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Gusto
US payroll, benefits, and the first-hire desk. Published pricing. Not a global EOR platform.
QuickBooks Online
The default US ledger. Workforce payroll is a separate subscription. Do not conflate them.
Xero
Clean US ledger with unlimited users. Pair payroll separately. Prices rise October 1, 2026.
HubSpot CRM
A free CRM that becomes a platform. Stay on free or Starter until a named paid feature is the leak.
Pipedrive
A CRM that looks like a pipeline. Growth is the small-team plan. Lite is a trial of discipline.