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Top 3 Gusto Alternatives in 2026

Looking beyond Gusto? These HR & Payroll Software tools are the closest fits based on our testing.

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Best for companies that want HR and IT provisioning in one system

Rippling unifies HR, IT and spend management on a single employee record, automating provisioning and deprovisioning that other stacks handle manually. Powerful and modular, with pricing that requires a sales conversation.

  • Automated payroll runs
  • Automatic tax filing
  • Benefits administration
  • Retirement & 401(k)

$8/mo

starting price

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Best for small US teams that need large-company health benefits

Justworks is a professional employer organization: it co-employs your staff to provide large-group health plans a small company could not access alone. Simple, transparent and deliberately narrow in configurability.

  • Automated payroll runs
  • Automatic tax filing
  • Benefits administration
  • Retirement & 401(k)

$50/mo

starting price

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Best HRIS for people teams that need records, onboarding and reviews

BambooHR is an HRIS first and a payroll product second: strong employee records, onboarding, time off and performance reviews with a genuinely approachable interface. Payroll is US-only and quote-priced.

  • Automated payroll runs
  • Automatic tax filing
  • Benefits administration
  • Contractor payments

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