Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Checkr
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Checkr in San Francisco offers their artifical intelligence-driven technology platform for surfacing legally compliant and relevant employee background and identity information.
$29.99
per check
Paycom
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Paycom supports HR and payroll with automated, employee-first technology that supports every stage of employment. Its single database enables seamless data management, to reduce errors, endless data entry and time-consuming administrative tasks.N/A
Pricing
CheckrPaycom
Editions & Modules
Basic+
$29.99
per check
Essential
$54.99
per check
Professional
$79.99
per check
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CheckrPaycom
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
CheckrPaycom
Considered Both Products
Checkr

No answer on this topic

Paycom
Chose Paycom
Paycom is faster, more efficient, and more proactive. Paycom is more hands on, I appreciate that I have a customer service rep for day to day questions, and we have a rep who checks in quarterly to ensure we are getting the most from the system. They never feel pushy and are …
Chose Paycom
We ultimately chose Paycom over Paylocity because we felt the user experience (both administrative and employee) was more intuitive. And we also felt an authenticity from all individuals at Paycom who met with us prior to our decision.
Features
CheckrPaycom
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.9
447 Ratings
2% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9404 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.8388 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0391 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.5391 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.4304 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.7342 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.3
455 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.7442 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.2383 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.3442 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2367 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.4251 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.4
401 Ratings
3% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.6382 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.2381 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.4317 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.5
456 Ratings
4% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.0447 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.9452 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.0401 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.6218 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.9362 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
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
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.1
394 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.8387 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.7384 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.1
391 Ratings
1% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.1388 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.1336 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
6.1
227 Ratings
27% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.7210 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.6222 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.6
284 Ratings
4% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.7263 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.4248 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.8256 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.8261 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.3233 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.1
45 Ratings
4% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.343 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.140 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Checkr
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.0
283 Ratings
9% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.2252 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.0248 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.3195 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.9230 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.8216 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.0257 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9266 Ratings
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CheckrPaycom
Small Businesses
Arcoro HR
Arcoro HR
Score 8.3 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paycom
Paycom
Score 8.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises

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PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
CheckrPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(22 ratings)
8.7
(563 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(24 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(4 ratings)
9.0
(86 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(52 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
4.4
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(7 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
CheckrPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
Checkr
I wouldn't hesitate recommending it to any talent team hiring at scale. We run large scale hiring campaigns for field teams where new sites ramp up, think 50 plus employees. In those case, chekr's ability to launch and track checks in bulk is a lifesaver.
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Paycom
well suited for smaller businesses. most of our functions are housed in the payroll system, so that makes things easier. Not sure how sophisticated the labor allocation and job costing system would work with a large organization. We have to closely monitor tax profiles and multi-state things. Hard to follow and understand at times.
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Pros
Checkr
  • The ETA calculation to predict when screening will complete for each background check report is good
  • The SSO is a huge plus point and helps us to seamlessly login
  • the chrome extension comes in super handy to add and update information
  • the Background Screening tailored for various regions save a lot of time in formulating the same especially if your company is spread across multiple regions
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Paycom
  • Before Paycom we were using Paylocity and in about six months of running payroll with Paylocity, we never once had 100% accuracy from a payroll standpoint. So we had disgruntled employees because either their time was off or their pay was off. With Paycom, we've never had a case where our payroll was not 100% accurate.
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Cons
Checkr
  • It can be difficult to get support when you do have an issue.
  • Account manager is not as attentive as we would like.
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Paycom
  • I think that when we do need a response back, which is very unlikely from the contact about something that's happening or going on, it can take a little long to get back to us. Longer than we would like because obviously it's an emergency to us, but we understand they have tons of emergencies they have to solve. But I think that's the only aspect.
  • I know from a payroll standpoint, which I'm not really privy to because I don't work on the payroll side, there have been some little hiccups that about certain formulas used, certain credits being issued that we've already filed for tax credits that we filed for. So I know that my CFO's already on top of it and pay comes on top of it as well and it's getting resolved, but obviously that's a big issue that needs some work there.
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Likelihood to Renew
Checkr
There are more affordable options out there but checkr is reliable and it definitely an easy premium to pay for the reliability
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Paycom
Because it has everything that we need and as we grow, we are learning how robust Paycom can actually be but we need to be willing to spend the money. It's not expensive but we, as a company, are not used to spending that much on a system for HR and payroll.
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Usability
Checkr
It has plenty of customization that you can do to help with sending information to those who need it rather than to just one person for all things. Allowing for more workflow customization for your organization's needs.
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Paycom
The interface is very intuitive, you can navigate it pretty well. Everything's pretty much spelled out and the features just flow really well. They make it easy for you to go back and forth with the UX/UI type of interface. So I think it was built pretty well.
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Reliability and Availability
Checkr
No answers on this topic
Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Performance
Checkr
No answers on this topic
Paycom
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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Support Rating
Checkr
Quick responses from our account manager and from the client support team. We are often responded to within the hour if not, then less than 24 hours.
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Paycom
Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the
way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could
reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist.
Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all
our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were
bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to
get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and
easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers
have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have
been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
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In-Person Training
Checkr
No answers on this topic
Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Online Training
Checkr
No answers on this topic
Paycom
All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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Implementation Rating
Checkr
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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
Checkr
We have not used any services other than Checkr. We started using Checkr over a year ago and have had no need to try other services. Checkr provides us with the services we need in an easy, complete format. Background / Criminal history checking are our primary use of Checkr and it provides these seamlessly.
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Paycom
We really only had Paychecks and that was our biggest problem is that with several different companies, it was very hard If you had a salary employee and didn't terminate them in the prior company, they get paid twice, so this has really been definitely a big help for us.
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Scalability
Checkr
No answers on this topic
Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Return on Investment
Checkr
  • It is sped up our onboarding process quite a bit since background checks now happen at a pretty fast pace.
  • Integration with our ATS has also kept our workflow simple, so my team doesnt need to get training on a separate software and manage multiple logins.
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Paycom
  • I would think the most time would come from applicant tracking and I don't think that's a Paycom issue necessarily. I think it was a training issue during implementation. I would say that that has improved now that we had onsite training. But initially the applicant tracking piece can be difficult when you're used to just using an ATS. That's specifically for talent acquisition because there's a lot of nuances that goes into the system that Paycom bills.
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ScreenShots

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.