Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) vs. Paylocity

Well suited for

• Companies that have experience of using the OKR methodology and have a clear understanding of what it is
• Companies that are planning to expand/scale the OKR program
• Companies that are looking to reduce the effort involved in running the OKR program

Ill-suited for:

• Companies that are using OKRs for the first time and do not have a clear understanding of the methodology

Incentivized

I have recommended this product. I've been on some calls with some other organizations who are thinking about switching to Paylocity to let them know of my own experiences. So I have recommended this product before. Well, it probably just goes back to the same issue that we have with it being we are a semi-monthly payroll. So that means that it's not always the same amount of hours work per pay period. And so it does provide some of those issues of reporting and actualities in the labor distribution section. So that's kind of my issue right now.

Incentivized

• AI Copilot
• Task reminder
• Calendar event reminders
• Helps me make more efficient and quicker social media post pushes that we do weekly

Incentivized

• The self service portal is incredible. Employees can update info, view pay stubs, request time off and enroll benefits without HR having to hold their hand every 5 minutes
• I appreciate how intuitive the mobile tools are; especially the punch in feature
• The performance review model deserves a shout out too.

Incentivized

• Accelerate integrations and add more integrations.
• Ally.io has room for improvement in providing benchmark in-depth analysis across industries, same-size companies, etc.
• Ally.io can still improve upon some of its product features and communicating the releases. Videos have been extremely helpful.

Incentivized

• compensation entering VS rounding time. Our nonexempt employees never seem to have a whole number for hours worked and our PTO policies are based on attendance
• auto starting our float holiday after a person's first 90 days. This would be a helpful step for HR to have handled.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

Most things are pretty straight forward but one needs training to be able to know how to use it to their advantage. It seems there are multiple areas for the same settings. The mobile app has too many limitations. Not enough safety training in spanish.

Incentivized

I can always call the direct number and there is a representative always available to answer questions. I can also email the service desk for Paylocity or my representative and they are pretty quick to respond if we are having issues

Incentivized

Reports load within seconds. The ease of finding information in the system is very nice. If for some reason you cannot get the info you need, you can either look it up in the help section or if time is of the essence, you may call the help desk and speak with a Paylocity representative immediately. You are never left alone. You never get a voicemail. You always get a live representative who can help you at that moment

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

Ally was preferred over the alternatives due to the following:

• Quick turnaround by reps
• Detailed product demo
• Ease of use in comparison other tools
• Clarity in terms of how Ally.io could resolve Crayon's existing issues

Incentivized

I have been satisfied with the ease of use and navigation. I appreciate the accuracy of information on the HR side. I cannot speak to the payroll side. I have heard feedback regarding Paycom and ADP specifically what payroll was completely messed up and had to be corrected by manually which took hours to complete. I have not heard anything close to that regarding Paylocity. The amount of information available in Paylocity has far exceeded any other platform I have used. I do not know if it is the applications we have purchased or the age of the other platforms. But this has been a pretty great system overall

Incentivized

I didn't help but I like the pricing

Incentivized

Our main function for Paylocity is payroll, data insights for employee working hours and onboarding. This has been a very reliable source for us for these functions. Payroll has been extremely easy to do using Paylocity. The onboarding process is very simple for new hires and makes the process run smooth. It is easy to find the information you are looking for while on Paylocity.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

• AI co-pilot makes it easier to be more direct and less "wordy"
• Teams is a great program and I like how it's seamless and more advanced when you want to convert a file type.
• Tasks section is great way to keep track of lists that I constantly forget. Now I just use my computer to keep track of my "to-do list"

Incentivized

• Less errors for payroll reporting to states and local municipalities. Freeing up our Finance ADM to focus on other duties.
• New Hire Onboarding creates less work and higher potential for human error.
• The ease of W-2 tracking throughout the year frees up time at the end of the year to focus on other year end responsibilities.

Incentivized