Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Access PeopleXD
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Access PeopleXD is a mobile-first, 100% SaaS HR and Payroll solution that connects processes from hire to retire including Payroll, People Management, Workforce Management, Talent, Recruitment, Learn, Compliance and Analytics.N/A
Gusto
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Gusto offers payroll, benefits and compliance capabilities. Gusto is scaled for small to mid-sized businesses, and emphasizes an easy to use interface.
$49
per month
Pricing
Access PeopleXDGusto
Editions & Modules
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Simple: A streamlined set of automatic payroll features and benefits integrations
$49/month + $6/mo per person
per month
Plus: Comprehensive payroll, benefits, and HR tools for employers building a great place to work
$80/month + $12/mo per person
per month
Premium: Scalable payroll and benefits, expert HR, and dedicated support for the complex needs of growing teams
$180/month + $22/mo per person
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Access PeopleXDGusto
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsGusto offers three pricing plans for payroll, benefits, and HR.
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Access PeopleXDGusto
Features
Access PeopleXDGusto
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Access PeopleXD
7.5
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Gusto
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Access PeopleXD
7.7
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Gusto
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Access PeopleXD
7.3
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Gusto
-
Ratings
Performance plans9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Access PeopleXD
6.0
1 Ratings
12% below category average
Gusto
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Access PeopleXD
8.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Gusto
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Access PeopleXD
-
Ratings
Gusto
9.1
611 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.5587 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.7417 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.7592 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.1462 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.1196 Ratings
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User Ratings
Access PeopleXDGusto
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(633 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(14 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(457 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(27 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Access PeopleXDGusto
Likelihood to Recommend
The Access Group
It is very useful for the medium size or large scale of businesses, it almost settled down the HR and payroll basis transactions just click away. In this digital era it also provides you a desktop free or desktop away environment (accessible via cellphone). You may use it to extract your payslip, mark your leave, generate a report as an when it required
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Gusto
I think Gusto is well-suited for any business, big or small, to use for accounting purposes. It makes it easy to keep track of many things, such as pay stubs, benefits, paid time off, and much more. Where I could see it being less useful is maybe for enterprise businesses with way more employees.
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Pros
The Access Group
  • People management
  • Payroll management
  • Talent management
  • Digital Learning
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Gusto
  • New employee/contractor onboarding - all the documents are stored and easily accessible (the same goes for off-boarding).
  • A one-click option for syncing hours worked with payroll.
  • The option to run payroll on auto-pilot.
  • Ensuring I'm tax compliant with the states we have employees in.
  • Always having digital records of payroll runs.
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Cons
The Access Group
  • Provide easy ways for customization
  • Provide more ways for integration of processes
  • Provide access at user level to prepare reports, drag and drop basis
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Gusto
  • Digital compliance tools for remote teams
  • Gusto upsold us labor law posters, but I later found them available for free online. Since we’re a fully remote team, I had to manually download and distribute them digitally. It would be much more efficient if Gusto offered free, auto-distributed digital posters tailored to remote compliance.
  • Benefits setup is unintuitive for startups
  • While our rep was helpful, navigating the benefits system felt complex and not tailored to early-stage companies. More guided flows or simplified options for small, remote startups would be a big help.
  • Limited dashboard customization for remote workflows
  • As a fully online company, we’d benefit from dashboard options that highlight relevant tools for remote operations—like compliance tracking, digital communications, or onboarding checklists.
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Likelihood to Renew
The Access Group
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Gusto
Unless they break it, I'm never leaving. It's just too easy. Gusto is also really affordable, and for what I pay, it's worth having the historical record within the system. I like that I can go back and pull up W2's for year's past. This sort of easy access reporting, has been helpful especially when getting reports for PPP loans.
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Usability
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Gusto
Gusto is pretty user-friendly, and the website is easy to navigate overall. They also offer good, responsive customer support and have helpful articles available when needed. So far, I have not had any major issues with the platform and am overall very happy with it.
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Support Rating
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Gusto
Gusto's customer service has really deteriorated lately and they seem to have really changed their focus. It used to be when you called you were routed to an individual who knew about payroll, benefits, reporting, etc. but now you get someone who seems to have not received the correct training. My last call about a dismissal payroll took me over an hour of my time and the person still could not help me and finally transferred me to someone else.
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Implementation Rating
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Gusto
Reach out to support immediately if you are having trouble setting up Gusto. Rather than being confused and trying to figure it out yourself, it's much better to talk to someone who knows what they are doing. Save yourself time and frustration and reach out to support
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Alternatives Considered
The Access Group
Access people HR suite (people XD) having a complete package as per the requirement of medium or large scale of businesses, all the HR and payroll related opts and benefits may gets via single window, but for the small businesses/enterprises its of very high cost and not useful on optimize level
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Gusto
While I never actually got to the point of trying out ADP, I had several conversations with an ADP representative, and it seemed that they would be able to provide the same (if not less) level of service for a significantly higher price
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Return on Investment
The Access Group
  • Time saving for business
  • Cost saving for business
  • Effective and efficient system to use
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Gusto
  • Time tracking + payroll calculations me 30-60 minutes every time I run payroll.
  • Integrated workers' comp, so I didn't have to find an outside carrier and get quotes—it's all taken care of in the same platform.
  • Improved employee experience with onboarding.
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ScreenShots

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