How to Export Data from the Gusto API to Warehouses and BI Tools

While Gusto provides robust payroll and HR software solutions, the businesses that use it often need to combine Gusto data with information from other systems—such as accounting platforms or project management tools—to gain a comprehensive view of employee costs, productivity, and overall financial performance.

Dataddo’s Gusto connector makes it easy to integrate Gusto data with analytics tools, databases, and other business systems. Whether you need to export payroll data from Gusto for advanced analysis, or import processed data back into Gusto, Dataddo enables reliable, automated data flows without the need for complex coding or manual work.

Why use Dataddo to connect Gusto to your other tools? Here are 8 reasons.

1. Automated Connections, Full Pipeline Management

Manually downloading reports from Gusto and uploading them to other systems can be a time sink and introduces a lot of room for error. Dataddo solves this problem by automating connections between Gusto and your preferred tools, syncing data as often as every five minutes.

Moreover, API changes won't break your data connections because Dataddo's engineering team proactively monitors and maintains all connections behind the curtain.

2. Connectors for All Your Cloud-Based Tools

Dataddo supports a wide range of connectors, allowing you to integrate Gusto with various BI tools (like Tableau or Looker Studio), data warehouses (such as Snowflake or BigQuery), or other business systems (e.g., QuickBooks, HubSpot, or Salesforce).

Our platform also supports hundreds of other apps for HR, finance, marketing, and sales. This means you can consolidate all your business data—not just from Gusto—in one place for unified analysis.

Need something unique? We create custom connectors upon request in about 2 weeks.

3. Coding Is Completely Optional

Setting up data pipelines with Dataddo doesn’t require technical skills. With our intuitive interface, anyone can connect Gusto to their destination systems in just a few minutes.

For more advanced users, Dataddo offers customization options such as SQL-based transformations, as well as direct access to our full REST API, providing flexibility for complex use cases.

4. ETL/ELT, Reverse ETL, Database Replication

Dataddo supports all key integration types: ETL/ELT, database replication, reverse ETL, event-based integrations and webhooks, and direct connections of cloud apps with business intelligence tools. 

For developers of data products like CDPs, Dataddo offers headless data integration.

5. Rich Features for Data Quality

Dataddo has a number of inbuilt data quality features. These include rule-based anomaly detection, a Data Quality Firewall, date and format harmonization, error notifications, and detailed connection logs.

These features give you the confidence that your Gusto data is exported reliably and is analytics-ready.

6. No Compromises on Security and Compliance

Dataddo is SOC 2 Type II certified and compliant with all important data privacy laws and regulations, including ISO 27001, GDPR and DORA in Europe, CCPA and HIPAA in the United States, and LGPD in Brazil.

Dataddo also automatically detects potentially sensitive fields, and allows them to either be excluded from extractions, or hashed upon export. This keeps sensitive data out of downstream systems and helps you stay compliant.

7. Scalable, Predictable Pricing

Dataddo’s pricing is predictable and based on the number of *data flows you use, not the number of rows extracted.

*A data flow is the connection between a source and its destination. For example, a connection between Google Ads and Google BigQuery would count as one flow.

This guarantees that you'll always know what you're paying!

8. Five-Star Client Support

Dataddo’s support team and Solutions Architects are always available to assist with onboarding, troubleshooting, or custom implementations. If your business has unique needs, Dataddo offers tailored support packages and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to guarantee a smooth data integration experience.

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Conclusion: Why Dataddo for Gusto?

Using Dataddo to connect Gusto with your analytics, accounting, and operational tools enables smoother data integration for deeper insights into payroll and HR performance.

Whether you need to combine Gusto data with data other systems, automate reporting workflows, or import custom data into Gusto, Dataddo provides a reliable, scalable, and secure solution.