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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BambooHR®

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ABambooHR is an cloud-based human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.

    $250

    per month

    Paycom

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/APaycom 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
    Pricing
    BambooHR®Paycom
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $250
    per month
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHR®Paycom
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BambooHR®Paycom
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    Chose BambooHR®
    In my experience, I prefer overall reporting and functionality of Rippling, Gusto, and Ease.
    It is on par with Employee Navigator and Paycom (due to more user friendly design)
    Prefer to Worklio, Paylocity, and ADP Workforce.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    BambooHR is much easier to use than Paycom or Paylocity but has fewer bells and whistles. It is far more accurate than Paylocity and has a better user interface than Paycom.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    BambooHR is much more robust and easy to use compared to Paycom. It was difficult navigating the Paycom portal and it didn't have close the number of features BambooHR had, and was more expensive.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    BambooHR is the best, but unfortunately, it doesn't currently have an adequate payroll module for our needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I think BambooHR® overall is a superior product.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    BambooHR offers a superior employee experience, especially when it comes to onboarding!
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    BambooHR is much more user friendly. What it lacks in technical/complexities it is working to improve.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    We have BambooHR because of its great interface and user-friendly design. It meets our employees' needs as well as our employer's needs. We have integrations with some programs where Bonusly isn't able to cover.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I used to use that software but couldn't meet up my demand. But in BambooHR workforce management platform features are really amazing than that. Platforms, content and overall everything of BambooHR is work-worthy.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    Other tools with a more unified platform (including a more mature payroll solution) have been much more robust in terms of their data and reporting capabilities. BambooHR, however, has the edge on having a flashier look that may be more appealing to some up-and-coming …
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I needed a system that was easy to use from an admin level as well as employee level. We run a pretty simple operation as we do not have shift diffs or multiple approval levels. Some of the systems reviewed were too much for us and, as a result, too expensive. BambooHR® fit our …
    Incentivized
    Paycom
    Chose Paycom
    BambooHR has a much more minimalistic UI but with many of the same features offered by Paycom. Paycom is much more all-inclusive of various features not offered by BambooHR but is not nearly as easy to navigate. Paycom's robust suite of features and tools/resources make it an …
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    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, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    I like Paycom's interface more than ADP
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    Bamboo has more features for hiring and recruiting which right now we use ALL the time. ADP has a quick clock option.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    We were using BambooHR, Workable, and Lattice before switching to Paycom. All of them were great software, but we switched to Paycom to accommodate our anticipated growth and reduce the number of separate HR software our employees were using. Bamboo, Workable, and Lattice have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    We ended up selecting Paycom as we thought it was the best match for our organization. We were looking at a few factors: service, communication, technology, functions/capabilities, reporting and of course financials. While Paycom wasn't the cheapest option, in fact, one of the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    ADP has similar problems. Implementation was extremely weak. Another good payroll package that tried to be more than payroll.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    The system itself is way more appeasing to the eye, which is nice for someone who works in it every day. Also, the functionality of the system just seems to make sense.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    I have used ADP Workforce Now and Bamboo HR and by far this one's the best.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    We used to use BambooHR, Paycom offered a more diverse.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    I've used BambooHR, which I loved, but they just didn't have a payroll side to it. I've used ADP, which I hate it, and wasn't interested in getting their HR side of it. We've used a product called Epicor, which it was mediocre at best. And those are the only products I'm …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    190 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    317 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    167 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    290 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    188 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    117 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    228 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    130 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    220 Answers
    Features
    BambooHR®Paycom
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    201 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    390 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee demographic data8.1178 Ratings9.0354 Ratings
    Employment history7.7182 Ratings8.6340 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.9177 Ratings8.2341 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.4168 Ratings7.1341 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.6184 Ratings7.3261 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0174 Ratings7.5298 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.097 Ratings7.3283 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.5
    129 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Paycom
    8.0
    402 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pay calculation7.390 Ratings9.1390 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.767 Ratings6.447 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.063 Ratings8.713 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.798 Ratings8.0338 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.094 Ratings9.8389 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.8102 Ratings7.1323 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.158 Ratings7.2219 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.7
    173 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Paycom
    7.7
    354 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Approval workflow8.4169 Ratings7.8337 Ratings
    Balance details8.5160 Ratings7.5338 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3128 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.0
    194 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Paycom
    8.9
    402 Ratings
    10% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.6123 Ratings9.8395 Ratings
    Update personal information8.8192 Ratings9.6398 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.1164 Ratings8.6354 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.1120 Ratings7.3192 Ratings
    View job history8.2182 Ratings8.9316 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    74 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets9.274 Ratings4.926 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.7
    163 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Paycom
    6.7
    346 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Report builder6.5157 Ratings7.2340 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.9155 Ratings7.2337 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.7106 Ratings5.855 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.6
    166 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    342 Ratings
    1% below category average
    New hire portal8.0160 Ratings8.0339 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.2147 Ratings7.6293 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.4
    106 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Paycom
    5.5
    199 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Corporate goal setting6.673 Ratings4.236 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.3101 Ratings6.9186 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.267 Ratings4.835 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.794 Ratings6.2195 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    118 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Paycom
    7.0
    247 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Performance plans6.8106 Ratings7.4228 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.789 Ratings7.0216 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.695 Ratings7.5222 Ratings
    Review reminders8.099 Ratings7.1228 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.3100 Ratings6.0204 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    80 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Paycom
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools9.146 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.166 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Candidate search9.167 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    Candidate development9.458 Ratings5.429 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR® and Paycom
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.8
    137 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Paycom
    5.7
    239 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.3103 Ratings5.8214 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.3113 Ratings5.2211 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.490 Ratings4.8169 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.2108 Ratings5.3196 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.687 Ratings6.3185 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.9126 Ratings5.4219 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.0128 Ratings7.1225 Ratings
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    BambooHR®Paycom
    Small Businesses
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BambooHR®Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (206 ratings)
    7.9
    (425 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (133 ratings)
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (107 ratings)
    9.1
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BambooHR®Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BambooHR
    I think if you're a small organization and you're trying to get out of paper, this is a really good first step to doing that. I've heard from other people that are in larger organizations where they have thousands of employees that there may be better platforms, but for smaller organization it's awesome.
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    Paycom
    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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    Pros
    BambooHR
    • Recruiting- communications are easy for both the internal team and candidates
    • Onboarding- the onboarding tasks are great. I love being able to attach documents as well as delay sending out tasks
    • Communication- the employee community is a great tool to keep our communications clean and organized. I love that we now have insight as to who has viewed the comms
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    Paycom
    • I would say the communication post-implementation is amazing. Allie is our representative. She's amazing. Caitlin is amazing. I just met Travis last week at the office. Amazing. The communication is great and helpful, so if one of the team members don't have the answer, they can just jump in. For instance, I was on a call with Caitlin yesterday and she was like, "I'm not really sure about this answer. Let me see if I can go run it byTravis." I know he's on another call and instead of him saying blah, blah, he came over and looked at the screen and was like, do this, do this. It's a little different. So I would say the customer service is the best.
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    Cons
    BambooHR
    • BambooHR® has moved their offerings to a tiered package approach that groups features together at different tier and price levels. To gain access to a specific feature, you may need to upgrade to a whole new tier that includes additional features you may not be interested in. I would prefer being able to add-on one specific feature when needed.
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    Paycom
    • I think that when we do need a response back, which is very unlikely from the contact about something that's happening or going on, it can take a little long to get back to us. Longer than we would like because obviously it's an emergency to us, but we understand they have tons of emergencies they have to solve. But I think that's the only aspect.
    • I know from a payroll standpoint, which I'm not really privy to because I don't work on the payroll side, there have been some little hiccups that about certain formulas used, certain credits being issued that we've already filed for tax credits that we filed for. So I know that my CFO's already on top of it and pay comes on top of it as well and it's getting resolved, but obviously that's a big issue that needs some work there.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BambooHR
    There's nothing wrong with this platform. I would recommend it to any business starting with more than 10 employees. I will continue to use the program for as long as I need to, hoping they continue being tremendous and finding other ways to incorporate more technology.
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    Paycom
    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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    Usability
    BambooHR
    It's clear and well appointed with prompts on where to go for each category of information it holds. The user has limited access based on a need to know/job related basis. It has a clear help option with the ability to chat, email or read documentation on how to do something.
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    Paycom
    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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    Reliability and Availability
    BambooHR
    Yes, there is a huge team in the back of the online platform or it looks like it because I have never been left without an answer when I have a question or waiting from a response on my chat .... There must be a huge team, this is so great and I always seem to have someone that is very knowledgeable too. So many times in the past I had to leave with customer service that would connect you with someone else because of the expertise, here everyone seems to be some kind of an expert in the HR function.
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    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Performance
    BambooHR
    I love BambooHR. Reports are easy to run and download and it usually covers any types of requests I get from the management team. You get excel or .csv downloads/reports and it is fast and simple, not too crowded so it is easy to read through. We don't integrate the tool yet but again, soon we will. we just did not had the time to utilize it yet but that's the plan.
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    Paycom
    Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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    Support Rating
    BambooHR
    10/10. The absolute best. I never dread contacting support. I know the team will be quick and helpful. It is so easy, that sometimes I skip straight to contacting support instead of trying to find help articles. They are faster than me trying to figure it out on my own!
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    Paycom
    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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    In-Person Training
    BambooHR
    I didn't have in-person training besides teaching my managers how to use the program. However, I couldn't omit this question (maybe a system glitch).
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    Paycom
    They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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    Online Training
    BambooHR
    As far as I can recall, everything went well with doing it online and got questions answered. Was thankful to work with a dummy file to get used to some practices prior to getting our own domain within bamboo to then place our personnel information in the system, this helped a lot!
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    Paycom
    All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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    Implementation Rating
    BambooHR
    BambooHR's initial implementation team was amazing. We loved having a dedicated person we could call, email or speak to during the entire process. I feel that's so important when you are new to a software. Our process was time consuming, but well worth the final product.
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    Paycom
    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
    BambooHR
    BambooHR® was able to provide excellent value for money when compared to the other options we looked at when we carried out a review of them. A previous member of the team had also used BambooHR® at another company and rated them highly which influenced our decision greatly. The demo also showed BambooHR® was able to carry out all of the tasks we were looking for
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    Paycom
    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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BambooHR
    Since my organization has dropped with employees, I always find ways to reduce costs. I thought there would be a cheaper option, but I was glad that my package included a lot for the price, and downgrading would cost more. The rep could have let me downgraded and taken me to a higher package. I am thankful that didn't happen.
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    Paycom
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BambooHR
    There is so much you can do with this platform, it is incredible and so welcoming. We don't utilize it 100% yet just because we are growing and the HR team has not been able to concentrate on other areas offered to us but but we will soon. Which is also why we got the product, specifically because what BambooHR can do to help us meet our growing business needs.
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    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
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    Paycom
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BambooHR
    • Time Savings: Automating onboarding, payroll, and employee record management has cut HR admin time by up to 30%, allowing teams to focus on strategic initiatives instead of paperwork.
    • Improved Onboarding: Streamlined workflows have cut onboarding time by nearly 50%, ensuring new hires are productive faster, reducing turnover risk in the critical first months.
    • - Enhanced Informational Clarity: Centralized employee data means fewer errors and faster access to essential information, reducing compliance risks and increasing accuracy in reporting.
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    Paycom
    • I think our fiscal team who handles the ROI would say that it has had a negative impact just because a lot of stuff is a la carte and we weren't aware of that before we went into a business relationship with Paycom. So I think it's had a negative impact.
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    ScreenShots

    BambooHR® Screenshots

    Screenshot of Job Info TabScreenshot of Onboarding TasksScreenshot of New Hire PacketScreenshot of Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)Screenshot of Open Enrollment

    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.