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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

    isolved

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/Aisolved is a SaaS-based, cloud-resident Human Capital Management (HCM) solution that provides Payroll, HR, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, Talent Management and Compliance. Employers have the ability to schedule an upcoming shift, view overtime levels, run a customized report, preview payroll in real time, write a performance report for a peer or elect benefits.N/A
    Pricing
    Gustoisolved
    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
    Gustoisolved
    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
    Gustoisolved
    Considered Both Products
    Gusto
    Chose Gusto
    Gusto is the far superior product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Gusto
    I prefer Gusto's visual interface and ease of use. The employee visual for Gusto was much better. The customer service support that I have received with Gusto has far exceeded any other payroll processing service that I have used.
    Incentivized
    Chose Gusto
    Gusto is the best payroll application we have used, hands down.
    Incentivized
    Chose Gusto
    Gusto is way easier to use and understand than other platforms. They just focus on what they're really good at without cluttering up the experience with other offers. The customer service is much better as well. Support is very responsive and helpful.
    Incentivized
    isolved
    Chose isolved
    iSolved's customer service is far, far superior, as Gusto takes a couple of weeks to get back to us when we have an issue, but iSolved takes care of it within a day. Of course, Gusto is much less expensive.
    Incentivized
    Chose isolved
    You can win me over, regardless of cost, by having great customer service, and this company nails it time and time again.
    Incentivized
    Chose isolved
    isolved is definitely more robust and has better integration capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Chose isolved
    The customer service support level is vastly superior to that of ADP Workforce Now. The payroll reporting functionality is much more robust on ADP Workforce Now's end than that of isolved. isolved is easier to use for both the payroll practitioner and the employees than that of …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    563 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    191 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    464 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    170 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    576 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    196 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    316 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    120 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    376 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    125 Answers
    Features
    Gustoisolved
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    9% above category average
    isolved
    9.1
    200 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Pay calculation9.5587 Ratings9.2196 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.58 Ratings9.596 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.7417 Ratings8.4148 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.7592 Ratings9.5192 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.0462 Ratings9.2159 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.0196 Ratings8.9108 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.9138 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    7.6
    189 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.0165 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.0158 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.1150 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.3156 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1100 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.5130 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5120 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    8.7
    167 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings9.2137 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings8.6164 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.4133 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    8.5
    189 Ratings
    3% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.2188 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.9180 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings6.574 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings9.4150 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    9.6
    57 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.657 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    8.0
    174 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings8.1165 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.3170 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.693 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    8.6
    146 Ratings
    7% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.1145 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.2109 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    7.4
    55 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.244 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.347 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.241 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.852 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    7.2
    77 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.667 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.065 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings6.970 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.369 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.964 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    7.5
    51 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.536 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.644 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.946 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.238 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Gusto and isolved
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    isolved
    7.9
    73 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.358 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.065 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.156 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.360 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.955 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.761 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.671 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Gustoisolved
    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
    Gustoisolved
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (633 ratings)
    8.6
    (214 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.4
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (457 ratings)
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.3
    (27 ratings)
    7.9
    (66 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.9
    (14 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Gustoisolved
    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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    isolved
    I have not yet run into a scenario that isolved is not appropriate. There have been a few specific functionalities that isolved couldn't accommodate, such as paid PTO plans. If employees frequently switch between different legal companies with different EINs, isolved really isn't built to handle that, and we've had to come up with creative solutions.
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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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    isolved
    • The payroll processing has been a huge benefit in keeping our weekly payroll process on track and accurate.
    • The COBRA services are very beneficial and we do not have to do any tracking. I appreciate this process is no longer on my duty list.
    • I would say the third id probably the timekeeping. The system is effective for daily tracking and timecard review. The access to the time clock is exceptional with multiple access points. The adjustments for additional pay on holidays has been helpful.
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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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    isolved
    • Reminders/Notes to staff through the app that they have to read to be able to move forward to clock in or out.
    • More key words to search in the library/help desk.
    • Check boxes to delete Reports from the Que, rather than having to delete each one individually would be a nice enhancement!
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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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    isolved
    I believe Isolved has helped with allot of our previous payroll and HR issues but I am not the sole person responsible for making the decisions. If it were my responsibility to make the decision I would say yes, my input does weigh heavily on the choices but it's not guaranteed.
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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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    isolved
    It is very intuitive and user friendly. iSolved is always updating and improving things before they even become a problem. I like how they inform us of the new updates and provide us with the details of what is changing and how it will improve the usuage.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Gusto
    No answers on this topic
    isolved
    Payroll due dates and send to us at the beginning of the year, with email reminders for holidays. The support email address is fairly fast, within 24-48 hours. But if something is needed immediately, I can just call and they help me out right then.
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    Performance
    Gusto
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    isolved
    We do not use the integration, so we have a csv file that I upload manually for payroll. That is our decision based on the software at our restaurants. Pages loaded fairly quickly, but reports to pdf lag about 15-20 seconds
    Incentivized
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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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    isolved
    They are very responsive and they have support for the specific issues. Clients receive a dedicated Support Representative with a back up dedicated support team. They also receive an Account Manager who follows up quarterly to discuss the company and future needs. They do have a support ticket hub, but it still needs a little work to fine tune it.
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    In-Person Training
    Gusto
    No answers on this topic
    isolved
    All over the phone, but it was comprehensive.
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    Online Training
    Gusto
    No answers on this topic
    isolved
    We loved taking the course, we went through most of them before we went live and I believe that was very helpful. The online training helped us learn to navigate in the program. We still refer to the training and assign our managers and supervisors to it as well. I highly recommend using it. We have also been able to attend the Connect Conferences with are extremely valuable and we learn tips and tricks to help us better utilize our system.
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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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    isolved
    The system was very cumbersome setting up as well as time consuming. There were times I just wanted to walk away and sometimes I did have to get up and walk away for a break and come back with a fresh perspective. The setup took me over a period of two to three months getting it to serve the purposes that we needed it two. I am very intuitive when it comes to computer software however getting all the right buttons checked in order for it to do what I needed didn't always work.
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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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    isolved
    isolved provides a system and capabilities right at the sweet spot for our organizations. It is not overly complex and feature laden as to make it confusing and complex. On the other hand, it is fully functional and effective at the core requirements of HR and payroll without requiring additional work outside of the system. All of the systems we have previously considered or used were with limited on functionality or prohibitively expense and complex.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Gusto
    No answers on this topic
    isolved
    Price increases do happen every year. I understand that the cost of living rises, but every year to us is a bit excessive.
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    Scalability
    Gusto
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    isolved
    We are a company of about 135 people at 9 locations in 2 towns. We were able to set locations and departments, and also have each location seperate so only that manager can see their employees.
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    Professional Services
    Gusto
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    isolved
    All of iSvoled services are conducted very professionally
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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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    isolved
    • When we had Paycom, we had 1/4 of our staff that were not logging in and using the system. That number is down to maybe 5% now
    • Employees love having the ability to easily view and verify their timecards prior to payroll submission.
    Incentivized
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    Gusto Screenshots

    Screenshot of Gusto's automated payrollScreenshot of the time-off tracking interfaceScreenshot of the source of truth for HR data