isolved vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
isolved
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
isolved is a SaaS-based, cloud-resident Human Capital Management (HCM) solution that provides Payroll, HR, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, Talent Management and Compliance. Employers have the ability to schedule an upcoming shift, view overtime levels, run a customized report, preview payroll in real time, write a performance report for a peer or elect benefits.
$4
Per Employee Per Month
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
isolvedPaylocity
Editions & Modules
isolved
$4.00
Per Employee Per Month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
isolvedPaylocity
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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Community Pulse
isolvedPaylocity
Considered Both Products
isolved
Chose isolved
Simply doesn't compare. User interface, reporting, time management. All outstanding vs the other product. ADP is nice but not as nice of a user interface and not as intuitive when learning or looking or things. Paylocity has a great user interface but they are not as …
Chose isolved
Very similar platform and super easy to use. A lot comes down to ease of use and cost for my clients. With Paylocity, a lot of things are included where isolved charges extra. isolved and Paylocity are the only systems I recommend to clients and let them choose what will …
Chose isolved
iSolved is very user friendly and the reporting is great
Chose isolved
The reporting and user interface is a lot easier in isolved. reporting is better as well.
Chose isolved
Isolved is the BEST payroll company we have used! Hands down. Very easy to navigate and the payroll process is a breeze.
Chose isolved
Checked most of the boxes. Should have insisted on speaking to references who could speak to implementation and hand-off.
Chose isolved
Each had similarities but our team was familiar with isolved because we had done a conversion 6 months previously so we elected to not switch platforms but selected a new partner. The new user interface in beta currently has a better look and feel.
Chose isolved
The employee self service and ease of payroll processing were significant decision makers. We were transitioning from payroll being completed in house to isolved. The sales team did a fabulous job explaining the comprehensive implementation process and the implementation team …
Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is much more user-friendly. isolved looks like it was made back in the early 90s, and they have not done a thing to update it since. Paylocity is easier to use in every way. With that being the last platform that I used and coming to learn and know Paylocity. It makes …
Chose Paylocity
We used Paychex previously and I think Paylocity is much more robust and user friendly. We also had a lot of issues with Paychex support, they just never knew the answer! That does happen with Paylocity sometimes, but they are fairly quick to reach out to their team and find …
Chose Paylocity
We use isolved before Paylocity. It was expensive and the customer service was increasingly frustrating to the point of TERRIBLE. We looked at Paychex, ADP and Paycom, but for the money we felt Paylocity was the best bet. We were right! I've never had customer service …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is way above isolved. isolved is not intuitive and the customer service is lacking. I liked the demo for ADP but heard the customer service is not stellar. I did not select Paylocity, it was here when I started working here. I evaluated other platforms in a previous …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was selected by a previous employee, just before I started working with my current employer. I believe that they were unfamiliar with many payroll products and selected Paylocity based on a demo that they viewed or attended. The best experience I have had was with isol…
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity makes Quickbooks look like a dinosaur for payroll processing - and if you're thinking about switching (for payroll only), I would do it! I previously used isolved with a former employer, and their system is much more employer-hands-on, which I prefer. If you're …
Chose Paylocity
We went with Paylocity because of the level of service they provided for a company of our size. Being mid-market, there aren't many options, but I feel confident with our decision for us and our employees moving forward as we continue to grow internally and within different …
Chose Paylocity
Customer services is a big thing for us, and there is none like Paylocity's. It is always a pleasure to talk to any of them at any instance. How user-friendly the system is makes it more appealing to use. Their app is an extension of their web version, which helps when you are …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity had great service from our sales consultant to implantation and so on. During demos, Paylocity seemed to be the most user-friendly, visually appealing and had all of the features that we were looking for.
Chose Paylocity
None of these had the robust platform that Paylocity has. Paylocity has taken everything people hate about payroll providers and turned the list on it's head by taking "no, we can't do that" into "yes, we can and we have several ways to get you there!" It's refreshing and, …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
isolvedPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.2
146 Ratings
8% below category average
Paylocity
7.8
847 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data7.9124 Ratings8.5798 Ratings
Employment history6.9121 Ratings8.2779 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.7113 Ratings7.8716 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.6.8119 Ratings7.6727 Ratings
Organizational charting7.269 Ratings7.1668 Ratings
Organization and location management7.294 Ratings7.8650 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.689 Ratings7.5556 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.7
156 Ratings
4% below category average
Paylocity
8.1
835 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation8.5152 Ratings8.6811 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.369 Ratings7.3381 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.0101 Ratings8.5581 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.2111 Ratings7.2554 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.5151 Ratings8.9810 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.3123 Ratings8.2641 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.481 Ratings7.9395 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.2
128 Ratings
11% below category average
Paylocity
7.6
698 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow7.0103 Ratings7.9619 Ratings
Balance details7.5125 Ratings7.4668 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.295 Ratings7.4518 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
isolved
8.0
147 Ratings
1% below category average
Paylocity
8.3
847 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.0146 Ratings8.5824 Ratings
Update personal information8.2140 Ratings8.6838 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.092 Ratings8.0665 Ratings
Employee recognition7.152 Ratings8.3581 Ratings
View job history8.5113 Ratings8.3703 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
8.1
46 Ratings
5% above category average
Paylocity
7.5
238 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.146 Ratings7.5238 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.5
136 Ratings
1% below category average
Paylocity
7.0
773 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder7.9129 Ratings7.0739 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.0133 Ratings7.4753 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.567 Ratings6.5449 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.5
111 Ratings
7% below category average
Paylocity
8.2
721 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal7.4110 Ratings8.3717 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.676 Ratings8.0559 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.6
34 Ratings
7% below category average
Paylocity
7.4
374 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.725 Ratings7.4283 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.629 Ratings7.4345 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.625 Ratings7.3244 Ratings
Performance tracking7.731 Ratings7.4348 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.4
54 Ratings
7% below category average
Paylocity
7.4
480 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans7.446 Ratings7.2429 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.445 Ratings7.2355 Ratings
Review status tracking7.848 Ratings7.4441 Ratings
Review reminders7.047 Ratings7.5443 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.443 Ratings7.6362 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.6
33 Ratings
4% below category average
Paylocity
7.1
220 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.721 Ratings6.7147 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.628 Ratings7.1180 Ratings
Candidate search7.530 Ratings7.4200 Ratings
Candidate development7.724 Ratings7.4161 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.9
51 Ratings
2% above category average
Paylocity
7.7
453 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.738 Ratings7.8372 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.246 Ratings8.1396 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.038 Ratings7.7304 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.042 Ratings7.7371 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.738 Ratings7.0310 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.141 Ratings8.0416 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.849 Ratings7.9414 Ratings
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User Ratings
isolvedPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(169 ratings)
7.7
(882 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(23 ratings)
8.9
(82 ratings)
Usability
7.9
(14 ratings)
8.5
(58 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(6 ratings)
8.8
(9 ratings)
Performance
8.8
(5 ratings)
9.4
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(24 ratings)
7.2
(79 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.9
(5 ratings)
8.3
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(12 ratings)
8.2
(33 ratings)
Configurability
6.2
(4 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
6.8
(2 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.7
(3 ratings)
6.6
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(6 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.4
(7 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.9
(6 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
isolvedPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
isolved
Isolved is great with payroll and payroll changes as well as onboarding. Our benefit open enrollment went well and for the most part was stress free, there were a few hiccups with our 3rd party supplemental insurances. Because of their complexity and they way they are processed through payroll there was a little confusion and things needed to be adjusted. But due to the flexibility of the system the issues didn't become big problems.
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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
isolved
  • Payroll Processing (timely and accurate).
  • Customer Service (dedicated account service representative, who gets to know your company's needs).
  • Payroll Reports (accurate, timely, extensive, exhaustive, customizable).
  • Employee Information (accurate reporting of the data, easily viewable information, information presented in a streamlined fashion).
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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
isolved
  • More reminder notifications would be great!
  • A way to email hiring managers and our IT department at the same time with a template would save us from so much email communication
  • Transfer all attached documents such as interview notes from iHired applicants to isolved employee documents would save us time uploading into multiple places
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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
isolved
Due to the continued problems (time clock disconnects, regular post-update issues) and users' negative attitude, we are unlikely to renew. Another important factor is that TF is US-centric, so it does not account for local Philippine specifics, which is important to us.
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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
isolved
It is very intuitive and user friendly. iSolved is always updating and improving things before they even become a problem. I like how they inform us of the new updates and provide us with the details of what is changing and how it will improve the usuage.
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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
isolved
Payroll due dates and send to us at the beginning of the year, with email reminders for holidays. The support email address is fairly fast, within 24-48 hours. But if something is needed immediately, I can just call and they help me out right then.
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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
isolved
We do not use the integration, so we have a csv file that I upload manually for payroll. That is our decision based on the software at our restaurants. Pages loaded fairly quickly, but reports to pdf lag about 15-20 seconds
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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
isolved
I gave this rating because for the most part I am always responded to quickly. More recently there have been a couple of times where it has taken a couple of days for me to get a reply. I also said I would receive a call back same day and that did not happen. It eventually was handled. after a couple of days
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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
isolved
All over the phone, but it was comprehensive.
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Paylocity
No answers on this topic
Online Training
isolved
We loved taking the course, we went through most of them before we went live and I believe that was very helpful. The online training helped us learn to navigate in the program. We still refer to the training and assign our managers and supervisors to it as well. I highly recommend using it. We have also been able to attend the Connect Conferences with are extremely valuable and we learn tips and tricks to help us better utilize our system.
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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
isolved
The system was very cumbersome setting up as well as time consuming. There were times I just wanted to walk away and sometimes I did have to get up and walk away for a break and come back with a fresh perspective. The setup took me over a period of two to three months getting it to serve the purposes that we needed it two. I am very intuitive when it comes to computer software however getting all the right buttons checked in order for it to do what I needed didn't always work.
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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
isolved
I went with iSolved because the people I spoke with were all quick to answer and very thorough in their responses. I knew they could help me build my setup the way I wanted it, and not just force me to work within some pre-set parameters once I had signed the contract.
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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
isolved
Price increases do happen every year. I understand that the cost of living rises, but every year to us is a bit excessive.
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Paylocity
I wasn't involved in the sales process. I joined the organization after Paylocity was implemented.
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Scalability
isolved
We are a company of about 135 people at 9 locations in 2 towns. We were able to set locations and departments, and also have each location seperate so only that manager can see their employees.
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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
isolved
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
isolved
  • When we had Paycom, we had 1/4 of our staff that were not logging in and using the system. That number is down to maybe 5% now
  • Employees love having the ability to easily view and verify their timecards prior to payroll submission.
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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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