Employee Navigator vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Employee Navigator
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Employee Navigator is a benefits-focused HR system from the company of the same name in Maryland.N/A
Paylocity
Score 8.2 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
Employee NavigatorPaylocity
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Employee NavigatorPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Employee NavigatorPaylocity
Considered Both Products
Employee Navigator

No answer on this topic

Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
Selected primarily because of the Employee Navigator integration and the flexibility this system has. We don't use all the bells and whistles but we certainly can grow into them.
We also like the PEAK training and annual training sessions they offer.
Chose Paylocity
We feel we got all the features and functionality needed at a fair price. One HUGE determining factor was Paylocity's ability to interface with Employee Navigator in which we already used through our insurance broker. We also liked that the company was relatively local to …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is much more user friendly. I have used Paylocity in multiple organizations. It is intuitive, it works. There is no guessing as far as where to navigate. The time cards are easy to use and edit as necessary. HR-wise, the onboarding and recruiting functions are also …
Chose Paylocity
We have been using Paylocity since 2018. At the time pricing and customer service was the main reason. The pricing is still very competitive, and even though I feel the Paylocity service has dropped off, it is still better than what I experienced years ago with ADP. Overall, …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity just adds a whole other layer of information and services that Heartland did not do for us.
Heartland did not have the New Hire information, or employee engagement.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity has been easier to set up and utilize than other platforms we have used. It is so easy to have everything located in one place. This makes tracking and assigning information easier. It also allows our employees to be able to access information through one portal and …
Chose Paylocity
More user friendly, sales team understands needs and is not in a hurry to rush you through the system. Sales team does not call you repeatedly and press for answers.
Chose Paylocity
Gusto is horrible, and Paylocity blows it out of the water. Paycom and Paycor and comparable, but for us it came down to the price, and the relationship that we established with our account manager and sales representative. Mike Vezzoli was excellent and was incredibly genuine …
Chose Paylocity
I implemented Paylocity due to its advanced technologies.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is more cost effective as it is one system that connects all the modules together. ADP has so many different add-ons and systems that it is confusing and also very expensive.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is the best system I have worked on. Both from an admin and employee side, it is the easiest to navigate, most robust in terms of what it offers, and hands down has the best reporting. We had a lot of problems with a previous platform and tax pay, which ultimately led …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is 20 steps ahead of Certipay. Paylocity is always updating or adding features to better help us. Certipay's platform is very outdated and not user friendly at all.
Chose Paylocity
I wasn't actually involved in the selection process. I came on board after it was already selected. But just in a comparison, I think that the different options and the accessibility to the employee records, it makes it paramount for me.
Chose Paylocity
I would say pretty good. I know that we previously used Paycor, but I don't believe we really enjoyed it, which is why we switched to Paylocity.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity seemed the most user-friendly and robust system, that fit our budget
Chose Paylocity
Better customer service, user experience and cost
Chose Paylocity
Much more user friendly and we appreciate the continual development of features to enhance our experience
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is very easy to navigate and has so many reports available to run. Everything is clearer and there is more visibility within the portal.
Chose Paylocity
ADP is a dinosaur and could not integrate anything
Kronos was great for time card - but we use billable hours in CR
Chose Paylocity
Excellent. Userface in Gusto and bamboo more intuitive but MUCH better system and service assistance than ADP or Paychex.
Chose Paylocity
With the exception of Oracle PeopleTools (2010 US Census version) and CompuPay (I don't even think it exists anymore), Paylocity is the only system I have used in my HR career. I have never had the need or want to switch. Both companies I worked for used Paylocity, and I am …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Employee NavigatorPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
1146 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.61088 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.21050 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0980 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6993 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1923 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.8899 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.6770 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.2
1115 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.61087 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.6533 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.6822 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.4752 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.01084 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2866 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.1543 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
943 Ratings
7% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.7841 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.3900 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.5709 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
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Ratings
Paylocity
8.4
1127 Ratings
4% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.51097 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.71117 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.1899 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.3811 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.4963 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
349 Ratings
8% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.4349 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.2
1038 Ratings
4% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.2993 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.51013 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.0645 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.3
975 Ratings
4% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.4969 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.2778 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
536 Ratings
2% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.8422 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.7493 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.8371 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.7499 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
678 Ratings
3% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.5614 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.5526 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.6625 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.6629 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6526 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
352 Ratings
6% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.9235 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.4289 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.9322 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.6261 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Employee Navigator
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.9
644 Ratings
2% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.0550 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1573 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.9451 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.9546 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.5466 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.2595 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9592 Ratings
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User Ratings
Employee NavigatorPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(6 ratings)
8.2
(1216 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(114 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(74 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(16 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(16 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(103 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(14 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(53 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(12 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(12 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(14 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(15 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(9 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(16 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
Employee NavigatorPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
Employee Navigator
We are very pleased with the change to [Employee Navigator] as it offers more what we needed. It's very customizable and has many features that can be added or taken away depending on business needs. I'd only say it would be less appropriate for a business quite smaller than ours who needed very little in comparison.
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Paylocity
When we initially conducted an RFP in changing payroll providers, Paylocity quickly rose to the top of our list. The offerings, service, and costs were the main drivers. We were nervous, as anyone would, with changing a payroll provider. The implementation could not have been any better. The alignment between the groups was strong, and continuous communication was seamless.
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Pros
Employee Navigator
  • Time off requests. These are easy to perform and track as an employee and user.
  • Time off approvals. Couldn't be easier. Time of approvals or denials are sent via email and are one-click tasks. Also can be performed in the web UI, but it's so easy.
  • Manager reporting. Managers can easily see reports on employee time off and make decisions based on that.
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Paylocity
  • Keeps track of our manufacturing floor employee clock-in/outs - very reliable.
  • It helps me to administer and manage benefit enrollments, life changes, and automatic data feeds (EDI) to our insurance companies.
  • Makes it easy to manage time off (PTO) requests, balances, accruals, roll overs.
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Cons
Employee Navigator
  • It is a great stand alone product. We would like it to tie into a more robust HR solution and communicate with payroll.
  • Initially there are a lot of features that are turned off, I like to know what a program is capable of so I can be more strategic in implementing a solution.
  • Having a broker in the middle is both good and bad.
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Paylocity
  • Customer service has dropped off in the last couple of years. It is rare to get a quick response, with a resolution. That said I believe Paylocity is still better than other HRIS systems I've had experience with.
  • Workflows & Documents, I'm sure there are processes, approvals and flows we could be utilizing more, but I do not find it easy to navigate. That may include an Offboarding flow. We currently use Onboarding, to do our Offboarding.
  • I would like to see a monthly or quarterly webinar for the function updates and changes.
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Likelihood to Renew
Employee Navigator
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Paylocity
The primary reason AUSGGAR purchased Paylocity was for payroll/accounting/taxes and I think it does a great job on those functions. Paylocity is also solid with performance reviews. As far as the ATS, I like the screeners we are able to set up as that helps in qualifying or disqualifying candidates
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Usability
Employee Navigator
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Paylocity
I find Paylocity to be almost too robust so that its functionalities are sometimes too complex to use. Sometimes it appears that they don't get a user's experience and keep a software developers mindset which doesn't always work well with users that are not at their technical level of expertise. A perfect example is the way the payroll dashboard USED to look compared to the recent update
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Reliability and Availability
Employee Navigator
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I can always call the direct number and there is a representative always available to answer questions. I can also email the service desk for Paylocity or my representative and they are pretty quick to respond if we are having issues
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Performance
Employee Navigator
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
We had some minor hiccups throughout the year but they have all been fixable. Paylocity integrates well with our 401k provider, Principal, and our benefits, OneDigital. It makes it simple to house everything and have it all connected. It doesn't slow anything down to have Principal integrated. It makes it more efficient
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Support Rating
Employee Navigator
So far, we have had very little reason to call in to Employee Navigator support. Our team who works with them have found it easy and simple to work with them when needed. They aren't able to work on much or divulge how the system works internally, nor what's on the roadmap, but it is still helpful to have timely confirmation.
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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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In-Person Training
Employee Navigator
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I didn't have in-person training, but I'm sure it was just as great as any other training/assistance Paylocity provides. Paylocity customer service is always available. You never have to be on hold and their answers are always accurate and timely. Documents in the help section are helpful as well. My in-person training was conducted y one of our employees who was involved in the initial set-up and training of all employees. She was excellent.
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Online Training
Employee Navigator
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
Employee Navigator
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
We were handed off to multiple implementation people, some quit, one went on leave, one left suddenly, one was transfered to a diff dept...all causing a significant amount of disruption for our team. Many had conflicting info on how to properly set things up...hence a complete mess was left for us to figure out
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Alternatives Considered
Employee Navigator
Most of the systems I've used for HRIS systems have been part of the payroll system. What stands out with Employee Navigator is the ability to key your benefit changes into one place, and all vendors are notified of the updates -- no more logging on to three or more sites to make an address change to an employee.
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Paylocity
We feel we got all the features and functionality needed at a fair price. One HUGE determining factor was Paylocity's ability to interface with Employee Navigator in which we already used through our insurance broker. We also liked that the company was relatively local to where we are located.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Employee Navigator
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Scalability
Employee Navigator
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Our main function for Paylocity is payroll, data insights for employee working hours and onboarding. This has been a very reliable source for us for these functions. Payroll has been extremely easy to do using Paylocity. The onboarding process is very simple for new hires and makes the process run smooth. It is easy to find the information you are looking for while on Paylocity.
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Professional Services
Employee Navigator
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
Employee Navigator
  • We spent about half the time on open enrollment than we did in the last two years. Employee Navigator was much easier for staff to navigate and be able to complete their open enrollment independently
  • We've saved several thousand dollars in setup fees to link with insurance carriers since moving to Employee Navigator
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Paylocity
  • Being able to have the employees update their own profiles is a time saver. Rather than the old days where employees had to turn in physical updates to HR and then HR had to update files. This puts the responsibility into the hands of the employees and saves so much HR time.
  • Onboarding is one of my favorite things about Paylocity. It saves a ton of paperwork and time. The Onboarding can be done by the employee at home before even starting on day 1 so that they can hit to door running rather than take a day to do paperwork.
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ScreenShots

Paylocity Screenshots

Screenshot of a view of real-time employee data and performance metrics used to uncover and analyze trends. This creates an impactful understanding of the business, increase retention, understand labor costs, and plan for changes.Screenshot of where to automate manual processes with Paylocity's self-serve automation engine, Workflows. Users can implement routines for time-consuming manual tasks.Screenshot of where to manage and comply with employment law. Paylocity's HR Compliance solution helps users to stay on track and view important employee compliance items, from Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), healthcare, and compensation.Screenshot of how Paylocity Recruiting can automate hiring processes. amplify outreach, showcase a company's culture, and build stronger candidate connections to swiftly fill positions.Screenshot of recognition and rewards in Paylocity.