Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paycom
Score 7.5 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
Paycor
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Paycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPaycor's pricing for small, mid, and enterprise companies varies based on product bundle and company size. Because Paycor HR software is built to help businesses scale and grow, plans are based on the mix of HR products needed, and company size. Payroll is at the core of Paycor's offering, and their products are sold as a part of their payroll and HR platform.
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Features
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Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.9
Ratings
1% above category average
Paycor
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Employee demographic data9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.1
Ratings
2% above category average
Paycor
7.8
Ratings
5% below category average
Pay calculation9.10 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.40 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.70 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.80 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.20 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.30 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.8
Ratings
2% below category average
Paycor
-
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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
Paycor
-
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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 history9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
4.9
Ratings
49% below category average
Paycor
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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
Paycor
-
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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
7.9
Ratings
0% below category average
Paycor
-
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New hire portal8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
5.6
Ratings
34% below category average
Paycor
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Corporate goal setting4.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking6.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.1
Ratings
10% below category average
Paycor
-
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Performance plans7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.8
Ratings
14% below category average
Paycor
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Create succession plans/pools9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search5.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development5.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
5.8
Ratings
29% below category average
Paycor
-
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Job Requisition Management5.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media4.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting5.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking5.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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6.8
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Likelihood to Renew
8.9
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8.0
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Usability
9.1
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7.2
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Availability
9.1
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10.0
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Performance
9.1
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10.0
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Support Rating
9.1
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5.2
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In-Person Training
6.4
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10.0
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Online Training
9.1
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9.0
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Implementation Rating
8.2
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7.5
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Configurability
9.1
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10.0
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Ease of integration
5.5
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10.0
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Product Scalability
9.1
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10.0
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Vendor post-sale
9.0
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10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
9.0
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10.0
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User Testimonials
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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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In my experience, Paycor is well suited for organizations such as my own where the hiring process and fairly straightforward. A company that values ease of use, consistency, and organization will have great results with Paycor Recruiting. The system is also especially helpful when a company like mine must frequently recruit for the same exact role over and over again. That is where the customizable templates really come into play! On the other hand, a company that has a more specialized or complex recruiting process may struggle with using the platform. If more advanced integrations or data analytics are required then they would likely need a platform that is more robust in those areas.
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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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  • Allows employees to clock in and out on personal AND company owned devices
  • Allows employees to make notes in order to alert us of additional things or particular matters the need attention.
  • Allows employees to send notifications to administraters regarding missed punch situations and also adverse app performance.
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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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  • Administrative/C-Suite level of canned reports and dashboards
  • Displaying company reminders or documents to sign that are urgent in a way that doesn’t allow an employee to clock out until they have completed the task.
  • More options to build an org chart
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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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The product is really good overall. The customer service is not the best and the benefits administration is kind of painful. However, the good outweighs the bad. We might get a different benefit admin system that can be integrated into Paycor. My controller doesn't want to switch anything for a [long] time.
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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 performance management module was so inaccessible it was impossible to implement alone. They must have received this feedback a lot as then they started offering implementation specialists ($5,000!) that actually got us up and running. Before that I could not access the module. Other areas are relatively easy to learn via their support articles and videos
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Reliability and Availability
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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I feel like Paycor is always up and running! If they are planning downtime, they communicate it clearly. Every once in a while, I get something that says the system isn't working but it is usually back up within the hour. I typically find by the time that the employees complain about it, that it is resolved within the system.
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Performance
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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For the most part, everything moves super fast. There are a few sections (Expense Management) that sometimes take a bit to load correctly. Or if they are interesting, it takes a minute to talk to each other! But reports are quickly downloaded and available! Even data heavy reports run fairly fast!
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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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I feel like support will transfer you back and forth between departments and put you on hold forever. I believe it is very difficult to see the status of an open ticket. During my experience, it feels like the client has to push all communication and request updates from support regularly.
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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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The online trainings are super helpful. They have user guides that you can read through, interactive training that will walk you through it as well as plain web based ones. I've actually never had an in-person training but all of the information you need can be found online. They also will do individual support training if you are struggling with a certain area.
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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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I've been through a payroll software implementation multiple times in my career, ranging from upgrades to an existing platform to complete replacement of providers. This implementation was the easiest from the standpoint of confidence in my implementation personnel. The implementation consultants at Paycor were AMAZINGLY knowledgeable about the software and offered us advice at every step of the way. We never had any concerns that they didn't know what we wanted or needed.
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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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Overall, Paycor is a solid system that meets most of our needs. It offers a wide range of functionality and generally performs well. However, there are a few technical issues that create challenges, particularly within the onboarding module. From the few systems we have used, Paycor has the most potential
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Scalability
Paycom is very user friendly
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I gave it a 10 because we only use it across one organization. However, it has allowed us to break it into multiple departments and layers of management. It is also easy for us to utilize across different locations but still under one master company. They have always provided us support when we decide to change something on an organizational level
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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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  • We can process Payroll in a 25% of the time that we previously could.
  • Scheduling takes 2 or 3 times as much effort as it did before.
  • Onboarding allows employees to do self-service but comes with a lot of questions from team members so it is net the same amount of time at the end of the day.
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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.

Paycor Screenshots

Screenshot of the real-time data insights that support critical business decisions.Screenshot of Paycor's expense reportingScreenshot of the recruiting processes streamlined in PaycorScreenshot of workforce scheduling in PaycorScreenshot of Paycor's mobile app, that allows employees to punch in and out from their phonesScreenshot of the Paycor Home Screen