Paycom vs. symplr Talent Management Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paycom
Score 7.4 out of 10
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Paycom supports HR and payroll with automated, employee-first technology that supports every stage of employment. Its single database enables seamless data management, to reduce errors, endless data entry and time-consuming administrative tasks.N/A
symplr Talent Management Solutions
Score 7.2 out of 10
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symplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Considered Both Products
Paycom
Chose Paycom
Paycom has many more features and is far superior to these.
Chose Paycom
Paycom is what was in place when I started this job.
Chose Paycom
Paycor was our previous provider, and we had an incredible amount of issues. There was so much manual work to keep information correct, and the flow of information was tedious. Paycom had all of the features we were looking for.
Chose Paycom
Paycom has a much wider range of functionality and the site is user friendly. The app is also better organized and easier to use with the self service portal and manager access in one place. The reviews and goal tracking is much more efficient than the other competitors I’ve …
Chose Paycom
Over all it came down to functionality and price. ADP didn't come well reviewed by other [...]'s and Paylocity didn't seem as intuitive as Paycom. Our Paycom rep also took a lot of time with us, explaining things and showing us how the system would help us. We felt like she …
Chose Paycom
Paycom has a great user environment and mobile app.. It is very easy to administer and follow the data flow.
Chose Paycom
The level of support is not comparable. It's been great with Paycom.
Chose Paycom
In my opinion, Paycom is leaps and bounds ahead of Paylocity. Paycom is a much more sophisticated piece of software that has made the entire employee experience so much more palatable.
Chose Paycom
Paycom is much better as it allows us to assign training and recruit. Whereas ADP had to download a third party application to use these.
Chose Paycom
ADP Workflow, Paylocity, BambooHR, Worklio - Paycom has a superior feature set and reporting tools. Rippling, Gusto, PlanSource - Paycom is less preferred due to its overly complex feature set.
Chose Paycom
Paycom works well with our employee population and size. They are customizable and able to fit our unique needs. Benefit administration and open enrollment can be done in a breeze. Paycom has lived up to their sales and marketing promises.
Chose Paycom
Paycom was able to provide better customer service support as well as the data being a single database of information allowed for greater flexibility in report writing function. Additionally, being able to have different modalities of recording time worked, via the computer, …
Chose Paycom
We had a lot of technical issues with Paycor due to the fact that they purchased separate software platforms and cobbled them into one system that did not flow as seamlessly as we would have liked. Our staff were constantly complaining that the app would glitch or that punches …
Chose Paycom
Paycom stacks up well overall against other providers in the same realm. There are areas of improvement that other companies are handling better, but overall, they are very similar. Paycom could improve on two major components: intersystem communication and ATS. Betti, however, …
Chose Paycom
Much more user friendly.
Easier and more responsive web time clock.
If I had a problem with Paychex I waited days for a response and was rerouted through 6 different departments, now with Paycom I wait minutes for a helpful answer to my questions.
Chose Paycom
Paycom is my first choice from working with other services like Peoplesoft, Paychex and ADP.
Chose Paycom
All of the HCMs are pretty much the same, they all just have different modes of applications. The only negative about Paycom is their reporting structures (somewhat) but that is based upon how your organization sets things up. It was already set up when I arrived. I would also …
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We are presently using UKG. I have to say that Paycom is more user friendly to use.
Chose Paycom
I honestly believe I chose Paycom because of the relationship I had with our sales rep. I felt comfortable discussing issues with him and I trusted that he was going to be a man of his word. Blain was wonderful to work with and if I had any issues, I called him and he took …
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Paycom is very user-friendly. Managers can review and approve employee timecards easily. The entire HRIS system allows information to flow together seamlessly. Your general ledger is tailored to your payroll and reporting needs. You no longer need multiple systems, you can do …
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The customer service for starters. I used ADP for years and the customer service was awful. Their software is not user friendly either. When they upgrade something, they do not train you. The last straw I had with ADP was when they made complete chaos out of our open enrollment …
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Paycom is amazing in the customer service piece where ADP was severely lacking
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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both work hand-in-hand to track the recruiting process (position manager) and then to track employee progress (performance manager)
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Both Health Stream and Healthcare Source have to-do lists, completion lists, and tracking. However, the functionality of Healthcare Source is far superior to HealthStream. The notifications are much better and helpful. The tracking on Healthcare Source is easy to use and see. …
Chose symplr Talent Management Solutions
We selected Position Manager years ago because they specialized in Healthcare and the price.
Chose symplr Talent Management Solutions
It's been 4-5 years since our last RFP but at the time we considered Halogen, Lawson Talent Management, Success Factors and Taleo. Some of those vendors were out of the running if they did not offer both a Performance Manager and an Applicant Tracking system. We ideally wanted …
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We are preparing to go to RFP within our organization.
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I have used HealthStream to manage classes for another hospital, but find that NetLearning has many more options and ability to go above and beyond with educating our employees.
Chose symplr Talent Management Solutions
I have seem other products such as Success Factors and Softscape, we went with HealthcareSource because we really like PerformanceManager but also because we planned to expand our use of their products for other areas of the talent management spectrum and eventually started …
Features
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.9
Ratings
1% above category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.1
Ratings
2% above category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
-
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Pay calculation9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.7
Ratings
4% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
-
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Approval workflow7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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View and generate pay and benefit information9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
4.9
Ratings
49% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
-
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Tracking of all physical assets4.90 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.7
Ratings
11% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
-
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Report builder7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.8
Ratings
1% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.2
Ratings
23% above category average
New hire portal8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.60 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
5.5
Ratings
36% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.1
Ratings
13% above category average
Corporate goal setting4.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting6.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking6.20 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.0
Ratings
11% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.0
Ratings
31% above category average
Performance plans7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.10 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Review reminders7.20 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.8
Ratings
14% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.5
Ratings
6% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.80 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Candidate search5.80 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Candidate development5.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
5.7
Ratings
30% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.8
Ratings
6% below category average
Job Requisition Management5.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media4.80 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting5.30 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking5.40 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.4
Ratings
17% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Paycor
Paycor
Score 7.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Engagedly
Engagedly
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
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6.1
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Likelihood to Renew
8.9
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7.3
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Usability
9.1
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9.0
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Availability
9.1
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Performance
9.1
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Support Rating
9.1
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7.0
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In-Person Training
6.4
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Online Training
9.1
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Implementation Rating
8.2
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Configurability
9.1
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Ease of integration
5.5
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Product Scalability
9.1
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Vendor post-sale
9.0
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Vendor pre-sale
9.0
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User Testimonials
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
It's very mobile friendly, especially for people that aren't tech savvy. We have an aged workforce where we were really concerned about how they would adapt, going from the comfort of using paper to a mobile and online application. But the training was really easy and the adaptation has been simple for us as a company.
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It really is the best solution to any organization that needs to provide and track employees continued learning or learning of policies and procedures. The tracking is great on all ends. The interface is simple and easy to navigate. It may not be suitable for an organization with under 10 people as it is quite extensive and may be a bit over the top.
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Pros
  • I think that it's just really user friendly on both sides, the employer and the employee side. I think from the employer side, once you get a niche of it and how it works, it's really easy to troubleshoot on your own. At least from my experience, you rarely have to call your contact because it's just so easy to try to figure out on your own. And on the employee side, I feel like the fact that we get to see what employees see, but before we put anything out really helps us help them if they are running into any issues. But typically when we do send something out, we just did our performance reviews, no issues whatsoever. It kind of takes you step by step. I feel like it just does a really good job of seamlessly taking people step by step in every process throughout whatever they're doing in Paycom.
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  • Customer service is available via email and phone when needed.
  • Individualized training sessions available for project challenges.
  • Provide personable service from all aspects of the organization.
  • When we had issues with compatibility of third party courses, the staff focused on our need and made it work.
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Cons
  • We wish that Paycom would offer more hands-on help. A lot of our specialist is great in helping us to resolve whatever issues that we have. However, it's just a list of steps to get there. It's not necessarily like, "hey, here you go, here's the resolution to your problem." So if we don't already understand how to do something, providing steps doesn't necessarily clear that understanding up or provide any clarification.
  • Additionally, I find that for our organization in particular, we have specific niches within it that Paycom doesn't really address or has any solution on how to address it. It just remains unresolved to this day and we continue to have errors in that area.
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  • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
  • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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Likelihood to Renew
Because it has everything that we need and as we grow, we are learning how robust Paycom can actually be but we need to be willing to spend the money. It's not expensive but we, as a company, are not used to spending that much on a system for HR and payroll.
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Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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Usability
The interface is very intuitive, you can navigate it pretty well. Everything's pretty much spelled out and the features just flow really well. They make it easy for you to go back and forth with the UX/UI type of interface. So I think it was built pretty well.
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The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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Reliability and Availability
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Performance
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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Support Rating
Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the
way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could
reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist.
Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all
our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were
bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to
get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and
easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers
have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have
been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
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On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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In-Person Training
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Online Training
It was good, but hard to know what questions you need to ask until you actually get in there and start working with a live product. But Paycom is also very helpful every time I call and can't figure something out. Nathan has been very friendly and helpful no matter what I call him about. He is always eager to help out.
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Implementation Rating
Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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Alternatives Considered
We really only had Paychecks and that was our biggest problem is that with several different companies, it was very hard If you had a salary employee and didn't terminate them in the prior company, they get paid twice, so this has really been definitely a big help for us.
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I have seem other products such as Success Factors and Softscape, we went with HealthcareSource because we really like PerformanceManager but also because we planned to expand our use of their products for other areas of the talent management spectrum and eventually started using their Compensation and Position Manager products too.
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Scalability
Paycom is very user friendly
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Return on Investment
  • I would think the most time would come from applicant tracking and I don't think that's a Paycom issue necessarily. I think it was a training issue during implementation. I would say that that has improved now that we had onsite training. But initially the applicant tracking piece can be difficult when you're used to just using an ATS. That's specifically for talent acquisition because there's a lot of nuances that goes into the system that Paycom bills.
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  • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
  • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
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ScreenShots

Paycom Screenshots

Screenshot of a new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of IWant, which is a command-driven AI engine in a single database, for instant access to employee data.Screenshot of Direct Data Exchange®, which takes a detailed pulse of how employees interact with Paycom. It automatically assigns a dollar value of savings based on Ernst & Young research.