Acumatica vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acumatica
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Acumatica delivers a set of cloud-based business software applications with dashboards, reporting tools, integrated document management, centralized security, and customization tools.
$1,000
per year
Paylocity
Score 8.2 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
AcumaticaPaylocity
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AcumaticaPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is always consumption-based with no five-year lock-ins or termination penalties. The Acumatica ERP pricing structure allows adding casual users, suppliers, and customers without paying for additional licenses. The cost is based on the features and resources utilized, not on the number of users who access the system. An Acumatica partner works with users to understand specific requirements, determine the proper resources and modules for the company, and presents a price for the license.
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Community Pulse
AcumaticaPaylocity
Considered Both Products
Acumatica
Chose Acumatica
Acumatica pulls together the pieces that I used to have to build myself or use multiple systems to accomplish. Most recently having used Sage Quantum Accounting, I was struggling with needing to build many reports from scratch for reporting that I find Acumatica does with …
Chose Acumatica
Easy to implement and easy cloud setup
Chose Acumatica
I don't have much experience with other CRMs besides Sage. This is the first cloud base software I have used which makes everything super convenient as it's all real-time data.
Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
ADP had limited tools and couldn't manage a single payroll run with multiple pay periods. Paylocity solved that issue and eliminated our need for a 3rd party recognition platform
Chose Paylocity
Had ADP when we started. It was brutally complex and time-consuming. I had to spend 3 days at a training seminar to learn how to use it. Paylocity solved all of that with an hour of training. No-brainer.
Chose Paylocity
We have not evaluated any other systems.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AcumaticaPaylocity
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.9
107 Ratings
10% above category average
Paylocity
8.2
1115 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation6.893 Ratings8.61087 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.070 Ratings7.4752 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.993 Ratings9.01084 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.6533 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.6822 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2866 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.1543 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.3
311 Ratings
9% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
API for custom integration8.3292 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins8.2265 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.4
385 Ratings
3% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.7317 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.1378 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.0
393 Ratings
10% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Dashboards8.3368 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.7386 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.2376 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.7
658 Ratings
12% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Accounts payable8.6638 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.5528 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.9229 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.2317 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.5502 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.2359 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.5400 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.3
414 Ratings
5% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking8.2406 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.5203 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.2270 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.6
423 Ratings
9% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Pricing7.9364 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.5377 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing8.1258 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold7.9352 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.8193 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.8
492 Ratings
16% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.3331 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.3442 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.6237 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.2252 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.6357 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
9.9
4 Ratings
26% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting9.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.7
171 Ratings
11% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling7.2153 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.6150 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality7.4129 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools7.387 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.1
67 Ratings
9% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management8.367 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.4
252 Ratings
6% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared7.895 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring7.471 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.9206 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management7.7142 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.9
105 Ratings
18% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.073 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.093 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.078 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection7.980 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.664 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.6
130 Ratings
25% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.196 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.893 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management6.970 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.0103 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.399 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.8
149 Ratings
17% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Production Process Design7.6125 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.0137 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management7.9123 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.0131 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.1
176 Ratings
13% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Forecasting7.2147 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.4165 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.7144 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.4
99 Ratings
16% above category average
Paylocity
-
Ratings
Proposal Management7.883 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.894 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
1146 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.61088 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.21050 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0980 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6993 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1923 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.8899 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5770 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
943 Ratings
7% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.7841 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.3900 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.5709 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.4
1127 Ratings
4% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.51097 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.71117 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.1899 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.3811 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.4963 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
349 Ratings
8% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.4349 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.2
1038 Ratings
4% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.2993 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.51013 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.0645 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.3
975 Ratings
4% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.4969 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.2778 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
536 Ratings
2% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.8422 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.7493 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.8371 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.7499 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
678 Ratings
3% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.5614 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.5526 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.6625 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.6629 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6526 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
352 Ratings
6% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.9235 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.4289 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.9322 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.6261 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.9
644 Ratings
2% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.0550 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1573 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.9451 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.9546 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.5466 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.2595 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9592 Ratings
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User Ratings
AcumaticaPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(743 ratings)
8.2
(1216 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(61 ratings)
8.8
(114 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(35 ratings)
8.2
(74 ratings)
Availability
8.5
(4 ratings)
9.3
(16 ratings)
Performance
7.9
(3 ratings)
9.4
(16 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(27 ratings)
7.3
(103 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.5
(4 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
8.5
(3 ratings)
7.7
(14 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(17 ratings)
8.1
(53 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.3
(12 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.2
(3 ratings)
9.0
(12 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.3
(2 ratings)
7.8
(14 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.7
(4 ratings)
8.8
(15 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.5
(9 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.3
(4 ratings)
7.8
(16 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.1
(3 ratings)
8.7
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
AcumaticaPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
Acumatica
It is well suited because it appears to have been designed to work across multiple industries, and we've kind of seen that it works well for the construction industry. Still, we've been here at the Acumatica Summit and have seen a lot of other industries being able to use the same product, so they have designed it well.
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Paylocity
When we initially conducted an RFP in changing payroll providers, Paylocity quickly rose to the top of our list. The offerings, service, and costs were the main drivers. We were nervous, as anyone would, with changing a payroll provider. The implementation could not have been any better. The alignment between the groups was strong, and continuous communication was seamless.
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Pros
Acumatica
  • Banking reconciliation: Quick, easy to understand and easy to follow to see where you left off
  • Clearly displaying just enough data to answer questions without forcing us to work through copious amounts of detail or extracting data into other programs to get answers
  • Billing and payment receipt is particularly helpful in the way that the data transfers into the banking section and is exported
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Paylocity
  • Keeps track of our manufacturing floor employee clock-in/outs - very reliable.
  • It helps me to administer and manage benefit enrollments, life changes, and automatic data feeds (EDI) to our insurance companies.
  • Makes it easy to manage time off (PTO) requests, balances, accruals, roll overs.
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Cons
Acumatica
  • Remittance advices don't work.
  • NACHA file to bank doesn't include vendor reference # which is the vendor invoice number.
  • You can't do offsets between AR & AP when vendors are also customers to net the balances due to/from if agreed upon with the vendor/customer.
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Paylocity
  • Customer service has dropped off in the last couple of years. It is rare to get a quick response, with a resolution. That said I believe Paylocity is still better than other HRIS systems I've had experience with.
  • Workflows & Documents, I'm sure there are processes, approvals and flows we could be utilizing more, but I do not find it easy to navigate. That may include an Offboarding flow. We currently use Onboarding, to do our Offboarding.
  • I would like to see a monthly or quarterly webinar for the function updates and changes.
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Likelihood to Renew
Acumatica
I gave this 10 rating because Acumatica ERP is the backbone of the organization, next to the IT Team. We use this software for many different parts of our business. For example our Retail service stations that utilize the inventory, billing, and financials. Our Distribution company that uses it for Field services, CRM, Sales, Accounts and Financial consolidation of all company financials.
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Paylocity
The primary reason AUSGGAR purchased Paylocity was for payroll/accounting/taxes and I think it does a great job on those functions. Paylocity is also solid with performance reviews. As far as the ATS, I like the screeners we are able to set up as that helps in qualifying or disqualifying candidates
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Usability
Acumatica
I give it an 8 because it is very intuitive and easy to use for day to day work. I find it more difficult to create general inquiries and financial statements than it seems that it should be. It's not very intuitive in those areas.
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Paylocity
I find Paylocity to be almost too robust so that its functionalities are sometimes too complex to use. Sometimes it appears that they don't get a user's experience and keep a software developers mindset which doesn't always work well with users that are not at their technical level of expertise. A perfect example is the way the payroll dashboard USED to look compared to the recent update
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Reliability and Availability
Acumatica
It's always available.
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Paylocity
I can always call the direct number and there is a representative always available to answer questions. I can also email the service desk for Paylocity or my representative and they are pretty quick to respond if we are having issues
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Performance
Acumatica
there have been some performance issues
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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
Acumatica
We used Acumatica Support directly for the first year or so. Overall it's pretty good, but sometimes the support staff wasn't educated on the customizations we had, nor was I as the Customer as I couldn't remember which things were customized and which things were out of the box, so when there was an error, there were some misunderstandings.
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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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In-Person Training
Acumatica
It was on General Inquiries and it's just a complex topic.
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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
Acumatica
Most of the trainers are amazing, but there were a couple who simply read the training guide
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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
Acumatica
I'd say the partner selection is critically important. I think the software is very easy to implement. It's very customizable to your business. Finding a partner that will work with you to understand your business and your needs is the critical piece to make sure that the system goes along with it.
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Paylocity
We were handed off to multiple implementation people, some quit, one went on leave, one left suddenly, one was transfered to a diff dept...all causing a significant amount of disruption for our team. Many had conflicting info on how to properly set things up...hence a complete mess was left for us to figure out
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Alternatives Considered
Acumatica
Acumatica's sales process was much better than that of NetSuites. The NetAtWork team spent much more time with us and showed us how Acumatica really could do everything that we needed it to do, with examples using our data.
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Paylocity
We feel we got all the features and functionality needed at a fair price. One HUGE determining factor was Paylocity's ability to interface with Employee Navigator in which we already used through our insurance broker. We also liked that the company was relatively local to where we are located.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Acumatica
No, annual invoices are fine. I do like that unlimited users are included.
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Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Scalability
Acumatica
From my understanding, the P.O. module is not very robust, at least the last time I inquired about it. At the time, it had a one-to-one match, with one invoice for one P.O. and that isn't practical for many businesses. I don't believe it would be an easy system to use for sending out invoices, if we had thousands of retail utility customers. We do a small number of invoices because we sell wholesale power, not retail, so we only Invoice the municipality. Not each utility customer.
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Paylocity
Our main function for Paylocity is payroll, data insights for employee working hours and onboarding. This has been a very reliable source for us for these functions. Payroll has been extremely easy to do using Paylocity. The onboarding process is very simple for new hires and makes the process run smooth. It is easy to find the information you are looking for while on Paylocity.
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Professional Services
Acumatica
They are very responsive and knowledgeable about the product. If the rep doesn't have the ability to solve the issue, they quickly get someone else involved to assist us.
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Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
Acumatica
  • We were able to work in one system with customizations we needed in inventory and add all our grants in the same system
  • Direct mail invoices was moved to an automated PO system saving time and allowing better financial tracking
  • The grant module can be cumbersome requiring flip flopping to program partners etc during set up
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Paylocity
  • Being able to have the employees update their own profiles is a time saver. Rather than the old days where employees had to turn in physical updates to HR and then HR had to update files. This puts the responsibility into the hands of the employees and saves so much HR time.
  • Onboarding is one of my favorite things about Paylocity. It saves a ton of paperwork and time. The Onboarding can be done by the employee at home before even starting on day 1 so that they can hit to door running rather than take a day to do paperwork.
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ScreenShots

Acumatica Screenshots

Screenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Device SupportScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Production Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Production Schedule BoardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP -Warehouse Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Purchasing Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Sales Manager Dashboard

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.