Aura Intelligence vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aura Intelligence
Score 0.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Founded by Bain & Company in 2020, Aura is a workforce insights SaaS platform consisting of over 20M companies, 1B working professionals, 20M skills, 500M jobs, daily updates, and reporting.N/A
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
Aura IntelligencePaylocity
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Aura IntelligencePaylocity
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Aura IntelligencePaylocity
Features
Aura IntelligencePaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.9
1499 Ratings
3% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.41429 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.21379 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.91284 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.71299 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.51194 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.01170 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.51003 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
8.3
1437 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.61404 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.9711 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.71099 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.6971 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.91397 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.31132 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.8715 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
1217 Ratings
7% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.71084 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.41164 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.7930 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
8.4
1444 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.61408 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.71432 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.11168 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.21062 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.51258 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
465 Ratings
8% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.4465 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.3
1338 Ratings
3% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.31282 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.51303 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.2855 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
8.2
1253 Ratings
3% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.31243 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.11009 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.7
709 Ratings
4% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.6567 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.8654 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.7508 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.9663 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
889 Ratings
4% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.4811 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.3705 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.8818 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.8825 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.7700 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
476 Ratings
3% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.4326 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.5385 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.0431 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.5353 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Aura Intelligence
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Ratings
Paylocity
8.0
839 Ratings
3% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.1720 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.2749 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.0583 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.1718 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.6619 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.2776 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9776 Ratings
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User Ratings
Aura IntelligencePaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(1471 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(166 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(281 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(35 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(34 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(148 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(29 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(92 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(25 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(24 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(28 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(34 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(31 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aura IntelligencePaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
Aura Intelligence
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Paylocity
I have already recommended Paylocity to another company and they are using it. The ability to streamline multiple platforms into one is the key feature as it saves time. Also, the speed of loading, the customer service help, and the ease of payroll processing are all reasons why we like utilizing Paylocity. It would be nice to have a referral bonus program as I was told there wasn't one when I referred the company and they signed up
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Pros
Aura Intelligence
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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
Aura Intelligence
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Paylocity
  • I'd like to see a forum in which users could discuss the platform, raise both questions and concerns. I feel that changes are done without enough input from users.
  • Improving hold time recently with customer service.
  • Accuracy of new 'graphic' payroll report - the new report is not complete when payroll is done, so it is unusable from my perspective. I rely on the preprocess payroll register. This is one of those 'improvements' that have not been positive in my experience.
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Likelihood to Renew
Aura Intelligence
No answers on this topic
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
Aura Intelligence
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Paylocity
I simply love Paylocity! We have run into some issues, but no company is going to be perfect. The flow of the modules is really nice, no double entry of data. The Time & Labor flows into Payroll nicely and Benefits flows into the employees Pay Setup which goes onto the employees paycheck with little to no issues.
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Reliability and Availability
Aura Intelligence
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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
Aura Intelligence
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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
Aura Intelligence
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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
Aura Intelligence
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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
Aura Intelligence
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Paylocity
Our rep was very thorough and made sure we fully understood the software before turning us loose alone. Paylocity was very good to do periodic check ins to ensure we understood the features and answered any questions we had. The training reps are very well trained and are very patient with clients.
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Implementation Rating
Aura Intelligence
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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
Aura Intelligence
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Paylocity
ADP was very similar to the way Paylocity is, but I seem to favor Paylocity to be honest. Miter was VERY difficult to use and set up. I wouldn't ever consider using that software ever again. I didn't like a lot of aspect Miter had to offer either. Paylocity would always be my choice.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Aura Intelligence
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Paylocity
Everyone wants a good deal of course. We thought we did ok and felt you still made your money also
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Scalability
Aura Intelligence
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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
Aura Intelligence
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Paylocity
Some are knowledgable others not as much and sometimes instead of helping you fix the issue will just give you some directions and expect you to try to figure it out yourself. Also, when your Account Manager needs to escliate the issue to another group, it can take a long time for them to get to your issue and there's no commuication.
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Return on Investment
Aura Intelligence
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Paylocity
  • Paylocity has helped us with recruitment by streamlining the process and making it efficient. It is saving me time.
  • Paylocity has also helped us with compensation so we can create a fair and robust compensation plan.
  • I also like using the data insights feature, which helps me keep track of over time, payroll and benefits costs, and retention numbers. This also saves me time as it is all in one place.
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ScreenShots

Aura Intelligence Screenshots

Screenshot of a chart in Aura displaying total hires by month.Screenshot of a chart in Aura showing talent flows between focus firms by percentage.Screenshot of a menu in Aura showing drag-and-drop functionality for adding companies into analysisScreenshot of a search screen in Aura showing ability to search and filter by job title, country, region, company, years of experience, and more.

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.