ELMO Software vs. Paychex

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ELMO Software
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
ELMO Software (ASX:ELO) is a cloud-based solution that helps thousands of organisations across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to manage their people, process and pay. ELMO solutions span the entire employee lifecycle from ‘hire to retire’. They can be used together or stand-alone, and are configurable according to an organisation’s unique processes and workflows.N/A
Paychex
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Paychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.N/A
Pricing
ELMO SoftwarePaychex
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Paychex Flex Pro
Custom Pricing
per month/+$4 per employee
HR Pro
Custom Pricing
HR PEO
Custom Pricing
Paychex Flex Select
Custom Pricing
Paychex Flex Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ELMO SoftwarePaychex
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ELMO SoftwarePaychex
Considered Both Products
ELMO Software
Chose ELMO Software
Aspen is more straightforward in creating a course of personal development recognized by our industry, but your ELMO Software is generally easier to use. As the workforce in our company is very often built by the majority of people with basic academic background education, IE …
Chose ELMO Software
ELMO is specifically an HR software and it is best suited for this
Chose ELMO Software
Workday is another really useful tool but there are some features in ELMO that make it stand out. ELMO is also much easier to use.
Chose ELMO Software
Good modules set-up and ELMO components portfolio vs. budget (service agreement cost).
Paychex
Chose Paychex
Paychex is much more user friendly than ADP Run or ADP Total Source. However, I do like that ADP has an option to upload documents related to payroll such as notices from the state (DOR, UI, etc) and creates a case where notes from their rep are added and a case # is provided. …
Chose Paychex
NA - Am not using other Paychex services
Chose Paychex
I used Bangor Payroll prior to Paychex and they were better than Paychex. I didn't select Paychex, it was already at the organization when I joined it.
Chose Paychex
I think the Paychex reporting menus are easier to use and navigate than ADP.
Chose Paychex
They were alright, some of the same issues. Lots of turnover with payroll consultants.
Chose Paychex
Both ADP and Paychex are very good at informing businesses of the latest changes regarding payroll. Not sure which one is better, but very much get the most out of each. Both are informative and always looking at additional topics in a world that is constantly changing. …
Chose Paychex
Paychex has been around for a long time and have used it at other organizations. The payroll functionality is the best out of the other systems I have used. They all are great with handling the HR needs of our organization but Paychex is the most streamlined.
Chose Paychex
We use BambooHR in tandem with Paychex. BambooHR is our timesheet service, and Paychex issues the checks/payments to our employees. Ideally we would use one service instead of two to achieve our payment and timesheet needs.
Chose Paychex
More accessible and cost effective for our small business.
Chose Paychex
I far prefer Rippling to Paychex Flex, with its easy to navigate interface and user friendly model. I also appreciate the payday emails from Rippling and the paystub breakdown. It is also very easy and simple to request and view PTO in Rippling. I really dread having to use …
Chose Paychex
Paychex Flex has some room for improvement, I would choose ADP out of the different HRIS's I have used in the past
Chose Paychex
More user friendly works better for self service
Chose Paychex
I'm unable to give you a comparison because Paychex is the only payroll service I've used since I started my business over ten years ago. I've had no reason to explore other payroll services or make a change. I trust it will remain that way for as long as I'm in business.
Chose Paychex
In addition to the ones listed above, we also used BenePay, a local payroll company. We found Paychex Flex priced in the middle, with ADP the most expensive and too complicated, with many features that were unnecessary for us. We found that Paychex Flex's features and reporting …
Chose Paychex
I did not select Paychex. It was at 2 companies I started with and ended up having them switch out
Chose Paychex
Looking to switch over to ADP.
I think they are much less expensive
Chose Paychex
Based on what I've noticed, Paychex is comparable to DayForce, which has similar timekeeping functions. I think DayForce has a few easier-to-navigate tools from an Employee Self Service standpoint. iSolved is much better all around from my personal usage. If my company had more …
Chose Paychex
Gusto is more intuitive than Paychex and easier for smaller companies. Paychex has better customer support than Paylocity. Paychex is easier to navigate than Paycom.
Chose Paychex
Paychex offers much more than just tracking employee attendance and managing employee records. It offers Payroll services, Human Resource Services, Retirement Services, On-Boarding Services, Employee-Self Services, Employee Benefits Management, Employee Handbook Services, …
Chose Paychex
The could not match the price we pay for the same service.
Chose Paychex
I have not used any flex pay options only for payroll and tax situations.
Features
ELMO SoftwarePaychex
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.9
Ratings
3% below category average
Paychex
7.0
Ratings
15% below category average
Employee demographic data8.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.70 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.20 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Organizational charting8.30 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.60 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
8.1
Ratings
0% below category average
Paychex
7.4
Ratings
9% below category average
Pay calculation8.20 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.10 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.20 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.80 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
8.5
Ratings
4% above category average
Paychex
7.2
Ratings
12% below category average
Approval workflow8.50 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Balance details8.50 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.9
Ratings
4% below category average
Paychex
6.1
Ratings
29% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Update personal information8.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.20 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Employee recognition7.60 Ratings1.00 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.7
Ratings
2% above category average
Paychex
5.7
Ratings
27% below category average
Report builder7.50 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.70 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.80 Ratings4.50 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.8
Ratings
2% below category average
Paychex
6.6
Ratings
19% below category average
New hire portal8.20 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.40 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.8
Ratings
3% below category average
Paychex
-
Ratings
Individual goal setting8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.6
Ratings
4% below category average
Paychex
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.4
Ratings
6% below category average
Paychex
7.0
Ratings
11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search6.40 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Candidate development7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.5
Ratings
4% below category average
Paychex
5.3
Ratings
39% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.80 Ratings5.10 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.70 Ratings5.20 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.30 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.80 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.80 Ratings4.60 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.50 Ratings4.70 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.90 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
-
Ratings
Paychex
4.8
Ratings
51% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.80 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ELMO SoftwarePaychex
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.2 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
ELMO SoftwarePaychex
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(0 ratings)
6.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(0 ratings)
7.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(0 ratings)
5.3
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(0 ratings)
6.2
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(0 ratings)
Configurability
4.5
(0 ratings)
5.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.4
(0 ratings)
5.6
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.3
(0 ratings)
5.6
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.3
(0 ratings)
6.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ELMO SoftwarePaychex
Likelihood to Recommend
The performance review process is clear and easy to complete, for both employee and manager. I have experienced this in both roles, with my own staff, and undergoing my own review with my manager. I haven't experienced scenarios where it is less appropriate, I think our HR department customised the software well to our needs.
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Overall we have had a good experience. The unfortunate part of being with them for over 10 years is the change-over in support specialists and sometimes the lack of transparency when that occurs or the lack of personalized communication. However, the ease of use and streamlined services for reporting and recording payroll and onboarding employees is definitely a benefit to the service. Being able to pull reports and review past employees information can be invaluable at times. Knowing I have peace of mind when it comes to tax documentation because someone else is ensuring it is handled and handled correctly is very important
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Pros
  • Has extensive courses library (theory and video library).
  • Very responsive, resourceful and efficient support team.
  • Stuff survey - great range of available templates.
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  • It provides a well account of Retirement Plan Account Information.
  • Alerts are sent to email when there is new information to access.
  • Employee access both online and thru app.
  • Paperless options.
  • Easy and quick access to paystubs and tax forms.
  • Easy employee retirement management.
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Cons
  • Help seems unavailable.
  • A guide or how-to would be extremely appreciated - I haven't found any, at least for user level.
  • User interface could follow a more standard/familiar approach.
  • Some panes should be collapsible (e.g. the right "Work Flow" area, which gives very little help).
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  • When it comes to audit reports, Paychex Flex could improve on helping clients locate the correct reports for audit purposes more easily
  • When a client receives a discount, it would be helpful if the discount were automatically provided each year, or if the Paychex rep proactively reached out to the client first, versus the client having to call and request that the discount continue.
  • It would be helpful if the invoice was emailed to the client versus the client logging in to access invoices.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
there are a lot of competitors on the market such as BambooHR and Insperity. Paychex need to make significant improvement on their offline customer service in order to compete with the other guys. Everything is online now and timely response to customer's questions is vital. Customers won't enjoy being put on hold for 45 mins every time they have a question regarding their HSA problems
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Usability
Once I learned the specific way of doing things, the software became very logical and ergonomic. It is easy to use and is an excellent resource for many of the specific tasks required for my role, especially in relation to staff onboarding and management. It is also excellent as a resource for my own personal HR information.
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Employee usability is very good and user-friendly. For the most part, the employer usability is good, but for complicated rules and policies, it requires technical assistance, which in our case, was clunky and slow in implementation. Once is place, everything works as it should
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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
We have not experienced any difficulties with unplanned outages. Notifications are always made for outages, and they do not effect normal business operations.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
Unless there is lag time within the internet, the Paychex Flex website loads exceptional fast, pages load quickly and reports that I need to print or download load quickly. If I need to create a specialized report, once I complete it I receive an e-mail telling me my report is ready to be downloaded. Changing between web pages is fast as well.
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Support Rating
I am not sure whether you are asking how the learning & development team rates ELMO Software or how ELMO supports our team when issues arise with the software? It is not my decision to purchase the software nor am I involved with the maintenance of the software.
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Chat has been helpful but the person I chat with isn't always able to help me with my questions. Phone support is ok, depending on your payroll specialist. We have a great one currently, but the few before that were never available and did not return calls.
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
We did online training only
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
It was easy to understand and follow along. I do like the informational videos that we can utilize before we opt to call in for customer service support. It has made a difference since sometimes that resolves the issue I may have had and saved myself a phone call to Paychex support.
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Implementation Rating
I was not involved
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Implementation was very smooth. The most cumbersome task was entering the current employees into the system during initial set up, but Paychex staff handled most of that and verified against prior system reports as well as internal reports provided to ensure 100% accuracy.
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Alternatives Considered
Aspen is more straightforward in creating a course of personal development recognized by our industry, but your ELMO Software is generally easier to use. As the workforce in our company is very often built by the majority of people with basic academic background education, IE they often have only just completed year 10... it is very important your element of making it easy to understand, using simple words and clear explained multiple choices in the final quiz
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Paychex is much more user friendly than ADP Run or ADP Total Source. However, I do like that ADP has an option to upload documents related to payroll such as notices from the state (DOR, UI, etc) and creates a case where notes from their rep are added and a case # is provided. This helps create a good way to track a notice and be sure it is resolved. I have sent requests to close different states when a company no longer has an employee there or have been told an item has been filed/completed, only to receive a notice later from Paychex notification or the the state claiming the issue is unresolved. When you have as many clients as we do, this can feel messy.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
Employees can log in at home and get up to date information on their FSA balance and any medical bill reimbursements they may have uploaded. At renewal time they have the ability to make changes to their FSA or for new employees star the enrollment.
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Return on Investment
  • It has been helpful
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  • This software has provided visibility to shift managers and department leads that they never had before in managing their subordinates. They now have an easy-to-use go-to source for seeing who has PTO, how much they have available, and what the work calendar looks like, allowing them to make better-informed decisions.
  • With this software to manage open enrollment, we can now get through that process with a tool we use regularly, rather than jumping into enrollment management software only once a year and having to relearn it each year.
  • Literally thousands of steps are saved each week by not needing to traverse the entire shop floor or track people down to clear up questions with time cards. With everything digital, so much can be observed and addressed in real-time through the app.
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ScreenShots

Paychex Screenshots

Screenshot of Paychex Payroll DashboardScreenshot of Employee Background ChecksScreenshot of Paychex HR DashboardScreenshot of Paychex Flex Perks