Gusto Customer Reviews 2025 | SoftwareReviews

Gusto

Composite Score

7.8 /10

CX Score

7.9 /10

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What is Gusto?

Gusto is an all in one integrated HR platform that automates and simplifies payroll, benefits, and HR, all while providing expert support. Employees will get the peace of mind you need to do your best work. With innovative technology, we make it easier for employees to enroll and for you to manage your benefits. No matter the size or stage of your business, Gusto’s all-in-one HR platform puts the tools you need to hire, pay, and manage your team at your fingertips.

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Gusto Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

88 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 94%
Negotiation and Contract:: 88%
Conflict Resolution:: 83%
Strategy & Innovation:: 83%
Service Experience:: 90%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Gusto?

5% Negative

0% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Time and Attendance

Vacation and Leave Tracking

Direct Deposit

Self Service Portal

Accounting Systems Interface

Compensation Management

Taxation Deduction

Benefits Calculation

Retirement Plan Tracking

HR Systems Interface

Tax Form Preparation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

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Gusto Reviews

Emily C.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted May 2023

Gusto is easy to use, great features.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Gusto from other similar products?

Gusto includes the performance reviews, goal-setting, and other HR processes that other, similar products have not offered to us in past.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of usability is my favorite aspect of Gusto. It is super user-friendly and intuitive for all payroll/approval processes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't think there is anything I dislike about Gusto, really.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definitely a good product for those who want something intuitive and easy-to-use for the entire team. Check out the HR capabilities first, to make sure it offers everything your company might need.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Jazmine D.

Role: Operations
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2023

User friendly people management and benefits admin

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Gusto from other similar products?

It’s very similar to Zenefits, but otherwise it is one of the most user friendly tools for small businesses looking to create operational efficiencies in their hiring, payroll, people management and benefits administration.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The simplicity and user friendly nature of the product makes it simple to onboard new hires and manage off boarding ex employees as well.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can pose challenges when you have employees and offices in different states. More so as you close those offices as it has some issues reconciling that.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Know what your primary needs are and start small. This is most effective is you start with the largest aspects and leverage moser features as you get more comfortable with the platform.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Corie K.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2023

Easy to use. Good customer service. Modern UX.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Gusto from other similar products?

Ease of use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The UX is improved from what we were using previously. It is more modern and forward thinking.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Submitting expenses is a challenge. There is not an app for expenses and requires desktop use. It would be great to upload photos to an app right away to avoid losing track of them. Lack of international employee HR integration is also a challenge for us at times.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you do not do a lot of expense reporting from your mobile or rely on international employees HR integration this is a great option. We do have the need for both but not to the extent that prevents us from choosing Gusto.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

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Gusto Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

88 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Gusto?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Time and Attendance Includes time tracking, attendance tracking, vacation tracking, PTO, sick and necessary leave tracking, and alert mechanisms.

Vacation and Leave Tracking Ability to track employee sick and vacation entitlements.

Direct Deposit Ability to print or deposit paychecks directly into bank accounts.

Self Service Portal Ability for employees to update personal profiles through a self-service portal.

Accounting Systems Interface Ability to interface with the organization’s accounting system.

Compensation Management Includes all aspects of compensation design, salary bands, salaried and hourly employment information, and bonus and variable compensation.

Taxation Deduction Ability to calculate and deduct appropriate taxes

Benefits Calculation Ability to calculate benefits

Retirement Plan Tracking Ability to manage employee retirement benefits and tax implications.

HR Systems Interface Ability to interface with the organization’s HR system.

Tax Form Preparation Ability to prepare employee taxation forms at tax time.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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Human Capital Management - Midmarket

Benefits Administration

Gusto Reviews

Emily C.

Gusto is easy to use, great features.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jazmine D.

User friendly people management and benefits admin

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Corie K.

Easy to use. Good customer service. Modern UX.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Time and Attendance

Vacation and Leave Tracking

Direct Deposit

Self Service Portal

Accounting Systems Interface

Compensation Management

Taxation Deduction

Benefits Calculation

Retirement Plan Tracking

HR Systems Interface

Tax Form Preparation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization