isolved vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
isolved
Score 7.8 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.N/A
Paylocity
Score 8.2 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
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
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
The customer service support level is vastly superior to that of ADP Workforce Now. The payroll reporting functionality is much more robust on ADP Workforce Now's end than that of isolved. isolved is easier to use for both the payroll practitioner and the employees than that of …
Chose isolved
The reporting and user interface is a lot easier in isolved. reporting is better as well.
Chose isolved
iSolved is very user friendly and the reporting is great
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 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
So we used isolved previously and then that would be the only admin side of the system that I have experienced with isolved. The UI was definitely not as friendly and this was about two or three years ago. It was just kind of clunky and it just wasn't as user-friendly as …
Chose Paylocity
isolved was fine, but it seemed like we quickly outgrew them. Also they had to update their entire Tax platform and they did not do it correctly, causing our taxes to be filed wrong and late. Their communication was a little lacking and unlike Paylocity - changes were SLOW to …
Chose Paylocity
Easier to work with and Paylocity is more reliable. We had a delayed payroll due to an error made by isolved for which they took no accountability.
Chose Paylocity
In my opinion, isolved was the worst. It wasn't intuitive, running reports was awful and a huge time suck for us. In addition, in our experience, their customer service was horrible. We are still fighting with them about unemployment returns that they were supposed to file from …
Chose Paylocity
Much better than any program we’ve looked at. The ease of use is not even comparable.
Chose Paylocity
Cost and customer service was huge for us. We were pleasantly surprised by the cost. We think we are getting our money’s worth with this product. Customer service has been great with responses. If I have an issue that needs time to research, most of the time I get a follow up …
Chose Paylocity
As an HR person, Paylocity is the best me I’ve used!
Chose Paylocity
Doesn't compare, Paylocity is great
Chose Paylocity
The user friendly and intuitive system allows for efficiency and simplicity.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is much better than ADP
Chose Paylocity
Superior mobile app, reporting capability, ease of use for employees to leadership, system administration is simple.
Chose Paylocity
There is no comparison. Every single one of these products are hog-poged and they do not encompass the seamless connection between 401k, benefits, cobra administration, employee / manager training and record keeping, performance and PIP, workforce management, etc. All …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity definitely provides more HR strategic functions in the base price
Chose Paylocity
I would say Paycor most closely compared to Paylocity, but the reason we left Paycor was because, in our experience, the customer service slipped quite a bit and it became difficult to get help on the phone when we needed it. Paylocity has been much better in this area for us.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity just seemed to be the most user-friendly on both the employer and employee sides of things. They were also able to work with us more when we had weird requests due to our company still being family-owned. They were able to accommodate all of our needs and requests …
Chose Paylocity
More automation, easier to use, better reporting, more visually appealing, more modules available
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is much more user friendly. I have used Paylocity in multiple organizations. It is intuitive, it works. There is no guessing as far as where to navigate. The time cards are easy to use and edit as necessary. HR-wise, the onboarding and recruiting functions are also …
Chose Paylocity
The main thing is that we have been using Paylocity for over 10 years, and changing that just isn't in the cards for my staff. Paylocity also has been the most cost effective solution for us.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is the best system I have worked on. Both from an admin and employee side, it is the easiest to navigate, most robust in terms of what it offers, and hands down has the best reporting. We had a lot of problems with a previous platform and tax pay, which ultimately led …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity seemed the most user-friendly and robust system, that fit our budget
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 …
Features
isolvedPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.9
187 Ratings
3% below category average
Paylocity
7.8
1446 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data8.3163 Ratings8.41378 Ratings
Employment history8.3156 Ratings8.21328 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.3148 Ratings7.91241 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7154 Ratings7.61254 Ratings
Organizational charting7.498 Ratings7.41154 Ratings
Organization and location management7.8128 Ratings7.91135 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.7118 Ratings7.5969 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
9.1
198 Ratings
11% above category average
Paylocity
8.3
1384 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation9.3194 Ratings8.61352 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.494 Ratings7.8683 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.8136 Ratings8.71051 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.5146 Ratings7.6938 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.6190 Ratings8.91346 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.2157 Ratings8.21087 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.0106 Ratings7.9685 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
8.7
165 Ratings
6% above category average
Paylocity
7.6
1173 Ratings
7% below category average
Approval workflow9.1135 Ratings7.71045 Ratings
Balance details8.5162 Ratings7.41121 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.4131 Ratings7.7890 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
isolved
8.5
187 Ratings
3% above category average
Paylocity
8.4
1392 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.0186 Ratings8.61356 Ratings
Update personal information8.8178 Ratings8.71380 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.8126 Ratings8.11127 Ratings
Employee recognition6.772 Ratings8.31022 Ratings
View job history9.4148 Ratings8.51211 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
9.5
57 Ratings
18% above category average
Paylocity
7.4
451 Ratings
7% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets9.557 Ratings7.4451 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
isolved
8.0
172 Ratings
6% above category average
Paylocity
7.3
1288 Ratings
3% below category average
Report builder8.0163 Ratings7.31236 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.3168 Ratings7.51254 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.891 Ratings7.2824 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
isolved
8.7
144 Ratings
8% above category average
Paylocity
8.2
1210 Ratings
3% above category average
New hire portal9.1143 Ratings8.41200 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.2107 Ratings8.1974 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.9
53 Ratings
2% below category average
Paylocity
7.8
687 Ratings
3% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.742 Ratings7.7551 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.745 Ratings7.8634 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.039 Ratings7.7491 Ratings
Performance tracking8.250 Ratings7.9643 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.6
75 Ratings
4% below category average
Paylocity
7.6
861 Ratings
4% below category average
Performance plans8.065 Ratings7.5785 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.663 Ratings7.4680 Ratings
Review status tracking7.768 Ratings7.7791 Ratings
Review reminders7.567 Ratings7.8798 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.262 Ratings7.7675 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
isolved
7.6
49 Ratings
3% below category average
Paylocity
7.6
462 Ratings
3% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.334 Ratings7.2318 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.742 Ratings7.5373 Ratings
Candidate search8.044 Ratings8.0418 Ratings
Candidate development7.236 Ratings7.6343 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
isolved
8.2
71 Ratings
7% above category average
Paylocity
8.0
815 Ratings
4% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.656 Ratings8.1700 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.463 Ratings8.2728 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.454 Ratings8.0568 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.558 Ratings8.1695 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.353 Ratings7.6598 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.059 Ratings8.2755 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.969 Ratings7.9752 Ratings
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User Ratings
isolvedPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(212 ratings)
8.3
(1525 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(25 ratings)
8.8
(166 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(16 ratings)
8.1
(333 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(7 ratings)
8.9
(36 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(6 ratings)
8.5
(35 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(64 ratings)
7.1
(148 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
8.2
(6 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(7 ratings)
7.9
(29 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(14 ratings)
7.2
(92 ratings)
Configurability
7.5
(6 ratings)
7.1
(26 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.8
(3 ratings)
8.4
(25 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(5 ratings)
7.2
(28 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(7 ratings)
8.3
(34 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.5
(18 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(8 ratings)
7.4
(34 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(7 ratings)
8.5
(31 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
isolved
There is always room for improvements and updates. More workflows and ways to make the process easier for both employees and managers as well as the HR department. More functionality improvements vs esthetics as the platform already looks great. More ways for a manager to be involved with their employees without having to add separate module.
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Paylocity
Paylocity is a very user-friendly system. It is very easy to learn and use. They offer features like Time and Labor, Payroll, integrations with other software and Human Resources benefits. They have an excellent onboarding process and feature recruitment right at your fingertips, so you do not have to go on so many job boards. I like their self-service portal because it allows our staff independence on clocking in and out as well as requesting paid time off and our staff can make their own corrections when they miss a punch on their time sheet or forget to clock in and out for lunch or during the day.
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Pros
isolved
  • The payroll processing has been a huge benefit in keeping our weekly payroll process on track and accurate.
  • The COBRA services are very beneficial and we do not have to do any tracking. I appreciate this process is no longer on my duty list.
  • I would say the third id probably the timekeeping. The system is effective for daily tracking and timecard review. The access to the time clock is exceptional with multiple access points. The adjustments for additional pay on holidays has been helpful.
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Paylocity
  • Payroll is made pretty easy. I love that we have the ability to log into payroll, we just upload the information from commissions, things like that where there are exceptions to a regular payroll run. It may make it very easy to do that, just a quick upload. Additionally, when we're in the payroll grid, it gives us the ability to just make quick changes to people's pay or their tax schedule, tax withholdings, things like that without having to go through a lot of different screens. It's just very easy to access just for the click of a button. Love that.
  • We talked about performance reviews, talked about payroll with benefits administration, it allows us to utilize EDI feeds with our benefit vendors so it creates a seamless, but we just enter the information into Paylocity and then it seamlessly provides that information to our vendors. That's been really helpful. And adjusting benefits is also very easy within Paylocity. I love the recent edition of compensation analysis information, so I'm able to go into the compensation module and look for jobs that are similar to a job title at our company. I can enter the job description, I give them what state that the person or the job is in, and it pops out compensation data. It gives me different options, so titles that might be similar. So if there's not something that's an exact fit, I'm able to find something really, really close. It's been a huge upgrade because before that I was having to use a different vendor and paying $400 per job and now it's significantly less expensive to Paylocity and I'm still getting great quality data. It's been very helpful.
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Cons
isolved
  • Reminders/Notes to staff through the app that they have to read to be able to move forward to clock in or out.
  • More key words to search in the library/help desk.
  • Check boxes to delete Reports from the Que, rather than having to delete each one individually would be a nice enhancement!
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Paylocity
  • Develop a full AP/AR process that integrates with the other financial tools like payroll, expenses, etc.
  • Have the platform DCAA compliant and have it audited so that companies can use it as a definitive government contracting platform.
  • Develop an improvement that would allow for Time and Labor integration and reporting to Medicaid for service providers so they don't need multiple systems.
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Likelihood to Renew
isolved
I believe Isolved has helped with allot of our previous payroll and HR issues but I am not the sole person responsible for making the decisions. If it were my responsibility to make the decision I would say yes, my input does weigh heavily on the choices but it's not guaranteed.
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Paylocity
There are several technical issues we have experienced this past year with the employee onboarding process that we are still waiting to have resolved. Overall our experience with Paylocity has been positive, and we love how user-friendly and easy to navigate the system is. It has made all of our HR processes much more streamlined and efficient.
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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
I would give it that overall rating because we implemented in 2023 and so although that may feel like a lot of time, it still is, we still have a lot to learn and so I'm optimistic that as we learn more that rating will increase.
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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
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.
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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
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
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Support Rating
isolved
Super supportive and courteous. The initial set up and integration process was great. They helped every step of the way. They are great to get a hold of by email or phone and will find a solution. I have never run into any issues that they couldn't resolve. They make it easy to add or change processes when needed.
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Paylocity
It is very hard to get answers to your questions, you cannot speak to someone without days of requesting assistance or answers and then eventually can get a call back and then it is usually resolved fairly quickly. But NOT easy to get that help.
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In-Person Training
isolved
All over the phone, but it was comprehensive.
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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.
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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
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.
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Alternatives Considered
isolved
isolved provides a system and capabilities right at the sweet spot for our organizations. It is not overly complex and feature laden as to make it confusing and complex. On the other hand, it is fully functional and effective at the core requirements of HR and payroll without requiring additional work outside of the system. All of the systems we have previously considered or used were with limited on functionality or prohibitively expense and complex.
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Paylocity
We went through demos five years ago and we evaluated ADP and UKG in the past, and we used Paycor previously. In the past, I've used ADP and Kronos when it was still Kronos at other companies. So several different ones. One of the main reasons was that it was all one platform and you didn't have to log into other platforms for it to communicate with each other. Payroll talks to time that talks back to payroll and you don't have to log into anything separate. The reporting was also really easy and you didn't have to have a master's degree to do it.
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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 didn't help but I like the pricing
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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
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
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Professional Services
isolved
All of iSvoled services are conducted very professionally
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Paylocity
They are thorough, care about quality and success, take the time needed to implement properly, answer questions, build data feeds. A professional, caring, very skilled team there.
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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
  • So when I first found Paylocity back in 2013 and was pitching it to the senior leadership company, my PowerPoint presentation, our return on investment was reducing errors in time and labor. We did paper time sheets back in the day back in 2007, 2008. So we were always running paper time sheets, Microsoft Excel or other standalone products, printing them out and hand keying them into a payroll system. So my ROI to our company was to save money and time on data entry and also to better manage the taxes. So we pay for the tax service, we're in 27 states having to manage that. Previously we were responsible for knowing what every state tax codes were, what every state tax compliance rules were. So with Paylocity we signed up for a tax service and that has been a huge return on investment.
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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.