OnPay vs. Proliant

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OnPay
Score 8.7 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
Proliant
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Proliant provides a cloud-based human capital management solution designed to simplify payroll and HR processes, improves accuracy, and ensures industry compliance. Proliant is an all-in-one solution for workforce and talent management across the entire employment life cycle. Specializing in payroll, Proliant helps users pay people accurately, on time, and without risk from the IRS, supporting tax filings, contractor payments, and unlimited payroll runs. Proliant also streamlines…N/A
Pricing
OnPayProliant
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OnPayProliant
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.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
OnPayProliant
Features
OnPayProliant
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
9.4
70 Ratings
13% above category average
Proliant
9.0
22 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation9.666 Ratings9.922 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.026 Ratings8.115 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.764 Ratings9.921 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.949 Ratings9.720 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.733 Ratings7.914 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.820 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
7.7
23 Ratings
5% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.721 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.620 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings5.916 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.117 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.217 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
6.6
21 Ratings
21% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings4.419 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.920 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.516 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
8.7
22 Ratings
6% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.822 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.822 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.317 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.513 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
7.4
12 Ratings
8% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.412 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
9.1
22 Ratings
19% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings9.821 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.822 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.612 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
8.6
20 Ratings
8% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.719 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.618 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
7.2
10 Ratings
11% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
8.2
13 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.412 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.313 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.211 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
7.2
9 Ratings
8% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
Proliant
7.0
14 Ratings
11% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.612 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.912 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.99 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.912 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.712 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
OnPayProliant
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(70 ratings)
9.3
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(41 ratings)
7.1
(19 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(41 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OnPayProliant
Likelihood to Recommend
OnPay
OnPay works for me as a small business owner. It streamlines HR, Payroll and Employment Tax Filings - and it can be helpful in exploring benefit options with integrated partners. We run payroll for both of our companies through OnPay and haven't had any issues. The employees find it easy to use on their end, as well. The OnPay representatives are extremely proactive and communicate updates/changes in a very timely manner. If you have a substantial number of employees, it may be more efficient to look elsewhere due to cost.
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Proliant
Overall, I would generally recommend Proliant to a colleague as I think the system and structure has great bones and is generally very easy to use. However, if a colleague was needing a system with a robust reporting system or access to immediate support, I would be less likely to recommend the system.
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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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Proliant
  • Some of the help for the training modules, [...] has been fantastic
  • [...] has also been really helpful
  • Adding a new employee to the system has been relatively easy and simple to do
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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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Proliant
  • Reporting is limited to data that is pulled by pay period--not by date worked, so if trying to determine how much an employee earned during a quarter--you have to calculate this manually
  • Employee records are limited to admin only viewing--so managers can not see payrates, upload documents to employee files or update expiration dates to licenses, etc
  • User guides in the knowledge base are out of date and don't cover the recent updates to the system--or outline processes that are no defunct
  • Limited integrations with other HR platforms are available. Ex--outside ATS, candidate assessment tools
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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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Proliant
No answers on this topic
Usability
OnPay
For a one geography business in a larger metro area not planning to expand tax geographies or do anything other than the same-ol, same-ol, then I think OnPay is great. Their biggest issue is tax support responsiveness - it's simply unacceptable yet they seem to not be concerned about it at all.
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Proliant
Proliant is pretty easy to maneuver and get used to. There are some things than can be tedious but nothing too difficult where you have to spend hours to get it to work. The payroll processing is pretty straightforward and that's the core reason why we use their software.
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Reliability and Availability
OnPay
OnPay immediately responds to any of my inquiries.
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Proliant
No answers on this topic
Performance
OnPay
No complaints on OnPay's integration with Xero.
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Proliant
No answers on this topic
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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Proliant
No answers on this topic
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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Proliant
No answers on this topic
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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Proliant
Proliant is the only payroll software I have used, and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. It gives me everything I need in simple, easy-to-use software. If I have questions they have quality customer service. I get calls weekly to change to other payroll services, and I don't consider changing because there is no need to change - I have everything I need here. Proliant does exactly the job I am looking for it to do.
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Scalability
OnPay
OnPay works.
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Proliant
No answers on this topic
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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Proliant
  • i am not able to give this information because I don't believe our firm fully uses Proliant
  • I was just made aware of some of the benefits Proliant can offer through this survey
  • The only negative is that when the "pre-wire" requirement was activated this year, we were not told ahead of time and it caused a lot of confusion and delay when we tried to process the first partner payroll in January.
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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