# Gusto vs. BambooHR

> Gusto and BambooHR now sell overlapping payroll, benefits, time, hiring, and HR products to growing businesses, but they arrived from opposite directions. Gusto launched as ZenPayroll and layered people operations around the recurring payday workflow; BambooHR began as an employee system of record and later pulled payroll into its people-data platform. This head-to-head explains why that history still shapes each product, what buyers should test, and why the best choice depends less on a feature checklist than on which workflow the company cannot afford to disrupt.

## Achievements

- Gusto says it serves more than 500,000 businesses nationwide and processes tens of billions of dollars in payroll each year.
- BambooHR says it is trusted by more than 30,000 companies and supports millions of employees across 190 countries and 50 industries.
- Gusto expanded a payroll product into benefits, hiring, onboarding, time, talent, compliance, and employee financial tools.
- BambooHR expanded an HR system of record into payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance, compensation, analytics, and global employment options.
- Both companies now connect HR and payroll data to reduce duplicate entry and reconciliation work.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Gusto listed new payroll and benefits updates including automated FICA tip-credit support, voluntary benefits, and a more deeply integrated retirement experience.
- **2026-06** — BambooHR announced contractor management and time-and-attendance capabilities with shift scheduling as additions to its workforce platform.
- **2026-05** — BambooHR launched on-demand pay powered by Clair, embedded in BambooHR Payroll and its mobile app.
- **2026-04** — Gusto presented a spring showcase spanning nearly 75 updates across payroll, HR, benefits, time, and accountant tools.
- **2026-03** — BambooHR launched services including a managed payroll option in which specialists execute payroll inside the platform with customer review and approval.

## Links

- Website: https://gusto.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gustohq
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/gustohq
- GitHub: https://github.com/gusto
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bamboohr/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gustohq/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GustoHQ/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21