Choose Gusto if you need
- Integration with QuickBooks, Xero or FreshBooks. We haven't found them on Oyster's website.
At a glance
- Gusto's lowest paid plan is Simple at $49 per month plus $6 per person per month, as of October 20, 2026.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Oyster lists SOC 2, GDPR and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Gusto.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Oyster if you need
- Integration with Slack, Zapier or Workable. We haven't found them on Gusto's website.
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Review OysterThe facts
- What it does
- GustoPayroll, benefits, and HR all in one place.
- OysterHire, pay, and care in 180+ countries without setting up local offices
- Free plan
- GustoNot confirmed
- OysterNot confirmed
- Pricing
- GustoNot confirmed
- OysterPer employee, monthly
- Paid plans from
- Gusto
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Gusto
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- FreshBooks
- Expensify
- Hubstaff
- Clover
- Homebase
Only Oyster
- Slack
- Zapier
- Workable
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Gusto and Oyster yet.
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