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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $49.00 Per Month
$6.00 1 User per month
Gusto
Star Rating
(7,596)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $49.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansOkta
Star Rating
(1,127)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User per month
Browse all 2 pricing plansGusto 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
For small businesses or s-corps needing basic payroll.
- Full-service single-state payroll including W-2s and 1099s
- Basic support
- Employee profiles and self-service
Okta
Starter
$6.00
1 User per month
Starting your Identity journey? Put a strong foundation in place.
- Universal Directory
- Workflows - 5 flows
- Single Sign-On
Free Trial
Gusto
Free Trial is available
Okta
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.4
6,047
9.3
834
Ease of Use
9.5
6,248
9.3
856
Ease of Setup
9.3
4,947
8.9
366
Ease of Admin
9.3
2,178
9.1
188
Quality of Support
9.0
5,043
8.9
625
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
2,177
8.9
183
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
6,146
8.7
810
Features by Category
Core HR
8.8
894
Not enough data
9.0
896
Not enough data
8.0
786
Not enough data
8.6
838
Not enough data
8.8
853
Not enough data
8.7
853
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
472
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
2234
Not enough data
8.0
2044
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
2260
Not enough data
9.2
2264
Not enough data
8.9
2173
Not enough data
8.8
2229
Not enough data
9.1
2260
Not enough data
Authentication Options
Not enough data
9.3
451
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
431
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
293
Not enough data
9.2
284
Access Control Types
Not enough data
9.2
319
Not enough data
9.2
344
Not enough data
9.2
353
Not enough data
9.0
255
Not enough data
9.0
270
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
281
Not enough data
9.2
320
Not enough data
9.1
273
Not enough data
9.1
340
Not enough data
9.2
319
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
322
Not enough data
9.2
286
Not enough data
9.2
320
Not enough data
9.0
260
Not enough data
8.9
254
Not enough data
8.9
250
Not enough data
9.0
267
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
9.2
95
|
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
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
85
|
Verified
Employee Self Service
9.5
5044
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
4607
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
4667
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
9.4
4872
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
4546
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
5010
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
4420
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4624
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
4154
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
4348
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4522
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4531
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
9.3
4789
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4667
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
4068
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
4096
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
4151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3899
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
4539
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4546
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
4709
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
4429
|
Verified
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
9.0
1353
Not enough data
8.9
1310
Not enough data
8.4
1215
Not enough data
9.0
1318
Not enough data
9.0
1304
Not enough data
9.2
1337
Not enough data
9.0
1272
Not enough data
8.8
1249
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
9.0
1353
Not enough data
8.9
1310
Not enough data
8.4
1215
Not enough data
9.0
1318
Not enough data
9.0
1304
Not enough data
9.2
1337
Not enough data
9.0
1272
Not enough data
9.1
926
Not enough data
8.8
1249
Not enough data
8.5
1057
Not enough data
8.3
974
Not enough data
8.9
1039
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
837
Not enough data
7.2
834
Not enough data
7.1
829
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
2234
Not enough data
8.0
2044
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
2260
Not enough data
9.2
2264
Not enough data
8.9
2173
Not enough data
8.8
2229
Not enough data
9.1
2260
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
8.8
32
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
6.7
14
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
75
Not enough data
9.6
76
Not enough data
9.4
66
Platform Basics
8.5
183
Not enough data
9.2
190
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.8
187
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
179
Not enough data
8.4
174
Not enough data
8.1
171
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
157
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
176
Not enough data
9.2
181
Not enough data
9.6
223
Not enough data
9.4
177
Not enough data
9.5
217
Not enough data
9.3
203
Type
Not enough data
9.0
143
Not enough data
9.3
172
Reporting
Not enough data
9.1
157
Not enough data
9.2
156
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.2
44
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
9.0
45
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
9.2
46
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
9.1
44
Platform Basics
9.2
772
Not enough data
9.2
776
Not enough data
Platform Administration
8.6
711
Not enough data
9.1
752
Not enough data
9.0
761
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
9.0
755
Not enough data
8.4
651
Not enough data
9.1
733
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
7.6
241
Not enough data
7.9
243
Not enough data
7.8
243
Not enough data
7.9
245
Not enough data
8.0
246
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.7
1146
Not enough data
9.1
1165
Not enough data
9.2
1163
Not enough data
8.4
1082
Not enough data
8.7
1093
Not enough data
8.6
1086
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.2
1141
Not enough data
8.7
1091
Not enough data
8.5
1063
Not enough data
8.9
1107
Not enough data
9.1
1128
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.4
1015
Not enough data
8.7
1055
Not enough data
8.8
1042
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
2234
Not enough data
8.0
2044
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
2260
Not enough data
9.2
2264
Not enough data
8.9
2173
Not enough data
8.8
2229
Not enough data
9.1
2260
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.0
992
Not enough data
9.0
1084
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 and Okta share no categories
Unique Categories
Gusto is categorized as Contractor Payments, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Core HR, Payroll, and Contractor Management
Okta is categorized as Cloud Directory Services, Zero Trust Networking, Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), Other Development, Identity and Access Management (IAM), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, Single Sign-On (SSO), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions, and AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Gusto
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Okta
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.6%
Computer Software
5.3%
Accounting
5.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Other
74.6%
Computer Software
18.2%
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Financial Services
6.3%
Internet
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
3.8%
Other
51.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is there an app for Gusto payroll?
4 Comments
MM
Yes it’s gusto wallet but it’s used by employees or payees not payroll provider.
Read 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
What is Gusto used for?
2 Comments
PP
Gusto is payroll software. Online Payroll & HR Solutions etc.Gusto handles payments to employees and contractors and also handles paperwork necessary to help...Read more
Is there a way to access your applications on a mobile device?
5 Comments
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
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
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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