Gusto vs Oracle Taleo comparison

Gusto and Oracle are both solutions in the Benefits Administration category. Gusto is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.0, while Oracle is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.0. Gusto holds a 1.0% mindshare in BA, compared to Oracle’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Gusto users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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80% willing to recommend

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84% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Oracle Taleo and Gusto compete in the HR management sector. Oracle Taleo has an advantage in enterprise applications, while Gusto suits small to medium-sized businesses due to its simplicity and affordability.

Features: Oracle Taleo provides recruitment, onboarding, and performance assessment tools, offering customization and integration options. In contrast, Gusto offers payroll, benefits administration, and compliance management, known for its intuitive interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Taleo's deployment may require significant resources and IT support, making it challenging for smaller organizations. Gusto's cloud-based model focuses on ease and speed, with customer service praised for quick assistance and straightforward setup, suitable for businesses without extensive IT resources.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Taleo generally has higher initial setup costs due to its extensive feature set and customization but provides substantial ROI for enterprises seeking a comprehensive talent management system. Gusto offers an uncomplicated pricing structure, attractive to smaller businesses with tight budgets, providing satisfactory ROI through swift implementation and efficient payroll processing.

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Categories and Ranking

Gusto

Ranking in Benefits Administration

11th

Ranking in Talent Management

16th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Taleo

Ranking in Benefits Administration

10th

Ranking in Talent Management

9th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of Gusto is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Taleo is 2.2%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Benefits Administration

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Mimi Evans

Owner/Operator at Fearless Bookkeeping Services LLC

Simple to use solution that offers a lot; gives employees the option to get cash advances

I think it's great that it syncs with QuickBooks Online and any payroll software that syncs with QuickBooks Online is great. My issue with their syncing was that every single account for a deduction went to a liability account, but not a lot of businesses run that way. As of September, they did not have the ability for me to put an employee's deduction for benefits in anything but a liability account; which made it not difficult, but added a manual step to the syncing of the entering of our payroll between Gusto and QuickBooks Online. I would also like for the tech support to be more responsive. Gusto also advertises their health benefits, but they don't do a good job of explaining why it's a better option to go through them. I think there's more communication that could be done on that. I also think that there are some HR benefits that they could be offering to these lower plans, without having to go to the Premium Plan. I think that that's something that they should consider in the future.

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Prasan Edirisinghe

Associate Architect-Technology at Virtusa Global

Industry-standard stack enables better load handling for large-scale companies

With Taleo, I experience two limitations. First, it only supports soft calls with a daily limit, which is a concern. The other limitation is that it feels outdated, and I cannot compare certain things or implement some automations that require a lot of manual intervention when initiating, generating, and calculating offers.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I appreciated the templates that they offered for new hires and onboarding."

"I like the payroll part. We also use documents and forms whenever we hire, such as a new hire form for each state, and we like that as well."

"Gusto is a really good payroll solution for small businesses."

"The advantage I see is the presence of the industrial Taleo stack, which is beneficial for large-scale companies handling a higher load."

"The solution's most valuable features are the OCR, single source of truth, and simplicity of the workflows."

"Performance and goal management are good to have, based on certain client requirements where the user base isn't too large, but the most workable domain of Taleo is the recruiting module."

"The Talent Acquisition and Headhunting features are good."

"Oracle Taleo's integration capabilities are good."

"The product remains stable, and Oracle is investing further to improve and enhance it."

"The solution offers good benefits for administrators."

"ATS is used to track candidates. We've used it for job requisitions, getting candidates for those requisitions, moving them through different interview stages, and then handling their onboarding process."

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Cons

"In the beginning, their support was top-notch. And then around the beginning of 2022, and end of 2021, their support tanked. We used to get responses in the beginning within one to two business days, and towards the end, we were getting responses in one to two business weeks."

"Their enrollment e-signature, enrollment forms, and other documents need a lot of work. Once we fill in the information, we cannot go back and change any of that. It's a time-taking process. If there is any mistake in the document and if we need to go and change a specific field in the form, it's not possible. We have to redo the entire form."

"My experience with Gusto's customer support sometimes shows they're not responsive, and they have definitely made mistakes in the past."

"The pricing could be improved."

"It only supports soft calls with a daily limit, which is a concern."

"Oracle Taleo felt a bit outdated, and we didn't use it for every step of the candidate process. We mainly used it to track job IDs, create job requisitions, and add candidates when making an offer. It wasn't very user-friendly for moving candidates through different stages of the recruitment lifecycle."

"In terms of Oracle Taleo as a product, there are a lot of things which can be developed; most feedback which I have heard from customers is about the dashboard and the home page, both of which are quite basic."

"The solution should be more intuitive and user-friendly when navigating the different pages within Oracle."

"The bulk recruitment feature does not work well."

"With Taleo, I experience two limitations. First, it only supports soft calls with a daily limit, which is a concern. The other limitation is that it feels outdated, and I cannot compare certain things or implement some automations that require a lot of manual intervention when initiating, generating, and calculating offers."

"I don't see very valuable features in this product because it has an old way of interpreting ATS. It should be more flexible in managing datasets and data searches. The screening data is a long process in Taleo."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Whether you pay annually or on some other payment schedule depends on the license model you choose. Typically, clients pay a yearly subscription."

"Oracle Taleo is an expensive solution."

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Gusto?

I wish Gusto's customer support was better for improvements. My experience with Gusto's customer support sometimes shows they're not responsive, and they have definitely made mistakes in the past.

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What advice do you have for others considering Gusto?

I would say, relative to another payroll solution, running payroll with Gusto probably costs half the price and saves us 5 to 10 hours a month. I would say Gusto is a really good payroll solution f...

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What is your primary use case for Gusto?

Our main use case for Gusto is for payroll, and we pay our US employees through it. Gusto helps with our payroll process because we use it for tax filings and benefits.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Taleo?

It would be beneficial if Oracle Taleo included AI-based CV screening, rather than just keyword matches. This would enhance the precision of candidate selection. Additionally, no-code automation fo...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Taleo?

As an HR professional focused on talent acquisition, I primarily use Oracle Taleo for managing the talent side and hiring processes. I explore Oracle Taleo's capabilities as part of my assignments ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Taleo?

I would rate Oracle Taleo a seven out of ten. Oracle Taleo is more suitable for a bigger SME size business, whereas start-ups and enterprises might find other tools to offer better customization an...

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Also Known As

ZenPayroll

Taleo, SonicRecruit

Overview

Gusto provides payroll, benefits and HR to modern companies, by handling payments to employees and contractors and also electronically handling the paperwork necessary to help companies comply with tax, labor, and immigration laws.

Gusto

The Oracle Taleo Cloud Service enables enterprises and midsize businesses to recruit top performers with the right cloud talent skills, aligning them to key goals and performance while developing and compensating them appropriately. The industry's broadest cloud-based talent management platform, Oracle Taleo Cloud Service collects relevant information throughout the employee's entire lifecycle, empowering HR, managers, and employees to leverage their cloud talent to drive improved performance and business success.

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