Gusto helps modern business owners build incredible workplaces by providing access to simple, automated payroll, benefits, onboarding, and HR tools — all in one, easy-to-use people platform.

Tens of thousands of tech companies and startups rely on Gusto as their people platform. Gusto enables startups to manage their payroll, HR, benefits, health insurance, remote hiring and onboarding, new state business registration, domestic and international contractors, and R&D tax credits - all from one centralized platform.

Gusto takes care of the fine print, so you don’t have to. Gusto automatically calculates, pays, and files your federal, state and local payroll taxes, as well as W-2s, 1099s, and new Plus, Gusto handles the state and local paperwork when you need to file payroll taxes in a new state - whether you’re hiring someone across the U.S. or your employee is moving stateside.

Built by startup founders, for startup founders. As startup founders themselves, Gusto’s leadership team understands what startups need from their payroll and people platform to quickly scale. More than 500 graduates of Y Combinator have chosen Gusto to date.

Gusto helps startups and tech companies access vital funding through tax credits. Tech companies and startups are prime candidates for federal R&D tax credits. But in the past, they’ve only been available to large companies and public accounting firms. Through Ardius, a Gusto company, we’re democratizing access to tax credits for startups and tech companies of all sizes - with some businesses securing as much as $380k in funding for their day-to-day research and development.

Gusto helps you access talent from around the world. Gusto helps manage cross-border payments to contractors in nearly 100 countries and counting.

Gusto helps you care for your people. Take care of your employees, so they can take care of your business. Gusto handles health insurance administration, while giving your employees easy access to spending and savings accounts and early direct deposit through the Gusto wallet app.

Need help? Get stellar support and expert advice on payroll, benefits, insurance, and people operations by phone, email, or chat.

You get the office size and location you want with the most flexible terms on the market. All our locations are private, turnkey, and lease-free. Everything is taken care of: you'll have coffee/tea, fast wifi, standard furniture, whiteboards, and a dedicated success manager. You can grow within our Space Network whenever it's the right time for you to get more days/week in-person, move to a larger space, or expand to more cities. Office-as-a-service.

As an SVB client, you are eligible for 25% off your first-year subscription when you pay annually as well as waived implementation fees.

Offer is available to global SVB customers.