Gusto launches HR Partners add-on with fractional compliance support
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026 captures of Gusto's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New Gusto HR Partners add-on: fractional HR support for compliance, hiring and onboarding, available to eligible Plus and Premium customers; no price listed. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 2, 2026) lists Simple at $6, Solo at $6, Plus at $80, Premium at $180 and Tax-Advantaged Benefits at $200 per year.
It lands 7 days after Gusto's previous change, "Gusto drops Contractor Only plan, adds $85 Business Compliance add-on" (Oct 5, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Gusto launches limited-time free Contractor Only plan for 1099-only teams" (Sep 28, 2026) and "Gusto re-gates custom admin roles to Premium, bundles Next-Day pay into Plus and Premium" (Sep 7, 2026). Gusto has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Paychex and BambooHR also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Plus, Premium · Add-onAddedNo no priceno price
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus, Premium | Add-on | No no price | no price | Added |
Values as written on Gusto's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Gusto's pricing page (gusto.com) from Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where no price now appears.
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Gusto, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 2, 2026packagingGusto adds four NEXT-backed insurance lines, reframes workers' comp pricing
- Oct 26, 2026packagingGusto: Health insurance broker integration reworded (add your broker for plans Gusto can't support directly);…
- Oct 12, 2026packagingGusto launches HR Partners add-on with fractional compliance support · this change
- Oct 5, 2026packagingGusto drops Contractor Only plan, adds $85 Business Compliance add-on
- Sep 28, 2026packagingGusto launches limited-time free Contractor Only plan for 1099-only teams
- Sep 7, 2026packagingGusto re-gates custom admin roles to Premium, bundles Next-Day pay into Plus and Premium
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- PaychexNov 2Paychex extends Pay Nothing Until 2027 deal but cuts free months to five
- PaychexOct 19Paychex offers 6 months free, no payments until April 2027, through Oct. 31
- BambooHRJul 6BambooHR renames EOR add-on to Global Employment, swaps in Contractor Management
- BambooHRJul 3BambooHR: On-Demand Pay, Recognition & Rewards, Shift Scheduling added
- PaychexJun 2Paychex rebrands Select plan, strips feature lists from Pro tier
Questions about this change
Did Gusto raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on Gusto's pricing page between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026?
Plus, Premium add-on: No no price → no price, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Gusto change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Gusto in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Gusto drops Contractor Only plan, adds $85 Business Compliance add-on" on Oct 5, 2026; Gusto has been tracked since 2024-10-01.