Paycom vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paycom
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
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
Paylocity
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Paylocity provides 24/7 access to your online payroll and human resource data management. Paylocity offers highly customizable payroll functionality, as well as HR, benefits administration, and time and talent management programs.N/A
Pricing
PaycomPaylocity
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaycomPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PaycomPaylocity
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 …
Chose Paycom
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 …
Chose Paycom
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 …
Chose Paycom
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 …
Chose Paycom
Paycom is amazing in the customer service piece where ADP was severely lacking
Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
ADP API Central, Paycom, Workday Adaptive Planning and Oracle API Platform Cloud
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was the easiest from an employee perspective and also had the most intuitive workflows from the HR side. The ability to create our own reports was very important to us and the open API has meant it is easy to use and integrate with our other solutions as we grow.
Chose Paylocity
It was long ago, but we previously used ADP… not sure which version.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is much better than ADP
Chose Paylocity
ADP- the adp we had was old and outdated.

Paylocity is more modern and fun to look at
Chose Paylocity
SAP SuccessFactors HCM and UKG Pro
Chose Paylocity
we have only ever used Paylocity, but we were not huge fans of the pay
Chose Paylocity
I prefer the flexibility of Paylocity to Paychex. (I don't remember Flex or PEO; they might not have had those distinctions when I used them over 10 years ago.) I really like doing payroll all by myself when I have time to do it.
Chose Paylocity
Superior mobile app, reporting capability, ease of use for employees to leadership, system administration is simple.
Chose Paylocity
Found Paylocity as more user and administrator friendly.
Chose Paylocity
Our company previously used Exponent HR, and we have since transitioned to a paperless system with streamlined processes. I believe that each product has areas in which it works exceptionally well and also leaves room for improvement.
Features
PaycomPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.9
Ratings
1% above category average
Paylocity
7.9
Ratings
1% above category average
Employee demographic data9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Employment history8.60 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.20 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Organizational charting7.40 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Organization and location management7.60 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.30 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.1
Ratings
2% above category average
Paylocity
8.1
Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation9.10 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.40 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.70 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.80 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.30 Ratings7.90 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
Paylocity
7.5
Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow7.90 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Balance details7.50 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.80 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
Paylocity
8.4
Ratings
4% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.80 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Update personal information9.60 Ratings8.80 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.70 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Employee recognition7.30 Ratings8.20 Ratings
View job history8.90 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
4.9
Ratings
49% below category average
Paylocity
7.0
Ratings
14% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets4.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.7
Ratings
11% below category average
Paylocity
7.4
Ratings
1% below category average
Report builder7.20 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.20 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.80 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.8
Ratings
1% below category average
Paylocity
8.3
Ratings
5% above category average
New hire portal8.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.60 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
5.6
Ratings
34% below category average
Paylocity
7.7
Ratings
3% below category average
Corporate goal setting4.20 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Individual goal setting6.90 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.80 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Performance tracking6.20 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.1
Ratings
10% below category average
Paylocity
7.5
Ratings
4% below category average
Performance plans7.40 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.10 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Review status tracking7.60 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Review reminders7.20 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.8
Ratings
14% below category average
Paylocity
7.2
Ratings
8% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.10 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Candidate search5.80 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Candidate development5.40 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
5.8
Ratings
29% below category average
Paylocity
8.0
Ratings
3% above category average
Job Requisition Management5.80 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.30 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Publish to Social Media4.90 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting5.30 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.30 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Applicant Tracking5.40 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.20 Ratings7.90 Ratings
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User Ratings
PaycomPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
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8.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
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9.1
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Usability
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.1
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Availability
9.1
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9.8
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
7.9
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.4
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(0 ratings)
7.7
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(0 ratings)
8.1
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(0 ratings)
7.8
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.5
(0 ratings)
8.1
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaycomPaylocity
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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Paylocity appears to be well-suited for startups to large businesses. As with any product, finding the right price point for the services provided is the challenge. Always remember that one small company that would really appreciate the "benefits essentials" or some other part of the platform but can't afford them right now, may be the ones to get you that large company through word of mouth...IF they had been able to experience that part of the product and refer it to others.
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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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  • Obviously, time and labor and payroll. It's time and labor time sheets are so easy, so easy for employees. We have been for many years a company that's allowed our employees to self-report that was easy to set up. California is a tough company or tough state to work in, so there's been a lot of restrictions and Paylocity has really helped us establish the rules and regulations and make sure we're compliant. We've recently moved to time clocks, so something that we had to do and that was a really easy transition to do and it's going very well. And also payroll. Payroll is so easy to run, so it's two good systems that I think have been really great.
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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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  • We have had lots of year end issues specifically with Partners W2's.
  • We had an accrual issue that was causing 2 additional vacation/sick accruals per year.
  • When updating accruals- the paperwork to do so is confusing at times. I feel there is little support to assist you in filling the paperwork correctly to reflect what you need the accrual to actually do.
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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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We most likely will because we are learning how to use it better all the time. It does integrate with our Advanced Benefits. But the customer service is not responsive when needing help. It almost always requires several contacts to get anywhere, and the contacts can be several days apart. Once you actually get to TALK to someone, things are usually resolved fairly quickly, but their email system is not efficient. I get half answers and they close the ticket! But once I can get to someone, it is almost always great service. Very hard to get someone though.
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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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Staff hasn't had that many glitches and they don't come with as many problems as we had with, we had a DP before. And there will always be issues sometimes with time clocks, time, time we clocking in and stuff. We've really seen downsides with that. That staff is not complaining as much.
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Reliability and Availability
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Over the last 3 years, we've only had one major service issue that rendered Airbase unusable for us for about 24 hours. That said, they navigated the SVB bank crisis very well and made sure funds were available during that time.
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Performance
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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We had some minor hiccups throughout the year but they have all been fixable. Paylocity integrates well with our 401k provider, Principal, and our benefits, OneDigital. It makes it simple to house everything and have it all connected. It doesn't slow anything down to have Principal integrated. It makes it more efficient
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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 really appreciate that we are assigned a support manager. That person is very familiar with our set up, our needs and our history. However, I've spoken to others on the support team and have had very positive interactions and get the help needed.
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In-Person Training
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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I didn't have in-person training, but I'm sure it was just as great as any other training/assistance Paylocity provides. Paylocity customer service is always available. You never have to be on hold and their answers are always accurate and timely. Documents in the help section are helpful as well. My in-person training was conducted y one of our employees who was involved in the initial set-up and training of all employees. She was excellent.
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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 training was live online, but was with a group of other companies. We did not receive any personalized training with our team. Whenever we would ask for training, we would be sent a peak article link or a video. It felt like the reps we dealt with didn't know the answer to the questions.
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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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We were handed off to multiple implementation people, some quit, one went on leave, one left suddenly, one was transfered to a diff dept...all causing a significant amount of disruption for our team. Many had conflicting info on how to properly set things up...hence a complete mess was left for us to figure out
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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 would say that Paylocity is a significant upgrade from my experience with Paycor. I would say that it's a similar product to Paycom. The one thing I liked, Paycom did pay the PTOA little bit differently. It was in real time, but Paycom did not value us as a customer and they lost us due the pricing. And then they've tried to come back and they've tried to match. They have tried to match Paylocity pricing, but we chose not to go back because we're happy with Paylocity and I'm not going to make a huge move like that if I'm happy where I am.
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Scalability
Paycom is very user friendly
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We have gone from a medium sized company to a larger company with no issues whatsoever with Paylocity being able to keep up or do what we need it to do for the size of our needs. In fact, it does more than we even use at this juncture
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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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  • All of the above, the data is readily available so that we can actually see what our turnover ratio is or the data that we need to make decisions. So I think overall it made our process a bit more seamless. There are training that's readily available that we can deploy to our employees as opposed to creating it and it's customizable so we can add things to it that is specific to our organization and just build on to what's already there.
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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.

Paylocity Screenshots

Screenshot of a view of real-time employee data and performance metrics used to uncover and analyze trends. This creates an impactful understanding of the business, increase retention, understand labor costs, and plan for changes.Screenshot of where to automate manual processes with Paylocity's self-serve automation engine, Workflows. Users can implement routines for time-consuming manual tasks.Screenshot of where to manage and comply with employment law. Paylocity's HR Compliance solution helps users to stay on track and view important employee compliance items, from Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), healthcare, and compensation.Screenshot of how Paylocity Recruiting can automate hiring processes. amplify outreach, showcase a company's culture, and build stronger candidate connections to swiftly fill positions.Screenshot of recognition and rewards in Paylocity.