OnPay vs. Paylocity vs. Vfficient

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OnPay
Score 9.9 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
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
Vfficient
Score 0.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Vfficient from VensureHR, is a platform that enables employers and their employees to manage HR functions, designed to eliminate the need for multiple systems by helping businesses conduct payroll and HR tasks through a single platform. Employees also benefit from Vfficient, with self-service access to view or print their check stubs, download W-4s, manage direct deposits, enroll in benefits, and edit personal information.N/A
Pricing
OnPayPaylocityVfficient
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OnPayPaylocityVfficient
Free Trial
YesNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFirst month free, then $49 + $6 per employee each month.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
OnPayPaylocityVfficient
Considered Multiple Products
OnPay
Chose OnPay
Great value and easy to use without a masters degree in payroll. Great customer service, not having to wait on hold or chat for hours in the hope someone can help you.
Paylocity

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Vfficient

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Features
OnPayPaylocityVfficient
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
9.6
66 Ratings
15% above category average
Paylocity
8.3
1440 Ratings
2% above category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Pay calculation9.062 Ratings8.61407 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.824 Ratings7.7974 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.461 Ratings8.91400 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.046 Ratings8.31135 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management10.030 Ratings7.8716 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.9712 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.71102 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.9
1502 Ratings
3% below category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.31432 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.11382 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.81287 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.71302 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.51197 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.01172 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.51006 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.7
1219 Ratings
6% below category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.81085 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.51166 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.8932 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.4
1447 Ratings
2% above category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.61411 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.71435 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.01170 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.21063 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.51261 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.5
465 Ratings
7% below category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.5465 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.3
1341 Ratings
3% below category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Report builder00 Ratings7.31285 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.51306 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.2857 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.2
1256 Ratings
3% above category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
New hire portal00 Ratings8.31246 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.01012 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.7
710 Ratings
4% below category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.6567 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.8655 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.6508 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.9664 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
890 Ratings
4% below category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Performance plans00 Ratings7.4812 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.3706 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.8819 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.8826 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.7701 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.6
477 Ratings
3% below category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.4326 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.5385 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.0432 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.5353 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Paylocity
8.0
842 Ratings
3% above category average
Vfficient
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.1723 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.2751 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.0585 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.1720 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.6621 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.2779 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9779 Ratings00 Ratings
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OnPayPaylocityVfficient
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
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
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
OnPayPaylocityVfficient
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(60 ratings)
8.4
(1471 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(7 ratings)
8.8
(166 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.7
(31 ratings)
8.3
(281 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.9
(35 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.3
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
(31 ratings)
6.9
(148 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(29 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(4 ratings)
6.8
(92 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
6.8
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.2
(24 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.1
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.3
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.4
(31 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OnPayPaylocityVfficient
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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Paylocity
I have already recommended Paylocity to another company and they are using it. The ability to streamline multiple platforms into one is the key feature as it saves time. Also, the speed of loading, the customer service help, and the ease of payroll processing are all reasons why we like utilizing Paylocity. It would be nice to have a referral bonus program as I was told there wasn't one when I referred the company and they signed up
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Vensure Employer Services
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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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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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Vensure Employer Services
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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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Paylocity
  • I'd like to see a forum in which users could discuss the platform, raise both questions and concerns. I feel that changes are done without enough input from users.
  • Improving hold time recently with customer service.
  • Accuracy of new 'graphic' payroll report - the new report is not complete when payroll is done, so it is unusable from my perspective. I rely on the preprocess payroll register. This is one of those 'improvements' that have not been positive in my experience.
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Vensure Employer Services
No answers on this topic
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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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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Vensure Employer Services
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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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Paylocity
I simply love Paylocity! We have run into some issues, but no company is going to be perfect. The flow of the modules is really nice, no double entry of data. The Time & Labor flows into Payroll nicely and Benefits flows into the employees Pay Setup which goes onto the employees paycheck with little to no issues.
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Vensure Employer Services
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Reliability and Availability
OnPay
OnPay immediately responds to any of my inquiries.
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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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Vensure Employer Services
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Performance
OnPay
No complaints on OnPay's integration with Xero.
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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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Vensure Employer Services
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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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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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Vensure Employer Services
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In-Person Training
OnPay
No answers on this topic
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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Vensure Employer Services
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Online Training
OnPay
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Our rep was very thorough and made sure we fully understood the software before turning us loose alone. Paylocity was very good to do periodic check ins to ensure we understood the features and answered any questions we had. The training reps are very well trained and are very patient with clients.
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Vensure Employer Services
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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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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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Vensure Employer Services
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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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Paylocity
ADP was very similar to the way Paylocity is, but I seem to favor Paylocity to be honest. Miter was VERY difficult to use and set up. I wouldn't ever consider using that software ever again. I didn't like a lot of aspect Miter had to offer either. Paylocity would always be my choice.
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Vensure Employer Services
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
OnPay
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Paylocity
Everyone wants a good deal of course. We thought we did ok and felt you still made your money also
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Vensure Employer Services
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Scalability
OnPay
OnPay works.
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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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Vensure Employer Services
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Professional Services
OnPay
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Some are knowledgable others not as much and sometimes instead of helping you fix the issue will just give you some directions and expect you to try to figure it out yourself. Also, when your Account Manager needs to escliate the issue to another group, it can take a long time for them to get to your issue and there's no commuication.
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Vensure Employer Services
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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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Paylocity
  • Paylocity has helped us with recruitment by streamlining the process and making it efficient. It is saving me time.
  • Paylocity has also helped us with compensation so we can create a fair and robust compensation plan.
  • I also like using the data insights feature, which helps me keep track of over time, payroll and benefits costs, and retention numbers. This also saves me time as it is all in one place.
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Vensure Employer Services
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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

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.