Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gusto
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Gusto offers payroll, benefits and compliance capabilities. Gusto is scaled for small to mid-sized businesses, and emphasizes an easy to use interface.
$46
per month
TribeHR (discontinued)
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
TribeHR was acquired by Netsuite in 2013. It has since been discontinued.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Simple: A streamlined set of automatic payroll features and benefits integrations
$40/month + $6/mo per person
$12 per employee/contractor
Plus: Comprehensive payroll, benefits, and HR tools for employers building a great place to work
$80/month + $12/mo per person
Premium: Scalable payroll and benefits, expert HR, and dedicated support for the complex needs of growing teams
Exclusive pricing, contact Gusto
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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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, so you can choose the plan that meets your business needs.
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
8.6
162 Ratings
4% above category average
TribeHR (discontinued)
6.7
2 Ratings
18% below category average
Pay calculation8.6154 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.58 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.9106 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.7157 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.4133 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.511 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
6.6
2 Ratings
17% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
7.3
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
7.0
2 Ratings
15% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
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8.5
1 Ratings
6% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
7.8
2 Ratings
2% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.3
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Gusto
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.9
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(175 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
2.0
(23 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Gusto
I would love to use Gusto for companies of all staff sizes but I understand that larger businesses will opt for a PEO and willingly give up flexibility and features to do that. However, I love that Gusto can be customized on so many levels – offer letter, adding documents for new hires, document verification, deploying documents to existing staff, tracking who has signed, helping staff select health benefits (love that this is an entirely paperless process!), screen share support (love this!), a host of integrations with other apps are easy to link up. The interface is delightful (love the piglet!), HR support for Master Admins is very professional. There are templates, forms, rules and updates provided for all States. And the reports are so easy to read, customize and understand. Amazing!
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NetSuite
I think it's great for small companies to manage their basic HR functions if they do not have a dedicated department. I'm unsure of the capabilities it holds for a large company with multiple teams to organize and how the calendaring functions across departments. But, for our team of roughly 20 folks it is simple and straightforward.
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Pros
Gusto
  • The self-service aspect of the software is very nice. We rarely need to get customer service involved.
  • For the first 2 years of our subscription to Gusto, customer service has been good when we needed it.
  • We have also had good experience with third parties recommended by Gusto including a 401(k) administrator, R&D tax credit analyst, and background check software.
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NetSuite
  • Ad publication
  • process streamlining
  • scalability
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Cons
Gusto
  • The support isn't very impressive, although it's rare that we even need their help.
  • I would like to see a better scheduling tool for the staff. Currently I have to use Homebase for this feature alone because Gusto's offering is lacking in this area.
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NetSuite
  • I would like even more capabilities, but I think that has to do with how we are using the site.
  • I would like to receive email notifications once a week with a summary of activity in TribeHR, including time-off scheduled by my team and any new documents or information that has been added.
  • I'd like reminders if I am going to go over my time off that is allotted to carry over into the new year and other pertinent vacation, floating holiday, sick time notifications.
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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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NetSuite
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Usability
Gusto
The UI is clean and simple. It's incredibly easy to find what you need to find, and if you can't, a quick search of their help files will direct you where you need to go about 90% of the time. For that last 10%, a support e-mail will result in a quick answer. Almost any time I try to do something new I haven't done before with Gusto, I can do it in a few minutes.
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NetSuite
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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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NetSuite
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Implementation Rating
Gusto
Super easy to implement and use!
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NetSuite
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Alternatives Considered
Gusto
Gusto was the only payroll provider we used for our business. Before Gusto we were running payroll manually, which was cumbersome and didn’t account for our tax liability. Gusto is heads and shoulders above running payroll manually. It takes the load of payroll management off your shoulders and gives employees and easy to use portal to manage their personal payroll information.
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NetSuite
We evaluated Greenhouse but went with net suite because we were already using some of the other NetSuite. Greenhouse seemed a bit easier to use. The others were a bit too small, didn't have the stretch to scale.
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Return on Investment
Gusto
  • Saves me time and time is money so I've definitely saved money using Gusto over other payroll providers
  • 401k integration was not a good fit for my size company unfortunately, which I was disappointed about initially, but if you are a larger company it could be an excellent asset to your benefits structure for your team
  • Has increased employee retention because of its ease of use
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NetSuite
  • As I stated it has alleviated numerous back and forth emails with our CFO (who is only available PT) and CEO (who is often too busy to spend time on HR functions) - this has allowed for easy answers to basic HR questions.
  • It has allowed us to track all employee time-off in one place, saving us time from checking each individual Outlook calendar for scheduling purposes.
  • It has allowed us to direct all employees to one place for core HR documents and information, ensuring that folks are always getting the same answers to their inquiries.
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