OnPay vs. Paycom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OnPay
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
OnPay's payroll and HR is designed for people who want to spend more time running their business, and less on back-office tasks. The application aims to enable users to: • Run payroll • Automate taxes • Let employees do more themselves • Simplify HR processes • Offer benefits in any state OnPay starts at $49 plus $6 per person each month. The monthly fee includes integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and time-tracking software, as well as all quarterly and…
$49
per month +$6 per month, per person
Paycom
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Paycom is an automated HCM platform, built on a single database that eliminates redundant data entry through automation. A payroll and HR software solution, Paycom is used by organizations of all sizes to access employee data without navigating multiple systems.N/A
Pricing
OnPayPaycom
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OnPayPaycom
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFirst month free, then $49 + $6 per employee each month.
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Community Pulse
OnPayPaycom
Considered Both Products
OnPay
Paycom

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Features
OnPayPaycom
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
9.6
65 Ratings
15% above category average
Paycom
8.3
460 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation9.061 Ratings8.7447 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.824 Ratings8.2388 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.460 Ratings9.3447 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.045 Ratings8.2372 Ratings
Reimbursement management10.030 Ratings8.4254 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.115 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.9
452 Ratings
3% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9409 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.8393 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.5396 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.3309 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.6347 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.3330 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.4
405 Ratings
3% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.6386 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.2385 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.4320 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.5
461 Ratings
4% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.0452 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.8457 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.0405 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.7221 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.9366 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
49% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.1
399 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.8392 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.7389 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.1
396 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.1393 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.1341 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
6.1
230 Ratings
27% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.8213 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.6225 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.6
287 Ratings
4% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.7266 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.4250 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.8258 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.8264 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.3236 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.7
46 Ratings
11% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.125 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.131 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.344 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.241 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.0
285 Ratings
10% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.2254 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.0249 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.3196 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.9231 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.8218 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.0259 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9268 Ratings
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OnPayPaycom
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
OnPayPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(60 ratings)
8.7
(563 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(7 ratings)
7.2
(24 ratings)
Usability
9.7
(31 ratings)
9.0
(86 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
(31 ratings)
9.1
(52 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
4.0
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(4 ratings)
8.2
(7 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
OnPayPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
OnPay
OnPay is well-suited for small nonprofits or organizations new to payroll that want clear guidance and responsive customer support. OnPay may be less ideal for large or highly complex organizations that need extensive customization, very advanced reporting, or deep integrations with a wide range of enterprise systems.
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Paycom
well suited for smaller businesses. most of our functions are housed in the payroll system, so that makes things easier. Not sure how sophisticated the labor allocation and job costing system would work with a large organization. We have to closely monitor tax profiles and multi-state things. Hard to follow and understand at times.
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Pros
OnPay
  • Communication - From my first call I was so impressed at the level of care and compassion OnPay expressed. I was assigned specific employees who were available in the sign up process to walk me through each step and to answer all my questions. I know some of my questions were probably "stupid" but OnPay never minded answering them and I was always treated with respect.
  • On Boarding - The nightmare I had experienced with a competitor became a dream with OnPay. They said if I would authorize them to sign onto my account they would take care of the sign up process. And they did!!! They also did it correctly. All of the numbers and information was error free. The only information I was required was input was direct deposit bank information.
  • Resolving an Issue - I have only had one issue that needed to be resolved. The person I talked to had to check with another person for an answer but she stayed on the line with me to make sure the problem was resolved. Then I received a follow up email outlining exactly what action they had taken.
  • Ease of using the website - I can find what I am looking for! I like the verification code. And every time I sign on to my account the red heart by our company name makes me smile.
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Paycom
  • Before Paycom we were using Paylocity and in about six months of running payroll with Paylocity, we never once had 100% accuracy from a payroll standpoint. So we had disgruntled employees because either their time was off or their pay was off. With Paycom, we've never had a case where our payroll was not 100% accurate.
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Cons
OnPay
  • You can add additional additions or benefit items such as a car allowance. The process required me to contact a representative as that wasn't as easy to navigate.
  • The process for handling additional withholdings for pre-payed taxes required support to ensure the calculations were accurate.
  • Process for on-boarding is a little tricky if you don't start the process from the point of hire. You can add various things easily but it reflects differently in terms of completion of an Employee file.
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Paycom
  • I think that when we do need a response back, which is very unlikely from the contact about something that's happening or going on, it can take a little long to get back to us. Longer than we would like because obviously it's an emergency to us, but we understand they have tons of emergencies they have to solve. But I think that's the only aspect.
  • I know from a payroll standpoint, which I'm not really privy to because I don't work on the payroll side, there have been some little hiccups that about certain formulas used, certain credits being issued that we've already filed for tax credits that we filed for. So I know that my CFO's already on top of it and pay comes on top of it as well and it's getting resolved, but obviously that's a big issue that needs some work there.
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Likelihood to Renew
OnPay
We have used OnPay for a few years now and we do continue to renew our annual use of OnPay. We are only a small organization and although OnPay provides a lot of additional services that larger organizations might ind useful, OnPay still meets our limited requirements of running bi-weekly payroll and submitting our quarterly state and federal tax documents, and at a price that we still find affordable.
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Paycom
Because it has everything that we need and as we grow, we are learning how robust Paycom can actually be but we need to be willing to spend the money. It's not expensive but we, as a company, are not used to spending that much on a system for HR and payroll.
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Usability
OnPay
OnPay is very easy to use. The computer interface is setup very well. You can quickly add people, enter your Payroll, print reports, etc. If your Payroll doesn't change from pay period to pay period (example, salaried employees) it takes mere seconds to enter in your Payroll.
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Paycom
The interface is very intuitive, you can navigate it pretty well. Everything's pretty much spelled out and the features just flow really well. They make it easy for you to go back and forth with the UX/UI type of interface. So I think it was built pretty well.
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Reliability and Availability
OnPay
OnPay immediately responds to any of my inquiries.
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Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Performance
OnPay
No complaints on OnPay's integration with Xero.
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Paycom
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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Support Rating
OnPay
As mentioned previously, I appreciate the Chat feature and have used it several times. I've also used the help database and found it wonderful. And I've had many email support interactions. Every time I've interacted with many individuals from the support team including...(who has helped me a number of times). The interactions have been professional and courteous and extremely helpful. Often they're able to resolve my problems and questions very quickly. OnPay has provided great support to our team here at Strike Visuals.
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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
OnPay
No answers on this topic
Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Online Training
OnPay
No answers on this topic
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
OnPay
Easy to implement and easy to convert any other payroll reports to the OnPay system when making the switch
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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
OnPay
OnPay is tremendously less expensive and technically superior to Quickbooks in my opinion. OnPay is less expensive and offered the ease of managing a restaurant payroll that was better in my opinion than When I Work. My experience when evaluating all of the payroll products that I felt the company could afford was that OnPay had a superior staff of professionals who knew their product and could explain how to use it most clearly.
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Paycom
We really only had Paychecks and that was our biggest problem is that with several different companies, it was very hard If you had a salary employee and didn't terminate them in the prior company, they get paid twice, so this has really been definitely a big help for us.
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Scalability
OnPay
OnPay works.
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Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Return on Investment
OnPay
  • Cut our payroll fees by more than half of what was being paid to CPA firm
  • Save time in dealing with CPA firm for payroll returns and filing
  • Could easily generate various payroll related reports..even from the past....this was not possible with the CPA firm previously used
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Paycom
  • I would think the most time would come from applicant tracking and I don't think that's a Paycom issue necessarily. I think it was a training issue during implementation. I would say that that has improved now that we had onsite training. But initially the applicant tracking piece can be difficult when you're used to just using an ATS. That's specifically for talent acquisition because there's a lot of nuances that goes into the system that Paycom bills.
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ScreenShots

OnPay Screenshots

Screenshot of full-service payrollScreenshot of multiple pay rates and schedulesScreenshot of employee self-onboarding and org charts, which are built-inScreenshot of an e-signable offer lettersScreenshot of calendars, where PTO is managed and approvedScreenshot of centralized finances, viewed with over 20 reports for analyzing employment-related expenses

Paycom Screenshots

Screenshot of a new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of IWant, which is a command-driven AI engine in a single database, for instant access to employee data.Screenshot of Direct Data Exchange®, which takes a detailed pulse of how employees interact with Paycom. It automatically assigns a dollar value of savings based on Ernst & Young research.