Paylocity vs. WorkForce Suite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
WorkForce Suite
Score 4.2 out of 10
N/A
The WorkForce Suite, by WorkForce Software, is a mobile-first, cloud-based modern workforce management solution with integrated employee communications and collaboration capabilities. The WorkForce Suite aims to help global enterprise organizations optimize their labor, protect against compliance risks, and maximize productivity while building a highly engaged, resilient, and agile workforce.N/A
Pricing
PaylocityWorkForce Suite
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaylocityWorkForce Suite
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
PaylocityWorkForce Suite
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
814 Ratings
0% below category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.6766 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.2748 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.8685 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6697 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1640 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.8622 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5535 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.1
802 Ratings
1% above category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.6778 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.3356 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.5554 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.3534 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.0779 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.2617 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.9380 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
670 Ratings
6% below category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Approval workflow8.0593 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.5642 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.4496 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.4
814 Ratings
4% above category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5794 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.6805 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0637 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.3555 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.3670 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.5
227 Ratings
3% below category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets7.5227 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.0
742 Ratings
8% below category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Report builder7.0710 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.4723 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.5427 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.2
691 Ratings
2% above category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.3687 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.0534 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
359 Ratings
10% below category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.5270 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.4331 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.4233 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.4333 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
461 Ratings
7% below category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.2412 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2339 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.5423 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.5426 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.6348 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.2
212 Ratings
9% below category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools6.8141 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.2174 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.4193 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.4157 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
436 Ratings
1% above category average
WorkForce Suite
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management7.8360 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.1381 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.7295 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.7359 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.0299 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.1402 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.9400 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PaylocityWorkForce Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(848 ratings)
1.6
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(80 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(56 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.3
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(77 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
7.7
(8 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(33 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.9
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.4
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaylocityWorkForce Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
Paylocity
As mentioned, Paylocity is great as a payroll service for getting employees paid and also for them to get information using their self-service. Definitely could be improvements in the ATS/recruiting piece of the plaform. Paylocity is a payroll first platform and recruiting is an add-on, so the functionality is not as good as it is with stand-along ATS.
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WorkForce Software
EmpCenter is really well suited for companies with minimal variety in time keeping needs. Certainly somewhere that has fairly regular work schedules and operational needs the system would be programmed for and meet those needs quite well. I think they assert themselves as a product specifically for those more complex companies, and I believe it is one of a few products available for companies with many employee types and complex work schedule and pay needs, but because of those complexities each have their own specific customizations I feel it is difficult for the company to then manage the different products that end up existing. Each ends up being unique so applying large scale changes doesn't work well as something we may request and need if applied over EmpCenter in general may cause problems for another company. Therefore everything has to be done on an individual basis and is more time consuming and costly.
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Pros
Paylocity
  • Payroll Processing - Including all Tax Handling and Processing
  • Talent Acquisition Suite - Allows for the digital handling of candidate to onboarding. Fully integrated background, E-verify, drug screening
  • Established APIs with external vendors for Benefits and 401K
  • Survey Management - Customized surveys for Employee Engagement and Customer Satisfaction
  • Communities - Allows for online employee collaboration as well as site for employees to pull company documents such as policies and procedures.
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WorkForce Software
  • A lot flexibility in configuration of the system
  • works well with other systems. We were able to collect data from another time system, Avaya phone systems and even a point of sale system with not a lot of difficulty.
  • They know their product and integration points. They were able to troubleshoot problems with hardware time collection devices quite quickly. We found the devices they sold to be quite durable.
  • Out of the box they have more reports than I would have anticipated. Creating new reports was sometimes a task if it was complex but there were usually similar reports you could use as a starter template
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Cons
Paylocity
  • As a super admin in Paylocity, I would like the ability to not just archive items, but delete them completely. We would like to clean-up the space and get rid of some of the default items we do not use.
  • Not necessarily an issue, but for those people who have ever created an event packet in the on-boarding module know my struggle. It is not completely user friendly. I would like to see a preview of what the employee would see before launching the packets to new hires.
  • Benefits. When I change a new hire in the system before they have elected their benefits, it takes at least 24 hours to show up and doesn't always allow them to launch their open enrollment.
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WorkForce Software
  • Difficult to use
  • Retroactive adjustments must be made by an administrator
  • Delegation of duties must be done by an adminstrator
  • Data must be exported and then imported into pay system, does not support interface
  • Product has not changed or been updated in 4+ years
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Likelihood to Renew
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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WorkForce Software
After spending close to 5 years to decide on which payroll product to acquire for our University, I cannot image we would switch now that we have it in use.
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Usability
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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WorkForce Software
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Reliability and Availability
Paylocity
there are frequent issues with the recruiting module not fully working and there is no rush from paylocity to fix it
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WorkForce Software
No answers on this topic
Performance
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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WorkForce Software
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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WorkForce Software
Extremely knowledgeable staff that truly care about our business processes
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Online Training
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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WorkForce Software
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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WorkForce Software
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Alternatives Considered
Paylocity
The reason we went with Paylocity over Paycom was we received better reviews on their customer support. I have used Paycom with other companies and found that it is decent software. Of course, any HRIS software is going to beat out QBs. QBs do not do well with groups of employees over 250.
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WorkForce Software
EmpCenter is a new software to the company however, I only trained on the old software for a few months before EmpCenter was introduced. I think EmpCenter has a smoother data entry process and can run more in depth reports, but since this is the system I know best I cannot accurately compare it to previous software.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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WorkForce Software
No answers on this topic
Scalability
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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WorkForce Software
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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WorkForce Software
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Paylocity
  • Onboarding has reduced the paperwork that managers had previously had to take care of and payroll had to manually enter. This has significantly reduced hours of work and reduced errors.
  • Data insights creates reports that are very easy to view and give quick insights. This again reduces hours of work on management.
  • The ease of use for uploading payroll is minutes instead of hours at other companies. Overall, a huge time saver.
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WorkForce Software
  • EmpCenter has reduced the amount of time administrators are spending on payroll. Certainly it has made our entry to our pay system more efficient since we can simply load the data from the time keeping system and we are not collecting actual physical signatures and paper timesheets that must be reviewed for accuracy and completeness. The system does this for us and some automatic calculating of certain pay due that we were hand adding. However the feedback I am getting is that the supervisors feel their work has been increased greatly. They are spending more time correcting and approving time. Essentially the work we were doing in our central offices to review and correct time the supervisor must now do as they approve the time. We have now asked them to be more responsible for proper reporting and use which requires they know more about the rules and many different aspects of pay than they had before. We have employees who are union represented and get some benefits from the contract others do not receive, contract employees who have certain pay aspects in their contracts that must be known, as well as temporary employees and students who get very different pay from the other employees. While some things have been programmed for the system to know and handle, some things must be added to the time sheet to pay properly or the way time is reported is different (some clock out for lunch some don't) supervisors must now know these differences while that used to be a role that was more mine as an administrator. Now I just help them and audit and review.
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