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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

    RemotePeople

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Remote People (formerly Horizons) is a SaaS platform & Global PEO for companies who want to recruit, hire, and manage international employees without the need to set up an entity overseas.

    $199

    per month per employee

    Pricing
    GustoRemotePeople
    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
    Recruitment
    20% of annual salary
    Global Payroll
    $25
    per month per employee
    Contractor Management
    $29
    per month per contractor
    US Payroll
    $29
    per month per employee
    US PEO
    $99
    per month per employee
    Employer of Record (EOR Flex)
    $199
    per month per employee
    Contractor of Record
    $199
    per month per contractor
    Employer of Record (EOR Plus — annual billing, 5+ employees)
    $399
    per month per employee
    Entity Incorporation
    Custom quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GustoRemotePeople
    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.Starting service fees in US dollars: EOR Flex $199 per employee/month (monthly billing); EOR Plus $399 per employee/month, billed annually, for teams of 5+; Contractor Management $29 per contractor/month; Contractor of Record $199 per contractor/month; Global Payroll $25 per employee/month; US Payroll $29 per employee/month; US PEO $99 per employee/month. Global recruitment starts at 20% of annual salary and executive search at 25%. Entity incorporation is quoted according to country and requirements. Employee salaries, contractor compensation and applicable statutory contributions are additional. Final costs and availability vary by country and service. EOR Flex has no setup fee.
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    Community Pulse
    GustoRemotePeople
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    Gusto
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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
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    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
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    Features
    GustoRemotePeople
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Gusto and RemotePeople
    Feature
    Gusto
    9.1
    611 Ratings
    10% above category average
    RemotePeople
    -
    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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    GustoRemotePeople
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    Patriot Payroll
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score6.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    GustoRemotePeople
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (633 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (457 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.5
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GustoRemotePeople
    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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    RemotePeople
    Horizons is great when you need to utilize voice on the VM. Horizons is also great when you need to utilize peripherals like a physical machine. Overall, Horizons is a pretty good solution when it functions properly. The constant disconnections from the agent get extremely annoying. It seems like the best way to resolve the issue is to restart the VM in vCenter. This wouldn't be an issue for a small team, but if you're running 100+ VMs and this is happening every day to so many machines, it gets irritating that you can't be more productive elsewhere because you have to resolve the agent issue by restarting the VM before you can work on more important tasks or projects.
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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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    RemotePeople
    • Ability to utilize voice when remoting into the virtual machine.
    • Ability to utilize physical peripherals of a machine.
    • Easier options for end users to configure in order for them to utilize.
    Incentivized
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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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    RemotePeople
    • Disconnection from Horizons Agent randomly which forces the VM to need to be restarted before Horizons can administer it again and end users can login.
    • Speed when being utilized by end users compared to Microsoft RDP. Horizons is noticeably slower compared to Microsoft RDP.
    • Failover functionality when VMs disconnect from agent.
    Incentivized
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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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    RemotePeople
    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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    RemotePeople
    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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    RemotePeople
    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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    RemotePeople
    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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    RemotePeople
    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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    RemotePeople
    • Saved quite a bit of money instead of spending it on physical machines.
    • Kept productivity going for most associates during Covid.
    • Agent issues with the VMs disconnecting have caused an issue with productivity from the IT side.
    Incentivized
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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

    RemotePeople Screenshots

    Screenshot of RemotePeople — Employer of Record in 150+ countries, with recruitment, payroll and international expansion services.Screenshot of RemotePeople New Hire — start an EOR hire, engage a contractor or request recruitment support, with hiring-cost and worker-classification tools.Screenshot of RemotePeople Onboarding — track international hires by country, worker type, start date and status, including hiring information, contract approval and security-deposit steps.Screenshot of RemotePeople Global Payroll — review payroll periods and milestones across countries and legal entities, see client-input deadlines and access individual payroll cycles.Screenshot of RemotePeople Expenses — submit and track employee expenses by approver, approval status, currency, amount and payout date, with pending, approved and rejected views.Screenshot of RemotePeople Contractors — manage recurring, milestone, hourly and daily payments; approve or dispute requests and track in-progress, disputed and paid items.