ELMO Software vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ELMO Software
Score 8.3 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
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
ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
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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Features
ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.9
11 Ratings
1% above category average
Paylocity
7.8
846 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data8.09 Ratings8.5797 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.88 Ratings7.8715 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.17 Ratings7.6727 Ratings
Organizational charting8.38 Ratings7.1667 Ratings
Organization and location management7.88 Ratings7.8649 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.65 Ratings7.5555 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.2778 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
8.0
5 Ratings
0% below category average
Paylocity
8.1
834 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation8.15 Ratings8.6810 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.04 Ratings7.3381 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.93 Ratings7.2554 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.03 Ratings8.9809 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.23 Ratings8.2641 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.73 Ratings7.9395 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.5580 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
8.5
3 Ratings
5% above category average
Paylocity
7.6
697 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow8.53 Ratings7.9618 Ratings
Balance details8.53 Ratings7.4667 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.4517 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
8.0
10 Ratings
1% below category average
Paylocity
8.3
846 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.05 Ratings8.5823 Ratings
Update personal information8.010 Ratings8.6837 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.26 Ratings8.0664 Ratings
Employee recognition7.76 Ratings8.3580 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.3702 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.7
6 Ratings
1% above category average
Paylocity
7.0
772 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder7.56 Ratings7.0738 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.76 Ratings7.4752 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.84 Ratings6.5448 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.8
7 Ratings
3% below category average
Paylocity
8.2
720 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal8.26 Ratings8.3716 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.44 Ratings8.0558 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.8
8 Ratings
4% below category average
Paylocity
7.4
373 Ratings
10% below category average
Individual goal setting8.28 Ratings7.4344 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.08 Ratings7.3244 Ratings
Performance tracking7.38 Ratings7.4347 Ratings
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.4282 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.6
10 Ratings
4% below category average
Paylocity
7.4
479 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans7.710 Ratings7.2428 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.710 Ratings7.2354 Ratings
Review status tracking6.78 Ratings7.4440 Ratings
Review reminders7.79 Ratings7.5442 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.29 Ratings7.6362 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.5
7 Ratings
5% below category average
Paylocity
7.1
220 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.96 Ratings6.7147 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.66 Ratings7.1180 Ratings
Candidate search6.55 Ratings7.4200 Ratings
Candidate development7.96 Ratings7.4161 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
7.5
5 Ratings
3% below category average
Paylocity
7.7
452 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.84 Ratings7.8371 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.74 Ratings8.1395 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.32 Ratings7.7304 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.82 Ratings7.7370 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.82 Ratings7.0310 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.53 Ratings8.0415 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.04 Ratings7.9413 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ELMO Software
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
237 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.5237 Ratings
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User Ratings
ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(15 ratings)
7.7
(881 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(82 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(15 ratings)
8.5
(58 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(9 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(8 ratings)
7.2
(79 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(33 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
ELMO SoftwarePaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
ELMO Software
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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Paylocity
Paylocity works well for our organization. Ease of use for our managers and employees is very important. Makes it easier for us in HR to manage. Time and attendance works very well. Efficient and effective. Payroll runs very smoothly. We appreciate the performance and compensation module for tracking employees performance, journals and getting feedback and annual compensation.
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Pros
ELMO Software
  • 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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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
ELMO Software
  • 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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Paylocity
  • Recruiting piece/ATS could be improved.
  • A candidate being able to save progress on their application is really a must as they can't leave and come back to their application without having to restart, i.e. if they need to get a phone number for a reference for example.
  • Could use more room in entering the job for internal notes.
  • Quirky when doing cut and paste of job details that leaves spaces that aren't in the document being pasted.
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Likelihood to Renew
ELMO Software
No answers on this topic
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
ELMO Software
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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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
ELMO Software
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Paylocity
Paylocity support is always available and I never have to wait endlessly on hold. If our dedicated account manage is not available, there is an entire team assigned to our account. Every one of them is knowledgeable about our organization and Paylocity's process.
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Performance
ELMO Software
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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
ELMO Software
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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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
ELMO Software
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
ELMO Software
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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
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 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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Paylocity
We honestly had a program that only kept track of our Demographics, salaries, etc. then all of our Payroll was done on paper with paper leave slips etc. When I saw Paylocity, I was very excited about how easy it is/would be to use. [...] Our Paylocity rep that I spoke to was super GREAT in the explanation of Paylocity and I didn't even shop around much.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ELMO Software
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I wasn't involved in the sales process. I joined the organization after Paylocity was implemented.
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Scalability
ELMO Software
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
ELMO Software
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
ELMO Software
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
  • Definitely more consistent processes. Everything is very user friendly and it reduces the amount of time it has taken us in the past before we started using Paylocity. Everything flows super smoothly.
  • We have an improved retention since we have used Paylocity. Before hand, many employees thought it was difficult to find anything like tax forms, pay stubs, benefit elections, etc. when we used other platforms before we implemented our data into Paylocity.
  • Costs have been reduced and the decision-making process has improved and got quicker. Before Paylocity, it would take at least a week to get a salary increase approved, or a job title change approved. Now, it take less than a day and is super easy.
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