Payroll & HR

Gusto

Payroll, taxes, and benefits that run themselves - the end of payroll Sundays.

Who it's for

Any business with employees or contractors still doing payroll by spreadsheet, bank transfer, and prayer.

Our take

The single highest hours-back-per-dollar purchase on this list. Payroll runs itself on schedule, taxes file themselves, employees onboard themselves. Most owners tell us this is the tool they wish they’d bought years earlier.

The honest downside

US-focused for payroll (contractor payments reach 120+ countries). Outside the US, look at local equivalents - the principle stands.

What it costs

From $49/month + $6/person. Tax filings are automatic and guaranteed.

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Problems we prescribe it for

“I spend every Sunday night on payroll” Payroll by spreadsheet costs owners 3–5 hours per run, plus tax-penalty risk. “Paying vendor bills eats a whole afternoon every week” Manual bill-pay costs owners 2-4 hours weekly in logins, checks, and reconciliation.

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