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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Paylocity

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/APaylocity 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

    Workday HCM

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AWorkday Human Capital Management is a cloud-native system offering a globally consistent user experience. Workday HCM is part of an intelligent, unified system with other Workday products.N/A
    Pricing
    PaylocityWorkday HCM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PaylocityWorkday HCM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PaylocityWorkday HCM
    Considered Both Products
    Paylocity
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity is significantly easier to use and is much more straightforward than Workday. They offer customer service, and the customer service nearly immediately answers the phone and can help. It is a night and day difference.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity is similar in features to UKG. I think UKG's reporting features are better but I think Paylocity's Payroll process is much better. Cost is much better with Paylocity as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    We selected Paylocity because of the balance of functionality, service and cost. Current client references were also a main factor in our selection.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Way better than Bamboo and could strive to have some features of Workday.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    I think Paylocity is much more user friendly that Workday.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity is by far more user-friendly for our staff as well as easier for our administrators to move between modules and applications. I wish I did have the option to "impersonate users" in Paylocity like I can in Bswift.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Both Workday and Namely are better. I was not involved in the selection of Paylocity for my business.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    All HRIS are clunky, some more than others. I like it better than Workday and ADP.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Because of its outstanding functionality.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Workday's costs are too great for a small company like ours, and small companies may not have the IT resources it takes to configure Workday. However, in terms of functionality and data that you can pull from Workday versus Paylocity, Workday is a superior product. Paylocity …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    ADP - HR Powersource and ProBusiness and report writer - doesn't compare to the report writing capabilities. Paylocity does have more functionality with payroll processing which I appreciate and the systems are connected which is helpful as well. SAP SuccessFactors - the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    The all in one system (not add-ons like ADP), integration capabilities (IF they can ever get them working), and the control over my data (TriNet held all control).
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Those are ones that were used at other organizations that I have worked with. Paylocity HR & Payroll had recently been added to my current organization when I joined.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity is more robust. It has everything in one site. Other sites we have used in the past there always seems to be something we need to use another site for, usually this is payroll that we have to have on another service. But paylocity has the payroll function and makes it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Workday is too complicated to set up and is easily implemented with errors that won't be found until used.
    UKG is an old platform and can be very clunky to use as an administrator.
    ADP has limited functionality for benefits.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity is easily the worst one. It's clunky and the modules do not talk to each other well. It requires a lot of manual work, the user interface is horrible, and the system is glitchy.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Workday is a generally more comprehensive workhorse, but that's not to say Paylocity doesn't stack up. There is similar functionality and features across the board.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Workday is a much more advanced and built out product, in my opinion. However, it is also very expensive and can require an internal support team to administrate the system. It is not always best suited to smaller companies, and wouldn't make sense for our company at this time …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity is a all in all software among all other HR software's. Paylocity has vast options and highly decorative than other similar software's.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Workday seemed to be more set up for larger pools of employees and information. For a small employer this is fine.
    Incentivized
    Workday
    Chose Workday HCM
    I find that Paylocity is more user friendly than Workday and Workday is more user friendly than Kronos. Paylocity, Bamboo HR and Workday all offer similar platforms and for many users, it may just come down to cost and intuitiveness. Integration may also be a factor. I've …
    Incentivized
    Chose Workday HCM
    UKG can have some security issues with new user profiles on personal experience and its harder to adapt for elderly users. We had many situations where support was slow to respond to our tickets as the platform glitched or failed sometimes, unlike Workday HCM where all users …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    PaylocityWorkday HCM
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.8
    1146 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    96 Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.41088 Ratings8.481 Ratings
    Employment history8.21050 Ratings8.891 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.0980 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6993 Ratings9.288 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.2923 Ratings9.387 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.8899 Ratings9.084 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.7770 Ratings6.759 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    8.1
    1115 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    9.0
    80 Ratings
    Pay calculation8.61087 Ratings8.568 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.2533 Ratings8.856 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.4822 Ratings9.818 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.6752 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.91084 Ratings8.869 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.9866 Ratings9.266 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.8543 Ratings9.243 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.5
    943 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    74 Ratings
    Approval workflow7.3841 Ratings8.573 Ratings
    Balance details7.5900 Ratings8.473 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.7709 Ratings8.959 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    8.4
    1127 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    94 Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.61097 Ratings8.983 Ratings
    Update personal information8.91117 Ratings8.792 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.0899 Ratings7.673 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.2811 Ratings8.157 Ratings
    View job history8.5963 Ratings8.883 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    6.9
    349 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets6.9349 Ratings8.425 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.4
    1038 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.5
    78 Ratings
    Report builder7.5993 Ratings8.974 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.51013 Ratings8.676 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.3645 Ratings7.964 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    8.3
    975 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    56 Ratings
    New hire portal8.5969 Ratings8.452 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.1778 Ratings8.852 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.6
    536 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.5
    60 Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.7422 Ratings8.750 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.5493 Ratings8.759 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.6371 Ratings7.951 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.7499 Ratings8.658 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.5
    678 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.9
    63 Ratings
    Performance plans7.3614 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.4526 Ratings8.954 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.4625 Ratings8.758 Ratings
    Review reminders7.8629 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.5526 Ratings8.951 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.1
    352 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.0
    40 Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools6.4235 Ratings9.334 Ratings
    Candidate ranking6.8289 Ratings7.735 Ratings
    Candidate search7.8322 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Candidate development7.3261 Ratings6.837 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Paylocity and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.9
    644 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.3
    48 Ratings
    Job Requisition Management8.0550 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.2573 Ratings8.339 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.9451 Ratings8.734 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.8546 Ratings8.440 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.5466 Ratings7.839 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.1595 Ratings8.240 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.9592 Ratings8.444 Ratings
    User Ratings
    PaylocityWorkday HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (1213 ratings)
    9.0
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (118 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (78 ratings)
    7.0
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    6.6
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    9.7
    (17 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (105 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.8
    (15 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.9
    (55 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.6
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.6
    (16 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.8
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.8
    (17 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (16 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)