Is Gusto or SAP Concur better?

Neither clearly leads. Gusto starts at $49/month and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Gusto or SAP Concur?

Gusto starts at $49/month and SAP Concur at $29/month.

Does Gusto or SAP Concur run on more platforms?

Gusto runs on Web. SAP Concur runs on Web, Ios, Android.

What is Gusto best used for?

Gusto is most often used for payroll processing, benefits administration, tax compliance, employee onboarding. Of those, payroll processing and benefits administration are not what SAP Concur is typically brought in for.

What can Gusto do that SAP Concur cannot?

Gusto covers Automated payroll, Tax filing, Benefits administration, Time tracking. SAP Concur covers Expense management, Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics.

All industries · head to head

Gusto vs SAP Concur

Gusto

All industries

The people platform for small businesses

From: $49/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

SAP Concur

Accounting & Finance

Travel, expense, and invoice management

From: $29/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Gusto customer service can be slow and unresponsive to issues; SAP Concur listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing
They diverge on capability: Gusto covers Automated payroll, SAP Concur covers Expense management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gusto and SAP Concur actually diverge.

Attributes where Gusto and SAP Concur differ
Attribute	Gusto	SAP Concur
Starting price	$49/month	$29/month
Pricing model	Unknown	subscription
Platforms	Web	Web, Ios, Android
Category	All industries	Accounting & Finance
Founded	2011	1993

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Gusto

Automated payroll
Tax filing
Benefits administration
Time tracking
Employee onboarding
HR compliance
Workers' comp
401(k) management

Only in SAP Concur

Expense management
Travel booking
Invoice processing
Spend analytics
Policy compliance
SAP
Oracle
Workday

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Gusto

Payroll processingnot SAP Concur
Benefits administrationnot SAP Concur
Tax compliancenot SAP Concur
Employee onboardingnot SAP Concur
Time trackingnot SAP Concur

SAP Concur

Enterprise expense managementnot Gusto
Corporate travelnot Gusto
Invoice processingnot Gusto

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Gusto

Customer service can be slow and unresponsive to issues
Weak reporting capabilities, cannot export data to spreadsheets for analysis
Support staff lacks deep payroll expertise and knowledge
Rehired employees do not have settings reset, causing manual cleanup work
City tax handling requires additional monitoring and monitoring
Onboarding can have issues with bank account verification and tax registration

SAP Concur

Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

Pricing, plan by plan

Gusto

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Gusto review.

SAP Concur

$29/month

Professional$8/month
- Expense reporting
- Receipt capture
- Approvals
Premium$12/month
- Travel booking
- Invoice management
- Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Gusto if

You need automated payroll.
You also want tax filing.

Gusto review

Choose SAP Concur if

You need expense management.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want travel booking.

SAP Concur review

Questions people ask

Is Gusto or SAP Concur better?: Neither clearly leads. Gusto starts at $49/month and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gusto or SAP Concur?: Gusto starts at $49/month and SAP Concur at $29/month.
Does Gusto or SAP Concur run on more platforms?: Gusto runs on Web. SAP Concur runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Gusto best used for?: Gusto is most often used for payroll processing, benefits administration, tax compliance, employee onboarding. Of those, payroll processing and benefits administration are not what SAP Concur is typically brought in for.
What can Gusto do that SAP Concur cannot?: Gusto covers Automated payroll, Tax filing, Benefits administration, Time tracking. SAP Concur covers Expense management, Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Gusto: What is Gusto's starting price?

Gusto starts at $49 per month plus $6 per person. The company also offers a Contractor-only plan for $35 per month plus $6 per contractor.

Source

Gusto: Does Gusto include unlimited payroll runs?

Yes, all Gusto plans include unlimited payroll runs at no extra charge, including off-cycle payrolls.

Source

Gusto: What core features are included in Gusto?

All plans include payroll processing, tax administration, digital onboarding, benefits enrollment, time tracking, performance management, and next-day direct deposit for most plans.

Source

Gusto: Does Gusto support integrations?

Yes, Gusto integrates with accounting software, applicant tracking systems, benefits providers, time-tracking tools, and other business platforms to reduce data entry.

Source

Gusto vs SAP Concur

Gusto

SAP Concur

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Gusto

Only in SAP Concur

What people use each for

Gusto

SAP Concur

Where each one falls short

Gusto

SAP Concur

Pricing, plan by plan

Gusto

SAP Concur

Which should you pick?

Choose Gusto if

Choose SAP Concur if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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