Evolution Payroll vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Evolution Payroll
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Evolution Payroll is an online payroll platform from GTM Payroll Services. It is designed to be secure and scalable, while making data access easy and user-friendly. Evolution Payroll can incorporate data from retail POS systems, time and attendance systems, and spreadsheet-based payroll systems, and pass data to accounting systems as well as the GTM employee self-service portal.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
Evolution PayrollPaylocity
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Evolution PayrollPaylocity
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
Evolution PayrollPaylocity
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
9.7
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Paylocity
8.1
814 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation10.02 Ratings8.6790 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings7.3364 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.01 Ratings8.4564 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings7.2542 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.02 Ratings9.0790 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings8.2626 Ratings
Reimbursement management10.01 Ratings7.9386 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
827 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.6778 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.2760 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.8697 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6709 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1650 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.8631 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5541 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
679 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.9602 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.4650 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.4503 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.3
826 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.5806 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.6817 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.0647 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.3564 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.3682 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
232 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.5232 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.0
753 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.0721 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.4734 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.5434 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.2
703 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.3699 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.0544 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
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Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
365 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.4275 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.4337 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.3238 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.4339 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
469 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.2419 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.2347 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.4431 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.5432 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6354 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.2
216 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.8143 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.1176 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.4196 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.4158 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Evolution Payroll
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.7
444 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.8367 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1388 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.7300 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.7366 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.0305 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.0409 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9408 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Evolution PayrollPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.7
(861 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
4.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(80 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(57 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(8 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(77 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(33 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(6 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.1
(6 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(7 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
Evolution PayrollPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
GTM Payroll Services
We have a small company with very simple needs. This software meets those needs, but it looks like it is capable of doing so much more than what we use it for. I typically use only a few screens and a few reports. It is very well suited for our needs, but I don't know the full functionality of the system due to our limited needs.
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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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Pros
GTM Payroll Services
  • Payroll management
  • Provides accurate employees' reports
  • Helps us in tracking payroll taxes
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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
GTM Payroll Services
  • One problem it has is if you try to cut multiple checks for a person (sometimes) it creates an error which requires assistance from the processor to get it straightened out.
  • You need to pay close attention when reviewing prior to submitting. Sometimes if you think you saved something it might not have saved it and if you don't catch it before you submit, it requires assistance to get corrected up to and including voiding a check and re-issuing.
  • In my opinion, it's somewhat expensive. I have been looking at other providers who would use a different system, and they seem to be significantly cheaper. That may not be a direct correlation to the software but to the provider.
  • I don't know if it is capable of allowing a user to create new reports, but if it doesn't, that would be something to consider as a missing functionality.
  • I haven't found an area that allows for tracking pay increases. We simply overwrite a persons rate of pay when we give a raise, so there is no tracking of the date a raise was given or a comparison showing what they made prior to or when the last raise was given. (That I am aware of).
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Paylocity
  • Functionality of the Mobile App needs to match web portal. i.e. Employees unable to access self-appraisals for annual performance reviews on the app. Employees will have to use their browsers on the phone to access. Also, Employees are unable to adjust their State and Federal Tax withholdings via the App. They need to log into via their browsers.
  • Would like to see easier accessibility to establishing APIs (Application Programming Interface) from Paylocity to my own IT department. Attempted to do this and there was a PEPM (per employee per month) charge for this integration. Don't mind paying an initial set up but after that a PEPM seems a little steep. Be a better value-added partner with your clients in solving business problems. Huge area of opportunity and more than willing to discuss further with you.
  • Auto Assignment of Expense Management Rules. Currently have to refresh the Expense Management rules to ensure that all employees are part of it. This should be able to be automated much in the same way Attendance policies are managed for various employee populations.
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Likelihood to Renew
GTM Payroll Services
Evolution is provided by our current third party payroll processor. We are currently considering changing processors, because of increased prices and competition is priced significantly lower.
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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
GTM Payroll Services
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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
GTM Payroll Services
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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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Performance
GTM Payroll Services
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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
GTM Payroll Services
No answers on this topic
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
GTM Payroll Services
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
GTM Payroll Services
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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
GTM Payroll Services
The ease of integration of Evolution Payroll with other essential platforms makes it a reliable and unique software for us. This software also distinguishes itself from others because it is easy to use and affordable. It has high-quality features that work very well for us when it comes to payroll management.
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Paylocity
Paylocity is so much better than ADP and Paychex Flex. These platforms are much more difficult to navigate and do not even come close with providing things like Community. Their systems are more confusing then Paylocity and there is not as many modules to explore and implement. Paychex Flex does not offer nearly as many modules or tools and is very basic. While it gets the basic job done, we like to include more detailed information in our system and that system just did not allow us too.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
GTM Payroll Services
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Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Scalability
GTM Payroll Services
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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
GTM Payroll Services
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Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
GTM Payroll Services
  • Accuracy is one amazing thing I love about Evolution Payroll.
  • It collects data from other systems to make payroll management excellent
  • It is affordable and reliable
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Paylocity
  • We are able to get much better payroll data for our accounting needs.
  • Much less time spent on doing payroll.
  • Better recordkeeping of our employee's information and documents.
  • Less errors.
  • Cost is much more than we were spending, but it is worth it.
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