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    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
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    Paylocity
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Paylocity
    Considered Both Products
    Paylocity
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    Rippling offers more features with robust features
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity was the easiest from an employee perspective and also had the most intuitive workflows from the HR side. The ability to create our own reports was very important to us and the open API has meant it is easy to use and integrate with our other solutions as we grow.
    Incentivized
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    It was long ago, but we previously used ADP… not sure which version.
    Incentivized
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    Same
    Incentivized
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    Very similar
    Incentivized
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    similar
    Incentivized
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    Paylocity is more user friendly
    Incentivized
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    Paylocity is much better than ADP
    Incentivized
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    Seamless and easy to use
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    The reporting is better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    ADP- the adp we had was old and outdated.

    Paylocity is more modern and fun to look at
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    the reporting at ADP Comprehensive Services is better
    Incentivized
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    Better usability
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    we have only ever used Paylocity, but we were not huge fans of the pay
    Incentivized
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    Price
    Incentivized
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    NA
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    I prefer the flexibility of Paylocity to Paychex. (I don't remember Flex or PEO; they might not have had those distinctions when I used them over 10 years ago.) I really like doing payroll all by myself when I have time to do it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Superior mobile app, reporting capability, ease of use for employees to leadership, system administration is simple.
    Incentivized
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    Found Paylocity as more user and administrator friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Our company previously used Exponent HR, and we have since transitioned to a paperless system with streamlined processes. I believe that each product has areas in which it works exceptionally well and also leaves room for improvement.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    1105 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1029 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    1163 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    76%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    674 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    66%
    Implementation went as expected
    608 Answers
    Features
    Paylocity
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.8
    1146 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee demographic data8.41088 Ratings
    Employment history8.21050 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.0980 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6993 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.2923 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.8899 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.7770 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    8.1
    1115 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pay calculation8.61087 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.3533 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.4822 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.6752 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.91084 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.0866 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.8543 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.5
    943 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Approval workflow7.3841 Ratings
    Balance details7.4900 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.7709 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    8.4
    1127 Ratings
    4% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.61097 Ratings
    Update personal information8.91117 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.0899 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.2811 Ratings
    View job history8.5963 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.0
    349 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets7.0349 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.4
    1038 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Report builder7.5993 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.51013 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.3645 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    8.3
    975 Ratings
    5% above category average
    New hire portal8.5969 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.1778 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.6
    536 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Corporate goal setting7.7422 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.5493 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.6371 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.7499 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.5
    678 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Performance plans7.3614 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.4526 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.4625 Ratings
    Review reminders7.7629 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.5526 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.1
    352 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools6.4235 Ratings
    Candidate ranking6.9289 Ratings
    Candidate search7.8322 Ratings
    Candidate development7.3261 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Paylocity
    Feature
    Paylocity
    7.9
    644 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Job Requisition Management8.0550 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.2573 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.9451 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.8546 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.5466 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.1595 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.9592 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Paylocity
    Small Businesses
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Paylocity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (1213 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (118 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (78 ratings)
    Availability
    9.8
    (17 ratings)
    Performance
    9.7
    (17 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (105 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.8
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.9
    (55 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.6
    (13 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.5
    (16 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.8
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.7
    (17 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Paylocity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Paylocity
    I didn't help but I like the pricing
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    Scalability
    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
    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
    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.