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Gusto
Gusto
(8,012)
4.6 out of 5
Gusto
By Gusto
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Okta
Okta
(1,163)
4.5 out of 5
Okta
By Okta
At a Glance
Gusto
Gusto
Star Rating
(8,012)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $49.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Okta
Okta
Star Rating
(1,163)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User per month
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Gusto vs Okta

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Gusto easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Gusto overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Gusto meets the needs of their business better than Okta.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Gusto is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Gusto over Okta.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Gusto
Simple Plan
Starting at $49.00
Per Month
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Okta
Starter
$6.00
1 User per month
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Free Trial
Gusto
Free Trial is available
Okta
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
6,235
9.3
856
Ease of Use
9.5
6,440
9.3
878
Ease of Setup
9.3
5,116
8.9
389
Ease of Admin
9.3
2,209
9.1
192
Quality of Support
9.0
5,202
8.9
642
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
2,207
8.9
187
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
6,314
8.7
832
Features by Category
Core HRHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.6
2,552
Not enough data
Core HR
8.8
899
Not enough data
9.0
907
Not enough data
8.1
792
Not enough data
8.6
842
Not enough data
8.8
859
Not enough data
8.7
862
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
472
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
2237
Not enough data
8.0
2046
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
2267
Not enough data
9.2
2272
Not enough data
8.9
2178
Not enough data
8.8
2239
Not enough data
9.1
2263
Not enough data
Single Sign-On (SSO)Hide 23 FeaturesShow 23 Features
Not enough data
9.1
497
Authentication Options
Not enough data
9.3
461
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
9.2
439
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
9.2
296
Not enough data
9.2
285
Access Control Types
Not enough data
9.2
321
Not enough data
9.2
345
Not enough data
9.2
355
Not enough data
9.0
257
Not enough data
9.0
271
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
284
Not enough data
9.2
321
Not enough data
9.1
276
Not enough data
9.1
345
Not enough data
9.2
320
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
323
Not enough data
9.2
287
Not enough data
9.2
321
Not enough data
9.0
261
Not enough data
8.9
255
Not enough data
8.9
251
Not enough data
9.0
268
User Provisioning and Governance ToolsHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
9.1
128
User on/off Boarding
Not enough data
9.1
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
86
|
Verified
User Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
80
|
Verified
Governance
Not enough data
9.0
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
83
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
86
|
Verified
PayrollHide 23 FeaturesShow 23 Features
9.1
5,542
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
9.5
5105
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
4631
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
4693
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
9.4
4936
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
4575
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
5041
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
4432
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4640
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
4155
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
4358
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4528
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4535
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
9.3
4815
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4691
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
4080
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
4104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
4156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3899
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
4558
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4558
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
4761
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4435
|
Verified
Not enough data
Benefits AdministrationHide 31 FeaturesShow 31 Features
8.7
2,584
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
9.0
1357
Not enough data
8.9
1312
Not enough data
8.4
1217
Not enough data
9.0
1323
Not enough data
9.0
1305
Not enough data
9.2
1343
Not enough data
9.0
1275
Not enough data
8.8
1250
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
9.0
1357
Not enough data
8.9
1312
Not enough data
8.4
1217
Not enough data
9.0
1323
Not enough data
9.0
1305
Not enough data
9.2
1343
Not enough data
9.0
1275
Not enough data
9.1
928
Not enough data
8.8
1250
Not enough data
8.5
1058
Not enough data
8.3
975
Not enough data
8.9
1040
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
838
Not enough data
7.2
835
Not enough data
7.1
830
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
2237
Not enough data
8.0
2046
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
2267
Not enough data
9.2
2272
Not enough data
8.9
2178
Not enough data
8.8
2239
Not enough data
9.1
2263
Not enough data
Zero Trust NetworkingHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
8.9
41
Network Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.1
33
Security
Not enough data
9.3
35
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
9.2
37
Identity Management
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.2
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Cloud Directory ServicesHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.5
87
Access Control
Not enough data
9.3
60
Not enough data
9.4
63
Not enough data
9.4
65
Not enough data
9.3
55
Administration
Not enough data
9.5
60
Not enough data
9.5
59
Not enough data
9.4
54
Not enough data
9.4
69
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
76
Not enough data
9.6
77
Not enough data
9.4
66
Contractor ManagementHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.6
198
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.5
183
Not enough data
9.2
191
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.8
189
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
Platform Functionality
9.1
184
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
8.8
177
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.4
174
Not enough data
8.1
171
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
157
Not enough data
Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
9.3
116
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
58
Not enough data
9.1
56
Not enough data
9.2
99
|
Verified
AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Identity and Access Management (IAM)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
9.2
274
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
179
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.5
238
Not enough data
9.4
179
Not enough data
9.5
231
Not enough data
9.3
212
Type
Not enough data
9.1
142
Not enough data
9.3
173
Reporting
Not enough data
9.1
156
Not enough data
9.2
155
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.2
44
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
9.0
47
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
9.1
43
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Contractor PaymentsHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
9.0
827
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
773
Not enough data
9.2
778
Not enough data
Platform Administration
8.6
711
Not enough data
9.1
754
Not enough data
9.0
762
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
9.0
757
Not enough data
8.4
651
Not enough data
9.1
734
Not enough data
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remediation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
RecruitingHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Talent Acquisition SuitesHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
AWS MarketplaceHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
OnboardingHide 29 FeaturesShow 29 Features
8.6
2,511
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
7.6
240
Not enough data
7.9
242
Not enough data
7.8
243
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.0
246
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.7
1148
Not enough data
9.1
1171
Not enough data
9.2
1167
Not enough data
8.4
1085
Not enough data
8.8
1098
Not enough data
8.6
1091
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.2
1146
Not enough data
8.7
1091
Not enough data
8.5
1064
Not enough data
8.9
1110
Not enough data
9.1
1131
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.4
1018
Not enough data
8.7
1057
Not enough data
8.8
1041
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
2237
Not enough data
8.0
2046
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
2267
Not enough data
9.2
2272
Not enough data
8.9
2178
Not enough data
8.8
2239
Not enough data
9.1
2263
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.0
992
Not enough data
9.0
1094
Not enough data
Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) SolutionsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lifecycle & Provisioning - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access, Authentication & Authorization - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility, Governance & Compliance - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Gusto
Gusto
Okta
Okta
Gusto and Okta share no categories
Unique Categories
Gusto
Okta
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Gusto
Gusto
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
84.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0.6%
Okta
Okta
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
52.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
39.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Gusto
Gusto
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.5%
Computer Software
5.3%
Accounting
5.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Other
74.6%
Okta
Okta
Computer Software
18.4%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Financial Services
6.2%
Internet
4.6%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Other
51.6%
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Rippling
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Paycor
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Paylocity
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Okta
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CyberArk Workforce Identity
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OneLogin
OneLogin
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Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
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Discussions
Gusto
Gusto Discussions
Is there an app for Gusto payroll?
4 Comments
Michael M.
MM
Yes it’s gusto wallet but it’s used by employees or payees not payroll provider. Read more
Is gusto payroll safe?
3 Comments
Samuel D.
SD
Yes, it is secureRead more
Why doesn't Gusto take responsibility and rectify the pay problems that they have caused?
2 Comments
Official Response from Gusto
Hi there, we see you've been in touch with several customer support advocates and managers to help go through the situation as well as provide options for...Read more
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Okta
Okta Discussions
Is there a way to access your applications on a mobile device?
5 Comments
Erin C.
EC
There is an Okta Mobile app from which you can access your work applications, but it requires a little extra setup and not all organization use it....Read more
How many applications?
2 Comments
Graham P.
GP
Doesn’t it always, though? ;-) Key factors to consider aside from number of applications you’d want to streamline access to via SSO for would be: -How...Read more
Does Okta have a plugin for integration with Spring Boot and Spring Security?
2 Comments
Uday Pratap S.
US
Spring security plugin is available to do user management, take a look at it https://bintray.com/grails/plugins/spring-security-core/viewRead more
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