Payroll, benefits, and HR
that small business
actually loves running.
Gusto powers more than 500,000 small and medium-sized businesses with automated payroll, integrated benefits, and the people tools your team needs to grow — all in one warm, friendly platform.
See plans tailored to your business.
Gusto pricing built for your size and industry.
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Everything in one place
One platform for the whole employee journey.
Most teams stitch together five tools to do what Gusto does in one. Less switching, less data re-entry, fewer surprises at tax time.
Payroll on autopilot
Run payroll in a few clicks. Gusto files federal, state, and local taxes, surfaces credits you may qualify for, and keeps you compliant in every state you hire in.
Benefits people stick around for
Health, dental, vision, 401(k), HSAs, commuter benefits — administered at no extra cost when Gusto is your broker. Move your existing plan or build a new one.
Hire, onboard, grow
Post jobs, track applicants, send offers, and let new hires self-onboard. Custom checklists, e-signatures, and org tools that scale with your team.
Payroll
Run payroll in the time it takes to make coffee.
Hours sync from time tracking. Taxes file themselves. Direct deposits hit on time, every time. And if a state changes a rule, Gusto handles it before you knew there was one.
- Unlimited payroll runs in all 50 states
- Automatic federal, state, and local tax filings
- Built-in tip credits, R&D credits, and reporting
- Same-day & next-day direct deposit on eligible plans
"Our team finally has the kind of coverage that actually feels like a benefit."
Benefits
Real benefits, without the broker headache.
Gusto is a licensed broker in all 50 states. Move your existing plan over, or let advisors build coverage that fits your team and your budget. Either way, administration lives where payroll already does.
- Medical, dental & vision in all 50 states
- 401(k) with built-in payroll deductions
- Workers' comp, life & disability options
- Commuter, FSA, HSA, and learning stipends
Hiring & Onboarding
Day one feels like day thirty.
Most onboarding tools dump paperwork on a new hire. Gusto walks them through it — and fills the back end for you at the same time.
Job posting & applicant tracking
Post to top boards, manage candidates, and move people through stages without leaving Gusto.
Offer letters in minutes
Send branded offers with e-signatures. Accepted offers turn into a payroll record automatically.
Self-serve onboarding
New hires fill out their I-9, W-4, direct deposit, and benefits enrollment from their phone before day one.
Custom checklists
Build onboarding flows by role — laptop, software access, intro meetings, the whole thing.
Get started
You're three steps from your first run.
No credit card up front to set up your account. Pay only when you're ready to run payroll for the first time.
Tell us about your team.
Share a few details — company size, industry, where your people work — and we'll match you to the right Gusto plan.
Add your people.
Import or invite employees. They self-onboard from their phone, so you don't chase paperwork.
Run your first payroll.
A few clicks. Gusto handles taxes, filings, and direct deposit. You get back to running the business.
"Payroll used to swallow a full day every month. With Gusto, it takes less than an hour — and I sleep better knowing the taxes are filed on time, every time."
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See Gusto with your numbers in it.
A 20-minute walkthrough — no slides, just the product running on a setup that looks like yours.
Why teams switch
Less admin. Happier teams. Payroll you don't dread.
Half a million businesses already trust Gusto with the most important paycheck their team gets — their own. Walk through the platform with a Software Finder specialist and see where Gusto fits for your size, industry, and growth plans.
From solopreneurs to 200-person teams across all 50 states.
Phone, chat, and email — not a dead-end help center.
We help move payroll history, employees, and benefits over.
We surface the plan that fits — no upsell theater.