guHRoo ASO Review
by Executive Resource Group, LLC
guHRoo's Professional Payroll & HR (ASO) plan covers payroll and federal, state and local tax filing, an HR software platform, a dedicated payroll specialist and unlimited HR Q&A for small businesses that keep their own benefits.
Best for
- Small businesses that already have their own benefits providers
- Buyers who want a published per-employee price
- Employers that want a dedicated payroll specialist with a stated response time
Not ideal for
- Very small teams for which the $1,000 monthly minimum outweighs the per-employee price
- Employers that want pooled benefits (guHRoo sells those in its PEO plans)
How we evaluated guHRoo ASO
This review rests on the 15 facts this page shows, each checked against the source listed under “Sources”, most recently on . We did not test the product hands-on: the score uses only those verified facts, as our methodology explains; third-party ratings, where we quote them, never count in the score.
Our verdict
guHRoo (Executive Resource Group, South Carolina) publishes the price of its ASO plan, Professional Payroll & HR: $79 per employee per month with a $1,000 monthly minimum and an implementation fee of two months' billing. The plan covers payroll and federal, state and local tax filing, HR software, a dedicated payroll specialist and unlimited HR Q&A, and coordinates the client's own benefits and 401(k).
Strengths
Published price
$79 PEPM for the ASO plan, billed per payroll run.
Evidence: Starting price per employee: $79/employee/mo1
Tax filing included
guHRoo files federal, state and local payroll tax forms such as W-2, 940 and 941.
Evidence: Automatic tax filing: Yes1
Named payroll specialist
A dedicated payroll specialist with a 2-hour response time and unlimited HR Q&A.
Evidence
Support channels: Dedicated payroll specialist (2-hour response time), Unlimited HR Q&A, Zoom, telephone or chat1
Weaknesses
Minimums and setup fee
$1,000 monthly minimum and an implementation fee equal to two months' billing.
Evidence
Extra costs: $1,000 monthly minimum, Implementation fee equal to two months of billing1
Price at a glance
guHRoo ASO cost at 10 to 100 employees
- Professional Payroll & HR (ASO)$79/employee/mo · minimum $1,000/mo
| Employees | Professional Payroll & HR (ASO) |
|---|---|
| 10 | $1,000/mo |
| 25 | $1,975/mo |
| 50 | $3,950/mo |
| 100 | $7,900/mo |
Monthly list price before discounts, add-ons and taxes, from the published price model of each plan, never below the vendor’s $1,000/mo minimum.
Quick answers
- How much does guHRoo ASO cost?
- Professional Payroll & HR (ASO) is $79 per employee per month with a $1,000 monthly minimum, plus an implementation fee of two months' billing.Based on Starting price per employee: $79/employee/mo1
- Does the guHRoo ASO include benefits?
- No pooled benefits; guHRoo coordinates the client's existing benefits and 401(k) providers.Based on Benefits offered: No1
Coverage of core ASO services capabilities
Each core capability we evaluate in ASO Services, checked against guHRoo ASO’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.
4 verified of 8 core capabilities
Specifications
Fit
- US states supported
- All 50 states1
guHRoo ASO integrations
Named by the vendor
- General ledger integration
guHRoo ASO integration coverage
The 4 apps that ASO services products document most often, and whether guHRoo ASO documents each.
0 of the 4 most-connected apps documented by guHRoo ASO; median of the 8 products compared: 1
- QuickBooks · documented by 5 of 8
- BambooHR · documented by 2 of 8
- Sage Intacct · documented by 2 of 8
- Xero · documented by 2 of 8
Integrations each vendor documents (native, marketplace, Zapier, API or named by the vendor), 8 live ASO services products. Not documented does not mean not possible.
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Implementation and support
guHRoo ASO: frequently asked questions
What is guHRoo ASO used for?
guHRoo ASO is an ASO services product built for small businesses. Its main features include Payroll processing and tax filing, HR software, Dedicated payroll specialist with 2-hour response time, Unlimited HR Q&A, and Vendor management with existing benefits and 401 providers.
What are the best alternatives to guHRoo ASO?
In our ASO services ranking, the highest-scored products other than guHRoo ASO are Paychex Flex, TriNet, and Easeworks ASO. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: guHRoo ASO alternatives.
What are the pros and cons of guHRoo ASO?
Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: published price, tax filing included, and named payroll specialist. It is less suited to very small teams for which the $1,000 monthly minimum outweighs the per-employee price and employers that want pooled benefits (guHRoo sells those in its PEO plans).
Is guHRoo ASO good for small businesses?
guHRoo ASO lists small businesses among the company sizes it is built for (small businesses); for 10 employees its list prices come to $1,000 a month, its $1,000/mo minimum. Ranked for that size: ASO services for small businesses.
How long does it take to implement guHRoo ASO?
guHRoo ASO states a typical implementation of 30 to 60 days. Implementation fee: equivalent of two months' billing.
How this page was made
What it is built from
15 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Oct 25, 2026.
Method
Scored and compared with the LeadChange methodology, version 1.5. Read the methodology
Independent review
Not reviewed yet by our independent reviewer. How we review
Hands-on testing
We have not tested guHRoo ASO hands-on: this page uses public information only.
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Sources
The 2 pages this page's facts come from. The date beside each is our last check of the facts taken from it (the oldest, when they differ). The numbers beside the figures above link here.
Quotes from the sources
- guHRoo guhroo.co/pricing“$79*” “Per Employee Per Month (PEPM)”
- guHRoo guhroo.co/hr-outsourcing-solutions“HR Outsourcing Services for Small Business”