Lumesse (Discontinued) vs. Paycom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lumesse (Discontinued)
Score 4.0 out of 10
N/A
Lumesse was a talent management suite. Its core functionality is in recruiting and applicant tracking. Lumesse also offers other recruiting features, as well as onboarding and analytics capabilities. It was acquired by Saba and is no longer available.N/A
Paycom
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Paycom is a core HR management software solution. It includes features such as talent acquisition and management, time tracking, and payroll management. It offers some automation capacities, particularly regarding payroll.N/A
Pricing
Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
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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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.0
2 Ratings
5% below category average
Paycom
7.1
313 Ratings
12% below category average
New hire portal7.01 Ratings7.4310 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.02 Ratings6.7268 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
Paycom
5.5
181 Ratings
39% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.01 Ratings4.236 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.01 Ratings6.3168 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.01 Ratings4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking7.01 Ratings6.4177 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Paycom
6.7
226 Ratings
17% below category average
Review status tracking7.01 Ratings6.7202 Ratings
Workflow restrictions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance plans00 Ratings6.8209 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.7198 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.1209 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.3187 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
6.3
1 Ratings
13% below category average
Paycom
6.8
34 Ratings
15% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.01 Ratings9.124 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.01 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Candidate search5.01 Ratings5.833 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings5.429 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
0% below category average
Paycom
6.7
218 Ratings
14% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.01 Ratings6.9195 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.01 Ratings7.2192 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.01 Ratings6.5154 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.01 Ratings6.9178 Ratings
Customized Application Form8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate Search5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.01 Ratings6.6201 Ratings
Collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.01 Ratings6.1204 Ratings
Reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.2165 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
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Ratings
Paycom
6.9
357 Ratings
13% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.3324 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings6.8310 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.0311 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.6312 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings5.9234 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.9270 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.8256 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
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Ratings
Paycom
7.5
370 Ratings
7% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.9359 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.6307 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.0359 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.1294 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.0199 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
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Ratings
Paycom
7.5
326 Ratings
7% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.4311 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.4311 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.7258 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
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Ratings
Paycom
7.5
371 Ratings
8% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.8364 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.2367 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.6326 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings6.4177 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.7291 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
45% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
Paycom
6.2
318 Ratings
20% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.4312 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.5309 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
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User Ratings
Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
Likelihood to Recommend
6.7
(7 ratings)
6.8
(390 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.3
(5 ratings)
8.3
(20 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(23 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(51 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.9
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Lumesse is well suited for global companies, that are not too large and may get enough attention/support from other larger vendors.
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Paycom
Paycom has really helped us to configure our timecards and payroll to fit our unique pay structure. The system made it easy for staff to understand and not just the payroll/HR department. We use paper pay checks, and the system uses the "home location" for delivery which is not necessarily where the employee works, just where they pick up their check. If we used direct deposit, I am sure that would not be an issue.
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Pros
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  • It has open text boxes to add notes, on the individual candidate home page. Which is helpful when making a quick look at an individual, these notes are very obvious.
  • It has a search function; however it lacks a wild card (*); so if a req or candidate are spelled differently or referred to differently, there is no way to find them
  • Its a simple, no frills lay out
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Paycom
  • Customer Support- Jaco Lau and Jeff Sullins have been highly responsive to all of our needs and customizations
  • Customization capabilities - we have had to build an End-To-End performance management system that now fits and meets our needs
  • Functionality - the tools and intuitive use of Paycom makes for a great user-experience. Our employees are already embracing it and have expressed gratitude for moving to this new platform.
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Cons
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  • I have found the system to be very inconsistent and "buggy", for lack of a better term. Today I searched for an internal requisition number and the system could not find the data. I found it by scrolling through manually, and verified that I had entered the information precisely as it appeared. There seems to be no explanation as to why it could not locate this particular entry, but I have been able to use the function without a problem in other instances.
  • The navigation is not intuitive or user-friendly. It takes an exorbitant amount of clicks to accomplish a task. Each action is confusing and time-consuming.
  • The system requires a large amount of redundant information in order to enter a job and does not auto-populate. If I indicate a position is located in Chicago, it would logically follow that the state is "Illinois", the country is "United States", and the currency is "USD". I have to manually input these details in both the requisition as well as the separate job advertisement page.
  • Changes to the job requisition are not reflected in the job advertisement, as they are separate entities. If you need to make a change, you have to update the details twice.
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Paycom
  • Update alert system for employees. When and employee misses a clock in so he/she requests a missed punch correction, the alert saying missed punch will continue to pop up at the employee until a manager approves said punch request. It confuses employees and makes them think they didn't request the punch so they do it again. It should not keep alerting said employee if he/she made a change to fix it. If anything, it should alert the manager until said requests are approved and/or denied.
  • Provide the employees pay rate in the edit grid layout section of payroll
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Likelihood to Renew
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This seems to work for us because of all the things we can do with the system (i.e. create all kinds of reports).
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Paycom
We've made the mistake of moving away from Paycom to a PEO which had made a lot of promises, that they could not keep. Less than a year after that transition, we returned to Paycom and are happier than ever.
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Usability
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Paycom
The system is very user friendly. Once you navigate where your information is stored under the forms you are golden. While the training amplified my capabilities and knowledge, I could have jumped into the system without and training and managed just fine. This probably one of my favorite parts about Paycom!
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Reliability and Availability
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Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Performance
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Paycom
It is a solid product and was out first payroll software that we have used
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Support Rating
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Paycom
Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the
way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could
reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist.
Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all
our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were
bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to
get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and
easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers
have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have
been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
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In-Person Training
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Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Online Training
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Paycom
All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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Implementation Rating
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Paycom
Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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Alternatives Considered
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Lumesse is an average to abover average ATS in my opinion. We work with Lumesse because they came to us with our new client. I don't have an overall issue with Lumesse like I do with some other ATS's.
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Paycom
ADP is too complex, too many people to go through to get what you need, as you need it. I can only say that I don't want to ever have to go back to using ADP again., Wherever my career leads me - I will lead them to PAYCOM!!
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Scalability
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Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Return on Investment
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  • Decreased employee efficiency -- There are so many steps to create an entry that our recruiters use the system as little as possible. We had hoped to use Lumesse for centralizing information and reporting, but have not been able to do so. Instead, each recruiter keeps a separate Excel sheet, defeating the purpose of having an ATS in the first place. We only use Lumesse to post to our website now. We are very disappointed.
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Paycom
  • Saved time, 2 person HR department so time is limited. With reduced time for onboarding we have been able to focus on other areas.
  • Improved employee satisfaction- employees enjoy the ease of use of the system and the ability to use on their phones.
  • Reduced background check/drug screening costs- prior providers were absorbent in the amount we paid compared to Paycom.
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