Best Gusto Alternatives

Gusto alternatives ranked by similarity

Similarity is the share of categories (50%), company sizes served (30%) and pricing model (20%) that each product shares with Gusto.

1. 

   Patriot Payroll

   Key difference vs Gusto: $117 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 6.3 vs 5.8.

   Patriot Payroll vs Gusto

   Similarity67 of 100

   From $17/mo + $4/employee/mo

2. 

   QuickBooks Payroll

   Key difference vs Gusto: $225 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 4.6 vs 5.8.

   QuickBooks Payroll vs Gusto

   Similarity63 of 100

   From $50/mo + $7/employee/mo

3. 

   SurePayroll

   Key difference vs Gusto: $204 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 5.4 vs 5.8.

   SurePayroll vs Gusto

   Similarity63 of 100

   From $29/mo + $7/employee/mo

4. 

   OnPay

   Key difference vs Gusto: Payroll Software score 5.5 vs 5.8.

   OnPay vs Gusto

   Similarity60 of 100

   From $49/mo + $6/employee/mo

5. 

   Paychex Flex

   Key difference vs Gusto: Quote-only pricing; Gusto publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 4.0 vs 5.8.

   Gusto vs Paychex Flex

   Similarity43 of 100
6. 

   Square Payroll

   Key difference vs Gusto: $185 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 4.3 vs 5.8.

   Similarity33 of 100

   From $35/mo + $6/employee/mo

7. 

   Paycor

   Key difference vs Gusto: Quote-only pricing; Gusto publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 4.0 vs 5.8.

   Similarity27 of 100
8. 

   Justworks

   Key difference vs Gusto: $250 vs $199 a month at 25 employees. Payroll Software score 3.8 vs 5.8.

   Similarity70 of 100

   From $50/mo + $8/employee/mo

9. 

   isolved People Cloud

   Key difference vs Gusto: Quote-only pricing; Gusto publishes its prices. Payroll Software score 1.7 vs 5.8.

   Similarity40 of 100
10. 

    Homebase

    Key difference vs Gusto: Payroll Software score 3.8 vs 5.8.

    Similarity37 of 100

How we compare products

Gusto vs its closest alternatives

Payroll Software comparison: LeadChange Score, pricing and verified features

Product	Score	Starting price per employee	Starting base fee	Pricing model	SOC 2 Type II	Mobile apps	Automatic tax filing
Gusto	5.8	$6/employee/mo	$49/mo	Base fee + per employee	—Not available	Gusto employee app, Employer mobile app
Patriot Payroll	6.3	$4/employee/mo	$17/mo	Base fee + per employee		IOS, Android
QuickBooks Payroll	4.6	$7/employee/mo	$50/mo	Base fee + per employee
SurePayroll	5.4	$7/employee/mo	$29/mo	Base fee + per employee	—Not available	IOS, Android
OnPay	5.5	$6/employee/mo	$49/mo	Base fee + per employee		—Not available
Paychex Flex	4.0	—Not available	—Not available	Quote only		Paychex Flex mobile app
Square Payroll	4.3	$6/employee/mo	$35/mo	Base fee + per employee		Square Team App
Paycor	4.0	—Not available	—Not available	Quote only

Gusto comparisons

• QuickBooks Payroll vs Gusto
• SurePayroll vs Gusto
• Gusto vs Paychex Flex
• Gusto vs Rippling
• OnPay vs Gusto
• Patriot Payroll vs Gusto

Changelog

1. Oct 6, 2026

   First published.

Data sources

Every value on this page links to its source below. Primary sources are the vendor's or authority's own pages.

1. Patriot Software pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
2. Intuit pricing page: Bundle · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
3. Paychex pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
4. OnPay, LLC pricing page: Costs pricing · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
5. Block, Inc. pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
6. Justworks pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
7. Gusto, Inc. pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
8. Patriot Software website: About · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
9. Patriot Software website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
10. assurance.intuit.com · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
11. Intuit website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
12. Paychex app directory: Time clock integration · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
13. OnPay, LLC website: Security · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
14. Paychex website: Security · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
15. Paychex website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
16. Block, Inc. website: Overview · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
17. Block, Inc. website: Payroll · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
18. Paycor website: Security · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
19. Paycor website · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
20. Paycor pricing page: Plans pricing · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026