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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    hireEZ

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    hireEZ is a platform powered by Agentic AI, built to help teams source, engage, and hire with precision. From CRM to analytics, internal mobility to ATS integration, every workflow is driven by intelligence. hireEZ features include: AI Sourcing - This feature is used to discover and engage talent across the open web, ATS, and Source Hub. Applicant Match - Instantly matches and ranks applicants with open roles as they apply, helping users to more quickly surface the most…N/A
    Pricing
    GustohireEZ
    Editions & Modules
    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
    hireEZ Enterprise
    Custom
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GustohireEZ
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsGusto offers three pricing plans for payroll, benefits, and HR.Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    GustohireEZ
    Considered Both Products
    Gusto
    No answer on this topic
    hireEZ
    Chose hireEZ
    Hiretual is its own entity. It's unique and similar to the other programs I have used in the pass but by far had the best number of accurate profiles. I would probably say that the original team at Hiretual really treat you like family. They host community events, provide …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    376 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    GustohireEZ
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Gusto and hireEZ
    Feature
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    9% above category average
    hireEZ
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.5587 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.7417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.7592 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.0462 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.0196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Talent Intelligence
    Comparison of Talent Intelligence features of Gusto and hireEZ
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    hireEZ
    6.5
    23 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Existing Skills Mapping/Lanscaping00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Bias-Mitigating Algorithms00 Ratings6.514 Ratings
    Diversity Reporting00 Ratings6.817 Ratings
    AI-Based Role Definition00 Ratings5.916 Ratings
    Candidate Modelling00 Ratings5.416 Ratings
    Talent Rediscovery00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Automated Candidate Evaluation/Scoring00 Ratings6.513 Ratings
    Internal Mobility Recommendations00 Ratings4.46 Ratings
    At-Risk Talent Scoring00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    ATS Integrations00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
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    GustohireEZ
    Small Businesses
    Patriot Payroll
    Score8.6 out of 10
    LinkedIn Talent Solutions
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Indeed Resume
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
    Indeed Resume
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GustohireEZ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (633 ratings)
    8.7
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (457 ratings)
    8.7
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.3
    (27 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GustohireEZ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    hireEZ
    I speak highly of hireEZ internally. I believe their are use cases for both hireEZ and LinkedIn and whatever other sites are used in recruiting. hireEZ is well suited when you want to reach out to candidates with contact information after maybe seeing they have not responded to most LinkedIn messages. We have also had a bit of success in going back to old reqs that we can search through hireEZ in a seamless way and reach out to those candidates.
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    Pros
    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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    hireEZ
    • Talent sourcing aggregate (known by Hiretual as AI Sourcing).
    • Custom insights based on search criteria.
    • Contact information & social link retrieval.
    • Applicant Tracking System Integration -- At OnPoint we use Lever as our ATS. Hiretual allows us to export candidate data directly into our ATS and associate said candidates to a specific requisition, & in a specific stage.
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    Cons
    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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    hireEZ
    • I have come across many duplicate profiles that could cause me to contact the same person twice in a short period.
    • Doesn’t have an “undo” button for if I accidentally mark a candidate as “not a good fit”
    • Their “variables” used in creating email templates don’t function optimally. If you use “candidate last name”, and the person has a title, it will use the title instead of name. For example… I sent an email to a doctor and it sent as “Dr. MD”. Not ideal.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    hireEZ
    The benefits of a larger universe of candidates and automating recognition of talent we cannot hire, hireEZ has been a big time saver just as a sourcing tool
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    Usability
    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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    hireEZ
    I am a user of three years and have seen the features grow over time. I love how responsive the team is when there is an issue and their willingness to work towards a feature request is unmatched. I also find the accuracy of the data is comparable if not better than most competitors
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    Support Rating
    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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    hireEZ
    The support team is proactive with information, sharing changes or new features, conducting training, etc. It is not a pull scenario, as with other vendors, where I have to ask for what is going on. Instead, the hireEZ team is reaching out to us to follow up, provide information, etc. I love their proactiveness and desire for us to use the tool to its full potential!
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    hireEZ
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    hireEZ
    Entelo is probably the closest competitor that stacks up against Hiretual head to head in my opinion, but the differentiator for us has been the relationship and the flexibility that the vendor provides us on top of the fact that the product itself continues to perform incredibly well as it continues to evolve along with my organization's needs. To have a seat at the table to offer up opinions or advice on how to improve the product over time is invaluable. Additionally, the AI-powered version of Hiretual is much more powerful than Entelo's product.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    hireEZ
    • hireEZ has helped me connect with qualified candidates much quicker, which means less time spent digging and more time reaching out.
    • The platform keeps everything in one place, which really helps when I’m managing multiple roles and conversations.
    • With the built-in outreach tools, it's easier to stay on top of follow-ups and maintain better communication with candidates.
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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

    hireEZ Screenshots

    Screenshot of sourcing managementScreenshot of the sourcing AIScreenshot of candidate engagementScreenshot of the Boolean builder