Nexa People vs Gusto
Both bring hiring, time and pay into one place for growing companies. The split is in where each one starts: Gusto is payroll-first, files payroll taxes for you and pays employees in a single country, while Nexa People runs AI-led hiring, biometric attendance and configurable multi-currency payroll as one flow.
In short
When Nexa People is the better fit
- Candidates are screened and interviewed by AI, by voice or text and in any language. Gusto's applicant tracker comes with the Plus and Premium plans, and their hiring pages do not mention AI interviewing.
- Attendance connects to biometric terminals and checks mobile punches against a geo-fence, a registered device or a selfie. Gusto's time tools use the browser, their app or a tablet kiosk.
- Payroll runs on rules you set, in more than one currency. Gusto's own payroll covers one country; employees elsewhere go through a partner employer-of-record service.
When Gusto is the better fit
If your whole team is paid in one country and you want payroll tax filings done for you, benefits in the same account and pricing you can read without a call, Gusto is the simpler, better-established choice.
Side by side
Nexa People and Gusto, feature by feature
Every Gusto row was read off their own published pages. Where those pages do not say, the row says so rather than guessing.
Recruiting
Applicant tracking
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- Add-onPlus and Premium plans, not Simple
AI interviews (voice or text)
- Nexa People
- YesAny language, via Nexa Recruiter
- Gusto
- Not statedNot mentioned on their hiring pages
AI candidate matching against the role
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- Not statedNot stated on their hiring pages
Hired candidate becomes an employee automatically
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- YesWithin their platform, on Plus and Premium
Time and attendance
Attendance and time tracking
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- Add-onPlus and Premium; add-on on Simple
Biometric terminals
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- Not statedTablet time kiosk; biometrics not stated
Mobile check-in with geo-fence and selfie check
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- PartialGPS location on clock-in; geo-fence and selfie not stated
Shifts and rosters
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- Add-onScheduling on Plus and Premium
Leave and time off
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- YesBasic on Simple; custom policies from Plus
Payroll
Payroll included with the platform
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- YesUnlimited payroll runs on every plan
Payroll tax filings and payments made for you
- Nexa People
- NoCalculates and deducts what you configure
- Gusto
- YesIncluded on every plan
Payroll in more than one country
- Nexa People
- YesTax rules set per payroll setup
- Gusto
- PartialSingle-country payroll; partner EOR elsewhere
Multi-currency pay rates
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- PartialStated for global contractor payments only
Pay calculated from approved attendance and leave
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- YesHours and time off sync to payroll
Platform
AI assistant over your HR data
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- YesGus, on web and mobile
AI agent that performs the task, with approval
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- YesVia connectors for outside AI assistants
Performance management
- Nexa People
- Yes
- Gusto
- Add-onPlus and Premium plans
Published per-employee pricing
- Nexa People
- NoQuoted per company
- Gusto
- Yes$49 / $80 / $180 a month + $6 / $12 / $22 per person
Gusto details last verified on 19 October 2026. Source: Gusto pricing and plan comparison, Gusto applicant tracking system, Gusto hiring and onboarding, Gusto time and attendance, Gusto Global, Gusto: Meet Gus, the AI-powered assistant, Gusto Help Center: Use Gus, Gusto: connector for AI assistants.
In practice
What those rows mean day to day
First-round interviews run themselves
Nexa Recruiter screens and matches candidates against the role, then interviews them by voice or text in the language they are comfortable in. Your team gets a transcript, a summary and a score with the evidence behind it, and a person makes the call. Gusto's applicant tracker posts jobs to the major boards and tracks applicants, but their pages do not describe AI interviewing.
Attendance that holds up for payroll
Fingerprint and face terminals push punches as they happen, and staff without a terminal check in from the mobile app against an approved network, a geo-fence or a registered device, with a selfie check where you need one. Gusto records clock-ins from the browser, their app or a tablet kiosk, with optional GPS location.
Attendance rules that reach the payslip
Each day is judged against the person's own shift, and your rules decide what a late, a half day or an absence costs. Payroll reads those flags and approved overtime directly, and every payslip shows its working line by line, so anyone can see why a number is what it is.
Pay in more than one currency
Keep separate payroll setups with their own schedule, tax slabs, overtime and deduction rules, and record exchange rates for payrolls in more than one currency. Gusto pays employees in one country and offers contractor payments abroad, with employees elsewhere handled by a partner employer-of-record service.
Fair view
Where Gusto is strong
Payroll taxes handled for you
Every Gusto plan files and pays payroll taxes on your behalf, at every level of government they cover. Nexa People calculates and deducts what you configure, but filing stays with you or your accountant.
Benefits in the same account
Health insurance administration with licensed advisors, retirement plans, workers' compensation and pre-tax accounts all sit next to payroll. For a single-country team that wants pay and benefits from one provider, that is a real convenience.
Pricing you can read, month to month
Their three plans are published with a base fee and a per-person rate, there is no long-term contract, and add-ons are priced on the same page. You can budget before you speak to anyone, which Nexa People does not currently offer.
Moving across
What switching actually involves
- 1
Bring your people across
Employee records, documents and leave balances import from a spreadsheet export, so you do not retype a directory you already have.
- 2
Run one payroll in parallel
Run a cycle in Nexa People alongside your current process and compare the two before anything depends on it. Agree who files payroll taxes before you switch, since Nexa People does not file them for you.
- 3
Add biometric terminals when you are ready
Existing fingerprint and face terminals connect with a company token, and mobile check-in covers anyone those terminals do not reach.
Questions
Common questions
- Does Gusto include applicant tracking?
- On the Plus and Premium plans. Their plan table lists job postings and the applicant tracker from Plus upwards, not on Simple. Nexa People includes recruitment from requisition to offer, and Nexa Recruiter adds AI screening and interviews.
- Can Gusto run payroll for employees in more than one country?
- Gusto's own payroll covers one country, with multi-state payroll from the Plus plan. They pay contractors in more than 120 countries, and route employees elsewhere through a partner employer-of-record service. Nexa People runs payroll on setups you configure, each with its own tax rules, in more than one currency.
- Does Nexa People file payroll taxes for me?
- No. Nexa People calculates tax from the slabs you set and deducts the lines you configure, and every payslip shows its working, but filing stays with you or your accountant. Gusto files and pays payroll taxes on every plan, which is a genuine advantage if you want that handled.
- Can either product interview candidates with AI?
- Nexa Recruiter runs first-round interviews by voice or text in any language and returns a score with the evidence behind it. Gusto's AI features answer payroll and HR questions and can prepare tasks for your approval, but their hiring pages do not mention AI interviewing.
- Does Nexa People publish its prices?
- Not yet. Gusto does, which helps if you want to budget without a conversation. Nexa People is quoted per company, so a short call is needed to get a number.
See it against your own payroll
A short walkthrough with your team size, your shifts and your pay rules, so the comparison stops being a table and starts being your numbers.