Paycor vs. symplr Talent Management Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paycor
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Paycor 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
symplr Talent Management Solutions
Score 7.2 out of 10
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symplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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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Features
Paycorsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
7.8
Ratings
5% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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Pay calculation8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.2
Ratings
23% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.1
Ratings
13% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
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Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.0
Ratings
31% above category average
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.5
Ratings
6% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.8
Ratings
6% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
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Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.4
Ratings
17% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Paycorsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paycor
Paycor
Score 7.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Engagedly
Engagedly
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Paycorsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
6.8
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6.1
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Likelihood to Renew
8.0
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7.3
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Usability
7.2
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9.0
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Availability
10.0
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-
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Performance
10.0
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-
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Support Rating
5.2
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7.0
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In-Person Training
10.0
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Online Training
9.0
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Implementation Rating
7.5
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Configurability
10.0
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Ease of integration
10.0
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Product Scalability
10.0
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Vendor post-sale
10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
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User Testimonials
Paycorsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
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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It really is the best solution to any organization that needs to provide and track employees continued learning or learning of policies and procedures. The tracking is great on all ends. The interface is simple and easy to navigate. It may not be suitable for an organization with under 10 people as it is quite extensive and may be a bit over the top.
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Pros
  • Allows employees to clock in and out on personal AND company owned devices
  • Allows employees to make notes in order to alert us of additional things or particular matters the need attention.
  • Allows employees to send notifications to administraters regarding missed punch situations and also adverse app performance.
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  • Customer service is available via email and phone when needed.
  • Individualized training sessions available for project challenges.
  • Provide personable service from all aspects of the organization.
  • When we had issues with compatibility of third party courses, the staff focused on our need and made it work.
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Cons
  • 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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  • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
  • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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Likelihood to Renew
The product is really good overall. The customer service is not the best and the benefits administration is kind of painful. However, the good outweighs the bad. We might get a different benefit admin system that can be integrated into Paycor. My controller doesn't want to switch anything for a [long] time.
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Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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Usability
The performance management module was so inaccessible it was impossible to implement alone. They must have received this feedback a lot as then they started offering implementation specialists ($5,000!) that actually got us up and running. Before that I could not access the module. Other areas are relatively easy to learn via their support articles and videos
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The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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Reliability and Availability
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
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
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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On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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Online Training
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
I've been through a payroll software implementation multiple times in my career, ranging from upgrades to an existing platform to complete replacement of providers. This implementation was the easiest from the standpoint of confidence in my implementation personnel. The implementation consultants at Paycor were AMAZINGLY knowledgeable about the software and offered us advice at every step of the way. We never had any concerns that they didn't know what we wanted or needed.
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Alternatives Considered
Overall, Paycor is a solid system that meets most of our needs. It offers a wide range of functionality and generally performs well. However, there are a few technical issues that create challenges, particularly within the onboarding module. From the few systems we have used, Paycor has the most potential
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I have seem other products such as Success Factors and Softscape, we went with HealthcareSource because we really like PerformanceManager but also because we planned to expand our use of their products for other areas of the talent management spectrum and eventually started using their Compensation and Position Manager products too.
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Scalability
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
  • We can process Payroll in a 25% of the time that we previously could.
  • Scheduling takes 2 or 3 times as much effort as it did before.
  • Onboarding allows employees to do self-service but comes with a lot of questions from team members so it is net the same amount of time at the end of the day.
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  • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
  • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
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Paycor Screenshots

Screenshot of the real-time data insights that support critical business decisions.Screenshot of Paycor's expense reportingScreenshot of the recruiting processes streamlined in PaycorScreenshot of workforce scheduling in PaycorScreenshot of Paycor's mobile app, that allows employees to punch in and out from their phonesScreenshot of the Paycor Home Screen