Darwinbox vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Darwinbox
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Darwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
Paylocity
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Paylocity 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
Pricing
DarwinboxPaylocity
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DarwinboxPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
DarwinboxPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.4
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Paylocity
7.8
861 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data9.83 Ratings8.5812 Ratings
Employment history9.83 Ratings8.2792 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.93 Ratings7.8728 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.93 Ratings7.6741 Ratings
Organizational charting8.93 Ratings7.1679 Ratings
Organization and location management8.93 Ratings7.8661 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5567 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.9
3 Ratings
10% above category average
Paylocity
8.1
849 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation9.03 Ratings8.6825 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.03 Ratings7.3392 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.93 Ratings8.5595 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.92 Ratings7.2566 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.93 Ratings8.2652 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.93 Ratings7.9405 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.9824 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.0
3 Ratings
11% above category average
Paylocity
7.6
712 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow9.03 Ratings7.9633 Ratings
Balance details9.03 Ratings7.4680 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.03 Ratings7.4530 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.5
3 Ratings
15% above category average
Paylocity
8.3
861 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.93 Ratings8.5838 Ratings
Update personal information8.93 Ratings8.6852 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.83 Ratings8.0678 Ratings
Employee recognition9.83 Ratings8.3594 Ratings
View job history9.83 Ratings8.3716 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.9
3 Ratings
14% above category average
Paylocity
7.5
241 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.93 Ratings7.5241 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.2
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Paylocity
7.0
787 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder9.92 Ratings7.0753 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.92 Ratings7.4766 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.92 Ratings6.5461 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.9
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Paylocity
8.2
732 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal9.92 Ratings8.3728 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.92 Ratings8.0569 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.6
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Paylocity
7.4
383 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting9.82 Ratings7.4290 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.92 Ratings7.4354 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.92 Ratings7.3252 Ratings
Performance tracking9.92 Ratings7.4356 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.9
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Paylocity
7.4
492 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans9.92 Ratings7.2441 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.92 Ratings7.2366 Ratings
Review status tracking9.82 Ratings7.4453 Ratings
Review reminders9.82 Ratings7.5455 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.92 Ratings7.6372 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.6
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Paylocity
7.1
227 Ratings
11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.82 Ratings6.7149 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.92 Ratings7.1184 Ratings
Candidate search9.82 Ratings7.4207 Ratings
Candidate development8.92 Ratings7.4166 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.6
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Paylocity
7.7
463 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.82 Ratings7.8380 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.82 Ratings8.1405 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.82 Ratings7.7312 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.82 Ratings7.7380 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.82 Ratings7.0318 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.82 Ratings8.0425 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.92 Ratings7.9423 Ratings
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User Ratings
DarwinboxPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
7.7
(896 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(86 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(60 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(9 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(81 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(35 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
DarwinboxPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
Darwinbox
Darwinbox provides multiple functions and features related to Human resources and I Like the best where it maintains Attendance records and employees smartly. Darwinbox helps us to brings all the organization level activity on one platform which helps the management to take the crucial decisions. Sometimes it hangs and does not function properly due to an internet connectivity issue.
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Paylocity
Paylocity works well for our organization. Ease of use for our managers and employees is very important. Makes it easier for us in HR to manage. Time and attendance works very well. Efficient and effective. Payroll runs very smoothly. We appreciate the performance and compensation module for tracking employees performance, journals and getting feedback and annual compensation.
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Pros
Darwinbox
  • Maintaining Attendance from payroll with HR.
  • Employees self portal to ask for PTO or to check hours.
  • User Interface is user friendly for our employees.
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Paylocity
  • Customer Service is always helpful with little wait time.
  • Always improving; for example, the recent change to processing payroll. So much easier.
  • Onboarding makes it simple and the fact that the company can personalize the messaging to new hires allows us to make it more personalized.
  • Having an assigned account manager regardless of company size is definitely a plus.
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Cons
Darwinbox
  • The app version is a bit lankier than the pc version.
  • Interface customization would be great for individuals wanting to change style.
  • No other real issue to improve, possibly lower the price but that's not too bad.
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Paylocity
  • Recruiting piece/ATS could be improved.
  • A candidate being able to save progress on their application is really a must as they can't leave and come back to their application without having to restart, i.e. if they need to get a phone number for a reference for example.
  • Could use more room in entering the job for internal notes.
  • Quirky when doing cut and paste of job details that leaves spaces that aren't in the document being pasted.
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Likelihood to Renew
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
We have had many issues with the way our platform was set up at implementation that still continue to plague us. In addition, our benefits, in particular our FSA, have been mis-managed causing a balance due from an employee (and also a lot of work for our accounting and HR team, as well as stress for the employee). Our service rep continues to answer incorrectly on many fronts (original response is usually check out this paylocity article, vs. helping) and recently our COBRA management was mishandled (not adding Dental to a person on Cobra who had requested it). So- all in all...we are not particularly happy w/ Paylocity
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Usability
Darwinbox
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Paylocity
Overall, in my experience, Paylocity has been easy to use for both staff and administrators. First, the staff has an application and inputting Paid Time Off is easy to do. I then get an alert on my app and I am able to approve it on the spot from my app that gives me access as an employee and an administrator without having to use multiple apps or logins. As an administrator I think the portal is easy to use, Paylocity did a great job showing me tools and rolling out training classes before rollout.
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Reliability and Availability
Darwinbox
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Paylocity
Paylocity support is always available and I never have to wait endlessly on hold. If our dedicated account manage is not available, there is an entire team assigned to our account. Every one of them is knowledgeable about our organization and Paylocity's process.
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Performance
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
pages load in an acceptable amount of time, reports come back quickly, but integration is very complicated and hasn't been possible
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Support Rating
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Everyone wants immediate assistance. Awaiting a response from an email only to ask 2-3 more questions is time consuming. Within the first six months of setup, I would rather respond back to the instructors who provided me the training in each category of my contract.
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Online Training
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
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
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I had gone through an implementation process of another HR platform (Paycom) in my previous job and was traumatized, it was painful. I was surprised how easy and fast it was with Paylocity, the team was very helpful and set us up for success
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Alternatives Considered
Darwinbox
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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Paylocity
We honestly had a program that only kept track of our Demographics, salaries, etc. then all of our Payroll was done on paper with paper leave slips etc. When I saw Paylocity, I was very excited about how easy it is/would be to use. [...] Our Paylocity rep that I spoke to was super GREAT in the explanation of Paylocity and I didn't even shop around much.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I wasn't involved in the sales process. I joined the organization after Paylocity was implemented.
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Scalability
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
You have an account manager assigned to you on a daily basis but that person is barely available to you
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Professional Services
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
Darwinbox
  • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
  • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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Paylocity
  • Definitely more consistent processes. Everything is very user friendly and it reduces the amount of time it has taken us in the past before we started using Paylocity. Everything flows super smoothly.
  • We have an improved retention since we have used Paylocity. Before hand, many employees thought it was difficult to find anything like tax forms, pay stubs, benefit elections, etc. when we used other platforms before we implemented our data into Paylocity.
  • Costs have been reduced and the decision-making process has improved and got quicker. Before Paylocity, it would take at least a week to get a salary increase approved, or a job title change approved. Now, it take less than a day and is super easy.
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