Head to head
Gusto vs Paylocity
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
62/100Higher score | 46/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #3 | #7 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 92 | 71 |
| AI Authority | 69 | 25 |
| Web Authority | 23 | 23 |
| Expert Assessment | 46 | 62 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Reported at USD $35/month + $6 per contractor (Contractor Only) — not vendor-verified · free tier: None published or verified | Not published · free tier: None |
| Pricing model | Subscription (base fee plus per-person fee, with paid add-ons) | Custom |
| Best for | US small businesses with roughly 1–50 salaried W-2 employees or heavy contractor use, with straightforward payroll, who value fast self-service setup and bundled benefits administration over hands-on account management. | US-based organisations of roughly 100-1,000+ employees consolidating payroll, benefits, time, talent, spend and IT provisioning onto one employee record, with budget for premium PEPM pricing and procurement able to negotiate a quote. |
| Avoid if | You need a responsive human on the phone when payroll breaks, run shift-based, multi-location or high-volume-hiring operations, require non-standard payroll customisation, are headcount-heavy enough that per-employee fees dominate, or are mid-way through a business banking change. | You employ people outside the United States, need a non-English employee UI, are a very small team wanting transparent self-serve pricing, cannot negotiate a quote, or treat employee-facing support quality as the deciding factor. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market, Contractor-heavy businesses | SMB, Midmarket, Enterprise, Accountants, Benefit brokers |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado, USA (offices also in San Francisco and New York) | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.