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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BrightHR

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ABritish company BrightHR offers a human resources platform which helps replace paper documents with edocuments and contains features for managing employee scheduling and ROTA, sick leave and tardiness, vacation and holiday shift planning, as well as providing employment law legal advice.N/A

    Paycom

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APaycom is an automated HCM platform, built on a single database that eliminates redundant data entry through automation. A payroll and HR software solution, Paycom is used by organizations of all sizes to access employee data without navigating multiple systems.N/A
    Pricing
    BrightHRPaycom
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightHRPaycom
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices start at £4.50 (per employee/per month)—
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    Features
    BrightHRPaycom
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.3
    41 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Paycom
    8.1
    570 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employment history7.435 Ratings8.1504 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.633 Ratings8.2503 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.519 Ratings8.2505 Ratings
    Organization and location management6.531 Ratings8.0448 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.418 Ratings8.1419 Ratings
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9524 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.6409 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.5
    16 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Paycom
    8.3
    570 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pay calculation7.214 Ratings8.8554 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.18 Ratings6.447 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.29 Ratings8.4459 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.39 Ratings8.3322 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.5102 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.4488 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.1551 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.3
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Paycom
    8.5
    500 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Approval workflow6.651 Ratings8.5474 Ratings
    Balance details7.945 Ratings8.4475 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.526 Ratings8.5399 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    8.4
    52 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Paycom
    8.7
    572 Ratings
    5% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.617 Ratings9.1562 Ratings
    Update personal information8.750 Ratings9.2568 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.048 Ratings8.7507 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.9280 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.6469 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.6
    25 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Paycom
    7.2
    507 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pre-built reports7.625 Ratings7.9494 Ratings
    Report builder00 Ratings7.9500 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.4
    16 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Paycom
    8.4
    498 Ratings
    4% above category average
    New hire portal6.914 Ratings8.5492 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.813 Ratings8.3429 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.9
    19 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Paycom
    7.9
    377 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Review reminders8.119 Ratings8.0343 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.716 Ratings7.8307 Ratings
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.8348 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.9331 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings8.0335 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    6.5
    14 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Paycom
    7.6
    374 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Job Requisition Management6.27 Ratings7.8337 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking6.26 Ratings7.7344 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.113 Ratings7.9355 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.0332 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.4262 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.8306 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.9285 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    6.3
    296 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.0272 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.0291 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BrightHR and Paycom
    Feature
    BrightHR
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.9
    97 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.956 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.875 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.992 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.975 Ratings
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    BrightHRPaycom
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.3 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrightHRPaycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (57 ratings)
    8.7
    (742 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (31 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (42 ratings)
    9.0
    (124 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    6.5
    (9 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightHRPaycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BrightHR
    I feel Bright HR is well suited to most small/medium sized businesses where they have a 'straight' forward resource set up. For larger businesses or for complex businesses similar to ourselves, where we operate 24 hours per day, rotational shift patterns, ambulatory staff, locums etc...we have to 'fudge' the way we use the information sometimes to make it work for us.
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    Paycom
    My company is currently at around 2,000 employees and meets all expectations. I have worked at companies of up to 7,000 employees that also used Paycom and that met all expectations as well. I do not know that Paycom would be worth it from a pricing perspective for a smaller company, maybe 30 employees or less. I also believe Paycom has an opportunity to better partner with clients in mergers and acquisitions.
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    Pros
    BrightHR
    • BLIP is working very well. Staff find it easy to use and the geo-fencing that can be set up is very useful.
    • Reporting, in particular reporting of Absence. We run this monthly and the information we can download is flexible and useful.
    • Sick analysis - helps in controlling absence.
    • Holiday planning and authorization is very helpful and details including date booked helps manage requests.
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    Paycom
    • I like the employee self-service feature. It's very straightforward and easy to use. I also like my representative, Mikey. He's been very helpful—every time I call him, I get the assistance I need. I also appreciate how quickly I can get someone on the phone and get help when needed.
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    Cons
    BrightHR
    • Notifications for requests should be optional based on individual employees. For example an admin won’t necessarily want every staff members leave requests by email and push notification. The settings only currently allow for notifications for everyone or no one. Being assigned as a manager may not allow data viewing required of wider staff.
    • Toil should automatically be accrued into a balance if the employees clocked in time amounts to more than the target hours. It shouldn’t have to be calculated and requested.
    • When reviewing hours worked for the week, the history calculation should take into account approved leave and sickness etc. I have a staff members target of 37 hours, but if their hours show 29 hours worked then I have to work out why they worked less. It should account for this if the absence is approved.
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    Paycom
    • I am not a fan of the most recent update. I wasn't prepared for the change especially given it came right before payroll was processed. I'm told given time, I will get used to it and I'm always open to change for the better.
    • IWant™ feature isn't what I hoped it would be. I haven't used it much given the information I need in Paycom I can find quickly on my own. I have heard however that several employees utilize and appreciate the IWant™ feature.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BrightHR
    It's not entirely my decision - we are members of a 'community' of veterinary practices who have signed up to the contract with pensinusla and have bright hr as part of that contract however, I am usually involved in the tender process as I am one of the biggest users of both bright hr and the services from peninsula
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    Paycom
    we are having no problems with how the system works and our support system at paycom is the best - we are learning more and using the system in more ways all the time the only thing that could be better is pricing on some things
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    Usability
    BrightHR
    Onboarding took too long due to our unique working ways however the support team tried their hardest to make it work (still ongoing) In particular Leyla S. who has been our point of contact, she has ensured our issues are addressed and always follows up.
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    Paycom
    I'm probably going to have to go seven and three-quarter to eight, and that may be user error to me because I know Paycom has got it figured out, but there's times I just can't figure it out, even with some of the tutorials, the university, the show-mes, and calling Alex, our representative. He can hold my hand and walk me through that process, and it just may be I didn't get it, but that's why I gave that score. I'd give it a solid nine.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Performance
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    Yes load quickly
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    Support Rating
    BrightHR
    The team are proactive, having an advocacy team is just amazing and a great way to really understand their product roadmap and have input into useful features or feedback
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    Paycom
    In 6 years, we've never had a bad experience with client support. We implemented during COVID, and I was the only person in HR at the time. I was also having to homeschool our children, which meant bizarre work hours and limited time to focus on platform build at times. There were nights that I was literally on calls at 11 pm and the implementation team was unbelievably supportive. Recently, a Position Seat specialist came on site to help us set up for our 5 client codes - the experience was transformative for how we use the platform and an absolute game changer. I trust Paycom because I trust our representatives. They truly are strategic partners for us, and work to ensure we're maximizing the platform and that our needs are being met
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    In-Person Training
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    Tadd and Ellie have been great! They have show us many aspects that implementation did not. They are very personable and action oriented as well. Anytime we need them they offer to swing in.
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    Online Training
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    It was good, but hard to know what questions you need to ask until you actually get in there and start working with a live product. But Paycom is also very helpful every time I call and can't figure something out. Nathan has been very friendly and helpful no matter what I call him about. He is always eager to help out.
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    Implementation Rating
    BrightHR
    it was fairly easy to do but timely as i had to enter everything from scratch - i didn't at the time realise how important it was to set up the variable or fixed working pattern correctly given future changes as this is very tricky once it has been set up and i wished i had been aware that sometimes you can't make future changes without deleting the whole profile and starting again
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    Paycom
    Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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    Alternatives Considered
    BrightHR
    I chose BrightHR as it offered a one-stop platform for HR management for which we have dedicated UK and ROI HR specialists who not only give HR advice but also write policies and handbooks, etc. They are a one-stop-shop, which was very important as when I signed the contract I did not have an HR person in my team and they were essentially my back office. Also, by signing up, I got access to Bright Safe too; which is great as again it's a one-stop-shop for Health and Safety in the workplace. So I can roll out toolbox talks, training, and accident management.
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    Paycom
    I have not currently used any other products. I'm still kind of new to the HR industry. The only other thing that I really have to compare it to is Vonmar's system, which they created themselves, and it was not user-friendly.
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    Scalability
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Return on Investment
    BrightHR
    • Able to reduce one member of staff in personnel from 5 days to 3 days.
    • Able to reduce time spent by payroll on holiday records significantly and improve accuracy significantly.
    • Able to improve control of sick absence and improve record keeping.
    • BLIP meant we did not need to buy expensive attendance software.
    • Looking at possible use of payroll and other aspects of Bright HR not used at present.
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    Paycom
    • It's helped us save time. We've been able to automate a number of payroll and accounting functions. It's also enabled our employees to use the ask gear feature. So it's really saved time, and also we've not gotten hacked, which is always a plus.
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    Screenshot of BrightHR dashboardScreenshot of Brainbox+Screenshot of Bright ExchangeScreenshot of BrightSafeScreenshot of PoP by BrightHRScreenshot of BrightHR Payroll

    Paycom Screenshots

    Screenshot of A new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of Full-Solution Automation and Auto-Decisioning Powered By a Single DatabaseScreenshot of Employee Self-Service