CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking vs. Gusto

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
The former Luceo is now the CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking system. Luceo was originally Profilsoft, a French company, but was bought by Careerbuilder and rebranded Luceo, featured at over 400 companies worldwide. Luceo presented a full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems: a user-friendly interface with mobile integration and an emphasis on the candidate's perspective, batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels such as email or by…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
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingGusto
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
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingGusto
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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CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingGusto
Features
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingGusto
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking
7.3
3 Ratings
8% below category average
Gusto
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Customized Application Form7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate Search5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking
-
Ratings
Gusto
9.1
601 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.5577 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.8411 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.6582 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.1452 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.1189 Ratings
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User Ratings
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingGusto
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(590 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(414 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.8
(26 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingGusto
Likelihood to Recommend
CareerBuilder
Great for a small company that doesn't have a lot of resources. Allows manager and HR to be on the same location to review resumes and assess them. Alerts can be sent to managers all in the system. I really like the product so don't know where it would be less appropriated if you really needed a ATS
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Gusto
Gusto is well-suited for small businesses looking for a one-stop platform for payroll, tax-related tasks, and onboarding. It has many automated features that make tasks related to running a business/running an S-Corp simpler. I have not tried any other similar platforms, so I am unsure how it compares, but the pricing Gusto offers feels reasonable compared to other providers.
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Pros
CareerBuilder
  • Easy user face.
  • Easy to learn.
  • Easy to work with, always helpful.
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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
CareerBuilder
  • Search tool has limits. You can key word search, and that is about it.
  • When reading a resume for one job respondent in a requisition, I would like to stay in that same viewing mode when jumping to the next candidate with less clicks!
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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
CareerBuilder
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
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
Gusto
Wonderful overall usability – especially for the new business owner. The user interface is clean and intuitive, so it's easy to find what you're looking for. They also have great explanation pages ingrained into the process, so if you get stuck knowing what to do next, there's a link right there to walk you through the process!
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Support Rating
CareerBuilder
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
CareerBuilder
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
CareerBuilder
Didn't always get good resumes from Monster. CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking allowed us to get resumes and track all in one place which was very helpful for the project we were working on at the time. Resumes were good as well as system itself. The managers all like it as well which is a big help when you want their buy in to a product to use.
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Gusto
It's been a while since I used QuickBooks for payroll, but it doesn't even come close to it. Gusto is infinitely easier, allowing for employee time tracking, handling calculations and payments of payroll and payroll taxes, managing regulatory compliance in the background, and more. I had a lot of moments using QuickBooks Payroll where I thought, "Am I even doing this right?" — it felt like you had to have additional knowledge of HR regulations in your state to do everything correctly. Gusto has it ALL handled so you can focus your time on higher-impact tasks in your business.
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Return on Investment
CareerBuilder
  • Negative-ROI.
  • Positive - brand awareness
  • Positive - templates
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Gusto
  • I am not involved enough to know well, but I would say that Gusto has saved me about 1-2 hours in my onboarding process with my new company compared to my past experiences trying to onboard with ADP. I have also finished the process and am not frustrated like usual.
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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