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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BrightHR

    Score7.7 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

    Paycor

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/APaycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.N/A
    Pricing
    BrightHRPaycor
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightHRPaycor
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPrices start at £4.50 (per employee/per month)Paycor's pricing for small, mid, and enterprise companies varies based on product bundle and company size. Because Paycor HR software is built to help businesses scale and grow, plans are based on the mix of HR products needed, and company size. Payroll is at the core of Paycor's offering, and their products are sold as a part of their payroll and HR platform.
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    Features
    BrightHRPaycor
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BrightHR and Paycor
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.2
    41 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Employment history7.335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.533 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management6.431 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BrightHR and Paycor
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.4
    16 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Paycor
    8.0
    419 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pay calculation7.214 Ratings8.3406 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.08 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.19 Ratings7.8330 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.39 Ratings7.3114 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.9197 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.9290 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.8399 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BrightHR and Paycor
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.3
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow6.551 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details7.845 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BrightHR and Paycor
    Feature
    BrightHR
    8.3
    52 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.550 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BrightHR and Paycor
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.4
    25 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BrightHR and Paycor
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.3
    16 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BrightHR and Paycor
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.7
    19 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Review reminders7.919 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BrightHR and Paycor
    Feature
    BrightHR
    6.4
    14 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management6.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.113 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BrightHRPaycor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (57 ratings)
    7.3
    (445 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    6.2
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    7.2
    (42 ratings)
    7.8
    (414 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    3.5
    (60 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    4.8
    (21 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.7
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightHRPaycor
    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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    Paycor Inc
    Paycor is well suited for an organization with a strong implementation team or who has the budget to hire a consultant to implement Paycor. Once the system is implemented, Paycor is great. If you are a smaller organization, we suggest starting with just 1-2 modules and working your way up from there as setting up everything takes time and resources
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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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    Paycor Inc
    • Open enrollment-their software is user friendly and has good features for end users and administrators
    • Onboarding-entering new hires is easy
    • Mass Template Upload-you can easily upload mass changes, the system is easy to use.
    • Reporting-their reporting tool is improving and AI is incorporated into it.
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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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    Paycor Inc
    • The reporting capabilities of Paycor Recruiting are lacking. While there are some great features I would like to see more options for customization. The options to build my own report from SCRATCH with whatever fields I want/need would be a huge improvement. At this time, I have to finagle the reports to try and get what I need and often times I have to pull multiple reports and then do extra work outside of the system to end up with metrics close to what I’m looking for in the data.
    • The candidates search feature could use some improvement. In theory, the tagging system is a great idea but it leaves room for inconsistency and trying to search for a previous candidate who interviewed well isn’t always easy. This makes it harder to re-engage with people who could be a strong match for a new job opening.
    • Although the platform is very user friendly as far as ease of use and intuitiveness it can be VERY slow at times. There are days where the system moves at a snails pace and when there are multiple clicks to have to get to a specific spot in the system this can be very frustrating. This is especially try for navigating through job postings and candidate details.
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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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    Paycor Inc
    Price point is the biggest driving factor. Paycor has made some strides in the customer service area and we've seen enough improvements that renewing our contract has become more a reality than a pipe dream. The system functions well and our employees are familiar with how it works, so to make a change would be a huge lift for our team
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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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    Paycor Inc
    Glitches. So many glitches. The customer service number provides basic troubleshooting, which doesn’t help; some issues take weeks to resolve, with no apparent reason why they occur. The system does not work on Safari. We have dealt with Payroll not working, which has caused a manual payroll to be run. Paycor representatives do not provide any assistance.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    I feel like Paycor is always up and running! If they are planning downtime, they communicate it clearly. Every once in a while, I get something that says the system isn't working but it is usually back up within the hour. I typically find by the time that the employees complain about it, that it is resolved within the system.
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    Performance
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    For the most part, everything moves super fast. There are a few sections (Expense Management) that sometimes take a bit to load correctly. Or if they are interesting, it takes a minute to talk to each other! But reports are quickly downloaded and available! Even data heavy reports run fairly fast!
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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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    Paycor Inc
    I feel like support will transfer you back and forth between departments and put you on hold forever. I believe it is very difficult to see the status of an open ticket. During my experience, it feels like the client has to push all communication and request updates from support regularly.
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    In-Person Training
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    The training was helpful and covered the basic functionality of the system, but it did not stand out as exceptional. The presenter was knowledgeable and answered questions appropriately, but much of the content felt focused on standard product features rather than our specific business processes and use cases. I would have liked to see more hands-on exercises, deeper workflow examples, and practical demonstrations tied to real-world scenarios. Overall, the training was good and provided value, but there is opportunity to make it more engaging, more customized to our organization, and more impactful for long-term user adoption.
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    Online Training
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    The online training was adequate and covered the core functionality of the platform, but it felt similar to many standard software training libraries available today. The content was easy to access and generally well organized, but it lacked the depth, interactivity, and real-world application needed to make it particularly memorable or impactful. I would have liked to see more role-based learning paths, practical business scenarios, hands-on exercises, and guidance tailored to different user groups. Overall, the training met basic expectations and provided useful information, but it did not differentiate itself from typical web-based training programs offered by most HCM providers.
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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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    Paycor Inc
    Implementation of any new software is going to be challenging, especially if you are maintaining an existing program concurrently. When it is time for dual-processing (both old and new software) prior to going live, be prepared to be stressed. But trust the process and it will be over soon.
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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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    Paycor Inc
    They seemed similar but Paycor was cheaper at the time. However, Paycor has so many fees they tack onto every invoice that may not be the case anymore. The support services supposedly were better at ADP but that was an unknown
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    Scalability
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Paycor Inc
    I gave it a 10 because we only use it across one organization. However, it has allowed us to break it into multiple departments and layers of management. It is also easy for us to utilize across different locations but still under one master company. They have always provided us support when we decide to change something on an organizational level
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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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    Paycor Inc
    • We can process Payroll in a 25% of the time that we previously could.
    • Scheduling takes 2 or 3 times as much effort as it did before.
    • Onboarding allows employees to do self-service but comes with a lot of questions from team members so it is net the same amount of time at the end of the day.
    Incentivized
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    Paycor Screenshots

    Screenshot of the real-time data insights that support critical business decisions.Screenshot of Paycor's expense reportingScreenshot of the recruiting processes streamlined in PaycorScreenshot of workforce scheduling in PaycorScreenshot of Paycor's mobile app, that allows employees to punch in and out from their phonesScreenshot of the Paycor Home Screen