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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HiBob

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AHiBob is an HR management platform that provides features supporting talent management including onboarding administration and task management, payroll reporting and time tracking, and manager dashboard for tracking employee performance.N/A

    Paychex

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/APaychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    HiBobPaychex
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Flex Pro
    Custom Pricing
    per month/+$4 per employee
    HR Pro
    Custom Pricing
    HR PEO
    Custom Pricing
    Paychex Flex Select
    Custom Pricing
    Paychex Flex Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiBobPaychex
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details
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    Features
    HiBobPaychex
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    9.5
    60 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Paychex
    7.3
    277 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Employee demographic data10.058 Ratings7.7224 Ratings
    Employment history9.658 Ratings7.9247 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.647 Ratings7.7182 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.257 Ratings7.8178 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.960 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.851 Ratings7.1162 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.727 Ratings6.4148 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    8.3
    41 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Paychex
    7.7
    318 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pay calculation7.724 Ratings8.0300 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.419 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.034 Ratings8.0214 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.4157 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.2179 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.3299 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.4122 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    8.3
    54 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Paychex
    7.2
    161 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Approval workflow9.054 Ratings7.5115 Ratings
    Balance details7.752 Ratings7.6153 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.149 Ratings6.4120 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    8.8
    59 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Paychex
    7.2
    275 Ratings
    14% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.941 Ratings8.0253 Ratings
    Update personal information9.359 Ratings7.6265 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.752 Ratings7.4124 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.845 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    View job history9.656 Ratings7.6189 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Paychex
    6.1
    179 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Report builder9.154 Ratings6.5149 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.854 Ratings6.8167 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.734 Ratings5.093 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    7.8
    33 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Paychex
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Corporate goal setting8.427 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.131 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility6.825 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.031 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    6.9
    50 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Paychex
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Performance plans8.343 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans1.934 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.847 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Review reminders8.849 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.842 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    6.3
    44 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings6.344 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    6.8
    176 Ratings
    17% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings7.0168 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings6.7112 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of HiBob and Paychex
    Feature
    HiBob
    -
    Ratings
    Paychex
    5.3
    72 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings5.138 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.235 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings5.729 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.037 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings4.635 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings4.741 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.166 Ratings
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    HiBobPaychex
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HiBobPaychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (62 ratings)
    6.8
    (333 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    7.1
    (48 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    7.2
    (274 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.2
    (12 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    6.5
    (273 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    2.8
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    5.1
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (9 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.4
    (12 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.7
    (34 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    6.2
    (35 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiBobPaychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HiBob
    HiBob is the most customizable, scaleable and flexible HR platform on the market today. It is ideal for medium and large organizations with operations across the globe while also being a great option for smaller organizations. The modularization of the platform allows each customer to select the elements that are most suited to their needs, while the base "Core" system has a huge amount of functionality and integration options right out of the box. In my opinion, there is no platform on the market that competes with HiBob's easy to use interface, control abilities and general functionality. All too often these days, systems are built on poor architechture with fancy packaging. HiBob delivers a system that is well built and looks great too!
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    Paychex Inc.
    It is best suited for payrolls from 1 to 150 employees, because their constant attention and flex system are easy to use. Any problem is taking care by your Paychex Agent, and they always listen to you. Better yet, when you become a client with more than 5 years, you get special discount on your renewal. Honestly, I can't not think on nothing that will be less appropriate.
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    Pros
    HiBob
    • Provides usable data via feedback surveys for managers and operations team to take quick action on.
    • It helps us identify our Talent Groups and connect data to their satisfaction to prevent turnover.
    • Simplifies and syncs every day HR tasks, saving loads of time and effort.
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    Paychex Inc.
    • It provides a well account of Retirement Plan Account Information.
    • Alerts are sent to email when there is new information to access.
    • Employee access both online and thru app.
    • Paperless options.
    • Easy and quick access to paystubs and tax forms.
    • Easy employee retirement management.
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    Cons
    HiBob
    • I'd like to be able to have flexibility in org charts so that there are options for matrix, flat. I'd also like a printable version of the org chart AND one where names were hidden so it could be shared with individuals outside the organization.
    • In the Performance Reviews I would love to see a 9-box option including corresponding questions so we could plot individuals in the 9-box matrix.
    • It would be ideal if, before a performance review period, managers were given the opportunity to choose 3-4 people they would want to include in a Peer Review of their employees AND where the system would flag if one person was being asked to do more than 2 Peer Reviews.
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    Paychex Inc.
    • I understand logging you out is a security function, but I'd prefer it not to log you out so soon.
    • The training we received for the team's meeting was subpar, in my opinion. Probably better geared for people with little to no computer experience. Very slow pace; we could have easily received all of this from some tutorials in a few minutes.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HiBob
    We will without a doubt be continuing to use Hibob, it is convenient, being engaged with and great value for money. A one stop shop for all things HR related to keep policies and safe financial information has been so beneficial to the business meaning less risk to GDPR breaches and somewhere for employees to refer back to in future has been invaluable
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    Paychex Inc.
    Overall I like the features that Paychex Flex offers. I am sure that there are other features that I am unaware of, so I am excited to see if there is more that Flex is capable of to make my job easier. The basic features are really user friendly and easy to access. If there ever is an issue customer service is great
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    Usability
    HiBob
    It's a solid HRIS system, it's user friendly to employees and employers, but they've changed the user interface 2 times now in the last 2.5 years, so having to find where certain things are after the change can be tedious
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    Paychex Inc.
    Once you are set up in the system, it is very user-friendly and usability is on par with my expectations. Onboarding new employees is simple, employee access is simple and easy for them to use. Tax documentation, reporting, and entering payroll is easy and user-friendly. Running reports and finding information necessary to keep the flow moving foward is easy to do
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    Reliability and Availability
    HiBob
    Yes they are always there when we need them. Fast response time too.
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    Paychex Inc.
    We have not experienced any difficulties with unplanned outages. Notifications are always made for outages, and they do not effect normal business operations.
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    Performance
    HiBob
    Yes the system is fast and easy to use.
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    Paychex Inc.
    Unless there is lag time within the internet, the Paychex Flex website loads exceptional fast, pages load quickly and reports that I need to print or download load quickly. If I need to create a specialized report, once I complete it I receive an e-mail telling me my report is ready to be downloaded. Changing between web pages is fast as well.
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    Support Rating
    HiBob
    A lot of support is self-service from the users themselves, via a guide hosted on HiBob's website. I have found the guide helpful 10% of the time when I needed support. The support team is quite quick to reply, but not everyone is helpful unfortunately, and in many cases a lot of emails, messages and back and forth were needed to get to the bottom of an issue. When I pointed out that a video call would be a quicker way to tell people "this is how it's done", I was told that it's not the way they deliver support. I had to beg our account managers for a video chat with some skilled users to show me how to do certain things that (a) were nowhere to be found on the guide, and (b) the support team wasn't able to solve. Additionally, to find solutions, I was pointed to a forum where other users exchange tips on how they managed to solve problems - again, not really helpful as I would like to know this from Bob's team themselves since we're paying for the product, and I shouldn't rely on other users to tell me how they managed their way around a problem
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    Paychex Inc.
    The dedicated support we are given is good and very responsive. If there is a change to the dedicated support, we are notified quickly and have temporary support in place while we wait for our new rep. The phone support is knowledgeable and quick to help if there is an immediate need. However, the chat support can be the slowest option and doesn't always launch so I rarely use it.
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    In-Person Training
    HiBob
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    We did online training only
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    Online Training
    HiBob
    It was fast and easy to learn with the trainer. Their staff was great to work with.
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    Paychex Inc.
    It was easy to understand and follow along. I do like the informational videos that we can utilize before we opt to call in for customer service support. It has made a difference since sometimes that resolves the issue I may have had and saved myself a phone call to Paychex support.
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    Implementation Rating
    HiBob
    I really enjoyed the implementation being involved in a key piece of change management int he business was really exciting
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    Paychex Inc.
    Implementation was very smooth. The most cumbersome task was entering the current employees into the system during initial set up, but Paychex staff handled most of that and verified against prior system reports as well as internal reports provided to ensure 100% accuracy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    HiBob
    Hibob was ultimately more flexible and offered a strong customer support network which is why we selected it over others. It's also well-priced and while not "cheap", it was more inexpensive than other larger systems. Their sales team was so supportive the entire time and as we went into the implementation phase (which only took us 12 weeks for 1,000 employees!), it was clear that the support continued. Our implementation specialist was so incredibly helpful and while we worked at our own pace, we were still able to roll it out in 3 months. Having worked on a Workday Implementation before, I was blown away by how quickly we got this done. It's also great that as we are using the product, we can continuously make adjustments on our own and tweak it as the business changes. Workday is so complicated that it required a full-time team to work on it. It's just two of us overseeing the system and we are able to run things smoothly on our own! Of course, it's great having the support of our Account Manager when we get stuck.
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    Paychex Inc.
    In addition to the ones listed above, we also used BenePay, a local payroll company. We found Paychex Flex priced in the middle, with ADP the most expensive and too complicated, with many features that were unnecessary for us. We found that Paychex Flex's features and reporting to be sized right for our size (around 30 employees). Paychex Flex also offered a very reasonable service to apply for the ERTC
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    Scalability
    HiBob
    It is easy to use across the board for all departments in the company.
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    Paychex Inc.
    I generally do payroll at the office, however I have had to go remote due to internet issues and also had to take payroll on vacation with me. Very easy to log in wherever you are and manage your TAA and payroll
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    Return on Investment
    HiBob
    • We were paying a third-party HR organization ~100K per year and were able to cut this from our budget by turning on the connections between our ATS, Hibob, and our payroll vendors.
    • We are using the integration between CoMeet ATS, and it autogenerates the employee onboarding, creating a seamless experience for the employees. They used to have to reenter their data in 5 separate systems, now, it's all started in CoMeet, and upon hire, the onboarding data is collected in Hibob and distributed into all other connected systems.
    • When changing employment status, the automation manages system access automatically. (But in cases where we need to override the information for special cases, we still have the option without "breaking" the API connections).
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    Paychex Inc.
    • With Paychex Flex we have been able to improve our compliance with required documentation for new/rehires
    • Moving everyone to direct deposit and mobile clock in/out eliminated lines at punching stations and paycheck pickup stations
    • Lost checks is a thing of the past
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