Brightmine vs. Paycom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brightmine
Score 8.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Brightmine (formerly XpertHR) is a global provider of people data, analytics and insight. Brightmine is a division of LexisNexis Data Services, within RELX®, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools. RELX serves customers in 180+ countries with 35,000+ employees.N/A
Paycom
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Paycom 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
BrightminePaycom
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrightminePaycom
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BrightminePaycom
Considered Both Products
Brightmine
Chose Brightmine
We like Brightmine because they are a global company and offers the most information for the countries where we have employees. Having a one-stop shop for all things compliance for all countries is essentially huge for us. As we grow, we know Brightmine will still be our go-to …
Paycom

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Features
BrightminePaycom
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.0
556 Ratings
2% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.7510 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.7490 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0490 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.9492 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.3396 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.8435 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.3407 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.2
556 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.8540 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.789 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.2474 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.2537 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.3449 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.1311 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.3
488 Ratings
2% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.6462 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.0463 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.4388 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.6
558 Ratings
5% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.9548 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.2554 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.4494 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.2271 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.4455 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
48% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.1
493 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.7486 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.9481 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.2
486 Ratings
3% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.3480 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.1419 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
6.2
288 Ratings
26% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.9266 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.0283 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.7
365 Ratings
2% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.6337 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.7320 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.9325 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.0333 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.3297 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.8
90 Ratings
0% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.650 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.768 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.185 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.071 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.4
364 Ratings
6% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.4327 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.7322 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.1254 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.5298 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.6277 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.6334 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.0345 Ratings
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BrightminePaycom
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Paycom
Paycom
Score 8.4 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
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SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Score 8.4 out of 10
PeopleStrong
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
BrightminePaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(155 ratings)
8.5
(728 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(18 ratings)
9.0
(31 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(6 ratings)
9.0
(124 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.2
(4 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(3 ratings)
9.0
(59 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.4
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(4 ratings)
5.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(3 ratings)
7.7
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
4.5
(1 ratings)
8.1
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(2 ratings)
7.6
(4 ratings)
Professional Services
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.0
(2 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
4.5
(1 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrightminePaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
Brightmine
Brightmine is well suited for UK employment law guidance, policy interpretation, and complex employee relations scenarios requiring quick, reliable insight. It is less appropriate for country specific advice outside the UK or for highly bespoke legal matters that require formal external legal counsel. In these cases you would still require external legal counsel.
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Paycom
As I mentioned, the onboarding process is incredibly easy. We have around 300 employees and are constantly hiring, so Paycom has been a huge help. In fact, the ATS functionality was a major factor in our decision to switch to Paycom.
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Pros
Brightmine
  • Keep me informed of regulatory changes
  • Has great matrices on a per state basis for multiple regulatory topics, such as payment of final wages, etc.
  • Provides resources such as labor law posters for updating
  • Has a great handbook tool for creating and updating handbooks with well written policies that are easy to edit and customize.
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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
Brightmine
  • Have a 50 state chart that lists all final pay requirements for a deceased employee.
  • Policy requirements that are 100% mandatory for the handbook. This could be adjusted to make it crystal clear what is really needed and what an employer may want to add.
  • Chat support. I don't think this feature has ever worked on the site.
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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
Brightmine
Without realising it we use Brightmine so often and it is so beneficial as our daily roles are onerous. By having a tool there that covers such a wide variety of products we can rest assured we know if we need something we can find it on there easily. With no hassle.
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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
Brightmine
The website is so easy to use and navigate through. I check this website weekly on the states I am responsible for, and it is so well organized to quickly find those states. I also use this to check up on information with policies and laws I run into and all the information is quick and easy to find.
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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
Brightmine
It is almost always available when I need it. I have only ran into 2 situations where I received an error message and could not get logged in but was told this was a widespread issue that would quickly be resolved.
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Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Performance
Brightmine
Everything loads quickly and is exactly where I need it to be. I like how the sidebar breaks down different sections of policies for each state to help me find what I am looking for or gives suggestions or documents to review that may also be helpful
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Paycom
Yes load quickly
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Support Rating
Brightmine
The initial support was brilliant with a colleague who showed us how to use the platform, as the platform is so easy to navigate we havent had further support but i know if i needed any i could contact brightmine to offer the support. It is so easy to use so havent needed to
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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
Brightmine
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
Brightmine
The people on the call training us were very friendly and knowledgeable! They helped me learn of new tabs for finding templates to create new trainings to update departments on policies and procedures. It also has great excel sheets so I can see side by side differences between states regarding different laws and compensation changes.
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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
Brightmine
I didnt implement but just wanted to say the person providing the training was brilliant and guided us through each page so we knew how to navigate, also allowed us to ask a lot of questions if we needed to which was helpful. So we could go away with confidence to use it
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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
Brightmine
HR Inform's documents are written a little better but there is less choice, they are similar in pricing however you can get a discount is you are a CIPD member which is attractive. It would be good if Brightmine can partner with the HR Ninjas very large network and give discounts to members, this would definitely drive subscriptions up for Brightmine and increase their presence.
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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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Brightmine
The price is too expensive and there is not clear transparent pricing model.
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Paycom
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Brightmine
WE only use it in HR but, I have no doubt that it could be scaled across other sites / teams.
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Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Professional Services
Brightmine
No issues.
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Paycom
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Brightmine
  • Brightmine reduces the time it would take me to research certain items on my own. As a consultant, this increases my capacity, allowing me to take on additional clients and increase my revenue.
  • Using Brightmine saves me from needing to hire someone to help me perform research or to help me stay up-to-date on changing laws. Although I pay for the service, it is at least 80% less than an employee would cost.
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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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ScreenShots

Brightmine Screenshots

Screenshot of the Brightmine® HR & Compliance Center, which offers proactive updates, best practices, and tools to manage complex HR issues and stay compliant—without wasting time or paying for costly legal advice. (US,UK,NL)Screenshot of the trusted data in the HR & Compliance Center, now with GenAI-powered AI Assist, helps quickly find answers to HR compliance and employment law questions.Screenshot of Brightmine® Compensation Planning — a self-serve solution for building fair, market-aligned pay structures using up-to-date employer-reported data in the U.K.Screenshot of Brightmine® Automated Handbook Management, which is more than a handbook builder. It’s an AI-powered tool to upload, analyze, and maintain handbooks that tracks updates across all 50 states and 130+ localities.Screenshot of Brightmine® Pay Equity Analytics, which helps simplify gender pay gap reporting and enables real-time analysis across regions and demographics—helping users stay compliant, uncover disparities, and take action without manual work or consultants.

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 IWant, which is a command-driven AI engine in a single database, for instant access to employee data.Screenshot of Direct Data Exchange®, which takes a detailed pulse of how employees interact with Paycom. It automatically assigns a dollar value of savings based on Ernst & Young research.