Deel vs Gusto

Deel is an HR platform available on the web, iOS, and Android for employee records and workforce processes. Listed capabilities include time-off management, onboarding, performance management, and time tracking. Core costs $5 a month, billed monthly, and includes worker profiles, organizational charts, time off, workflows, approvals, and people analytics. Advanced costs $19 a month, billed monthly, and includes performance, learning, and engagement. Elite costs $29 a month, billed monthly, and includes compensation management and headcount planning. The listed plans cover employee administration and processes, with the higher tiers adding different capabilities. Deel was founded in 2019. There is no free plan listed, and the stated starting price is $5/user/mo. The platform has mobile apps as well as a web version, so its listed access options span those three platforms.

Gusto is a small business platform for payroll, benefits, and HR. Employers can pay employees and contractors, run unlimited payrolls, and have payroll taxes filed automatically. Health benefits and 401(k) plans integrate with payroll. Workforce tools cover scheduling, timesheets, PTO requests, and mobile time tracking; hiring features include job postings, offer letters, e-signing, applicant tracking, and new hire onboarding. Gusto’s app directory includes integrations across accounting, collaboration, time tracking, hiring, and expense management, with named examples such as QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, Expensify, Hubstaff, and Homebase. The platform is available on web, Android, iOS, and through an API, and its mobile app works on iPhone and Android phones. Plans are Simple at $49 a month, Plus at $80 a month, and Premium at $180 a month. Their listed per-person monthly charges are respectively $6, $12, and $22. Gusto says plans have no long-term contracts and can be canceled anytime. All plans include access to the online Help Center and business-hours phone or chat support; Premium adds a dedicated account partner.