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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClearCompany

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    ClearCompany offers an applicant tracking system with core features, including batch or mass communication, job board posting, centralized internal communications, and background checking features. It also provides onboarding automation and performance management.N/A

    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
    ClearCompanyPaycom
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClearCompanyPaycom
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ClearCompanyPaycom
    Considered Both Products
    ClearCompany
    Chose ClearCompany
    We went with ClearCompany based on their level of customer service. Paycom is who we use for our payroll and other HR tasks, but, the level of service and price was the reason we went with ClearCompany. They've been extremely attentive, have customized almost everything to fit …
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    Paycom
    Chose Paycom
    As an ATS provider, I prefer ClearCompany over Paycom. ClearCompany is more expensive, you pay for each recruiter license, but it's a sleek design that allows posting to seven main job boards along with company social media. If you are looking to save money, I will go with …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    317 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    290 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    228 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    220 Answers
    Features
    ClearCompanyPaycom
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    9.4
    15 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    342 Ratings
    1% below category average
    New hire portal10.013 Ratings8.0339 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools10.015 Ratings7.6293 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    9.6
    8 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Paycom
    5.5
    199 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Corporate goal setting10.07 Ratings4.236 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.06 Ratings6.9186 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.87 Ratings4.835 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.26 Ratings6.2195 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    9.6
    10 Ratings
    37% above category average
    Paycom
    7.0
    247 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Performance plans9.25 Ratings7.4228 Ratings
    Plan weighting9.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.84 Ratings7.0216 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.86 Ratings7.5222 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders9.07 Ratings7.1228 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.84 Ratings6.0204 Ratings
    Reporting9.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    9.6
    11 Ratings
    33% above category average
    Paycom
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools9.02 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.611 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Candidate search10.09 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    Candidate development10.06 Ratings5.429 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    9.2
    18 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Paycom
    5.7
    239 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Job Requisition Management9.518 Ratings5.8214 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.918 Ratings5.2211 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.613 Ratings4.8169 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting10.015 Ratings5.3196 Ratings
    Customized Application Form9.818 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management9.318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.218 Ratings6.3185 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.818 Ratings5.4219 Ratings
    Collaboration8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation9.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates9.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.418 Ratings7.1225 Ratings
    Reporting8.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    8.1
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Paycom
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.8
    390 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.0354 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.6340 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.2341 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.1341 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.3261 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.5298 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.3283 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    8.0
    402 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.1390 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.0338 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.8389 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.1323 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.2219 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.7
    354 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.8337 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.4338 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    8.9
    402 Ratings
    10% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.8395 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.6398 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.6354 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.3192 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.9316 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of ClearCompany and Paycom
    Feature
    ClearCompany
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    6.7
    346 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.2340 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.2337 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ClearCompanyPaycom
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Engagedly
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Score6.4 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ClearCompanyPaycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (21 ratings)
    7.9
    (425 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClearCompanyPaycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClearCompany
    If your company needs to move into becoming completely electronic, as well as the option of having it being remote if needed, this is the way to go. ClearCompany will hold your hand and help you every step of the way to becoming just that! It can be a difficult task to change so much but having their team to meet with you weekly until you have everything up and running was the best experience I could have asked for.
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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
    ClearCompany
    • Real-time updates shared across the software with remote users. It allows us to effectively manage and track candidates workflows and status within the onboarding process. This helps us effectively communicate and keep hooks in the candidate without having them fall through the cracks.
    • ClearCompany is able to customize and report to fit our company. We are in a particular industry where our time to fill, hiring costs and other metrics vary from time to time. In order to get an accurate report, ClearCompany has gone above and beyond to customize our reports and give us the data we need with a click of a button.
    • ClearCompany is always in constant communication and willing to assist. The feedback from the support team is almost instantaneous. I have the direct number to my customer care agent and her manager as well. It's nice to know they are there to help at a moment's notice. The support team has a great chat feature that allows me to send a message while i'm on the phone. They are quick to respond and always friendly.
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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
    ClearCompany
    • Reporting is a bit limited - most reports require significant cleanup and/or take a lot of work to make meaningful
    • Hiring Manager visibility is limited when it comes to notifications (scorecards completed, etc.) and feedback for candidates from other processes, meaning that the burden is put on TA to inform
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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
    ClearCompany
    No answers on this topic
    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
    ClearCompany
    No answers on this topic
    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
    ClearCompany
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Performance
    ClearCompany
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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    Support Rating
    ClearCompany
    I had a great relationship with my first customer success manager. When I first started, she helped me navigate the system and was always available to answer any questions. They have provided great support throughout the last 2 years of me using the system. I attended a ClearCompany conference and they were incredible at providing support and showing how to best utilize the system,
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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
    ClearCompany
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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    Online Training
    ClearCompany
    No answers on this topic
    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
    ClearCompany
    No answers on this topic
    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
    ClearCompany
    No comparison. It's apples to oranges when comparing. Clear Company is well-rounded and willing to collaborate to make it right for each company. Most other platforms make you adapt to the product they think is best without individual company needs in mind.
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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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    Scalability
    ClearCompany
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Return on Investment
    ClearCompany
    • ClearCompany has some helpful options our company has utilized, but overall it has been very hard to get past some of the user interfaces that aren't functional or getting speedy responses when something isn't operational.
    • ClearCompany has custom reports that help us strategize our recruitment efforts, but we have had many instances where the reports do not pull data from the system which has lead to confusion or decisions being made with incomplete information.
    • ClearCompany has multiple avenues to contact them or get help, but they are not always effective because of the completion time frame varies.
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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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    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.