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Deel VS Gusto

As of 30 October 2026, Gusto is named by 120 companies and Deel by 128; Deel skews to companies under 200 people (52% vs 77%), Gusto to companies over 1,000 (3% vs 13%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Deel's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Gusto rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Deel: 2–200 employees
52%
Gusto: 2–200 employees
77%
Deel: 1,000+ employees
13%
Gusto: 1,000+ employees
3%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.9 · 1.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
128companies name Deel
120companies name Gusto
0name both
632 · 202postings in 90 days, Deel · Gusto
02Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentDeelshareGustoshareLeans
Self-employed54%54%even
2-10 employees129%3630%Gusto
11-50 employees2318%3529%Gusto
51-200 employees3124%2118%Deel
201-500 employees2822%1210%Deel
501-1000 employees129%87%Deel
1001-5000 employees129%33%Deel
5001-10000 employees32%––outside top 12
10,001+ employees22%––outside top 12
By industry
SegmentDeelshareGustoshareLeans
Technology & software7760%3630%Deel
Business & finance services2419%4235%Gusto
Manufacturing & industry75%98%Gusto
Public, community & associations54%87%Gusto
Consumer services & leisure54%33%even
Commerce & trade22%22%even
Health care22%33%even
Hospitality & travel22%22%even
Media & content22%54%Gusto
Transport, logistics & rental11%22%even
Utilities & infrastructure11%––outside top 12
Property & construction––65%outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentDeelshareGustoshareLeans
United States8768%10688%Gusto
United Kingdom1713%65%Deel
Germany65%11%Deel
Australia32%22%even
Belgium22%––outside top 12
Brazil22%11%even
Canada22%––outside top 12
France22%11%even
United Arab Emirates11%11%even
Austria11%––outside top 12
IS11%––outside top 12
Italy11%––outside top 12
BD––11%outside top 12
South Africa––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentDeelshareGustoshareLeans
Software engineering18226%62%Deel
IT operations & business systems11016%––outside top 12
Data & AI9313%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting8713%17161%Gusto
Human resources8112%5118%Gusto
Product, program & project management365%41%Deel
Sales132%104%even
Customer service & success81%41%even
General management & consulting81%52%even
Engineering (non-software)61%––outside top 12
Logistics warehouse and transport61%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications61%31%even
Administration & office––62%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
Education & training––10%outside top 12
Hospitality and food service––10%outside top 12
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Gusto is named by 120 companies in job postings and Deel by 128; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/deel-vs-gusto)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Deel vs Gusto: questions

Which is more used, Deel or Gusto?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Deel (128) over Gusto (120). By website-and-DNS footprint, Gusto (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Deel?

52% of Deel companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 77% for Gusto. 13% of Deel companies have over 1,000 employees, against 3% for Gusto.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Deel in marketing and Gusto in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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