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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

    Pointerpro

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/APointerpro is an assessment platform designed for professionals who want to turn their expertise into personalized, scalable guidance. Instead of stopping at data collection, Pointerpro transforms each completed assessment into an automatically generated, fully branded PDF or PowerPoint report containing personalized results and recommendations. This enables organizations to deliver insights instantly, without manual analysis. The platform supports advanced scoring…

    $828

    per year

    Pricing
    GustoPointerpro
    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
    Professional Plan
    $69
    per month 2000 monthly responses
    Enterprise
    On Request
    5000+ monthly responses
    ReportR
    On Request
    10000+ monthly responses
    DistributR
    On Request
    15000+ monthly responses
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GustoPointerpro
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsGusto offers three pricing plans for payroll, benefits, and HR.Professional Plan Price: $69 per month (billed annually) Unlimited questionnaires & questions Large variety of question types Removable Pointerpro branding Advanced question logic & piping Offline functionality Zapier and Make integration Emails with customizable content Questionnaire in multiple languages Custom scoring Variable end messages & outcomes Show dynamic final screen messages based on scores and answers. Email invitations with unique tracking link Enterprise Plan Custom pricing available upon request Professional features plus: Custom formulas for advanced calculations Response upload Use formulas in question logic & piping Payment processing Before, during or after completing a survey or assessment. Extended design options with custom CSS Integration via WebHooks A Webhook is a notification sent over the web, which transfers data from one app to another. Questionnaire campaigns (on request) A campaign shows a group of questionnaires all in one screen which can be accessed with just a single link. Full white labeling URL and email domain white labeling. Multiple users and team management (on request) Dashboard Builder (on request) ReportR Plan Custom pricing available upon request Enterprise features plus: Drag & drop PDF report builder with preview Large variety of report widgets Use logic to show and hide report widgets based on responses and scores Individual, aggregated & team PDF reports Generate a PDF right after taking the questionnaire PDF distribution via email & download Extended design options with custom CSS Integrate with external databases Multiple users and team management (on request) Dashboard Builder (on request) Aggregate Reports (on request) optional AI prompt widget to scale report content faster DistributR Plan Custom pricing available upon request ReportR features plus: Distribution Portal to leverage assessment distribution Respondent base feeding by customers/co-workers Respondent invitation templates with unique links You create the templates for customers/co-workers. Unique respondent links are generated. Real-time response collection and result view Real-time response collection and result view Your customers/co-workers collect responses. You view overall results. Email campaign template creation Created by your customers/co-workers Optional: charge for assessment/report access Overview of to-do assessments for respondents Overview of responses and reports for respondents Dashboard Builder Multiple users and team management (on request) Aggregate Reports (on request)
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    Features
    GustoPointerpro
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Gusto and Pointerpro
    Feature
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pointerpro
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.5587 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.7417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.7592 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.0462 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.0196 Ratings00 Ratings
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    GustoPointerpro
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Renaissance Accelerated Reader
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
    Renaissance Accelerated Reader
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GustoPointerpro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (633 ratings)
    7.7
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (457 ratings)
    7.3
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.3
    (27 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GustoPointerpro
    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.
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    Pointerpro
    They get the job done. We were able to do everything that our client wanted and needed. Its a free quiz on their website, so having to pay $1,500 a year for this service is hurting our bank. My only complaint is the price. If you are able to lower your price or offer promotions, then I would have no problem staying. We are currently looking for cheaper alternatives.
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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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    Pointerpro
    • Intuitive branching logic mechanics. Survey Anyplace offers a nicely pipeline/process map format to visually see the branching logic for more robust question sets.
    • Reliable results. Survey Anyplace offers important tracking data to evaluate and hold respondents accountable to completing the surveys.
    • Users can save progress and come back. This allows busy respondents time to think about deeper questions, specifically when the surveys are being used in an interviewing approach.
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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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    Pointerpro
    • Creating something highly customized at the ReportR level means you will need to have some savvy with CSS if you want to do it yourself. But it also means you can create something truly incredible and they do not have the same limitations as other similar software.
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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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    Pointerpro
    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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    Pointerpro
    This is a great platform. The ease of use and ability to generate instant reports is killer. I highly recommend this platform for those who want to showcase a professional survey to impress their clients and employees. For us, this helps expand our product offering greatly, which also supplements our other services. [Survey Anyplace is a] great product and platform!
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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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    Pointerpro
    I wish there was a better live chat feature. Seems like I have to wait 30-60 every time I need to talk to someone. Though once I am able to speak with someone via the chat in my account, they have been very helpful in answering my questions or pointing me in the right direction.
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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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    Pointerpro
    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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    Pointerpro
    Survey Anyplace is an excellent piece of software.
    It can create in depth surveys and has a huge functional capability! I would highly recommend using Survey Anyplace for any business as it is so adaptable!
    The support team are fabulous and always on hand to answer any queries and set up Zoom calls for more tailored help! Mark has been brilliant in helping me to create a complex survey!
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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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    Pointerpro
    • As a publisher, the quizzes provide us with compelling type of "advertising" product to engage our clients' audiences.
    • We use the quizzes to direct respondents to thought leadership content for lead gen. The "correct response" feature in the quizzes provide the most interesting sample of our clients' content.
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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

    Pointerpro Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Pointerpro assessment app, used to build maturity assessments, personality tests, 360 assessments, competency quizzes, self-assessments, or quote calculators.Screenshot of how respondents can immediately receive their personalized report after they complete their assessment. Of course the tool also offers the possibility of giving postponed feedback.Screenshot of the tool's no-code assessment builder.Screenshot of how Pointerpro allows respondents to download their personalized PDF with a download button at the end of the assessment.Screenshot of some examples of Pointerpro's branded assessments.