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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

    Munis

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/ATyler Technologies offers Munis, their ERP suite for public sector entities. The modules are Munis Financial Management, Munis Human Capital Management, Munis Procurement, Munis Revenue, Munis Tax Billing & Collection, and Munis Utility BIlling CIS. Additionally, the ERP may include and integrate modules from the Tyler suite of education products.N/A
    Pricing
    GustoMunis
    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
    GustoMunis
    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
    GustoMunis
    Considered Both Products
    Gusto
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    Tyler Technologies
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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
    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
    GustoMunis
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Munis
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pay calculation9.5587 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.7417 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.7592 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.0462 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.0196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Munis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Munis
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Munis
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Munis
    9.8
    3 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Munis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Credit card processing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Munis
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Munis
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Gusto and Munis
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Munis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    34% above category average
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GustoMunis
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (633 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (457 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.3
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GustoMunis
    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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    Tyler Technologies
    Munis is great for any sort of data keeping and accounting work. There are features of Munis that I am still not familiar with even after 6 years of use. Munis would not be very good for a point of sale sort of operation like a retail store because it just simply is not set up for that sort of operation.
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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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    Tyler Technologies
    • Excellent for the municipal Financial program. Completely paperless.
    • Workflow is easy and easy to adjust.
    • Very Very user friendly even for the non computer savvy employees.
    • Windows based so easy to navigate.
    • Excellent help desk.
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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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    Tyler Technologies
    • Submitting a purchase order requires lots of tabbing through fields
    • The product has lots of features, but they require additional training to understand how to use
    • Generating reports can sometimes be difficult
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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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    Tyler Technologies
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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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    Tyler Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Tyler Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Tyler Technologies
    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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    Tyler Technologies
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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.
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    Tyler Technologies
    • Munis has prevented our office from needing multiple software programs to house all of our information.
    • All of our employees have access to the same information, on the same software.
    • Munis has made day-to-day operations smoother for our office because we are not constantly flipping between programs or software.
    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