ApplicantStack by SwipeClock vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ApplicantStack
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
ApplicantStack is a recruiting software solution acquired by SwipeClock in January 2019. Users can post to job boards, manage candidates and onboard new employees with top-rated applicant tracking and onboarding.
$95
per month
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
ApplicantStack by SwipeClockPaylocity
Editions & Modules
Recruit
$95
per month
Onboard
$95
per month
Bundle: Recruit + Onboard
$135
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ApplicantStackPaylocity
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ApplicantStack by SwipeClockPaylocity
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ApplicantStack by SwipeClockPaylocity
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
9.5
8 Ratings
17% above category average
Paylocity
7.8
436 Ratings
1% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.27 Ratings7.8360 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.97 Ratings8.1381 Ratings
Publish to Social Media10.07 Ratings7.7295 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.68 Ratings7.7359 Ratings
Customized Application Form10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management9.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.78 Ratings7.0299 Ratings
Candidate Search8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking10.08 Ratings8.1402 Ratings
Collaboration10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.66 Ratings7.9400 Ratings
Reporting10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
814 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.6766 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.2748 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.8685 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6697 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1640 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.8622 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5535 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.1
802 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.6778 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.3356 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.5554 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.3534 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.0779 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2617 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.9380 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
670 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.0593 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.5642 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.4496 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.4
814 Ratings
4% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.5794 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.6805 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.0637 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.3555 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.3670 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
227 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.5227 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.0
742 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.0710 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.4723 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.5427 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.2
691 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.3687 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.0534 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
359 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.5270 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.4331 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.4233 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.4333 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
461 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.2412 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.2339 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.5423 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.5426 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6348 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.2
212 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.8141 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.2174 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.4193 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.4157 Ratings
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User Ratings
ApplicantStack by SwipeClockPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(8 ratings)
7.7
(848 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(80 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(56 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(8 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.3
(77 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(33 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(6 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.1
(6 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(7 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
ApplicantStack by SwipeClockPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
SwipeClock
ApplicantStack is an excellent tool for managing applicants and recruitment efforts. It allows multiple users to access data and stay informed of the status of recruitment projects.
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Paylocity
As mentioned, Paylocity is great as a payroll service for getting employees paid and also for them to get information using their self-service. Definitely could be improvements in the ATS/recruiting piece of the plaform. Paylocity is a payroll first platform and recruiting is an add-on, so the functionality is not as good as it is with stand-along ATS.
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Pros
SwipeClock
  • Customized reporting
  • Customized workflow
  • Email triggers
  • Customized URLs apply links to track the source of candidates, with scraping capabilities for Indeed, LinkedIn and social platforms
  • Customized screening questions with scoring functionality
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Paylocity
  • Payroll Processing - Including all Tax Handling and Processing
  • Talent Acquisition Suite - Allows for the digital handling of candidate to onboarding. Fully integrated background, E-verify, drug screening
  • Established APIs with external vendors for Benefits and 401K
  • Survey Management - Customized surveys for Employee Engagement and Customer Satisfaction
  • Communities - Allows for online employee collaboration as well as site for employees to pull company documents such as policies and procedures.
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Cons
SwipeClock
  • Could have additional choices of what job boards you can post to.
  • Ability to integrate to more ATS systems and Social Media Platforms.
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Paylocity
  • As a super admin in Paylocity, I would like the ability to not just archive items, but delete them completely. We would like to clean-up the space and get rid of some of the default items we do not use.
  • Not necessarily an issue, but for those people who have ever created an event packet in the on-boarding module know my struggle. It is not completely user friendly. I would like to see a preview of what the employee would see before launching the packets to new hires.
  • Benefits. When I change a new hire in the system before they have elected their benefits, it takes at least 24 hours to show up and doesn't always allow them to launch their open enrollment.
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Likelihood to Renew
SwipeClock
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
SwipeClock
No answers on this topic
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
SwipeClock
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
SwipeClock
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
SwipeClock
ApplicantStack support is outstanding. Any issue that I have ever encountered is handled within a day by their support team. There are very rarely issues that come up, and they typically stem from a user error, but the ApplicantStack team is always ready to help and solve the issues that arise.
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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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Online Training
SwipeClock
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
SwipeClock
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
SwipeClock
Applicantstack offered a high level of customization for us, at a price point their competitors couldn't touch. While it's got some room for improvement in reporting, we've been able to fill every gap with custom programming at an incredibly reasonable rate.
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Paylocity
The reason we went with Paylocity over Paycom was we received better reviews on their customer support. I have used Paycom with other companies and found that it is decent software. Of course, any HRIS software is going to beat out QBs. QBs do not do well with groups of employees over 250.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SwipeClock
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Scalability
SwipeClock
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
SwipeClock
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
SwipeClock
  • We want to see more applications. Most months, it would be impractical to have all those papers on our recruiter's desk. I cannot imagine going back to paper after using ApplicantStack.
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Paylocity
  • Onboarding has reduced the paperwork that managers had previously had to take care of and payroll had to manually enter. This has significantly reduced hours of work and reduced errors.
  • Data insights creates reports that are very easy to view and give quick insights. This again reduces hours of work on management.
  • The ease of use for uploading payroll is minutes instead of hours at other companies. Overall, a huge time saver.
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