
In addition to regularly scheduled payroll runs, Gusto offers unlimited payroll services, at no extra charge. Both self-service portals allow staff to log in easily to check pay stubs and the hours they worked, and the staff can also easily update personal information. Employees can fill in their own information, which saves HR teams a great deal of time and manual work. Quickbooks and Gusto both offer employee self-service portals, however, while Gusto’s employee portal helps with onboarding, QuickBooks does not.

Startups often go with Gusto, because it’s so user-friendly. Gusto, on the other hand, is considered very user-friendly, but lacks the broad range of business-related software QuickBooks offers. QuickBooks is generally not considered user-friendly by novices, but because QuickBooks has been around for so long, there are a large number of accountants who are already familiar and comfortable with it. Ease of use, number of employees, and features that are useful to the businesses needs are important factors. There are a variety of factors to consider when selecting a payroll service. Gusto was launched in 2012, originally under the name of Zenpayroll, and only offers cloud-based software. Both QuickBooks and Gusto offer full-service payroll platforms that are designed for small businesses.


QuickBooks has been around since 1983 and offers both on-premises software and cloud-based software (Quickbooks Online).
