Verified pricePrices checked 2026-10-17
Gusto pricing
Month-to-month, no long-term contract. Gusto Solo plan (S corp owners) linked from pricing page but its price was not confirmed. Integrates with QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks.
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Starting price
Updated 2026-10-17 · Source: Gusto pricing page
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- Free trial or offer
- Not stated on pricing page
- Pricing model
- Base fee + per person
- Who is counted
- Per active person per month on top of base; US contractors billed at the per-person rate only in months they are paid
- Checked
- 2026-10-17
What a 1, 5 and 10-person crew pays
Regular monthly price for each payroll plan: base fee plus the per-person fee × crew size. Year totals are the monthly price × 12.
| Plan | 1 person | 5 people | 10 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | $55/mo$660/yr | $79/mo$948/yr | $109/mo$1,308/yr |
| Plus | $92/mo$1,104/yr | $140/mo$1,680/yr | $200/mo$2,400/yr |
| Premium | $202/mo$2,424/yr | $290/mo$3,480/yr | $400/mo$4,800/yr |
Example: a 5-person crew on Simple pays $49/mo + $6 × 5 = $79 a month, or $948 over a year at the regular price.
Price any crew size in the payroll calculator, side by side with 11 other providers.
Gusto plans and prices
| Plan | Regular price | Intro offer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | $49/mo + $6/person | — | — |
| Plus | $80/mo + $12/person | — | Next-Day pay included |
| Premium | $180/mo + $22/person | — | Next-Day pay and Business Compliance included |
Pay runs and optional fees
Shown as notes, not added to the totals above: you pay these only if you use them.
- Regular pay runs: no per-run fee published
- Off-cycle runs: no extra charge
- Same-day pay: $90 per payroll on Simple, Plus; included in Premium
- Instant pay: $100 per payroll on Simple, Plus; included in Premium
- Global contractor payment: $5 per payment to US-based bank accounts (FX fees vary)
"Every Gusto plan comes with unlimited payroll runs. We'll never charge you extra for things like off-cycle payrolls."
Add-ons and extra costs
- Time & Attendance PlusPer person per month
- $6/person/mo
- Next-Day payIncluded in Plus and Premium
- $15/mo + $3/person/mo
- Same-day pay
- $90 per payroll
- Instant pay
- $100 per payroll
- Priority Support
- $30/mo + $3/person/mo
- Gusto Business CompliancePer state, annual contract
- $85/mo
- Health insurance broker integrationPer eligible employee
- $6/person/mo
- Workers' compensationStarting at $14/mo via NEXT
- from $14/mo
- Remote I-9
- $20/submission
- E-Verify
- $5 per case
- Gusto Money Plus
- $19/mo
- Global contractor payments
- $5 per payment to US-based bank accounts
Gusto price history
Regular list-price changes seen on Gusto’s own pricing page in archived snapshots. The date is when the new price was first seen, not always when it took effect.
| First seen at the new price | Plan | Price | Old → new | Change | Effective date (announced) | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10old price last seen 2025-02-28 | Gusto Simple | Base fee per month | $40 → $49 | ▲ +$9 (+23%) | Not announced | After · Before | — |
| 2024-07-12old price last seen 2024-06-07 | Gusto Premium | Base fee per month | no public price → $180 | New public price | Not announced | After · Before | Premium price published (it had been "Exclusive pricing / Contact us"). |
| 2024-07-12old price last seen 2024-06-07 | Gusto Premium | Per employee per month | no public price → $22 | New public price | Not announced | After · Before | Premium price published (it had been "Exclusive pricing / Contact us"). |
| 2022-08-19old price last seen 2022-07-02 | Gusto Simplethen: Core | Base fee per month | $39 → $40 | ▲ +$1 (+3%) | Not announced | After · Before | Plan restructure: Core became Simple. Per-person fees unchanged (Core/Simple $6; Complete/Plus $12). |
| 2022-08-19old price last seen 2022-07-02 | Gusto Plusthen: Complete | Base fee per month | $39 → $80 | ▲ +$41 (+105%) | Not announced | After · Before | Plan restructure: Complete became Plus. Per-person fees unchanged (Core/Simple $6; Complete/Plus $12). |
| 2022-08-19old price last seen 2022-07-02 | Gusto Premiumthen: Concierge | Base fee per month | $149 → no public price | Price no longer public | Not announced | After · Before | Plan restructure: Concierge became Premium. Per-person fees unchanged (Core/Simple $6; Complete/Plus $12). Premium showed "Exclusive pricing / Contact us for details" (no public price); Concierge had been $149 + $12/person. |
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