HR / Payroll

Build Your Own Gusto Alternative

Payroll, benefits, and HR platform for small businesses. You're paying ~$4,800/year for a team of 10. What if you owned it?

Reap analyzes Gusto, extracts every feature, finds competitors, and generates a phased build plan with AI-ready implementation prompts.

What Gusto does

Every feature below can be part of your custom build. You decide what matters -- skip the rest.

Full-service payroll processing
Benefits administration (health, dental, vision)
Tax filing and compliance
Employee onboarding
Time tracking and PTO management
HR tools and org charts
Contractor payments
Reporting and analytics

Why teams look for Gusto alternatives

These are the reasons people start searching for “Gusto alternative” in the first place.

Base price plus per-employee fees add up ($40/mo + $6/person/mo)

Limited international payroll support

Benefits options are constrained by their broker partnerships

The real cost of Gusto

SaaS subscriptions compound. A custom build is a one-time investment that pays for itself.

Keep paying Gusto

Per user/month$40.00
Team of 10/year$4,800
3-year total$14,400

Build your own

Estimated build cost~$3,840
Annual maintenance~$480
3-year total~$4,800

Save ~$9,600 over 3 years
Estimates based on a team of 10. Actual costs vary by scope and complexity.

How Reap works

Analyze

Reap scrapes the product, extracts features, pricing, and competitive landscape.

01

Prioritize

Mark what you actually need — must-haves, nice-to-haves, and features to skip.

02

Build

Get a phased blueprint with AI-ready prompts. Ship phase one in days, not months.

03

Ready to stop paying for Gusto?

Get a detailed blueprint with AI-ready prompts. Build exactly what your team needs -- nothing more.