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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

    IFS Applications

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AIFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing…N/A
    Pricing
    GustoIFS Applications
    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
    GustoIFS Applications
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    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
    GustoIFS Applications
    Considered Both Products
    Gusto
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    IFS
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    563 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    464 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    GustoIFS Applications
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    9% above category average
    IFS Applications
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Pay calculation9.5587 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.7417 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.7592 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.0462 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.0196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    9.9
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    6.3
    5 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    3.9
    4 Ratings
    64% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    2.7
    1 Ratings
    95% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    3.5
    4 Ratings
    68% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    3.5
    4 Ratings
    68% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    6.8
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Gusto and IFS Applications
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    4.8
    4 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GustoIFS Applications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (633 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (457 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.3
    (27 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GustoIFS Applications
    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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    IFS
    Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
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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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    IFS
    • It supports the web version in most later versions.
    • It provides various mobile versions of the applications as mobile apps to cater various areas.
    • IFS Applications allows easy configurations of the application without going for costly customization.
    • It covers almost every areas of an industrial company so any other third party applications are minimum.
    • It allows safer and easier built-in options for integrations capabilities.
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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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    IFS
    • Handling massive volumes of data can be improved.
    Incentivized
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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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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    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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    IFS
    The system is very difficult to use, overly complex, and difficult to learn. It also has limitations that are hard to overcome.
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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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    IFS
    We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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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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    IFS
    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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    IFS
    IFS Applications is based on Agile Technology which allows organizations to reconfigure user interface as per user requirements and make it user-friendly. Other applications are lagging on many fronts like User Interface, Online help document availability, Implementation methodology, and post-implementation expenses.
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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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    IFS
    • Reporting is now centralized and managed. Previously, reports were outside the information systems and there was a risk of incoherence.
    • Accounting controls are now in place on the overall processes, including production, which helped the company to reduce closing periods or to produce more easily official mandatory accounting files yearly.
    • Interfaces between the CRM forecast tool and IFS helped to keep the tools in sync, and to decrease the processing times prior to production launch.
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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

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