Compare Vena and Gusto - Jan 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Vena or Gusto?

Vena is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Gusto, and Gusto is rated higher (99/100) than Vena (87/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Budgeting & CPM 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:

Vena Solution Vs. Gusto

Vena Solution: Vena Solutions delivers the most flexible performance management solution available for budgeting, forecasting, planning, reporting, analytics, and other mission-critical finance and accounting processes to large and mid-market companies around the world. Vena’s unified web-based software platform embraces all the power and flexibility of Microsoft...

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? Vena or Gusto HR?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Budgeting & CPM 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 Vena and Gusto HR.

Vena accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Vena is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Budgeting & CPM 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 Budgeting & CPM software cost.

Bottom line: Vena is more expensive than Gusto HR.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Vena Vs. Gusto based on some of the most important and required Budgeting & CPM features.

Vena: Version Control, Audit Trail, Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial reporting, OLAP, Project Budgeting, Dashboarding, Business performance management.

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

Target customer size

Vena is best for medium to large corporate companies that deal with a lot of spreadsheets and spreadsheet like reports from other companies and/or subsidiaries. and Gusto HR's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.