits and compliance ...

Who is more expensive? Paylocity or Gusto HR?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Human Resources software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Paylocity and Gusto HR.

Paylocity price starts at $5 per employee/month + $500 setup fee , On a scale between 1 to 10 Advanced HR is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Human Resources software. Gusto HR price starts at $39 per month , When comparing Gusto HR to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Human Resources software cost.

Bottom line: Paylocity cost is around the same cost of Gusto HR.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Paylocity Vs. Gusto based on some of the most important and required Human Resources features.

Paylocity: We are still working to collect the list of features for Paylocity.

Gusto HR: Payroll, Human Resources, Employee Onboarding, Workforce Management, Benefits Administration.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium sized businesses as well as large enterprises. and Gusto HR's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.