Gusto alternatives

Other payroll tools to consider instead of Gusto. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.

Feature Gusto Category leader OnPay Category leader Paychex Flex Category leader RUN Powered by ADP Category leader Warp Rising Zoho Payroll Rising
Pricing$49/mo + $6/mo per person$49/mo + $6/mo per workerContact salesContact sales$35/person/mo + $89/mo platform fee$29/org/mo + $5/employee/mo (annual billing)
Best forSmall businesses of 2 to 100 employees that want self-serve payroll with benefits added laterSmall businesses and franchises of 5 to 100 employees that want phone support and multi-state payroll in one plan—Businesses under 50 employees that want a large payroll provider with phone support and add-on HRVenture-backed startups of 5 to 200 people hiring across multiple states that want automated tax registrationSmall businesses under 50 employees already using Zoho Books or Zoho People
Team size1–500 people2–500 people1–500+ people1–50 people2–500 people1–50 people
Automatic payroll tax filing YesYesYesYesYesYes
Direct deposit YesNot listedYesNot listedNot listedYes
Multi-state payroll YesYesYesNot listedYesYes
Contractor payments YesNot listedYesNot listedYesNot listed
Off-cycle payroll Not listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedYes
International payroll YesNot listedNot listedNot listedYesNot listed
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Payroll Category leader

OnPay

$49/mo + $6/mo per worker 2–500 people

Payroll, HR, benefits and time tracking with US-based support

Key features

  • Automatic payroll tax filing
  • Multi-state payroll

Payroll Category leader

Paychex Flex

Contact sales 1–500+ people

Payroll with automated tax filing, from solo owners to large employers

Key features

  • Automatic payroll tax filing
  • Direct deposit
  • Multi-state payroll
  • Contractor payments

Payroll Category leader

RUN Powered by ADP

Contact sales 1–50 people

ADP's payroll, tax and HR package for businesses of 1 to 49

Key features

  • Automatic payroll tax filing

Payroll Rising

Warp

$35/person/mo + $89/mo platform fee 2–500 people

AI-run payroll, compliance and benefits for fast-growing teams

Key features

  • Automatic payroll tax filing
  • Multi-state payroll
  • Contractor payments
  • International payroll

Payroll Rising

Zoho Payroll

$29/org/mo + $5/employee/mo (annual billing) 1–50 people

Payroll with tax filing for US small businesses, tied to Zoho apps

Key features

  • Automatic payroll tax filing
  • Direct deposit
  • Multi-state payroll
  • Off-cycle payroll