Drew's Gusto Review
We use Gusto in our organization to help with payroll. We use it both in our office payroll, and to pay our contractors. Gusto has been …
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What is Gusto?
Gusto offers payroll, benefits and compliance capabilities. Gusto is scaled for small to mid-sized businesses, and emphasizes an easy to use interface.
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- Direct deposit files (185)8.383%
- Pay calculation (184)8.282%
- Salary revision and increment management (153)8.080%
- Benefit plan administration (125)7.777%
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Simple: A streamlined set of automatic payroll features and benefits integrations
$40/month + $6/mo per person
Cloud
$12 per employee/contractor
Plus: Comprehensive payroll, benefits, and HR tools for employers building a great place to work
$80/month + $12/mo per person
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Premium: Scalable payroll and benefits, expert HR, and dedicated support for the complex needs of growing teams
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- $46 per month
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What is Gusto?
Gusto is an online people platform that aims to help small businesses take care of their teams. According to the vendor, their products and services help customers onboard, pay, insure, and engage their team in one integrated, easy-to-use platform used by over 300,000 modern employers. Gusto aims to make taking care of teams a joyful experience, while helping users manage their bottom line and stay compliant. Gusto promises that users will feel like a pro no matter how complicated the situation.
Full-service payroll - According to the vendor, Gusto makes running payroll easy. Gusto automatically calculates and files payroll taxes, help keeps companies compliant, and provides awesome support.
Benefits that work for any team and budget - Gusto aims to make offering employee benefits a reality for any small business. Whether an organization is buying health insurance for the first time or wants to integrate an existing plan with payroll, Gust can provide expert guidance. They'll help with add-ons like 401(k), life insurance, and commuter benefits, which the vendor says allows companies to create a competitive package that attracts and retains employees. The vendor promises their modern, intuitive software and team of licensed advisors helps customers navigate benefits with confidence.
Gusto Features
Payroll Management Features
- Supported: Pay calculation
- Supported: Payroll history for each employee
- Supported: Benefit plan administration
- Supported: Direct deposit files
- Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
- Supported: Salary revision and increment management
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | United States |
| Supported Languages | English, Spanish |
Frequently Asked Questions
Gusto offers payroll, benefits and compliance capabilities. Gusto is scaled for small to mid-sized businesses, and emphasizes an easy to use interface.
Gusto starts at $46.
Reviewers rate Reimbursement management highest, with a score of 9.5.
The most common users of Gusto are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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July 02, 2024
Drew's Gusto Review
We use Gusto in our organization to help with payroll. We use it both in our office payroll, and to pay our contractors. Gusto has been the best payroll partner I have used so far. We really appreciate the ease in clocking in and clocking out, and all the information that is laid out for us in our paychecks.
- Notifications
- Information
- Online and Mobile Access
- Faster Loading Time
- Less Bugs
- Fix Overtime Tracking Issues
July 02, 2024
Gusto is decent
We use it for payroll for our employees and it’s great for ensuring everyone gets paid on time while we follow payroll and HR laws/guidelines.
- Payroll
- HR
- Compliance
- Gusto time tracking
- Gusto loading time
- Gusto interface
July 02, 2024
Gusto Review
I use Gusto to keep track of time and request time off.
- Easy to clock in and out.
- Easy to request time off
- Easy to see how much PTO has been accrued
- Possibly having an app to clock in and out of
- More detailed messaging when a PTO request is approved
July 02, 2024
Me Gusta Gusto!
Gusto allows employees to track their time by clocking in and out. Breaks can also be tracked, and categorized. Notes can be added onto the entered shifts, and can make it easier to keep track of reasons why one was late, or had to leave early. Gusto is available on the desktop, and also as an easily accessible mobile app. Employees can track previous pay stubs, and upcoming pay stubs.
- User interface
- Simplifying the PTO request process
- Mobile app access
- Longer sessions without timing out
- Allow the pig graphic to have motion while clocked in
July 02, 2024
This site is fantastic!
Gusto is our payroll systems that helps each of our employees have easy access to their monetary funds. Gusto helps each member of our team avoid having to do their own cashing and checking, allowing for a fluid processing of funds that saves time, and therefore money. It is super helpful being able to divide the paycheck in your way!
- Gusto Wallet Freedom
- Direct Deposit Quickness
- Paycheck Splitter Options
- Being able to remove savings goals, they stay regardless
- Multiple debit cards?
- Business Credit card Options
July 02, 2024
Reliable and Helpful
Gusto has been a super user friendly way to do payroll, time off, sick pay, and salary tracking. With a small business of under 5 employees, it's been practical and useful for all to use to see their payroll dates, submit time off requests, and see pay periods throughout the year. I've found it very easy to setup and use and it feels very safe.
- Clarity with payroll and tax breakdown
- Ease of requesting time off and sick pay
- Feels safe and interface is easy to navigate.
- I would like if employees with basic access were able to request changes, instead of needing an admin level person to enable them
July 02, 2024
Great for freelance contractors.
I am a freelance graphic design contractor who is paid by the organization through Gusto. As a first time user, I am very pleased with the ease of use and the timeline for getting paid for my work. I especially appreciate direct deposit, which is a great feature that makes my life significantly easier.
- Ease of setup
- Detailed reporting
- Direct Deposit
- Faster access to payments through direct deposit
July 02, 2024
Love Gusto!!
i use Gusto every day! it's so user-friendly and a simple, well-designed interface to access my hours, tax docs, company contacts, and time off. simple and cute too.
- great design and user-friendliness
- easy to access / organized information
- easy to log and keep track of hours
- adding breaks in after clocking out feels weird - wish there was a simpler button for logging shift breaks
- email recovery when locked out of account. my phone was stolen and i couldnt access my account because of two-factor authentication
July 02, 2024
Good
I signed up for direct deposit, we are able to log in and see requested pto, check stubs, time, all in one portal.
- Organization
- Notification
- Check Stub
- On time direct deposit estimate
- Notify of pay changes
- Time off balance updates
July 02, 2024
Gusto- a good thing!
We use Gusto to help with HR duties, as we are a pretty small staff. We use it for payroll, inputting time off, paying for reimbursements, and most recently employee reviews! This centralizes our system rather than having such things fully scattered around and across different websites or programs (or in some cases paper in filing cabinets.)
- Informing employees of necessary employment paperwork needed to be filled out.
- Centralizing multiple functions.
- General communication with employees.
- Email titles that don't sound like spam- employees delete important emails thinking they are spam.
- A function for organizations that give all PTO for a year in a lump sum, rather than showing PTO accrual.
July 02, 2024
New user review with 100 percent truth
Gusto provides a comprehensive solution for managing payroll, benefits, and HR functions, addressing key business problems such as administrative inefficiencies, compliance challenges, and employee satisfaction. Its use in your internship company likely focuses on ensuring smooth payroll processing, managing employee benefits, and automating various HR tasks, ultimately contributing to a more efficient and compliant operation.
- Payroll Management
- Benefits Administration
- Efficiency and Time Savings
- Small to Medium-Sized Businesses
- Integration with Other Systems
July 02, 2024
Gusto
I use Gusto every day i come into work. Gusto is used to track hours (editing adding of subtracting hours), payroll, days off, savings, spend tracking, monthly income. helps me stay on top of my hours and helps track income. overall very good organizational/ management tool for a company of any size
- time tracking
- tracking payroll
- project management
- editing hours
- tracking benefits
- website setup
- visuals/ aesthetic
Gusto is a user-friendly HR app that makes benefits and payroll easy for the company and employees
- user interface
- benefits housing and explinations
- easy to use time off calendar
- more tax resources
July 02, 2024
Gusto makes payroll fun!
Gusto has been a great, complete solution for all aspects of our company's payroll. Not only is it easy to clock in and out, but it reminds me of upcoming days off. It reminds me to check my hours at the end of each pay period, so I can catch any problems before my paycheck is processed.
- Reminds me to review my hours at the end of each pay period, before my paycheck is processed
- Notifies me when my boss approves my PTO request
- Reminds me of upcoming PTO days and holidays
- Tells me when my next payday is, and notifies me when I get paid!
- I would like to be able to access Gusto offline
- It provides a tool for saving for a rainy day, but I would like to see Gusto offer investment advice. Investing is much better than saving.
- I would like to see Gusto give tips on how to be a better employee
July 02, 2024
The busy worker's management system
Gusto is used for payroll and employee benefits, and it works just fine. Everyone can download their benefits documents from a central location and we don't have to worry about distributing it individually. It's used across the company of over 100 employees and it can be cumbersome to find your own information at that scale, but it does a pretty good job only showing docs that are relevant to oyu.
- Payroll
- Insurance
- Time Off
- Company Documents
- Time off scheduling is cumbersome
- Information can be overwhelming
- Very dense GUI means visually impaired users have trouble navigating
July 02, 2024
Review from and Admin.
We use it for payroll, requesting time off, checking in and out of work, and submitting expenses. It addresses all of this well and makes it easy to have all in one app.
- Time off requests and sending emails to confirm it's been approved.
- Being able to adjust time in and off.
- Showing when you receive payment.
- Being able to split payment into different banking accounts.
- The expenses tab was not letting me submit files - now it only lets me submit PDF files but not jpegs.
July 02, 2024
Easy to use HR software.
We use Gusto at Magnus Box to process all our HR services, including payroll, schedules, etc. It makes dealing with HR issues much more accessible, especially for small companies. I couldn't recommend it enough. Its UI is easy to use and very good-looking.
- Easy to use UI.
- Payroll
- Support
- Better mobile app.
July 02, 2024
Its what you can use
Where I work we use Gusto for clocking in and out. its used for signing docs electronically. You request time off with in and you can see and print paystubs. Gusto for where I work is for listed above. It save a time machine and paperwork. I have no issues with Gusto.
- Request time off
- Paystub ready for view
- Find all docs
- The pay stubs could be a tad bigger in writing.
- The amount of your check in the paystub could be placed in a better spot, after three years I still struggle to find that
- The amount sent to what bank in the paystub would be great
- My facility not being able to delete a doc that was signed would be nice. This lets another believe if its not in Gusto that it never was.
July 02, 2024
Gusto Review
At our office we mainly use Gusto for payroll, time tracking and PTO requests. Before using Gusto, we would just use Quickbooks for those three things, but it was never super straightforward and information would often get a bit cluttered. Having the pages very clearly broken up and laid out has really helped keep track of our employees time, not related to billable time.
We also utilize their documents feature, where we can view and sign off on updates to the employee handbook. The most fun feature we use it for is sending birthday wishes to colleagues.
We also utilize their documents feature, where we can view and sign off on updates to the employee handbook. The most fun feature we use it for is sending birthday wishes to colleagues.
- PTO Requests
- Time tracking
- Tracking pay and benefits
- The site often lags/freezes
- Employees can't edit PTO requests after submitting them
- For a while the PTO feature wasn't working...this seems to be fixed but was very frustrating at the time
July 01, 2024
Using Gusto
We use Gusto for our payroll and uploading documents on employees. It has proven to be a secured and easy software to handle our company's payroll and employee needs. It allows our employees to request time off and we can track the time that has been approved and not approved on here.
- Easy to run payroll
- requesting days off
- make categories in addition to time off
- push deposits earlier
- be more automated
- Better mobile app
July 01, 2024
Pretty Okay!
Benefits and tracking paychecks were made so easy with the useful and intuitive user experience provided by gusto. They even have cute little animations that make the interface feel so cool and hip. This product has freed up out hr department and streamlined out access to out benefits and pay information
- Makes it easy to complete paperwork
- Easy to set up Direct Deposit
- Ask you to make referrals to friends or start a bank account with Gusto
- Pushing your products less
- contacting me less
- making it easy to turn off notifications
July 01, 2024
User friendly
It is so easy to use there is no need for a guide. It allows users to make changes on your time up to the payday without needing a supervisor. No problem with setting up individual accounts for users. Would recommend to not only large companies but small business owners as well.
- adding time
- correcting time
- accessibility
July 01, 2024
Streamlined Time Tracking for Everyday Use
My company utilizes Gusto for time tracking and to pay employers. Every day, each employee clocks in at the beginning of their shift, clocks out and in again for lunch, and clocks out at the end of the day. Gusto allows us to streamline this process into a simple and time effective aspect of everyone's daily routine.
- UX Design
- Simplicity
- Ease of Use
- Advanced insight into pay/benefits
- How to maximize your pay checks
- Budgeting Tips
July 01, 2024
Straightforward and usable
I use Gusto mainly to record my hours and access my pay/benefits. I use it pretty much every day, and it's easy to track my hours, vacation time, view healthcare, and more.
- Tracks hours
- Provides benefit information
- Records vacation days and time off
- I think occasionally the vacation day tracking can get confusing
July 01, 2024
My Experience with Gusto
We use Gusto to clock in and clock out of our shift. We also use Gusto to request time off (paid or unpaid) Gusto tells us how much money we made in our pay period and what day we're getting paid. There's an optional way to get paid 2 days earlier with Gusto.
- It's easy to use and understand
- It handles security well (biometrics and 2fa with google authenticator)
- Tracking how much time has been worked and automatically telling you how much paid time off you have
- I wish there was a way I could automatically clock in. It's hard to only have a 60 second gap where I can clock in "on time" without making edits
- There used to be a problem with loading data but it seems like it has since been resolved
- Signing up initially was a bit tricky and not as intuitive