Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 7 November 2026.
$49 a month base fee plus $6 a month per person paid; payroll in one state.
Payroll is $8 per employee a month plus a $50 monthly base fee; the pricing page does not say whether other billing terms change the price.
Free trial
None stated
No free trial listed on the pricing page; it offers Get Started and demo options
Platforms
Web
Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)
Not stated
The pricing page lists accounting software integrations on all plans and applicant tracking and performance management integrations on some, with no count
Open source
No
No
Good for
US small businesses paying employees and contractors
Teams that want payroll, benefits and basic HR from one provider
Businesses adding employees in a second state
US small businesses that want payroll, benefits and HR support from one provider
Teams that want a PEO to handle compliance and benefits
Companies planning to hire contractors or employees abroad later
Watch out for
Every plan adds a per-person fee on top of the base fee, so cost grows with headcount
The Simple plan covers payroll in one state; multi-state payroll starts on Plus
Same-day pay ($90 per payroll) and instant pay ($100 per payroll) cost extra below Premium
The Payroll plan adds a $50 monthly base fee on top of the per-employee price
The plans shown are for US teams; the EOR plan is the global option
Extras such as time tracking, contractors and dedicated HR consulting cost more per month
Made by
Gusto, Inc.
Justworks
Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.
