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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GoCo

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGoCo is an HR platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses to simplify HR tasks and enhance productivity. GoCo empowers HR teams to streamline workflows and focus on building happier, more efficient teams.N/A

    Paylocity

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/APaylocity 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
    GoCoPaylocity
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GoCoPaylocity
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWe are an all-in-one solution, without being one-size fits all. Improve your entire employee lifecycle with our comprehensive platform options. Whether you are upgrading from paper-based processes or looking for a more modern solution with better support — we have the package you need.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    GoCoPaylocity
    Considered Both Products
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Paylocity
    Chose Paylocity
    We use GoCo for employee payroll, not contractors. GoCo is easy to use for managing benefits and other tasks. I have proposed moving everything to Paylocity, but GoCo has been part of the process for a while.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity by far has the best reporting, during a time import it can break out into multiple payrates, I really like the ACA reporting.

    GoCo Had a really good clint management system would meet on a weekly bases.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paylocity
    Paylocity provides the best value for our needs at this time and offers the most comprehensive set of tools.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    1538 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1428 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    1608 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    936 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    876 Answers
    Features
    GoCoPaylocity
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Paylocity
    8.0
    1666 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Employee demographic data7.410 Ratings8.51600 Ratings
    Employment history7.910 Ratings8.31552 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.27 Ratings8.01443 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.29 Ratings7.81458 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.49 Ratings7.41344 Ratings
    Organization and location management6.67 Ratings8.11314 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.96 Ratings7.61137 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    6.0
    8 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Paylocity
    8.4
    1597 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pay calculation6.64 Ratings8.81577 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.52 Ratings7.9795 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.33 Ratings8.81252 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.27 Ratings7.81095 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.45 Ratings9.11562 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.14 Ratings8.51277 Ratings
    Reimbursement management2.72 Ratings8.0807 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.7
    1358 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Approval workflow7.34 Ratings8.01219 Ratings
    Balance details6.83 Ratings7.51315 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment5.03 Ratings7.71062 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.7
    10 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Paylocity
    8.4
    1604 Ratings
    2% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.18 Ratings8.61575 Ratings
    Update personal information8.210 Ratings8.71605 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.28 Ratings8.11323 Ratings
    Employee recognition6.55 Ratings8.41199 Ratings
    View job history7.79 Ratings8.41414 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.7
    519 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets7.01 Ratings7.7521 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    5.7
    8 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.4
    1492 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Report builder6.57 Ratings7.41447 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.78 Ratings7.81465 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data4.05 Ratings7.0971 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Paylocity
    8.3
    1402 Ratings
    3% above category average
    New hire portal8.08 Ratings8.51405 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.38 Ratings8.21156 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    3.8
    3 Ratings
    72% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.7
    800 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Corporate goal setting3.62 Ratings7.6643 Ratings
    Individual goal setting1.82 Ratings7.7745 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility3.61 Ratings7.6580 Ratings
    Performance tracking5.92 Ratings7.8746 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Paylocity
    7.6
    997 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Performance plans5.52 Ratings7.6915 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans4.52 Ratings7.3798 Ratings
    Review status tracking5.51 Ratings7.7924 Ratings
    Review reminders4.51 Ratings7.8931 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.7792 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Paylocity
    8.1
    955 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Job Requisition Management4.51 Ratings8.4831 Ratings
    Company Website Posting4.51 Ratings8.4856 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media4.51 Ratings7.8673 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting4.51 Ratings8.1825 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.6721 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.5890 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.2891 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of GoCo and Paylocity
    Feature
    GoCo
    -
    Ratings
    Paylocity
    7.4
    554 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.3386 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.4451 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.6510 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.4421 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GoCoPaylocity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (1770 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (198 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.1
    (581 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (52 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (50 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (181 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (44 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (112 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (44 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (36 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (42 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (28 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (48 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (46 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoCoPaylocity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    It's great for a small company who needs an easy way to save employee data. It's harder to use if you have complex needs or compliance. I often find I know more about HR-related things than our customer support representative, and they're unable to share how GoCo will comply with legal changes.
    Incentivized
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    Paylocity
    Paylocity can handle multiple payroll frequencies with various companies within a single company set. If you don't have employees who transfer between the different companies it can be easy to use. Transfers have been one of our bigger pain points as things like 401k do not follow the employees and have to be manually added (something we originally didn't know).l
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • Support staff is ready to respond with any questions I have.
    • Communication about new offerings and ways to make things easier is great.
    • Site is very user friendly and easy to find what I'm/staff is looking for.
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    Paylocity
    • When I need assistance, calling the help line is easy, and most of the time there isn't a long wait. Also, they can and do call back if necessary. I have had Zoom meetings to address issues that required more than just a phone call.
    • Tracking taxes and filing reports is truly important to us so that we file in a timely manner and avoid penalties and interest. We incurred many penalties when we were using QuickBooks.
    • Keeping track of employee documents such as I-9 forms along with visas, work authorizations, resident cards, driver's licenses, and certifications is easy and in one location.
    • With Paylocity, we can easily see who filled out applications. Previously, we used paper applications, which were more manual and involved looking through actual paperwork. This was hard to manage.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • Handling exceptions for staff PTO requests for employees in their 90 day probationary period
    • Ease of managing different hourly work week exceptions
    Incentivized
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    Paylocity
    • There's a lot of confusion of the Effective Date and Begin Check Date.
    • Better explanations of cross-company managers when not all companies use the same modules.
    • Better explanation of the Time and Labor piece and how we can better utilize live labor, forecasting, and overall scheduling.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    The system is easy to use. I love the knowledge base system offered, I can answer many of my questions by looking here first before calling in. If i do have to call in to the help desk, everyone seems to be super knowledgably about the Paylocity Product and if they are unable to assist, which rarely happens, they will escalate my call to the next level of assistance
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    We are very pleased with the product and the support we receive when we have a question or a request. We have been assigned specific support members who know our business and our expectations. Our employees find the platform to be user-friendly and self-explanatory which reduces the number of questions that our HR team has to field.
    Incentivized
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    Paylocity
    I would say that these 2 factors are the biggest contributors to the rating that I have given. The app is still buggy; I gave up on it after not being able to clock in 3 times. Also, the Firefox unavailability. I had to give up the Firefox browser in order for me to sign my contract and use Paylocity. If they are able to address those 2 issues then it should be a perfect 10.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    Over the last 3 years, we've only had one major service issue that rendered Airbase unusable for us for about 24 hours. That said, they navigated the SVB bank crisis very well and made sure funds were available during that time.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    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
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    GoCo has done a great job of being responsive to us in working through issues in the system.
    Incentivized
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    Paylocity
    I have contacted support on several occasions, mostly for assistance with voiding a check and running an off-cycle payroll. The account managers and support team were all very knowledgeable and helpful. They provided great insight and clarity in answering my questions and helping me navigate these processes. I learn something new and helpful each time I speak with them! On a separate note, we have reported technical issues regarding several Paylocity onboarding tasks since this past year. We have reached out several times regarding these issues, but are still waiting for a resolution. It seems sometimes that technical concerns are reported, with no proper solution or follow-up.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    It was virtually, click orange button in top right corner, click run report, hit submit. The training was minimal at best. I did not know what I was doing, so I just wrote down the steps, so when they steps failed I had no idea what to do, where I was in the process, What the terms mean or where to find them. When I had questions it was always the same answers, no understanding for WHAT I was doing when I hit the orange button.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    Implementation was a bit bumpy and Paylocity team not always available for next steps and/or questions. I feel like Paylocity could have done a better job in their fact finding as far as what we were currently doing, our payroll policies and needs, etc. so that we would have run into less issues as we moved forward.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    GoCo was my first choice during the selection process. It was the most user friendly. It has the cleaned appearance. The staff was easy to communicate with. And as a small non-profit, the pricing was good.
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    Paylocity
    We switched from QuickBooks because Paylocity offers more than just payroll. It combines payroll, time tracking, HR, benefits, and employee self-service in one system. This has helped us reduce manual work, improve reporting, and make payroll more efficient. Overall, Paylocity was a better fit for our company's growth and HR needs.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    Everyone wants a good deal of course. We thought we did ok and felt you still made your money also
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    We have gone from a medium sized company to a larger company with no issues whatsoever with Paylocity being able to keep up or do what we need it to do for the size of our needs. In fact, it does more than we even use at this juncture
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Paylocity
    Some are knowledgable others not as much and sometimes instead of helping you fix the issue will just give you some directions and expect you to try to figure it out yourself. Also, when your Account Manager needs to escliate the issue to another group, it can take a long time for them to get to your issue and there's no commuication.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • We save so much time when onboarding new employees
    • We look much more organized and professional in the new hire process (because we are, thanks to GoCo)
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    Paylocity
    • The time savings alone is worth the cost. I went from having to spend 3 - 4 full business days on payroll to about 1.
    • Being able to look all employee data up in one place is a lifesaver and time saver - even outside of the office if I need to access information quickly it is all just a sign in away.
    • It has saved significant time and reduced confusion related to onboarding. Everyone is able to see what stage an employee is at, I do not need to worry about employees potentially working for us illegally thanks to eVerify, and I am always assured that all required documentation for regulatory purposes has been obtained prior to employment beginning.
    Incentivized
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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.