Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Collective Health
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Collective Health is a healthcare administration platform designed to help employees better understand and utilized their benefits and businesses to control healthcare costs by centralizing healthcare data in one location.N/A
Gusto
Score 8.7 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
Collective HealthGusto
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
Collective HealthGusto
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
Collective HealthGusto
Features
Collective HealthGusto
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Collective Health
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Ratings
Gusto
8.9
535 Ratings
8% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.2512 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.6371 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.1518 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.8396 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.4140 Ratings
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User Ratings
Collective HealthGusto
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.7
(559 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(383 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
1.2
(26 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Collective HealthGusto
Likelihood to Recommend
Collective Health
It has been a great and easy experience, and I'd highly recommend it to colleagues. It is easy to navigate, all my information is in one place, and if I need additional help within the tool -- some resources quickly help answer any additional questions I may have.
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Gusto
Started Gusto after using quickbooks for years. Gusto is so much simpler to use and run reports. There customer service is also quick and helpful. Gusto helps my organization with payroll, benefits administration, and HR functions, including hiring, onboarding, and talent management.
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Pros
Collective Health
  • Collective Health does a good job of breaking down the costs associated with the utilization of any given medical service
  • Collective Health helps users locate the best medical provider and/or facility that is best for them
  • Collective Health provides quick and reliable support channels to users
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Gusto
  • Gusto really kills it on the simplicity. The app and website are very clear and straightforward.
  • Gusto also does a great job at being easy to navigate, visually pleasing, and logically posed.
  • Gusto communicates very clearly and provides just the right amount of communication.
  • Gusto makes the onboarding process very easy. I recently started at a new company and the process of filling out the necessary documents, filling out forms, and getting my benefit information input was soooooo easy!
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Cons
Collective Health
  • Logout time, I know there is sensitive information, but sometimes I wish I wasn't auto logged out of my account after some time.
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Gusto
  • Adding in previous time manually could be more accessible.
  • Notifications for when employees manually change hours.
  • We should allow 1099 users to use the mobile app instead of restricting them to the website, especially since they can just log into the full website on their mobile device.
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Likelihood to Renew
Collective Health
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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
Collective Health
No answers on this topic
Gusto
Overall great! It has a clean, intuitive interface that’s easy to navigate for both admins and employees. Tasks like running payroll, requesting time off, or onboarding new hires are simple and streamlined. While there’s room for improvement in advanced features and reporting, it’s a strong platform for small to mid-sized teams looking for an all-in-one HR solution.
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Support Rating
Collective Health
I've reached out to support a few times, and they are always super responsive over email, and willing to jump on a phone call too to discuss my issue directly.
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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
Collective Health
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
Collective Health
The UI of Collective Health is sleek and intuitive, and the company provides extremely quick and remarkably reliable via their support channels (Message, Chat and Phone Call). Moreover, the descriptions they provide for each medical service is succinct and still very informative.
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Gusto
Workful was a budget-conscious choice last year. However, it couldn't handle the nuances of a non-profit and was also not available to automate payroll tax filing in every state. They abruptly stopped offering payroll service, leaving me to switch clients immediately. Justworks is a good platform for larger companies or places needing more options for benefit administration, etc. It works well for a more prominent non-profit I assist. It would be cost-prohibitive for small companies with five or fewer employees.
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Return on Investment
Collective Health
  • Collective Health has helped employees more accurately forecast their medical expenses and budget accordingly
  • Collective Health has significantly improved the experience of employees with the submission of medical expenses claims
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Gusto
  • For me, it is hard to quantify payroll software as having an ROI. It does save quite a bit of time per pay period, so perhaps we could assign a theoretical number to an employee taking that time. I'd say, at the least, it saves 30-60 minutes a pay period compared to a more difficult-to-use payroll software.
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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