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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)

    Score7.8 out of 10
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    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
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)Paycom
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)Paycom
    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
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)Paycom
    Considered Both Products
    Frontline Education
    Chose Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Frontline is great for a sub management system but I would say that Paycom is a great overall HR system. Paycom has more options.
    Incentivized
    Paycom
    Chose Paycom
    Paycom is literally the best system I have ever used, hands down.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    317 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    290 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    228 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    220 Answers
    Features
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)Paycom
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    390 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee demographic data6.02 Ratings9.0354 Ratings
    Employment history5.01 Ratings8.6340 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration6.53 Ratings8.2341 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.52 Ratings7.5298 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.01 Ratings7.3283 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.1341 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.3261 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Paycom
    7.7
    354 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Approval workflow9.05 Ratings7.8337 Ratings
    Balance details10.05 Ratings7.5338 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.93 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    6.8
    3 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Paycom
    8.9
    402 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Update personal information7.01 Ratings9.6398 Ratings
    View company policy documentation6.12 Ratings8.6354 Ratings
    View job history7.52 Ratings8.9316 Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.8395 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.3192 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    8.1
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Paycom
    6.7
    346 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Report builder7.33 Ratings7.2340 Ratings
    Pre-built reports8.94 Ratings7.2337 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.92 Ratings5.855 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    342 Ratings
    1% below category average
    New hire portal7.01 Ratings8.0339 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.01 Ratings7.6293 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Paycom
    7.0
    247 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Performance plans7.01 Ratings7.4228 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.0216 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings7.5222 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.1228 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.0204 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Paycom
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Candidate search10.01 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings5.429 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    -
    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
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    5.5
    199 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.9186 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings6.2195 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Frontline HCM (Aesop Online) and Paycom
    Feature
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    5.7
    239 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings5.8214 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.2211 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings4.8169 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.3196 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.3185 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings5.4219 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.1225 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)Paycom
    Small Businesses
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    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
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (16 ratings)
    7.9
    (425 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Frontline Education
    Frontline is well suited for an organization such as a school district where teachers sometimes need to put in for a substitute at the last minute or especially early in the morning. The system also helps with substitutes in picking up the jobs when a teacher puts in an absence.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Frontline Education
    • Easily submission process. Select the day you need to schedule on the listed calendar, mark the type of request, and submit.
    • Works on different digital devices including phones, tablets, and computers.
    • Easily track your balances by looking at your account history.
    • Delete requests you have already submitted.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Frontline Education
    • Teachers cannot cancel their own absence. We have to ask the office staff to do so. This is irritating when an absence must be canceled (Due to a canceled professional development, for example).
    • Sometimes absences go unfilled. It would be great if AESOP could have a roster of qualified substitutes to cover absences.
    • You cannot assign your absence to a particular substitute if you know he or she is available and a good fit for your absence.
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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
    Frontline Education
    Long time customer with Frontline Absence Management. Product support has been excellent, integrations easy to work with, & suite of products mesh together well.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Frontline Education
    While we have had minor issues logging in as our organization has its own login page, the site and its application are very easy to use. So long as members of a group log in through the appropriate page, navigating and using this site is quite easy. With the transition from Aesop to Frontline, the page also seems to have worked through any glitches found with the previous page and its app.
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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
    Frontline Education
    There have been several times the system was unavailable. When there has been an issue, Frontline HAS NOT notified us....which has been disappointing.
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    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Performance
    Frontline Education
    No issues reported by end users of slow or not loading pages.
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    Paycom
    Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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    Support Rating
    Frontline Education
    Internal support is provided by EDU Staff based out of Grand Rapids. Whenever I have had an issue they are very responsive to my needs. For instance, there may be conflicts in the amount of money that was listed for the contract. There may be questions about the length of an assignment such as 1/2 day, full day, or early dismissal. The school will sometimes enter the wrong information. Very good IT support, but sometimes you are on hold for 5 to 10 minutes because they do not have enough workers in their Call Center
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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
    Frontline Education
    Our Implementer/Trainer was a product line expert. He (Connor) walked us through every step with confidence and explained everything in detail. Frontline provided written documentation, cut-n-paste emails to staff, and a test environment for us to play in. We were able to test unique scenarios without actually sending emails, notifications, alerts to staff. This was very useful.
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    Paycom
    They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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    Online Training
    Frontline Education
    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
    Frontline Education
    Our Frontline implementer was an expert in the field & knew the product in & out. We had very little issues going live.
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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
    Frontline Education
    Frontline seems to be the industry standard for this software in the education industry. I am not familiar with any competitors or what was evaluated prior to implementing Frontline. For it to be the industry standard, I would assume that its cost is fair in relation to competitors and that the onboarding process is simple.
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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
    Frontline Education
    Our district has approximately 300 substitutes & 1,800 employees. Size has never been an issue with Absence Management. There are other districts much larger using Absence Management with no problems
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    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Return on Investment
    Frontline Education
    • It's given staff direct access to inputting their absences and secure coverage quicker, whereas before they had to make a call to a person. That person had to secure coverage for the entire district at different levels. Sometimes that person was absent or unable to provide coverage.
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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

    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.