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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

    HR Suite by HR Cloud

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ACore HR provides users with the ability to access employee information anywhere via the cloud. Users can also track and analyze employee pay and performance across the entire workforce.N/A
    Pricing
    GustoHR Suite by HR Cloud
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GustoHR Suite by HR Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsGusto offers three pricing plans for payroll, benefits, and HR.—
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    Community Pulse
    GustoHR Suite by HR Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Gusto
    Chose Gusto
    Gusto is both more cost-effective than their competitors, but also offers most of the features we need, while not forcing us to pay for features we don't use.
    Incentivized
    HR CLOUD, INC
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    563 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    464 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    576 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    316 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    376 Answers
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    Features
    GustoHR Suite by HR Cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    10% above category average
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pay calculation9.5587 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.58 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.7417 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.7592 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.0462 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.0196 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Gusto and HR Suite by HR Cloud
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GustoHR Suite by HR Cloud
    Small Businesses
    Patriot Payroll
    Score8.6 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GustoHR Suite by HR Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (633 ratings)
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (457 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.4
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GustoHR Suite by HR Cloud
    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.
    Incentivized
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    HR CLOUD, INC
    Core HR is software that can so easily fit on any kind of HR management system. It has amazing features. In case of new recruitment applicant tracking, application management, approval process control, etc could easily solve with Core HR. It is very much suited for company records management. It is a complete database for current employees as well.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    HR CLOUD, INC
    • Functioning is very easy and very much clear to the new users as well.
    • Detailed payroll structure of your compensation.
    • Salary slip is available for all the previous months as well.
    • Claiming of different allowances like phone bill, internet bill, shift allowance etc are very simple.
    • We can easily track the time and attendance.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    HR CLOUD, INC
    • I would love the ability for reviews to be deleted.
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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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    HR CLOUD, INC
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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.
    Incentivized
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    HR CLOUD, INC
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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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    HR CLOUD, INC
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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
    Incentivized
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    HR CLOUD, INC
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    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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    HR CLOUD, INC
    The previous software I used was so limited in various core HR functions. On the other hand Core HR meets up our almost every requirement. And the very most reason to switch into Core HR is it has a free trail version for the users. That gives you much flexibility to check everything out properly
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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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    HR CLOUD, INC
    • We can see our all details here like salary statement.
    • Payroll information(complete breakup of you compensation).
    • Claim different allowances with this tool and track it as well.
    • Track your time and attendance here.
    • We can modify the shift plan here and change the WOs but it will go for approval to your manager.
    • The process of changing the WOs, regularization is little difficult.
    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

    HR Suite by HR Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of an overview of HR Cloud's talent acquisition features.Screenshot of Workmates, the employee engagement platform, which is designed to foster team connection with internal communication tools, recognition features, and real-time feedback through polls and surveys.Screenshot of an example of the automated evaluations, 360º feedback, and self-assessments available for employee performance tracking. Customizable review cycles and reporting provide insights into performance and growth.Screenshot of an example of the approval processes and customizable policies.Screenshot of HR Cloud's People HRIS.