Gusto vs Paylocity

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.

Paylocity provides HR, payroll and spend management technology through a platform connecting Human Resources, Finance and IT tools. Payroll includes automated workflows, audits, tax services and global payroll support across 100+ countries. HR features include employee self-service, compliance resources, workforce analytics and automated workflows, alongside employee records, time-off management, onboarding, performance management and time tracking. Finance products cover expense management, corporate cards, accounts payable automation, guided procurement and headcount planning. IT tools tie access management to HR data and include employee device asset management. Paylocity says it connects with hundreds of HR, Finance and IT partners through prebuilt integrations and API, EDI and SFTP connections. Its mobile app supports time-off requests, timecards, schedules, onboarding, pay information and team communication; web access is also available. Mobile app features require an employer Paylocity account. The company offers solutions for small businesses with 1–99 employees, midsize businesses with 100–499 employees and enterprises with 500 or more employees. Pricing is paid and available by request; no free plan is listed.