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    Overview
    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

    Raet Youforce

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ARaet Youforce is a core HR management software solution with integrated features such as talent management, HR analytics, and workforce management,N/A
    Pricing
    GustoRaet Youforce
    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
    GustoRaet Youforce
    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
    GustoRaet Youforce
    Considered Both Products
    Gusto
    No answer on this topic
    Raet
    No answer on this topic
    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
    GustoRaet Youforce
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Gusto and Raet Youforce
    Feature
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Raet Youforce
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pay calculation9.5587 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.58 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.7417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.7592 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.0462 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.0196 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Gusto and Raet Youforce
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Raet Youforce
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Gusto and Raet Youforce
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Raet Youforce
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Gusto and Raet Youforce
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Raet Youforce
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Gusto and Raet Youforce
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Raet Youforce
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Gusto and Raet Youforce
    Feature
    Gusto
    -
    Ratings
    Raet Youforce
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    47% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GustoRaet Youforce
    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
    GustoRaet Youforce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (633 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (457 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.1
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GustoRaet Youforce
    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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    Raet
    Well suited
    • Great for team leads/managers to have an overview of your team/personnel. You can see who isn't working.
    • Good for filing the personal information of your staff. You can even have to option when a document is not valid anymore.
    • Good for sending reminders when a contract has to be renewed or extended.
    Less Appropriate The performance of the declaration/costs expenses sheet can be approved. It looks like an Excel sheet is embedded, and for every new row, you'll have to wait at least 10 seconds to edit the new row.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Raet
    • Administration of (private) personall information
    • Overview of vaction/sickness for your team
    • Self service for declararions, sickness and vacation leave
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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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    Raet
    • Performance when filling in cost declaration, travelling expenses
    • Overall performance, portal react slow sometimes
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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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    Raet
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Raet
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Raet
    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
    Incentivized
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    Raet
    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
    Incentivized
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    Raet
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Raet
    • I cannot judge this question because I was not involved when this product was bought.
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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