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Payroll, benefits, and HR for small business
Payroll, benefits, and HR platform designed for small businesses.
A popular US payroll, benefits and HR platform for small and mid-sized businesses, with transparent base-plus-per-employee pricing and automated tax filing on every plan.
Gusto is an all-in-one payroll and HR platform for US small and mid-sized businesses. It runs payroll, files payroll taxes automatically, administers benefits, and provides hiring, onboarding and HR tools in one subscription.
Gusto is known for making payroll approachable for non-experts: unlimited pay runs, automatic federal, state and local tax filing (941, 940, W-2s, 1099s), direct deposit, employee self-service and benefits administration, all in a clean interface. It's a common first payroll platform for US small businesses, competing with ADP and Paychex on price and ease of use.
Pricing is a monthly base fee plus a per-employee fee, with no long-term contract and month-to-month billing. In March 2026, Gusto raised the Simple plan base fee from $40 to $49 (a 23% increase), and its EOR service rose too. Every plan includes automated tax filing at no extra charge; the difference between tiers is HR depth and multi-state support.
The plans: Simple ($49/month + $6/employee) for single-state payroll; Plus ($80/month + $12/employee) adds multi-state payroll, time tracking and onboarding; Premium ($180/month + $22/employee) adds HR advisors and priority support; and Contractor Only ($35/month + $6/contractor) for 1099-only businesses. Benefits premiums and some services are extra.
A monthly base fee plus a per-employee fee, with no contracts.
Automated federal, state and local tax filing on every plan.
Run payroll as often as you need at no extra cost.
A cheaper plan for businesses paying only 1099 contractors.
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Web, iOS, Android
Unlimited pay runs with automated tax filing.
Federal, state and local filings included.
Health insurance and 401(k) administration.
Time and PTO tracking (Plus and up).
Pay employees across states (Plus and up).
Offer letters, onboarding and e-sign.
SlackHR and payroll notifications in Slack.$49/month
Plus $6/employee/month. Base fee raised from $40 in March 2026. Full-service single-state payroll, tax filing, benefits and basic onboarding.
$80/month
Plus $12/employee/month. Adds multi-state payroll, time tracking, PTO management and next-day direct deposit.
$180/month
Plus $22/employee/month. Adds HR advisors, compliance help, priority support, payroll migration and custom reports.
Pricing model: Subscription
Pricing last verified September 2026
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Gusto is a popular US payroll, benefits and HR platform for small and mid-sized businesses, with transparent base-plus-per-employee pricing and automated tax filing on every plan.
Plans: Simple ($49/month + $6/employee, raised from $40 in March 2026), Plus ($80 + $12, multi-state), Premium ($180 + $22, HR advisors) and Contractor Only ($35 + $6/contractor). Month-to-month, no contracts.
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