Namely vs. Paycor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Namely
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Namely is an end-to-end HR, benefits, and payroll solution for mid-sized businesses. The cloud-based platform can be used to manage the entire HR process.N/A
Paycor
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Paycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.N/A
Pricing
NamelyPaycor
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NamelyPaycor
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional DetailsPaycor's pricing for small, mid, and enterprise companies varies based on product bundle and company size. Because Paycor HR software is built to help businesses scale and grow, plans are based on the mix of HR products needed, and company size. Payroll is at the core of Paycor's offering, and their products are sold as a part of their payroll and HR platform.
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Community Pulse
NamelyPaycor
Considered Both Products
Namely
Chose Namely
In my career, I have used ADP, Paycor, & Paylocity. I have also evaluated Paycom & Paychex. I used to think that Paylocity was bad. They were a walk in the park compared to Namely. Namely is BY FAR the WORST system I have every had to use.
Chose Namely
Most recently Paycor. Paycor had a lot better support system with subject matter experts and consultants to be able to call or email at any time. Namely's time system is far superior and well as their PTO system.
Chose Namely
Namely was our top choice for our company.
Paycor

No answer on this topic

Features
NamelyPaycor
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
6.9
143 Ratings
14% below category average
Paycor
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Ratings
Employee demographic data7.6132 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history7.9138 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.130 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.0132 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting4.6134 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management6.2129 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.182 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
6.9
127 Ratings
15% below category average
Paycor
8.1
373 Ratings
1% below category average
Pay calculation9.0111 Ratings8.5362 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors5.953 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.057 Ratings8.3164 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.0109 Ratings7.1260 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.9113 Ratings8.8356 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management4.1100 Ratings8.1299 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.657 Ratings7.894 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
7.4
124 Ratings
9% below category average
Paycor
-
Ratings
Approval workflow6.6121 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.1116 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.595 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Namely
8.2
141 Ratings
1% above category average
Paycor
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Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5129 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.0140 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.4127 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition7.8116 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.4134 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
5.9
53 Ratings
29% below category average
Paycor
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Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets5.953 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Namely
8.1
121 Ratings
7% above category average
Paycor
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Ratings
Report builder8.4117 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.4112 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.474 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Namely
6.8
116 Ratings
16% below category average
Paycor
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Ratings
New hire portal8.6110 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools4.985 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Namely
4.1
96 Ratings
65% below category average
Paycor
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Ratings
Corporate goal setting6.086 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting3.294 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility3.172 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking4.189 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
5.8
107 Ratings
31% below category average
Paycor
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Ratings
Performance plans4.796 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans2.268 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.595 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.598 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.285 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Namely
5.9
21 Ratings
27% below category average
Paycor
-
Ratings
Candidate search5.921 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Namely
8.8
6 Ratings
13% above category average
Paycor
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
NamelyPaycor
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.4 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.6 out of 10
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
NamelyPaycor
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
(145 ratings)
7.3
(396 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(10 ratings)
8.0
(21 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(71 ratings)
7.7
(364 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
6.4
(28 ratings)
4.8
(58 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.4
(85 ratings)
8.1
(19 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
NamelyPaycor
Likelihood to Recommend
Namely
Namely is aesthetically very pleasing and navigates like other social media platforms which can be appealing to potentially a remote workforce who interacts more online than in person. Unfortunately, it did not serve our population well as we are primarily manufacturing where people are not as interested in utilizing the HRIS for interactions when they would rather connect in person.
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Paycor Inc
Paycor is well suited for integrations. It has helped us by streamlining and automating key HR and Payroll processes, which reduces manual work and makes our day to day operations much more efficient. Customer service is an area that could use improvement. Response times are often slow and it typically requires consistent follow up to get a case fully resolved.
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Pros
Namely
  • Namely has helped with our COVID sick leave response. It has made a major difference both with the weekly payroll and the 941 tax filing
  • Keeping track of our multiple PTO plans. Thank goodness for Namely, I have shredded my old PTO spreadsheets.
  • Employees like the convenience of the cell phone app. As a payroll administrator, I like the Geo Tracking tool where I can see where some are when the clock is in or out.
  • The flexibility inside of the payroll system both as you are finalizing an employee profile and when you are processing payroll is a major advantage.
  • The reports I get out of Namely in Excel format work well for me.
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Paycor Inc
  • Onboarding works very well for us with a lot of Self-Service for employees it gives us time back and ensures data accuracy is in the employees control.
  • Recruiting works well because it links to specific jobs and automatically posts jobs when an employee is separated from service.
  • Tax filings work fairly well for us and have always been accurate.
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Cons
Namely
  • Limits to custom reporting
  • No direct feed for Ohio Workers Comp (now a manual process on our end)
  • No option to place an employee on Leave of Absence and exclude them from payroll while they are "inactive"
  • No option to suppress certain deductions for certain pay types (i.e. allow 401K for commissions but block remaining deductions - also now a manual process to uncheck the suppress box for 401K for each commission check)
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Paycor Inc
  • Administrative/C-Suite level of canned reports and dashboards
  • Displaying company reminders or documents to sign that are urgent in a way that doesn’t allow an employee to clock out until they have completed the task.
  • More options to build an org chart
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Likelihood to Renew
Namely
Administrators and employees love Namely. It is very easy to use and streamlined. Employees stay engaged with news feed updates and enjoy all the self service options. The time cards are very easy to access and clocking in and out for non-exempt employees is a breeze. Namely is part of our family.
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Paycor Inc
Price point is the biggest driving factor. Paycor has made some strides in the customer service area and we've seen enough improvements that renewing our contract has become more a reality than a pipe dream. The system functions well and our employees are familiar with how it works, so to make a change would be a huge lift for our team
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Usability
Namely
It is very simple to use for myself, the HR team, and our employees. I find the payroll process very user-friendly. Reporting is simple to navigate and produce the required information requested. I know our employees enjoy the self-service feature and use it on a regular basis, which saves me time.
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Paycor Inc
It’s really easy to use for admins and employees.
The interface is nice the mobile app is really easy. There are a lot of great solution and integrations. Over all the this a good product and mostly works well. In times of critical need there have been some hiccups. A
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Reliability and Availability
Namely
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Paycor Inc
I feel like Paycor is always up and running! If they are planning downtime, they communicate it clearly. Every once in a while, I get something that says the system isn't working but it is usually back up within the hour. I typically find by the time that the employees complain about it, that it is resolved within the system.
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Performance
Namely
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Paycor Inc
For the most part, everything moves super fast. There are a few sections (Expense Management) that sometimes take a bit to load correctly. Or if they are interesting, it takes a minute to talk to each other! But reports are quickly downloaded and available! Even data heavy reports run fairly fast!
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Support Rating
Namely
Namely platform has pretty good support: knowledgeable and relatively fast response times. Namely Payroll and Namely Benefits are very much depending on the quality of the support agent or CSM: we have had knowledgeable and attentive ones, but also ones that have provided erroneous information or failed to respond to urgent asks in a timely manner
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Paycor Inc
I feel like support will transfer you back and forth between departments and put you on hold forever. I believe it is very difficult to see the status of an open ticket. During my experience, it feels like the client has to push all communication and request updates from support regularly.
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Online Training
Namely
No answers on this topic
Paycor Inc
The online trainings are super helpful. They have user guides that you can read through, interactive training that will walk you through it as well as plain web based ones. I've actually never had an in-person training but all of the information you need can be found online. They also will do individual support training if you are struggling with a certain area.
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Implementation Rating
Namely
Implementation was a bit complicated and our company had to carry most of the weight. It often felt like our implementation manager was giving us extra work that she did not want to do herself. It also took much longer than expected - I believe almost 2 months. I believe our company carried a bit too much of the weight.
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Paycor Inc
Implementation of any new software is going to be challenging, especially if you are maintaining an existing program concurrently. When it is time for dual-processing (both old and new software) prior to going live, be prepared to be stressed. But trust the process and it will be over soon.
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Alternatives Considered
Namely
The reason I continued to choose Namely at multiple employers is due to the continuity of employee experience. And the features have continued to grow since I initially onboarded in 2014. Also, through the years, I have had terrific benefits teams. The customer service has been the worst part of the experience outside of the benefits team.
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Paycor Inc
I prefer Quickbooks, it was the easiest system to process, approve, pay, and log. Taxes were easier however it was the most expensive and we were all told that the changes were being made
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Scalability
Namely
No answers on this topic
Paycor Inc
I gave it a 10 because we only use it across one organization. However, it has allowed us to break it into multiple departments and layers of management. It is also easy for us to utilize across different locations but still under one master company. They have always provided us support when we decide to change something on an organizational level
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Return on Investment
Namely
  • We were able to transition to a fully digital onboarding process which saved us hours in time per new hire and made the process smoother for the new hire.
  • Namely is our first HRIS and has helped the HR department to find data and information quickly.
  • Namely helped us digitize our performance management process which the company undergoes on an annual basis.
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Paycor Inc
  • It has freed me up to do more of the fun things we wanted to do in HR, outside of basic policy/evals/payroll.
  • It has challenged my brain and learning. It's both frustrating and empowering to be able to configure the system when Paycor can't.
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ScreenShots

Namely Screenshots

Screenshot of the Namely employee dashboard. This creates a central hub to access payroll and benefits info, share announcements, celebrate milestones, and navigate everything HR, from a desk or on the go.Screenshot of Namely Payroll, which is backed by automation and built-in compliance.Screenshot of the Onboarding interface, for new hires.Screenshot of the Applicant Tracking interface, which supports processes from job posting to onboarding with tools for hiring teams and candidates.Screenshot of the Benefits Administration interface, which supports open enrollment, plan changes, and employee elections.Screenshot of the Workforce Management interface. From here, viewers can track time, manage schedules, and handle complex workforce needs.

Paycor Screenshots

Screenshot of the real-time data insights that support critical business decisions.Screenshot of Paycor's expense reportingScreenshot of the recruiting processes streamlined in PaycorScreenshot of workforce scheduling in PaycorScreenshot of Paycor's mobile app, that allows employees to punch in and out from their phonesScreenshot of the Paycor Home Screen