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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ELMO Software

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AELMO Software (ASX:ELO) is a cloud-based solution that helps thousands of organisations across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to manage their people, process and pay. ELMO solutions span the entire employee lifecycle from ‘hire to retire’. They can be used together or stand-alone, and are configurable according to an organisation’s unique processes and workflows.N/A

    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
    Pricing
    ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
    Considered Both Products
    ELMO Software
    No answer on this topic
    Paylocity
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    1105 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1029 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    1163 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    76%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    674 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    66%
    Implementation went as expected
    608 Answers
    Features
    ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    7.9
    11 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Paylocity
    7.8
    1146 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee demographic data8.09 Ratings8.41088 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.78 Ratings8.0980 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.27 Ratings7.6993 Ratings
    Organizational charting8.38 Ratings7.2923 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.88 Ratings7.8899 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.65 Ratings7.7770 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.21050 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Paylocity
    8.1
    1115 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pay calculation8.25 Ratings8.61087 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.14 Ratings7.3533 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.03 Ratings7.6752 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.03 Ratings8.91084 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.23 Ratings8.0866 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.83 Ratings7.8543 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.4822 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Paylocity
    7.5
    943 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Approval workflow8.53 Ratings7.3841 Ratings
    Balance details8.53 Ratings7.4900 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.7709 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Paylocity
    8.4
    1127 Ratings
    4% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.05 Ratings8.61097 Ratings
    Update personal information8.010 Ratings8.91117 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.26 Ratings8.0899 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.66 Ratings8.2811 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.5963 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Paylocity
    7.4
    1038 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Report builder7.56 Ratings7.5993 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.76 Ratings7.51013 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.84 Ratings7.3645 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Paylocity
    8.3
    975 Ratings
    5% above category average
    New hire portal8.26 Ratings8.5969 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.44 Ratings8.1778 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.6
    536 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Individual goal setting8.28 Ratings7.5493 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.08 Ratings7.6371 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.38 Ratings7.7499 Ratings
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.7422 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    7.6
    10 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.5
    678 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Performance plans7.710 Ratings7.3614 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.710 Ratings7.4526 Ratings
    Review status tracking6.78 Ratings7.4625 Ratings
    Review reminders7.79 Ratings7.7629 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency8.29 Ratings7.5526 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.1
    352 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools7.96 Ratings6.4235 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.66 Ratings6.9289 Ratings
    Candidate search6.45 Ratings7.8322 Ratings
    Candidate development7.96 Ratings7.3261 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.9
    644 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.84 Ratings8.0550 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.74 Ratings8.2573 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.32 Ratings7.9451 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.82 Ratings7.8546 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.82 Ratings7.5466 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.53 Ratings8.1595 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.94 Ratings7.9592 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ELMO Software and Paylocity
    Feature
    ELMO Software
    -
    Ratings
    Paylocity
    7.0
    349 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.0349 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
    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
    ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (15 ratings)
    8.5
    (1213 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (118 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.3
    (78 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (17 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (17 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    7.7
    (105 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (55 ratings)
    Configurability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (13 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (16 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (17 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ELMO Software
    The performance review process is clear and easy to complete, for both employee and manager. I have experienced this in both roles, with my own staff, and undergoing my own review with my manager. I haven't experienced scenarios where it is less appropriate, I think our HR department customised the software well to our needs.
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    Paylocity
    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
    ELMO Software
    • Has extensive courses library (theory and video library).
    • Very responsive, resourceful and efficient support team.
    • Stuff survey - great range of available templates.
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    Paylocity
    • Payroll is made pretty easy. I love that we have the ability to log into payroll, we just upload the information from commissions, things like that where there are exceptions to a regular payroll run. It may make it very easy to do that, just a quick upload. Additionally, when we're in the payroll grid, it gives us the ability to just make quick changes to people's pay or their tax schedule, tax withholdings, things like that without having to go through a lot of different screens. It's just very easy to access just for the click of a button. Love that.
    • We talked about performance reviews, talked about payroll with benefits administration, it allows us to utilize EDI feeds with our benefit vendors so it creates a seamless, but we just enter the information into Paylocity and then it seamlessly provides that information to our vendors. That's been really helpful. And adjusting benefits is also very easy within Paylocity. I love the recent edition of compensation analysis information, so I'm able to go into the compensation module and look for jobs that are similar to a job title at our company. I can enter the job description, I give them what state that the person or the job is in, and it pops out compensation data. It gives me different options, so titles that might be similar. So if there's not something that's an exact fit, I'm able to find something really, really close. It's been a huge upgrade because before that I was having to use a different vendor and paying $400 per job and now it's significantly less expensive to Paylocity and I'm still getting great quality data. It's been very helpful.
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    Cons
    ELMO Software
    • Help seems unavailable.
    • A guide or how-to would be extremely appreciated - I haven't found any, at least for user level.
    • User interface could follow a more standard/familiar approach.
    • Some panes should be collapsible (e.g. the right "Work Flow" area, which gives very little help).
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    Paylocity
    • 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
    ELMO Software
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    There are several technical issues we have experienced this past year with the employee onboarding process that we are still waiting to have resolved. Overall our experience with Paylocity has been positive, and we love how user-friendly and easy to navigate the system is. It has made all of our HR processes much more streamlined and efficient.
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    Usability
    ELMO Software
    Once I learned the specific way of doing things, the software became very logical and ergonomic. It is easy to use and is an excellent resource for many of the specific tasks required for my role, especially in relation to staff onboarding and management. It is also excellent as a resource for my own personal HR information.
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    Paylocity
    I would give it that overall rating because we implemented in 2023 and so although that may feel like a lot of time, it still is, we still have a lot to learn and so I'm optimistic that as we learn more that rating will increase.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ELMO Software
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    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
    ELMO Software
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    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
    ELMO Software
    I am not sure whether you are asking how the learning & development team rates ELMO Software or how ELMO supports our team when issues arise with the software? It is not my decision to purchase the software nor am I involved with the maintenance of the software.
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    Paylocity
    It is very hard to get answers to your questions, you cannot speak to someone without days of requesting assistance or answers and then eventually can get a call back and then it is usually resolved fairly quickly. But NOT easy to get that help.
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    In-Person Training
    ELMO Software
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    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
    ELMO Software
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    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
    ELMO Software
    I was not involved
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    Paylocity
    Implementation was a bit bumpy and Paylocity team not always available for next steps and/or questions. I feel like Paylocity could have done a better job in their fact finding as far as what we were currently doing, our payroll policies and needs, etc. so that we would have run into less issues as we moved forward.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ELMO Software
    Aspen is more straightforward in creating a course of personal development recognized by our industry, but your ELMO Software is generally easier to use. As the workforce in our company is very often built by the majority of people with basic academic background education, IE they often have only just completed year 10... it is very important your element of making it easy to understand, using simple words and clear explained multiple choices in the final quiz
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    Paylocity
    We went through demos five years ago and we evaluated ADP and UKG in the past, and we used Paycor previously. In the past, I've used ADP and Kronos when it was still Kronos at other companies. So several different ones. One of the main reasons was that it was all one platform and you didn't have to log into other platforms for it to communicate with each other. Payroll talks to time that talks back to payroll and you don't have to log into anything separate. The reporting was also really easy and you didn't have to have a master's degree to do it.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ELMO Software
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    I didn't help but I like the pricing
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    Scalability
    ELMO Software
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    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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    Professional Services
    ELMO Software
    Did not use
    Incentivized
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    Paylocity
    They are thorough, care about quality and success, take the time needed to implement properly, answer questions, build data feeds. A professional, caring, very skilled team there.
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    Return on Investment
    ELMO Software
    • It has been helpful
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    Paylocity
    • So when I first found Paylocity back in 2013 and was pitching it to the senior leadership company, my PowerPoint presentation, our return on investment was reducing errors in time and labor. We did paper time sheets back in the day back in 2007, 2008. So we were always running paper time sheets, Microsoft Excel or other standalone products, printing them out and hand keying them into a payroll system. So my ROI to our company was to save money and time on data entry and also to better manage the taxes. So we pay for the tax service, we're in 27 states having to manage that. Previously we were responsible for knowing what every state tax codes were, what every state tax compliance rules were. So with Paylocity we signed up for a tax service and that has been a huge return on investment.
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    ScreenShots

    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.