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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Heartland Payroll Solutions

    Score5.3 out of 10
    N/AHeartland Payroll is an HR management solution offering online access to payroll data and employee information. In 2025, the solution was acquired from Global Payment Solutions by Acrisure. It will be part of Acrisure's portfolio of business solutions going forward.N/A

    Paycor

    Score7 out of 10
    N/APaycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.N/A
    Pricing
    Heartland Payroll SolutionsPaycor
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Heartland Payroll SolutionsPaycor
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPaycor's pricing for small, mid, and enterprise companies varies based on product bundle and company size. Because Paycor HR software is built to help businesses scale and grow, plans are based on the mix of HR products needed, and company size. Payroll is at the core of Paycor's offering, and their products are sold as a part of their payroll and HR platform.
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    Heartland Payroll SolutionsPaycor
    Considered Both Products
    Acrisure
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    Paycor Inc
    Chose Paycor
    Paycor is a little more expensive and a little more unwieldy but offers SOOOO much more for the money.
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    Chose Paycor
    Paycor has more features than OnPay even tho OP worked well for a small company. Heartland was simplistic but wasn't scalable enough to offer all the other features that go with a Payroll or HR system.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    74%
    Would buy again
    154 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    81%
    Delivers good value for the price
    150 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    175 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    58%
    Implementation went as expected
    89 Answers
    Features
    Heartland Payroll SolutionsPaycor
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Heartland Payroll Solutions and Paycor
    Feature
    Heartland Payroll Solutions
    5.6
    9 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Paycor
    7.7
    348 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Pay calculation1.05 Ratings8.2338 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment1.03 Ratings7.7143 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.72 Ratings6.9239 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.17 Ratings8.6335 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.35 Ratings7.4282 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.01 Ratings7.385 Ratings
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    APS
    Score1.4 out of 10
    APS
    Score1.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Heartland Payroll SolutionsPaycor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    6.7
    (370 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (338 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    5.1
    (57 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (18 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Heartland Payroll SolutionsPaycor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acrisure
    We changed payroll companies from Paycom to Heartland this year at the recommendation of our insurance agent who insisted they would integrate with the EASE system, which tracks employee benefits and deductions. However, 8 weeks into it, I regret my decision, since the setup hasn't been completed yet. The lack of responsiveness in some cases is astounding and often we have to ask 3, 4, and 5 times for something to be done. I hate to think what will happen after we are "handed off" from the payroll implementation team to the regular schmucks. We still are not able to track PTO and time off and we have been begging for the self-service feature to be turned on for employees so they can change addresses, bank account info, etc. Their training is NONEXISTENT and their manual is abysmal. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!!! I wish I could go back to Paycom!
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    Paycor Inc
    In my experience, Paycor is well suited for organizations such as my own where the hiring process and fairly straightforward. A company that values ease of use, consistency, and organization will have great results with Paycor Recruiting. The system is also especially helpful when a company like mine must frequently recruit for the same exact role over and over again. That is where the customizable templates really come into play! On the other hand, a company that has a more specialized or complex recruiting process may struggle with using the platform. If more advanced integrations or data analytics are required then they would likely need a platform that is more robust in those areas.
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    Pros
    Acrisure
    • White-glove customer support. All employees are in the United States and they must pay them well, because they don't seem to have turnover there.
    • Technology is awesome. We have Payroll, HR, T&A, ATS, and onboarding with them.
    • Their Tax Credit tech is amazing. I received more money in tax credits last year than payroll cost me. That's a net positive!
    • Compliance with their HR team is great, and they don't hit you over the head on the price for it.
    • Pricing is fantastic with a 3-year price lock. No BS discounting that jumps back up a year later.
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    Paycor Inc
    • Onboarding works very well for us with a lot of Self-Service for employees it gives us time back and ensures data accuracy is in the employees control.
    • Recruiting works well because it links to specific jobs and automatically posts jobs when an employee is separated from service.
    • Tax filings work fairly well for us and have always been accurate.
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    Cons
    Acrisure
    • Sometimes the system (geocode) will not allow me to process address changes by asking for help from our specialist.
    • Response for assistance is usually a lot slower when our dedicated specialist is not available.
    Incentivized
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    Paycor Inc
    • Administrative/C-Suite level of canned reports and dashboards
    • Displaying company reminders or documents to sign that are urgent in a way that doesn’t allow an employee to clock out until they have completed the task.
    • More options to build an org chart
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    Price point is the biggest driving factor. Paycor has made some strides in the customer service area and we've seen enough improvements that renewing our contract has become more a reality than a pipe dream. The system functions well and our employees are familiar with how it works, so to make a change would be a huge lift for our team
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    Usability
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    Glitches. So many glitches. The customer service number provides basic troubleshooting, which doesn’t help; some issues take weeks to resolve, with no apparent reason why they occur. The system does not work on Safari. We have dealt with Payroll not working, which has caused a manual payroll to be run. Paycor representatives do not provide any assistance.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    I feel like Paycor is always up and running! If they are planning downtime, they communicate it clearly. Every once in a while, I get something that says the system isn't working but it is usually back up within the hour. I typically find by the time that the employees complain about it, that it is resolved within the system.
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    Performance
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    For the most part, everything moves super fast. There are a few sections (Expense Management) that sometimes take a bit to load correctly. Or if they are interesting, it takes a minute to talk to each other! But reports are quickly downloaded and available! Even data heavy reports run fairly fast!
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    Support Rating
    Acrisure
    I never have trouble reaching customer support. They always are able to assist with fixing any problems that arise. There honestly haven't been many issues at all. Only ones I've created :)
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    Paycor Inc
    I feel like support will transfer you back and forth between departments and put you on hold forever. I believe it is very difficult to see the status of an open ticket. During my experience, it feels like the client has to push all communication and request updates from support regularly.
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    Online Training
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    The online trainings are super helpful. They have user guides that you can read through, interactive training that will walk you through it as well as plain web based ones. I've actually never had an in-person training but all of the information you need can be found online. They also will do individual support training if you are struggling with a certain area.
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    Implementation Rating
    Acrisure
    The Heartland team could care less about how difficult your experience is. In fact, I think they delight in seeing you struggle!
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    Paycor Inc
    Implementation of any new software is going to be challenging, especially if you are maintaining an existing program concurrently. When it is time for dual-processing (both old and new software) prior to going live, be prepared to be stressed. But trust the process and it will be over soon.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acrisure
    I've considered moving payroll over to QuickBooks Online so that everything is in one place, but it would probably take too much work considering that our current system works really well. I think QuickBooks would confuse me, honestly. There are other systems that offer different user interfaces that are neat looking, but I haven't done too much research because Heartland Payroll offered me a really good deal for processing since we are a small company.
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    Paycor Inc
    They seemed similar but Paycor was cheaper at the time. However, Paycor has so many fees they tack onto every invoice that may not be the case anymore. The support services supposedly were better at ADP but that was an unknown
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    Scalability
    Acrisure
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    I gave it a 10 because we only use it across one organization. However, it has allowed us to break it into multiple departments and layers of management. It is also easy for us to utilize across different locations but still under one master company. They have always provided us support when we decide to change something on an organizational level
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    Return on Investment
    Acrisure
    • We have a net positive using Heartland. We actually bring more money in from their tax credits than the payroll service actually costs.
    • I used to have a part-time person handing our payroll/HR needs. Now this is done by me because it's so easy.
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    Paycor Inc
    • Number wise, this takes field employees LESS time to execute their process THUS saving money in the field.
    • This takes the office staff MORE time to process what the field is doing and costing MORE money on an executive level as opposed to an hourly or field level.
    • The ROI was not considered while joining as the amount of employees involved necessitated a change in the previous system.
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