Hibob vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hibob
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Hibob headquartered in London their HR management platform, bob. Hibob provides a wide range of features supporting talent management including onboarding administration and task management, payroll reporting and time tracking, and manager dashboard for tracking employee performance.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
HibobPaylocity
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HibobPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Hibob
Chose Hibob
Hibob has more customizable performance management, employee surveys, and PTO cycles than most of the tools I've evaluated. Hibob also includes many features for one-on-one tracking, Slack integration, and employee engagement (Kudos/Accounements/Polls) that other platforms …
Paylocity

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
HibobPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
7.5
56 Ratings
4% below category average
Paylocity
7.8
848 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data7.754 Ratings8.5799 Ratings
Employment history8.054 Ratings8.2780 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.243 Ratings7.8717 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.553 Ratings7.6728 Ratings
Organizational charting7.456 Ratings7.1669 Ratings
Organization and location management7.747 Ratings7.8651 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.126 Ratings7.5557 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
6.6
38 Ratings
20% below category average
Paylocity
8.1
836 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation6.022 Ratings8.6812 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.817 Ratings7.3382 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.031 Ratings8.2642 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.5582 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.2555 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.9811 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.9396 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
8.1
50 Ratings
0% above category average
Paylocity
7.6
699 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow8.550 Ratings7.9620 Ratings
Balance details7.948 Ratings7.4669 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.945 Ratings7.4519 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
7.6
55 Ratings
6% below category average
Paylocity
8.3
848 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information6.938 Ratings8.5825 Ratings
Update personal information8.255 Ratings8.6839 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.648 Ratings8.0666 Ratings
Employee recognition7.142 Ratings8.3582 Ratings
View job history8.152 Ratings8.3704 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
7.4
53 Ratings
3% below category average
Paylocity
7.0
774 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder8.151 Ratings7.0740 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.451 Ratings7.4754 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.833 Ratings6.5450 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
6.8
30 Ratings
18% below category average
Paylocity
7.4
375 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting6.624 Ratings7.4283 Ratings
Individual goal setting6.828 Ratings7.4346 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility6.823 Ratings7.3245 Ratings
Performance tracking7.028 Ratings7.4349 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
7.2
47 Ratings
10% below category average
Paylocity
7.4
481 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans7.240 Ratings7.2430 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.734 Ratings7.2356 Ratings
Review status tracking7.245 Ratings7.4442 Ratings
Review reminders7.747 Ratings7.5444 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.440 Ratings7.6363 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
238 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.5238 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.2
722 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.3718 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.0560 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.1
221 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.7147 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.1181 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.4201 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.4162 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Hibob
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.7
453 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.8372 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1396 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.7304 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.7371 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.0310 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.0416 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9414 Ratings
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User Ratings
HibobPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(57 ratings)
7.7
(883 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(6 ratings)
8.9
(82 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(5 ratings)
8.5
(58 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.8
(9 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.4
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(4 ratings)
7.2
(79 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.3
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(3 ratings)
8.2
(33 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
6.6
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
HibobPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
Hibob
Bob is well suited to house documents, build organisational charts, request and authorise time off or sick leave, as well as displaying teams, their time off and their current status (on holiday, on parental leave, active, etc). Bob is also well suited to automate tasks, for example if there is a new starter, it's easy to tell everyone involved what they should do automatically - that's a big weight off the People Team's shoulders. Unfortunately, not everything is possible with Bob. For example, the creation of templates for documents is not ideal, with lots of formatting oddities and building different version of the same documents being generally difficult. Furthermore, the signature function is not legally binding, so can't be use (for example) to send employment contracts for signature.
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Paylocity
Paylocity works well for our organization. Ease of use for our managers and employees is very important. Makes it easier for us in HR to manage. Time and attendance works very well. Efficient and effective. Payroll runs very smoothly. We appreciate the performance and compensation module for tracking employees performance, journals and getting feedback and annual compensation.
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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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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
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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Paylocity
  • Recruiting piece/ATS could be improved.
  • A candidate being able to save progress on their application is really a must as they can't leave and come back to their application without having to restart, i.e. if they need to get a phone number for a reference for example.
  • Could use more room in entering the job for internal notes.
  • Quirky when doing cut and paste of job details that leaves spaces that aren't in the document being pasted.
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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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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
Hibob
Hibob is generally very easy to use or figure out. Their resource library is also fairly extensive and has a lot of videos that are helpful to follow along with.
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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
Hibob
Yes they are always there when we need them. Fast response time too.
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Paylocity
Paylocity support is always available and I never have to wait endlessly on hold. If our dedicated account manage is not available, there is an entire team assigned to our account. Every one of them is knowledgeable about our organization and Paylocity's process.
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Performance
Hibob
Yes the system is fast and easy to use.
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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
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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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
Hibob
It was fast and easy to learn with the trainer. Their staff was great to work with.
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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
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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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
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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Paylocity
We honestly had a program that only kept track of our Demographics, salaries, etc. then all of our Payroll was done on paper with paper leave slips etc. When I saw Paylocity, I was very excited about how easy it is/would be to use. [...] Our Paylocity rep that I spoke to was super GREAT in the explanation of Paylocity and I didn't even shop around much.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Hibob
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I wasn't involved in the sales process. I joined the organization after Paylocity was implemented.
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Scalability
Hibob
It is easy to use across the board for all departments in the company.
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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
Hibob
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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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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Paylocity
  • Definitely more consistent processes. Everything is very user friendly and it reduces the amount of time it has taken us in the past before we started using Paylocity. Everything flows super smoothly.
  • We have an improved retention since we have used Paylocity. Before hand, many employees thought it was difficult to find anything like tax forms, pay stubs, benefit elections, etc. when we used other platforms before we implemented our data into Paylocity.
  • Costs have been reduced and the decision-making process has improved and got quicker. Before Paylocity, it would take at least a week to get a salary increase approved, or a job title change approved. Now, it take less than a day and is super easy.
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