Finance and accounting

Gusto alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

frappe/hrms8,521GPL-3.0Open-source HR and payroll system for managing employees, payroll runs, and HR processes.Open on GitHub horilla/horilla-hr1,313LGPL-2.1Free open source HR software providing employee records, time-off, and basic payroll functionality.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

licensed-broker health benefits administration and broker support
guaranteed tax filings and backed compliance services
access to Gusto's integrations and partner network
dedicated support and account advisory
scale-tested payroll infrastructure and uptime guarantees

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Gusto, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.