Gusto vs Deel

Two payroll & HR tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	GustoGusto	DeelDeel
In one line	Payroll, benefits, and onboarding for small teams	Contractors and employees in 150 countries
Starting price	From $49/mo + $7/person	From $49/person
Six-person team	$91/mo	$294/mo
Plans	Simple $49/mo + $7 per person; Plus $99/mo + $12 per person; Premium $179/mo + $22 per person; no yearly price shown	Contractors $49 per contractor per month; contractor of record $325 per contractor per month; US PEO $125 per employee per month; EOR $599 per employee per month
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per person	Per person
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online, Xero
Also connects to	FreshBooks, Homebase Scheduling, Jobber, Connecteam, Buddy Punch, When I Work, ZipBooks, Bench +2 more	Puzzle200+ listed by the vendor
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Not looked up yet	Not looked up yet
Live chat	Plans not stated	Plans not stated
Support hours	Not published	Not published
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Gusto's status page, which covers all Gusto products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	Deel has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 4,230 reviews	4.9 / 5 from 4,314 reviews
Trustpilot score	1.9 / 5 from 2,550 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 9,733 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	90	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	88	5
Fit: Service business	92	40
Fit: Agency or studio	92	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	85	10
Fit: Online store	85	60
Why people pick it	All 50 states, automatic filings Benefits on the same platform Contractor-only plan at $35/mo	Global compliance handled Contractor onboarding is fast
Where it falls short	Multi-state needs the Plus tier Support can be slow at quarter end	Expensive per head Not needed for US-only teams
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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