OnPay vs. PDS Vista

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OnPay
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
OnPay's payroll and HR is designed for people who want to spend more time running their business, and less on back-office tasks. The application aims to enable users to: • Run payroll • Automate taxes • Let employees do more themselves • Simplify HR processes • Offer benefits in any state OnPay is $49 plus $6 per person each month. The monthly fee includes integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and time-tracking software, as well as all quarterly and year-end…N/A
PDS Vista
Score 1.2 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Vista® is a human resource, benefits, payroll, recruiting, and self-service software. Functional elements include recruitment, staffing, position and training management, compliance, and performance and compensation.N/A
Pricing
OnPayPDS Vista
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OnPayPDS Vista
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFirst month free, then $49 + $6 per employee each month.License pricing is based on the number of full and part-time active employees within bands (e.g. 751-1,000). SaaS pricing is based on PEPM.
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Community Pulse
OnPayPDS Vista
Features
OnPayPDS Vista
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
9.9
Ratings
18% above category average
PDS Vista
3.2
Ratings
85% below category average
Pay calculation9.90 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.80 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.90 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.70 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
1.9
Ratings
122% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
1.0
Ratings
156% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
2.0
Ratings
121% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
7.3
Ratings
10% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
2.0
Ratings
116% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
1.0
Ratings
155% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
2.8
Ratings
96% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
1.0
Ratings
155% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
2.3
Ratings
109% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings3.60 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings3.60 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
PDS Vista
1.4
Ratings
139% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings1.90 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
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OnPayPDS Vista
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
OnPayPDS Vista
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(0 ratings)
2.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OnPayPDS Vista
Likelihood to Recommend
I'd say if you had someone who wasn't educated on how Payroll should be setup and function OnPay is less ideal. But even then you've got things so well setup and cost efficient, they could afford to put some focus on training. In my mind I imagine OnPay is the best solution for small to mid, even early large, company Payroll processing. We're a small company so I'm unaware of the options provided to streamline importing of large group payrolls, but that might be an area where the interface could provide challenges.
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You have the option of taking the system in house or being a hosted client. Figure out what resources your IT department has to spare, if you will have a dedicated administrator who will do all the upgrades and enhancements or if you will be job sharing those responsibilities. Like all software, Vista HRMS has multiple upgrades a year. You will need someone or a team of a few individuals to test these upgrades out and be able to take on a role of administrator, technology consultant or front end user and make sure these upgrades are working from all angles. Vista HRMS really is a good product for keeping all HR and Payroll related records in one system, I just stress the fact that you have to have someone on hand who wants to own the product and be willing to learn as much as possible. The more you put into this product, the more you will get out of it
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Pros
  • It is easy to add new employees.
  • It is easy to inactivate employees who leave the company.
  • All quarterly and annual reports are completed and filed on a timely basis.
  • Employees have direct online access to their paycheck as well as their W-2.
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  • Vista HRMS is very flexible, it does everything we need for HR, benefits and payroll. It’s user-friendly and intuitive to use, when we roll out new self-service items our employees have no problems and require minimal training or documentation.
  • PDS has excellent customer service and support. We get answers to the majority of our questions and problems quickly, within the day that we call. More complex issues that may require PDS’ technical support are usually addressed within a few days. We were upgrading our production servers to Windows 2012 over a weekend and a key person in our organization was on leave. When we checked with PDS to see what cost would be involved if we needed their help, they said it was included in our regular maintenance, no extra cost.
  • The PDS User’s Conference is an excellent learning opportunity for training on everything Vista does, including using Crystal Reports for custom reporting. You also get to meet and talk to the executive and development staff and have direct input into the future product development.
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Cons
  • I would like to enter some payroll information in advance of the current payroll runs
  • Adding and changing administrators was a bit cumbersome and took several days
  • It works fine for a small number of people being paid if they can be seen on one screen but it might be cumbersome with more than about 10 people. Probably needs a better or different procedure with more people.
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  • Job History - Too many areas that dates populate.
  • ATS - There is a lack of flexibility for applicants when applying for multiple jobs.
  • Searching - The functionality is a little limited, would be nice to type in any information on a person and search.
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Likelihood to Renew
We have used OnPay for a few years now and we do continue to renew our annual use of OnPay. We are only a small organization and although OnPay provides a lot of additional services that larger organizations might ind useful, OnPay still meets our limited requirements of running bi-weekly payroll and submitting our quarterly state and federal tax documents, and at a price that we still find affordable.
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It's working well for us. Yes, we do have some challenges, but we're working through them. With all the time and money put in to this, why would we switch. Especially since we really haven't used this product to it's full potential, but that's many due to time challenges.
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Usability
OnPay is very easy to use. The computer interface is setup very well. You can quickly add people, enter your Payroll, print reports, etc. If your Payroll doesn't change from pay period to pay period (example, salaried employees) it takes mere seconds to enter in your Payroll.
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In my line of work, PDS Vista doesn't fit. I recruit and manager talent pipelines, as well as all onboarding aspects of 11 companies. I spend more hours getting data configured and searching for information within this software than I spend with my candidates. Theres an abundance duplication, and there isn't a single stream of information shared across screens. I have to input the SAME details into several screens for them to match up. Nothing is intuitive, and its certainly not end user friendly
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Reliability and Availability
OnPay immediately responds to any of my inquiries.
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Performance
No complaints on OnPay's integration with Xero.
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Support Rating
I've only had to call a couple of times, and each time the customer service rep is extremely thorough and helpful. I've never had the experience, like I do with some other companies, of feeling stressed or irritated with the reps. They are competent, educated, and easily walk me through the system
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PDS has excellent customer service and support. We get answers to the
majority of our questions and problems quickly, within the day that we
call. More complex issues that may require PDS’ technical support are
usually addressed within a few days
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Online Training
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The resources and online tools that PDS provide are extremely thorough and helpful in our training and learning.
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Implementation Rating
Easy to implement and easy to convert any other payroll reports to the OnPay system when making the switch
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Ask lots of questions, ensure you fully understand the functionality (particularly history records) and train, train, train the users for correct and complete utilization of the system.
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Alternatives Considered
OnPay is tremendously less expensive and technically superior to Quickbooks in my opinion. OnPay is less expensive and offered the ease of managing a restaurant payroll that was better in my opinion than When I Work. My experience when evaluating all of the payroll products that I felt the company could afford was that OnPay had a superior staff of professionals who knew their product and could explain how to use it most clearly.
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We had multiple vendors come and demo their products/systems for us. Each one had great features but at the end of the day, based on what the Vista HRMS system had to offer and how we were able to personalize the system to meet our needs we felt the choice was simple and we havent looked back since.
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Scalability
OnPay works.
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Return on Investment
  • Reduces payroll processing time
  • Ability for full electronic employee files
  • The overall cost is the best in the industry, saving us money
  • Ability for on/off-boarding ensures our files our complete
  • There are a few limitations but they work with programmers to get those features setup
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  • Vista HRMS offers a very reasonably priced solution that performs the functions we need for our business.
  • With a very small IT staff we successfully implemented all modules of Vista HRMS in approx. 6 months from start of implementation. Compared to other projects the cost to implement this system was very cost effective.
  • We have been able to maintain our internal benefits, payroll & HR functions in-house with no additional staff at a significantly reduced annual maintenance cost.
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ScreenShots

OnPay Screenshots

Screenshot of full-service payrollScreenshot of multiple pay rates and schedulesScreenshot of employee self-onboarding and org charts, which are built-inScreenshot of an e-signable offer lettersScreenshot of calendars, where PTO is managed and approvedScreenshot of centralized finances, viewed with over 20 reports for analyzing employment-related expenses

PDS Vista Screenshots

Screenshot of employee data, which is the heart of a corporate knowledge base. Within Vista, an organized database of employees, applicants, jobs, and positions can be created and maintained. The product’s flexibility allows users to structure corporate data as simply or as complicated as business needs require.Screenshot of Vista Payroll, which is designed to strike the perfect balance between power and simplicity. It is designed to process large volumes of data within tight time constraints, whether U.S., Canadian, or Caribbean.

Vista Payroll is focused on its main tasks of calculating pay, creating paychecks, producing payroll registers, and federal, state, local, and provincial tax reports.Screenshot of the included Vista Benefits features, which can include unlimited plans and coverage levels, automated benefits eligibility, auto-housekeeping of valuations and premiums.Screenshot of Vista Recruiting, which presents critical applicant information in an efficient manner for both human resources professionals and hiring managers, alike.

Vista Recruiting gives HR departments command over the entire hiring process for each department in every location while more easily tracking and controlling costs, improving applicant management, strengthening relationships with applicants, and reducing paperwork for the HR team.