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    AccountMate

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAccountMate offers accounting software for small, midsize, or growing businesses. AccountMate SQL Software is specifically for businesses with high transaction volumes and heavy user loads. It can accommodate hundreds of simultaneous users, providing businesses with a comprehensive, real-time business and financial management solution. AccountMate Express Software is designed for businesses with up to five concurrent users that desire the stability and speed of a SQL database…N/A

    Gusto

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AGusto 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
    AccountMateGusto
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    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
    AccountMateGusto
    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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    Community Pulse
    AccountMateGusto
    Considered Both Products
    AccountMate
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    Gusto
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Would buy again
    563 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    464 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    576 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    316 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    376 Answers
    Features
    AccountMateGusto
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of AccountMate and Gusto
    Feature
    AccountMate
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Pay calculation10.01 Ratings9.5587 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.01 Ratings9.7592 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.01 Ratings9.0462 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.01 Ratings9.0196 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.7417 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of AccountMate and Gusto
    Feature
    AccountMate
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AccountMate and Gusto
    Feature
    AccountMate
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of AccountMate and Gusto
    Feature
    AccountMate
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of AccountMate and Gusto
    Feature
    AccountMate
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of AccountMate and Gusto
    Feature
    AccountMate
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of AccountMate and Gusto
    Feature
    AccountMate
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Plug-ins9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AccountMateGusto
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.3 out of 10
    Patriot Payroll
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    APS
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.3 out of 10
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AccountMateGusto
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (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)
    4.2
    (27 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AccountMateGusto
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AccountMate
    AccountMate is a great product for wholesale and distributors. It manages the inventory cycles comprehensively, from purchasing to stocking, to sales and delivery. There are a great many tools available to manage inventory, properties, and financials. The availability to have third-party add-ons offers even greater opportunities to meet the needs of the end-user. The system is not really suited for certain types of service industries: legal, medical, and those businesses that invoice on time.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    AccountMate
    • Ease of use
    • Ability to easily adapt the solution to fit the needs of the end user
    • Integration of data across different platforms
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    AccountMate
    • Custom reports: The current system uses Crystal Reports, which is a bit cumbersome.
    • True cloud-based solution is missing
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AccountMate
    No answers on this topic
    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
    AccountMate
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    AccountMate
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    AccountMate
    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
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    AccountMate
    We use AccountMate for a number of reasons, particularly its ease of use and the ability to customize any part of the system (with source code residing on the end-user system--a HUGE advantage).
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    AccountMate
    • Allows us to quickly gain insight into the current and past performance of the company
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Gusto Screenshots

    Screenshot of Gusto's automated payrollScreenshot of the time-off tracking interfaceScreenshot of the source of truth for HR data