Brightmove vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brightmove
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Brightmove is a cloud-based ATS developed by Brightmove, Inc based on Florida.This product offers the full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems, as well as a few other features: a user-friendly and customizable dashboard, mobile accessibility, SMS messaging from the dashboard, batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels such as email or by leveraging its integration with social networking sites via the “Social Bar” that allows the recruiter to…
$625
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
BrightmovePaylocity
Editions & Modules
Subscription
$625.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrightmovePaylocity
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
BrightmovePaylocity
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Brightmove
9.2
8 Ratings
14% above category average
Paylocity
7.7
444 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.08 Ratings7.8367 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.08 Ratings8.1388 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.07 Ratings7.7300 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.06 Ratings7.7366 Ratings
Customized Application Form10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.08 Ratings7.0305 Ratings
Candidate Search9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.08 Ratings8.0409 Ratings
Collaboration9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.07 Ratings7.9408 Ratings
Reporting10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
Brightmove
-
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
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User Ratings
BrightmovePaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(11 ratings)
7.7
(861 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.0
(4 ratings)
8.9
(80 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(57 ratings)
Availability
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(8 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(77 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(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
BrightmovePaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
Brightmove
If you want a full-service ATS and will use the tool to post jobs and track candidates, Brightmove is a very solid tool. They are adding functionality and making it more robust. In our case, we ended up just using it for resume repository and management and so the solution essentially outgrew us such that the price structure and options are no longer competitive or make as much sense as when we first started using the tool.
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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
Brightmove
  • Brightmove is intuitive and easy to learn and to use. It interfaces well with social media.
  • Brightmove has good capabilities to build interfaces to other systems, such as a background checking system.
  • In addition, Brightmove has a good record of being available.
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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
Brightmove
  • Brightmove could offer more detailed and user friendly reports.
  • Brightmove could add more screening questions to applicants when they are applying to a job. The feature that is already there is not really useful.
  • Brightmove needs to separate internal applicants from external applicants.
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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
Brightmove
Brightmove has worked well as we are a company with 120 employees. For as long as we stay around this size, we will continue with Brightmove, but as we grow we will start looking for an ATS that can directly tie into our CRM (NetSuite). The price point is great for the functionality when compared to other ATS solutions
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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
Brightmove
No answers on this topic
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
Brightmove
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
Brightmove
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
Brightmove
The Customer Support is the best part of using this ATS vs others. They have a chat feature on the home page where you can ask a question and have a Customer Service rep help you in less than a minute. I have found that to be invaluable and a life saver on several occasions. I'm not sure you get that kind of service from a bigger ATS provider.
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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
Brightmove
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
Brightmove
The Info Tech conversion and implementation team was too small to meet our needs
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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
Brightmove
Brightmove seems to be pretty similar to Vurv, but overall the functionality of the other systems I have used has been better. I didn't select to implement Brightmove, it was already in place when I joined the company.
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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
Brightmove
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Scalability
Brightmove
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
Brightmove
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
Brightmove
  • Positive ROI in terms of time spent by our recruiting team. Our old ATS was clunky and forced users to spend more time on mundane tasks.
  • Positive ROI in terms of connecting without outside job boards and finding job candidates.
  • Positive ROI in terms of motivating our team by seeing their numbers in an easy to understand/read dashboard.
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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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