49 Ratings
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176 Ratings
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Based on 176 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- CATS Applicant Tracking System ranks higher in 1 feature set: Recruiting / ATS
Recruiting / ATS

8.1
CATS ATS
81%
7.3
Paylocity
73%
CATS Applicant Tracking System ranks higher in 13/15 features
CATS Applicant Tracking System ranks higher in 13/15 features
Job Requisition Management

9.5
95%
17 Ratings
7.8
78%
9 Ratings
Company Website Posting

9.5
95%
17 Ratings
7.3
73%
9 Ratings
Publish to Social Media

8.5
85%
17 Ratings
6.5
65%
8 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting

10.0
100%
17 Ratings
8.1
81%
7 Ratings
Customized Application Form

9.5
95%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Resume Management

8.0
80%
19 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention

4.5
45%
18 Ratings
7.7
77%
7 Ratings
Candidate Search

6.0
60%
19 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Applicant Tracking

7.5
75%
19 Ratings
7.7
77%
9 Ratings
Collaboration

8.5
85%
12 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation

8.5
85%
15 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Email Templates

9.5
95%
19 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
User Permissions

8.5
85%
17 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts

9.5
95%
17 Ratings
5.9
59%
10 Ratings
Reporting

4.5
45%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Human Resource Management

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.8
Paylocity
68%
Paylocity ranks higher in 7/7 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 7/7 features
Employee demographic data

N/A
0 Ratings
6.4
64%
43 Ratings
Employment history

N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
41 Ratings
Job profiles and administration

N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
37 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

N/A
0 Ratings
6.7
67%
40 Ratings
Organizational charting

N/A
0 Ratings
6.3
63%
40 Ratings
Organization and location management

N/A
0 Ratings
6.2
62%
39 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
29 Ratings
Payroll Management

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.3
Paylocity
73%
Paylocity ranks higher in 7/7 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 7/7 features
Pay calculation

N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
50 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors

N/A
0 Ratings
5.8
58%
27 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
11 Ratings
Benefit plan administration

N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
34 Ratings
Direct deposit files

N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
47 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management

N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
37 Ratings
Reimbursement management

N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
21 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.8
Paylocity
68%
Paylocity ranks higher in 3/3 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 3/3 features
Approval workflow

N/A
0 Ratings
7.8
78%
40 Ratings
Balance details

N/A
0 Ratings
6.2
62%
42 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment

N/A
0 Ratings
6.4
64%
32 Ratings
Employee Self Service

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.1
Paylocity
81%
Paylocity ranks higher in 5/5 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 5/5 features
View and generate pay and benefit information

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
47 Ratings
Update personal information

N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
93%
45 Ratings
View company policy documentation

N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
34 Ratings
Employee recognition

N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
34 Ratings
View job history

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
32 Ratings
Asset Management

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.6
Paylocity
66%
Paylocity ranks higher in 1/1 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 1/1 features
Tracking of all physical assets

N/A
0 Ratings
6.6
66%
11 Ratings
HR Reporting

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.0
Paylocity
70%
Paylocity ranks higher in 3/3 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 3/3 features
Report builder

N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
37 Ratings
Pre-built reports

N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
37 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data

N/A
0 Ratings
6.2
62%
28 Ratings
Onboarding

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.4
Paylocity
74%
Paylocity ranks higher in 2/2 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 2/2 features
New hire portal

N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
24 Ratings
Manager tracking tools

N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
20 Ratings
Performance and Goals

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.6
Paylocity
76%
Paylocity ranks higher in 4/4 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 4/4 features
Corporate goal setting

N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
11 Ratings
Individual goal setting

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
13 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility

N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
10 Ratings
Performance tracking

N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
15 Ratings
Performance Management

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.8
Paylocity
78%
Paylocity ranks higher in 5/5 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 5/5 features
Performance plans

N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
18 Ratings
Performance improvement plans

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
17 Ratings
Review status tracking

N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
20 Ratings
Review reminders

N/A
0 Ratings
7.8
78%
20 Ratings
Multiple review frequency

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
17 Ratings
Succession Planning

CATS ATS
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.5
Paylocity
75%
Paylocity ranks higher in 4/4 features
Paylocity ranks higher in 4/4 features
Create succession plans/pools

N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
10 Ratings
Candidate ranking

N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
9 Ratings
Candidate search

N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
7 Ratings
Candidate development

N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
8 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- CATS Applicant Tracking System is rated higher in 4 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Availability, Performance, Support Rating
- Paylocity is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability, Implementation Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

8.0
CATS ATS
80%
28 Ratings
4.9
Paylocity
49%
58 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

8.4
CATS ATS
84%
10 Ratings
9.2
Paylocity
92%
6 Ratings
Usability

2.7
CATS ATS
27%
1 Rating
8.0
Paylocity
80%
3 Ratings
Availability

9.1
CATS ATS
91%
4 Ratings
9.0
Paylocity
90%
2 Ratings
Performance

5.9
CATS ATS
59%
4 Ratings
5.0
Paylocity
50%
2 Ratings
Support Rating

4.5
CATS ATS
45%
2 Ratings
3.4
Paylocity
34%
29 Ratings
Online Training

CATS ATS
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Paylocity
100%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

9.1
CATS ATS
91%
2 Ratings
10.0
Paylocity
100%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
CATS ATS
It has a great parsing feature and the extension is very helpful. Many ATS systems do not support parsing within LinkedIn...this one does. I was sad to see this option go when we finally transitioned. I would almost keep CATS just for the LinkedIn parsing if I knew I could easily get the information OUT of the system once it was there. A good API/webhook would be great, but sadly the API connections don't work well. Our firm also works with companies with multiple sites all across the US. There was never a way to "nest" a location with a parent company. Because of this, being able to research or report on a true client relationship was not possible. It was a very manual process.

Verified User
Partner in Other
Staffing & Recruiting Company, 1-10 employeesPaylocity
Paylocity is a great stepping stone from a more manual payroll and tax process. Once implemented and administration is trained, the process is more efficient and probably cut four hours off of my payroll processing time. The Performance module automated our review process as well. Now, everyone can easily look up their past reviews right in their Paylocity account. If employees need something, they can usually just find it right in their account, opposed to contacting HR and and HR finding it for them. Paylocity does have a slower response time for certain things and when I ask that the problem be escalated, I never know who it is going to and status updates are few and far between. For example, I needed to report a cash bonus for a few employees. One person told me to do it one way, which was incorrect, and then the other person had to back that out and do it another way. This took over a month to unravel and in the end I had to manually adjust the GL.

Verified User
Administrator in Human Resources
Non-profit Organization Management Company, 11-50 employeesPros
CATS ATS
- Simple to implement, SaaS based tool that needs no in-house IT support or resources
- Customizable reports, labels, fields, applications
- Affordable
- No long term contract, month-to-month with ability to cancel anytime
- Data backups are simple
- Email directly from the candidate record with response coming into Outlook is easy to configure and creates record and updates status automatically
Talent Management Lead
Market TrackMarket Research, 501-1000 employees
Paylocity
- It has a very cool and easy to use recognition function called impressions. Instead of a simple instant message or email saying thank you, you can offer an impression saying thanks that can be categorized and made public the rest of the company when they access Paylocity. It's just a cool function that spreads thanks and engagement across the organization with little cost and effort.
- The self service portal for employees is easy to use as well. If you need to access vacation accrual and balances, PTO requests, pay check stubs, pay information, need to change your address or name, etc. it's very easy to find and navigate. You don't need to dig or click everywhere.
- The journal entry function is useful too for 1:1 meetings or check in meetings for manages and their direct reports. It gives an easy module to record notes, discuss topics, attach documents, or make notes of items that need to be followed up on. Not everyone here uses it, but it does help organize meetings and keep them on track.

Verified User
Professional in Human Resources
Education Management Company, 501-1000 employeesCons
CATS ATS
- I would like to see either an integration with a robust reporting tool that would allow me to design my own custom reports with a data export or more built-in reporting options.
- Mobile app is currently mostly just a look-up tool. I would like it to have the ability to do more - add tasks, update pipelines, etc.

Verified User
Executive in Other
Staffing and Recruiting Company, 1-10 employeesPaylocity
- The customer service is a joke. Our account manager is slow to respond and often gives wrong or incomplete answers.
- The tax department is incredibly slow and disorganized, which has resulted in late penalties and errors on our filings.
- You cannot contact any department without going through your account manager, which if you have a bad one like we do, means you often get roadblocked in getting your issues resolved.
- There is no sense of urgency or accountability in customer service.
- You are expected to largely self-serve. Often when you reach out for help, the customer care rep doesn't know any more about the system than you do.

Verified User
Professional in Human Resources
Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
CATS ATS
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$69 per month
CATS ATS Editions & Modules
Edition
Monthly Pro Plan | $991 |
---|---|
Annual Pro Plan | $691 |
- per user, per month
Additional Pricing Details
Please visit the CATS pricing page to compare plans and featuresPaylocity
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$2 Per Employee Per Month
Paylocity Editions & Modules
Edition
Paylocity | $2.001 |
---|
- Per Employee Per Month
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
CATS ATS
CATS ATS 8.4
Based on 10 answers
Our company has been using it and enjoying the benefits for a few years now. Its a perfect system for our end goal of finding the best candidate effectively and being able to track and write reports on our progress.
RPO Specialist
TriStarr StaffingStaffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Paylocity
Paylocity 9.2
Based on 6 answers
The transition from my old provider to Paylocity was virtually painless. I always felt well supported by my account rep. I would use Paylocity again, but I'm not in a position to change providers at my current company right now.

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Telecommunications Company, 51-200 employeesUsability
CATS ATS
CATS ATS 2.7
Based on 1 answer
not recruiter friendly. workflow is not good

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Human Resources Company, 1-10 employeesPaylocity
Paylocity 8.0
Based on 3 answers
Paylocity provides a friendly user experience with large icons on the web interface to allow ease of use. There has hardly ever been an outage on the website; the uptime is superb! Our employees provide positive feedback on their experience with using Paylocity as their time, benefits, and payroll provider.
Security Engineer
AmeriBenInsurance, 501-1000 employees
Reliability and Availability
CATS ATS
CATS ATS 9.1
Based on 4 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Paylocity
Paylocity 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Solid network - down for upgrades at late hours during the weekend when I am definitely not in the system to use it. Even if I was, they provide excellent advance notice.

Verified User
Director in Human Resources
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesPerformance
CATS ATS
CATS ATS 5.9
Based on 4 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Paylocity
Paylocity 5.0
Based on 2 answers
It's so manual, not automated or intuitive.
Payroll Specialist
SpireonTelecommunications, 201-500 employees
Support Rating
CATS ATS
CATS ATS 4.5
Based on 2 answers
I've had mixed results with asking for support. Sometimes they gave a quick answer and sometimes my emails were never responded to. Some responses were a single word.
Managing Director
The Six Second ResumeDefense & Space, 51-200 employees
Paylocity
Paylocity 3.4
Based on 29 answers
Support for basic questions is great. If I run into something while doing a payroll, first level support is quick and always has the answer.Anything beyond that is non existent. We have not been able to speak with our dedicated account rep for months. We leave messages or are promised that he will call us right back, but he never does. We have some serious tax issues right now and I cannot even get to a supervisor or tax professional and this is truly something beyond first level support capabilities.During our initial setup we provided them with spreadsheets so they could import our employee info. They did that and everything was reviewed and yet later we found employees with info that had just been changed (like social security numbers) and some employees had to amend income tax returns. We have had tax deposits filed late and received penalties. They got them waived but we had to use our "one time exemption" for something they caused.

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Printing Company, 11-50 employeesOnline Training
CATS ATS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Paylocity 10.0
Based on 1 answer
very knowledgeable presenters for their webinars and very user friendly; you can learn at your own pace
Payroll Processor
Stewart TitleRenewables & Environment, 501-1000 employees
Implementation Rating
CATS ATS
CATS ATS 9.1
Based on 2 answers
This is an incredibly easy system to implement. There is no hardware or software required, it's entirely SaaS based. Compared to other systems I've implemented, it's breathtaking. Customization can all be done directly in the tool, there is no need for any involvement of consultants and most of the information you cannot figure out intuitively is covered in the knowledge base
Talent Management Lead
Market TrackMarket Research, 501-1000 employees
Paylocity
Paylocity 10.0
Based on 2 answers
The Implementation team members are very knowledgeable in their field and made this such an easier process
Payroll Processor
Stewart TitleRenewables & Environment, 501-1000 employees
Alternatives Considered
CATS ATS
We used to use Sendouts (prior to it being acquired by Bullhorn) - and it wasn't browser based like CATS so instead of being able to access it from a home computer, laptop, mobile phone, etc. you could only use it on the computer with the software uploaded - which is a hindrance. It also wasn't as customizable as CATS. We picked CATS because it the price was right, it was browser-based, had email-integration, and integrates with social media and job posting services to share your jobs
with the public.
with the public.
Recruiter
automationtechiesStaffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Paylocity
ADP software is old, outdated and extremely problematic (glitches, crashes, freezes). The biggest issue we had with ADP was the wasted time trying to fix these issues (3-4 a week). We would spend hours on phone, writing emails, following up for things that should just WORK. Paylocity doesn't not have these issues so we can use the software for what its for and move on with more important tasks. This is a huge value to process since our turnover is high in out industry.
Corporate Director of Human Resources
Juvia Miami BeachRestaurants, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
CATS ATS
- We went from Excel spreadsheets to using CATS so honestly anything would be an improvement. But CATS has saved tremendous time on an on-going basis in terms of managing the career portal automatically.
- Being able to log email conversations with the click of a button from Outlook right into CATS has been a time-saver and also has helped numerous times in providing better follow-through to candidates and providing better tracking of candidate interactions and what they have previously said (or not).
Staffing Manager
KBACE TechnologiesInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Paylocity
- The robust reporting has allowed us to analyze our workforce in a way prior systems could not. We used the data to update our pay structures and reduce turnover.
- The performance management system has dramatically improved our processes over decentralized paper methods. This improvement leads to higher engagement and therefore a more productive workforce.
- The ability to link with business partners, such as our CPA, allows them to access they information they need to help advise us more efficiently.
HR Manager / Benefits Coordinator
Kilgore's Medical PharmacyRetail, 51-200 employees