Gusto Pricing Overview

edit

Simple Plan

Starting at $49.00

Per Month

For small businesses or s-corps needing basic payroll.

Plus Plan

Starting at $80.00

Per Month

For evolving teams needing advanced payroll, HR, and time tracking.

Premium Plan

Starting at $180.00

Per Month

For scaling businesses needing a comprehensive payroll, benefits, and HR solution with dedicated support. Special pricing for eligible companies: Special rates are available for cannabis-related businesses, and volume discounts may apply for companies with multiple federal EINs.

Simple: For smaller businesses with simple salaries, wages, and pay schedules. $49 per company + $6 per employee per month.

Plus: For businesses with complex hiring, payroll, and team management needs. $80 per company + $12 per employee per month.

Premium: For businesses with more sophisticated HR, policy, and compliance needs. $180 per company + $22 per employee per month.

Select: For growing businesses who need premium tools and dedicated support (minimum 25 employees). Talk to sales to create your custom plan.

Contractor Only: For companies without W-2 employees. $6 per contractor per month.

Gusto has 3 pricing editions, from $49 to $180. Look at different pricing editions below and see what edition and features meet your budget and needs.

Pricing information for Gusto is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase Gusto must be conducted with the seller.

Pricing information was last updated on May 09, 2025

Top-Rated Alternatives

View All Alternatives

Gusto Pricing Reviews

(2)

Krystle P.

Owner

Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/12/2018

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"A bookkeeper's best friend"

5/5

What do you like best about Gusto?

Gusto has been an incredibly affordable way to offer full service payroll to my clients. My client's receive a first class experience, which makes me look great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gusto?

Switching payroll providers is always a bit of a pain. Gusto makes it bearable though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Gusto:

If you don't like dealing with payroll, then Gusto is a fantastic solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gusto solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gusto has been a great option to offer payroll services to my clients at a great price. Because it syncs directly with QBO I don't have to spend extra time each pay run to key payroll data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sarah S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/15/2025

"Customer service is abysmal, a disappointing experience all around."

0/5

What do you like best about Gusto?

Onboarding is made easy and the layout isn't terrible for the user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gusto?

Unreliable and uninformed customer service and no wiggle room on their features or what they can offer. For example, they cannot administer some benefit plans that aren't 100% employer funded and there are very limited options for PTO administration. They also provide consistently inaccurate reporting for payroll and made an error on our tax documents causing us to spend more money for our outside accountant to straighten things out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.