Access People HR Suite vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Access People HR Suite
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
Access PeopleXD is a mobile-first, 100% SaaS HR and Payroll solution that connects processes from hire to retire including Payroll, People Management, Workforce Management, Talent, Recruitment, Learn, Compliance and Analytics. The unified solution can be integrated or implemented as standalone. Access PeopleXD aims to transform how complex organisations approach their people strategy by giving users the freedom and flexibility to adapt, evolve and use technology to create engaging experiences.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.
$2
Per Employee Per Month
Pricing
Access People HR SuitePaylocity
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
$2.00
Per Employee Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Access People HR SuitePaylocity
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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Community Pulse
Access People HR SuitePaylocity
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Access People HR SuitePaylocity
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
7.5
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Paylocity
8.2
605 Ratings
3% above category average
New hire portal8.01 Ratings8.3601 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.01 Ratings8.0463 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
7.7
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Paylocity
7.4
312 Ratings
11% below category average
Corporate goal setting9.01 Ratings7.5231 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.01 Ratings7.5285 Ratings
Performance tracking7.01 Ratings7.4290 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.3202 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
7.3
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Paylocity
7.4
401 Ratings
8% below category average
Performance plans9.01 Ratings7.2356 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.01 Ratings7.2293 Ratings
Review status tracking6.01 Ratings7.5367 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.5368 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6302 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
6.0
1 Ratings
19% below category average
Paylocity
7.2
181 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools6.01 Ratings6.8121 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.1148 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.4164 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.4136 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
8.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Paylocity
7.7
378 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.01 Ratings7.8310 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.01 Ratings8.1346 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.01 Ratings7.9345 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1326 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.7259 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.7309 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.0254 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
720 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.6675 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.2661 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.8606 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6614 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1564 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.8546 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5471 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.1
709 Ratings
0% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.7688 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.3307 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.5480 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.3468 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.0687 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2539 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.9322 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
587 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.0518 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.5564 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.4427 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.4
721 Ratings
3% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.5701 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.6713 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.0564 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.3492 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.3589 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
194 Ratings
4% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.5194 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Access People HR Suite
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.0
655 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.0629 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.5639 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.5371 Ratings
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User Ratings
Access People HR SuitePaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.7
(750 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(61 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(41 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(59 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(21 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
4.3
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Access People HR SuitePaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
The Access Group
It is very useful for the medium size or large scale of businesses, it almost settled down the HR and payroll basis transactions just click away. In this digital era it also provides you a desktop free or desktop away environment (accessible via cellphone). You may use it to extract your payslip, mark your leave, generate a report as an when it required
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Paylocity
I think Paylocity is very useful in many areas. Onboarding makes it very easy to create event packets with the necessary documents a new hire needs and uploads all of them to their file once they are completed. The Recruiting platform is streamlined and a great tool to view all the candidates and move them along the line depending on their fit with open positions. I think Paylocity can be used for almost all facets of HR and I think the only place is may not be my first go to is when wanting to create recognition for team members. We use a separate platform that has many feature Paylocity simply does not have available. I rarely find a situation, though, where Paylocity does not have a solution to HRIS need.
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Pros
The Access Group
  • People management
  • Payroll management
  • Talent management
  • Digital Learning
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Paylocity
  • Paid Time Off requests. Everything is available in the app so employees can see their balances, request time, and get a notification about their manager's decision all in real time.
  • Paycheck visibility-- Employees can see their detailed paychecks from the app and they're notified when they're accessible. Employees love this transparency.
  • Benefits administration-- Employees can enroll and view their benefit elections right on the app.
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Cons
The Access Group
  • Provide easy ways for customization
  • Provide more ways for integration of processes
  • Provide access at user level to prepare reports, drag and drop basis
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Paylocity
  • I wish there was a way to customize the categories in the skills section to better fit our industry. We make the categories we currently have work, but it would be amazing to actually customize them. For example, it would be nice to have a "Medical" option to hold all our employee's immunization records.
  • The workflows section has been a lifesaver, but there are still some areas that have glitches that need to be improved on. For example, if you launch a workflow that isn't completed within the timeframe set, it goes overdue, and if it's still not completed, it'll actually go into the completed section, and the only way to find it is to look at the actual workflow, if you have the ability to rescind the workflow, then you automatically know that the workflow is incomplete.
  • Community - It would be nice if comments were added to a post; everyone within the group who received the original announcement would also receive notifications that a comment was made. It would make it easier to communicate back and forth as well as keep the rest of the group up to date on any questions that were answered that someone else may have been thinking of but didn't ask.
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Likelihood to Renew
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I give a rating of 10 because the transition was flawless, at each step of the way we had a dedicated Paylocity rep helping us during the transition. This gave us peace of mind as we switched over from another payroll provider so we weren't familiar with Paylocity. The transition was smooth
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Usability
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I've been able to navigate everything on my own and I've been able to figure out almost all of it by myself. I like hands on experience so I only rely on service if I've exhausted all resources to figure something out.
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Reliability and Availability
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
there are frequent issues with the recruiting module not fully working and there is no rush from paylocity to fix it
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Performance
The Access Group
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
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
The nicest thing I can say about Paylocity's support is I run into the same support issues with every payroll company. Paylocity's support is no better or worse. With high turnover rates and employees being stretched across multiple company's it is hard to get good responses. I can usually get responses back to simple questions quickly but when you get to intermediate to difficult questions the support is lacking.
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Online Training
The Access Group
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
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I would make sure you have a dedicated team at Paylocity to complete the implementation. We had staff from Paylocity quit and things were not completed properly. They dropped the ball so to speak on that portion of it. we have encountered multiple issues since then and are still not using the Time off tracking to its full capabilities.
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Alternatives Considered
The Access Group
Access people HR suite (people XD) having a complete package as per the requirement of medium or large scale of businesses, all the HR and payroll related opts and benefits may gets via single window, but for the small businesses/enterprises its of very high cost and not useful on optimize level
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Paylocity
I think payroll processing in Paylocity is much simpler than with either ADP or Paychex. Having the pre-process view and the ability to make corrections easily makes processing payroll much more straightforward than with either of the other products I have worked with. The time and labor module also flows better to HR&PR w/ paylocity. I have not used benefits integration or Cobra management w/ either of the other products, but I do appreciate it w/ Paylocity and the EDI file flows so that we can add/delete people from benefits with ease.
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Scalability
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
It is simple to use and straight forward
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Professional Services
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
The Access Group
  • Time saving for business
  • Cost saving for business
  • Effective and efficient system to use
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Paylocity
  • We have had reduced errors on timekeeping and therefore a more accurate payroll.
  • Reports such as turnover, etc, are easy to create and review and have helped to identify some management issues.
  • We spend a lot less time reviewing and approving time off requests.
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