Checkster vs. Paycom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Checkster
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Checkster in Novato offers their hiring technology solution, which captures data and feedback during critical points in the hiring process, consolidating this information into easy-to-understand insights that allow business leaders to make better hiring decisions.N/A
Paycom
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Paycom is a core HR management software solution. It includes features such as talent acquisition and management, time tracking, and payroll management. It offers some automation capacities, particularly regarding payroll.N/A
Pricing
ChecksterPaycom
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ChecksterPaycom
Free Trial
NoNo
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
ChecksterPaycom
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
ChecksterPaycom
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
-
Ratings
Paycom
6.8
338 Ratings
15% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.2305 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings6.9293 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.9292 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.6294 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings5.9217 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.3253 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.5242 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.5
352 Ratings
8% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.8341 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.6292 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.9342 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.2282 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.9189 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
7.5
311 Ratings
8% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.4297 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.4297 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.7245 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
7.5
352 Ratings
8% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.7345 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.2348 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.5307 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings6.4166 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.7277 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
46% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
6.1
301 Ratings
22% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.2295 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.4293 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
6.8
295 Ratings
15% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.2292 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings6.5254 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
5.5
171 Ratings
40% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.3158 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings6.4167 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
6.8
213 Ratings
16% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.9197 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.7185 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings6.7192 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.2199 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.4176 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
6.8
34 Ratings
15% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings5.833 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings5.429 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Checkster
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Ratings
Paycom
6.6
207 Ratings
16% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.9184 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.1181 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.5145 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.9168 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.1156 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings6.6191 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.0193 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ChecksterPaycom
Small Businesses
SurePayroll
SurePayroll
Score 2.9 out of 10
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paycom
Paycom
Score 7.0 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises

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Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
ChecksterPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(2 ratings)
6.5
(370 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(19 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(21 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(48 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.9
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
ChecksterPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
Checkster
Checkster is best suited for organizations that hire more than 100 applicants a year. For organizations with high turnover, this is an outstanding way to weed out candidates early in the process and make more room for sound decision making with current hires. Organizations with seasonal and or hourly staff would benefit greatly from this application.
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Paycom
Paycom has been a great fit for our organization. The customer service model really sets it apart from other systems. Having a dedicated account specialist and a team of backup specialists is almost like having another arm to our HR department
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Pros
Checkster
  • It requires extremely minimal effort to start a reference check.
  • It is really user friendly.
  • It provides an easy to understand report that summarizes the findings of the reference check and overall themes.
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Paycom
  • System is true single platform and updates in real time, more efficient. When I make a change it updates immediately. Never been kicked out of the system trying to change a function.
  • Reporting function is the best I've ever used. Easy to use and fast!
  • Easy to navigate, employees like the intuitiveness of the system
  • Better PTO system than competitors.
  • Best phone app on the market for payroll
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Cons
Checkster
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Paycom
  • There are A LOT of features. This isn't necessarily bad, but it a lot to learn at one time.
  • Although the packages are easily customizable, it would be great to be able to take parts out or add smaller parts of the package
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Likelihood to Renew
Checkster
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Paycom
We've made the mistake of moving away from Paycom to a PEO which had made a lot of promises, that they could not keep. Less than a year after that transition, we returned to Paycom and are happier than ever.
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Usability
Checkster
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Paycom
The system is very user friendly. Once you navigate where your information is stored under the forms you are golden. While the training amplified my capabilities and knowledge, I could have jumped into the system without and training and managed just fine. This probably one of my favorite parts about Paycom!
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Reliability and Availability
Checkster
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Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Performance
Checkster
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Paycom
It is a solid product and was out first payroll software that we have used
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Support Rating
Checkster
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Paycom
Paycom is the best payroll and HR software I have utilized in my 30 plus years as a CPA working in private industry. I am always confident in the software and my support team. The software is updated on an ongoing basis automatically. Paycom relieves a lot of stress over this vital area of any business.
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In-Person Training
Checkster
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Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Online Training
Checkster
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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
Checkster
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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
Checkster
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Paycom
Paycom seems to be more robust than Paylocity and offers more of the features we need and could use. Paychex Flex didn't offer all the areas we were looking for and doesn't have the features we want. We were looking for a system that could perform well in several areas of HR, to provide a one-stop shop for our employees and HR department. While these other systems have many features, we felt like Paycom had the best presentation of these other features.
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Scalability
Checkster
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Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Return on Investment
Checkster
  • It saves us SO MUCH TIME- we no longer have to call up references, type up their responses, clean it up, and put it on a neat template.
  • Checkster reaches out to the references and does all the work for you.
  • It puts the results in an easy-to-understand report (you can also download the PDF or send the URL).
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Paycom
  • We no longer have a full-time HR manager. The duties are split between a Controller and another manager-reduced costs-all in an $80,000/year savings.
  • Employee self-management of benefits enrollments eliminated manager support for the process. It's completely self-administered by the employee, probably saves 80 hours of administrative work at a minimum and eliminating any chance that management makes an error on the employee's record.
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