Booker vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Booker
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Booker is a leading appointment scheduling, point-of-sale, and business management software that powers thousands of spas and salons worldwide. The software includes a complete suite of management tools, and provides integrated online booking, marketing, and more. Booker is completely web-based, which makes it available from any computer with a browser and internet connection, anywhere at any time. It can also be used via a smartphone or iPad.
$129
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
BookerPaylocity
Editions & Modules
Starter
$129
per month
Accelerate
$269
per month
Ultimate
$429
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BookerPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$250 No setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
BookerPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
827 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.6778 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.2760 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.8697 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6709 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1650 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.8631 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5541 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.1
814 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.6790 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.3364 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.4564 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.2542 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.0790 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2626 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.9386 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
679 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.9602 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.4650 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.4503 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.3
826 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.5806 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.6817 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.0647 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.3564 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.3682 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
232 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.5232 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.0
753 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.0721 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.4734 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.5434 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.2
703 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.3699 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.0544 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
365 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.4275 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.4337 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.3238 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.4339 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
469 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.2419 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.2347 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.4431 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.5432 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6354 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.2
216 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.8143 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.1176 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.4196 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.4158 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Booker
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.7
444 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.8367 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1388 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.7300 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.7366 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.0305 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.0409 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9408 Ratings
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User Ratings
BookerPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(18 ratings)
7.7
(861 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(80 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(3 ratings)
8.5
(57 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(8 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(3 ratings)
7.3
(77 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 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
BookerPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
MINDBODY
Booker is very user friendly with videos to help our staff who are setting up schedules. It has very robust features that our school district didn't really need when we piloted it. It has a great option for widgets to be added to websites, whether district or school site. We find that the more widgets are available, the more appreciative our parents are. This is definitely a product that is used in the business world and not in the school district world so it doesn't really have the personalization we need as a school district or a school sites. Should the site change its potential customers, it would be a great fit for us because scheduling is very challenging in a large school district, be it at the district level or at individual school sites
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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
MINDBODY
  • Booker does very well as a point of sale program. From front desk check out to back end report generation, Booker gives us an accurate daily picture of business activity.
  • Booker is very good at tracking gift certificate activity. We have a large number of gift certificates and are able to find, edit and void with ease. We are also able to look at the history for each individual certificate or series which helps in troubleshooting.
  • I do not work with scheduling myself but staffers have found Booker to be a valuable tool for managing rooms and therapists.
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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
MINDBODY
  • Booker has had some system failures recently that have caused a hard time for us.
  • Sometimes Booker updates reset certain features which cause us to have to reset everything.
  • The Booker app does not have the same features as the full site which sometimes does not make it easy for us.
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Paylocity
  • Functionality of the Mobile App needs to match web portal. i.e. Employees unable to access self-appraisals for annual performance reviews on the app. Employees will have to use their browsers on the phone to access. Also, Employees are unable to adjust their State and Federal Tax withholdings via the App. They need to log into via their browsers.
  • Would like to see easier accessibility to establishing APIs (Application Programming Interface) from Paylocity to my own IT department. Attempted to do this and there was a PEPM (per employee per month) charge for this integration. Don't mind paying an initial set up but after that a PEPM seems a little steep. Be a better value-added partner with your clients in solving business problems. Huge area of opportunity and more than willing to discuss further with you.
  • Auto Assignment of Expense Management Rules. Currently have to refresh the Expense Management rules to ensure that all employees are part of it. This should be able to be automated much in the same way Attendance policies are managed for various employee populations.
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Likelihood to Renew
MINDBODY
Because I'm so familiar with it. I'll definitely reconsider.
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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
MINDBODY
It gets the job done but is overly detailed and has many steps to do a simple task. Reports are continuously being archived and discontinued. As soon as I get used to one it is no longer available
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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
MINDBODY
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
MINDBODY
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
MINDBODY
Booker is not always that quick to respond however, I will say, they do research the problem before getting back to you which I do like. Overall, they are kind and helpful in their responses. Though one big concern is that when there is a larger issue, they are not the best at circling back and contacting us to let us know if or how it has been resolved.
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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
MINDBODY
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
MINDBODY
As far as I know, implementing Booker into our business was fairly easy.
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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
MINDBODY
When we tried Micros, though it has robust hardware and software, It is not meant for salons. Square again the same thing, it is meant for small non salon and non service oriented businesses. Booker is by far the best of all salon softwares we have used.
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Paylocity
Paylocity is so much better than ADP and Paychex Flex. These platforms are much more difficult to navigate and do not even come close with providing things like Community. Their systems are more confusing then Paylocity and there is not as many modules to explore and implement. Paychex Flex does not offer nearly as many modules or tools and is very basic. While it gets the basic job done, we like to include more detailed information in our system and that system just did not allow us too.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
MINDBODY
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Scalability
MINDBODY
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
MINDBODY
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
MINDBODY
  • Notifications are a great way that communicates to the customer their appointment confirmation, and appointment reminders.
  • Increased employee / staff communication, they can now log in and see their schedules.
  • Entering credit card at time of appointment reservation is helpful to us since we have a cancellation policy and keeps the client accountable if they are a no show or cancel last minute.
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Paylocity
  • We are able to get much better payroll data for our accounting needs.
  • Much less time spent on doing payroll.
  • Better recordkeeping of our employee's information and documents.
  • Less errors.
  • Cost is much more than we were spending, but it is worth it.
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