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 Gusto | Score8.9 out of 10 | N/A | Gusto offers payroll, benefits and compliance capabilities. Gusto is scaled for small to mid-sized businesses, and emphasizes an easy to use interface. | $49 per month |
 Heartland Payroll Solutions | Score5.3 out of 10 | N/A | Heartland Payroll is an HR management solution offering online access to payroll data and employee information. In 2025, the solution was acquired from Global Payment Solutions by Acrisure. It will be part of Acrisure's portfolio of business solutions going forward. | N/A |
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| Additional Details | Gusto offers three pricing plans for payroll, benefits, and HR. | — | ||||||||||||||
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| Considered Both Products | Chose Gusto Heartland was cumbersome to load employee data into the system for the first run, took longer to adhere to direct deposit, and made it extremely difficult to fix a system error that resulted in incorrect payments. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Gusto It’s the easiest to use, visually. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | No answer on this topic |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 10.0 | - |
| Usability | 9.5 | - |
| Support Rating | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Implementation Rating | 8.2 | 1.0 |
