Gusto vs Payoneer Workforce Management

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

Compare	GustoGusto	Payoneer Workforce ManagementPayoneer
In one line	Payroll, benefits, and onboarding for small teams	Hire abroad from $199 an employee, pay contractors from $19
Starting price	From $49/mo + $7/person	From $19/person
Six-person team	$91/mo	$114/mo
Plans	Simple $49/mo + $7 per person; Plus $99/mo + $12 per person; Premium $179/mo + $22 per person; no yearly price shown	Starting prices; the page doesn't say whether they are billed monthly or yearly: Contractor Management System $19 per contractor per month (payments in 70+ currencies, invoices, expenses); Agent of Record $99 per contractor per month (contractor agreements, misclassification support); Employer of Record $199 per employee per month (salary, employer taxes and benefits on top); bigger discounts for more onboardings; demo request to sign up; 160+ countries
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per person	Per person
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks
Also connects to	Homebase Scheduling, Jobber, Connecteam, Buddy Punch, When I Work, ZipBooks, Bench, Kick +1 more	Zoho Books70+ 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	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Help center: 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, for employees and contractors
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	We found no public status page for Payoneer.
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 4,230 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	1.9 / 5 from 2,550 reviews	Not listed
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	Employer of record from $199 per employee Pays contractors in 70+ currencies
Where it falls short	Multi-state needs the Plus tier Support can be slow at quarter end	Sign-up goes through a sales demo Not needed for a team in one country
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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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