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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.3

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Review summary

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Looking at 356 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Consumers generally find the online platform very easy to use, appreciating how simple it is to run payroll, manage employee details, and handle daily business tasks. Many people mention that the interface is straightforward, intuitive, and ultimately helps them save a significant amount of time every week. Some reviewers were not happy with customer service, reporting long waiting times, difficult verification processes, and unhelpful responses when asking for assistance. Others also noted occasional frustrating issues with delayed payments, unexpected account charges, and difficulties receiving direct deposits on time.

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Customer service

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Service

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User experience

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Payment

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I have to manually enter deductions for our CO FAMLI private plan. I have tried numerous times to shut down our Illinois tax reports with no luck. We no longer have an employee in Illinois.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

After having fixed a mistake on my end I am still getting error codes for the Alaska side of my business, when I click on view, I am directed back to the page they should have filed with no other info... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Setting up year end deductions like health insurance info and auto info needed on W2 is not easy. I have to ask my accounting firm to help and they charge me 450 dollars ridiculous. Is there and easie... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ease of using the platform, no technical glitches, great reporting features. The challenge is not knowing how to speak with a real person. My inquiry was about workman' comp insurance. There was no... See more


Company details

  1. Payroll Service
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  3. Business Administration Service
  4. Insurance Broker

About Gusto

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Trusted by 500,000+ businesses and their teams.

Gusto was designed and engineered to make payroll, benefits, and HR easier for small and medium sized businesses.

- Automatic payroll tax filing
- Compliance support
- Easy benefits integrations
- Hiring and onboarding tools
- Access to HR experts

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Gusto is the people platform. We make it easy to manage your growing team, all in one place.

Running a business goes beyond payroll. Gusto also offers affordable health benefits options and even free financial benefits to help employees save and manage their money. Plus, 401(k)s, and 529 College Savings.

Favorite software? We integrate with that.

We sync with your favorite tools — QuickBooks, Xero, T Sheets, Homebase, Clover, Shopify, Expensify, and many more.

Plans start at just $49/month.

No matter your business size or goals we have a plan for you. Transparent pricing. Flexible features. No hidden fees.


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3.3

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy-peasy!

I like the ease of use of Gusto to run payroll and pay contractors (U.S. based). Navigation is easy! Thanks for a great payroll service and website Gusto!

October 27, 2026
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I like the payroll process

I like the payroll process. The tax payments have not been so smooth and documents needed have seemed to be communicated to me delayed. It seemed taxes were getting paid and then letters are coming from State DOR that I am behind. Its really frustrating

November 5, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

According to communication via email we…

According to communication via email we had met our payroll limit for what gusto allowed for a direct pull from our bank. There are several more issues. The main issue is that we couldn't get a supervisor to respond to us via phone even after we was told it would be 2-4 hours. We never had a call till today. It took 5 business days for someone to respond. If this type of service continues we will find a different provider.

November 2, 2026
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Reply from Gusto

Hello Rodney.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate you bringing this to our attention.
Your feedback has been reviewed and shared with the appropriate teams as part of our ongoing efforts to improve our services.
We value your input and the opportunity to continue improving the customer experience.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

It is easy to use but...

It is easy to use but you take the money out of our account and hold it for 5 days or more before it flows to the employees. That is with it being submitted before 8am on the first day.

November 5, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great payroll company.

I have had many payroll companies, and this one is simply the best. And hard to believe, the cost is so low as well. I am thrilled that I have found this payroll company for my small business.

November 5, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One star

One star. We use Gusto to manage our company’s health insurance, and my family of four is now without active coverage according to BCBS—even though Gusto still shows us as insured.

Our new BCBS plan was supposed to start September 1 with me as the primary subscriber and my wife and two children as dependents. My wife’s previous plan was supposed to end. Instead, we continued being billed for her old plan for three months. That plan was eventually canceled retroactively, but we still haven’t received the refund for the duplicate payments.

On November 4, after a prescription was rejected, we called BCBS and were told BOTH coverages had been terminated effective September 9. Gusto still shows my plan and all three dependents as active.

We don’t yet know who processed the incorrect termination, but I hold Gusto responsible for resolving the discrepancy in the benefits they manage. Finding out at the pharmacy that your family has no active coverage is frightening and unacceptable.

We need our coverage restored without a gap, written confirmation that all four of us are insured, an explanation of what happened, and our duplicate payments refunded. This has seriously damaged my trust in Gusto.

November 4, 2026
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Reply from Gusto

Hello Lance.
Thank you for reaching. We're so sorry for what you and your family have been through. Learning at the pharmacy that your coverage was inactive, with your children’s health on the line, is frightening, and you should never have been put in that position. We also understand that being billed for three months for a plan that should have ended has only added to the stress and damaged your trust in us.

We’ve escalated your case internally, and our team is actively investigating what happened.
A member of our team will be in touch with you with an update.

Thank you for your patience while we work toward a resolution. We truly appreciate you giving us the opportunity to make this right.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Easy to use but lacking in Service

While the website itself is easy to navigate to an extent, the ability to print reports is limited and their customer service is subpar. Why we can't simply have a customer service phone number to contact instead of submitting a request online and then having to wait for a return call, is beyond me. In addition to that, I've never found their customer service reps to be very helpful.
There is also no grace whatsoever for simple mistakes which has caused headaches for us in the past.

October 1, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to run payroll

I've been using Gusto since the beginning of this year. Gusto is easy to run payroll with and the customer support is always great.

November 3, 2026

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