Payroll Integration

Gusto + Peoplifi: HRIS Plus US Payroll, Synced Both Ways

Gusto runs your US payroll, Peoplifi runs everything else: HR records, performance reviews, time tracking, and onboarding. The Peoplifi → Gusto integration syncs employees, pay rates, time worked, and PTO usage so payroll runs end-to-end without copy-paste. Most customers save 4 to 8 hours per pay cycle with the integration enabled.

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How it works

  1. Admin connects Gusto via OAuth from Settings → Integrations → Gusto
  2. Peoplifi pulls your existing Gusto employees and matches them to Peoplifi profiles by email
  3. Going forward, new Peoplifi hires push to Gusto with their start date, pay rate, and W-4 elections
  4. Each pay period, Peoplifi pushes hours worked and PTO usage to Gusto so the payroll run is pre-populated
  5. After Gusto runs payroll, paystub PDFs and amounts sync back to Peoplifi for the system-of-record view

Features

✓Two-way employee sync (create / update / terminate)
✓Automatic time-worked push to Gusto each pay period
✓PTO balance sync with Gusto policies
✓Pay-rate change orchestration: change in Peoplifi, syncs to Gusto
✓Paystub mirror in Peoplifi for employees
✓Compatible with Gusto Simple, Plus, and Premium tiers
✓Concierge onboarding for the first sync (Business plan)

Setup Guide

  1. In Peoplifi → Settings → Integrations → Gusto, click Connect to Gusto
  2. Sign in as your Gusto admin and approve the OAuth scopes
  3. Map Peoplifi pay schedules to Gusto pay schedules
  4. Map Peoplifi PTO policies to Gusto PTO policies
  5. Run a sync and verify employee match status — fix any unmatched rows
  6. Enable per-period auto-push of time worked

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Peoplifi replace Gusto for US payroll?

Most customers keep Gusto for US tax filing because of its deep state-by-state coverage. Peoplifi sits on top as the system of record for HR, time, and reviews. The integration removes the manual data entry between the two.

Can we use Peoplifi for international employees and Gusto for US?

Yes — that is one of the most common patterns. Peoplifi handles non-US employees natively and pushes US employees' time and pay-rate updates to Gusto for filing.

How frequently does the sync run?

Employee changes sync within 5 minutes. Time-worked hours push at the end of each pay period or on demand. Paystubs sync back within 30 minutes of Gusto running payroll.

What if an employee is terminated in Peoplifi?

Peoplifi flags the employee as terminated in Gusto with the correct effective date so the final payroll run includes them. Manual confirmation is required for severance or final-pay edge cases.

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