Best Gusto Alternatives in 2026

Patriot Payroll

4.6

Affordable payroll software for small businesses.

Patriot Payroll handles payroll processing and tax filing for businesses with straightforward payroll needs. On the basic plan at $17/month plus $4...Read more →

• Full-service payroll processing with tax calculations
• Automated tax filing and compliance
• Direct deposit and employee self-service portal

Practice Ignition

4.6

Client engagement platform that automates proposals, payments, and workflows for professional services firms.

Practice Ignition covers the stretch between winning a client and getting paid by them. You build a proposal from an engagement letter template, send...Read more →

• Automated proposal generation with e-signatures
• Recurring payment processing and invoicing
• Workflow automation triggers to connected tools

Harvest

4.6

Time tracking and invoicing tool for service businesses.

Harvest is a time tracking tool with invoicing built on top of it. Each day, team members log hours against specific projects and clients; at billing...Read more →

• Billable hours tracking with project allocation
• Automated invoice generation from tracked time
• Project profitability analysis and reporting

Run Powered by ADP

4.6

Small business payroll platform from ADP.

Run Powered by ADP handles payroll, payroll tax calculations, filings, and year-end documents for small businesses. On a typical pay run, it...Read more →

• Automated payroll tax calculations and filings
• Direct deposit processing
• New hire reporting and compliance

Justworks

4.6

PEO and payroll platform for small businesses.

Justworks is a Professional Employer Organization that co-employs your small business clients, handling payroll runs, federal and state tax filings,...Read more →

• Automated payroll processing with tax compliance
• Multi-state benefits administration
• Workers' compensation management

SuiteDash

4.6

All-in-one business management platform with client portal, CRM, project management, invoicing, and file sharing.

SuiteDash bundles a client portal, CRM, project tracking, invoicing, and file sharing under one login and lets you slap your own branding on all of...Read more →

• Client portal with document sharing and collaboration
• Automated invoicing with payment processing
• Project time tracking with billing integration

OnPay

4.6

Simple payroll and HR platform for small businesses and their accountants.

OnPay runs payroll, files federal and state taxes, and administers benefits for small businesses under one login. Accountants get a separate...Read more →

• Automated payroll tax calculations and filings
• Workers' compensation insurance management
• Benefits administration with health insurance integration

Canopy

4.5

Practice management and client portal for tax and accounting firms

Canopy runs tax and accounting firms through a single dashboard covering client records, task workflows, document storage, and a client-facing...Read more →

• Tax-specific workflow automation with deadline tracking
• IRS transcript retrieval and tax resolution tools
• Client portal for secure document collection

TimeSolv

4.5

Cloud-based time tracking and billing for accounting and legal professionals.

TimeSolv captures billable hours through a cloud timer, then pushes those entries directly into LEDES-formatted invoices — the billing standard...Read more →

• Cloud-based time tracking with billable hour capture
• LEDES billing format compliance
• Trust accounting management

Financial Cents

4.5

Practice management software built specifically for accounting firms

Financial Cents runs workflow for small and mid-size accounting firms — tax prep cycles, monthly bookkeeping engagements, payroll recurring tasks —...Read more →

• Automated workflow engine for recurring tax and accounting engagements
• Deadline tracking and capacity planning for busy seasons
• Client portal for document collection and communication