Oracle PeopleSoft HCM vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Oracle's PeopleSoft HCM is a complete, customizable suite including Global Core Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, Workforce Service Delivery, and Talent Management. PeopleSoft can be integrated to run on the Oracle Cloud.
$85
Per User Per Month
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
Pricing
Oracle PeopleSoft HCMPaylocity
Editions & Modules
Benefits
$85.00
Per User Per Month
Pension Administration
$85.00
Per User Per Month
Human Resources
$185.00
Per User Per Month
Payroll
$225.00
Per User Per Month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCMPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Oracle PeopleSoft HCMPaylocity
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Oracle PeopleSoft HCM

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Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
They are all different. It is hard to compare anyone to Workday. They are just on a different level. The way changes flow through their system is amazing. Learning in Paylocity has improved with being able to auto assign now.
Chose Paylocity
I didn't select Paylocity. It was here when I arrived.
Chose Paylocity
I think Paylocity is more user-friendly than ADP and PeopleSoft. UKG (Ultipro when I used it) was easier on the configuration for security, but it was very difficult on the tax side for our multiple companies with different FEIN's.
Chose Paylocity
I have said several times that Paylocity system is user friendly and that is a major plus for me. Paylocity is also cost efficient which is always a great help because we are always looking for ways to save money. Customer service is a huge help because with some software I …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity beats all of these hands down. I will give credit to ADP for having a good payroll system, but everything else they have is terrible. Bamboo HR is a really simple to understand and use platform, but that's also it's downside, it's too simple and not robust where …
Chose Paylocity
Much more user friendly, better mobile, better UI/UX
Chose Paylocity
I find that Paylocity is much more user-friendly than the other systems I have used (both on the administrator and employee sides). I also feel like we are receiving better customer service and support than I have ever received through the other companies.
Chose Paylocity
As good or better than any of the above, overall. Every HRIS system has strengths and weaknesses. Paylocity does some things better than others, but overall it is a great platform.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is a much more robust system than PeopleSoft. The automation is superior, and the reporting is much more friendly.
Chose Paylocity
When we were evaluating different HRIS programs, one of the biggest things that I really wanted to come into play was all of the different components. Being able to communicate with one another throughout the use of the tool. So by using PeopleSoft that was at a prior …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity just fits better with us. I think it's more user-friendly for our size of an organization.
Chose Paylocity
Against Oracle, Paylocity's effective date system doesn't stand a chance. Plus Oracle has calendars on every screen so you can change the date and view how the data appeared as of the date you put in the system, you could see how the employee file was coded all the way back to …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is similar in structure to other HRIS that I have used. The difference is the ease of use of the platform and its help feature for 'how to' lookups. It is really easy to use the system and train others.
Chose Paylocity
I was not involved in the selection process but have used both ADP and PeopleSoft in previous roles. PeopleSoft does allow for more customization and they both provide more comprehensive data, but both are also not as user friendly for employees as Paylocity.
Chose Paylocity
Against Paycor, Paylocity is a vast improvement in looks, support, functionality and end user ease of use.
Against ADP, it's newer looking and easier to use navigation wise but the calculations and system doesn't run as smoothly as ADP's systems. Dedicated support team of the …
Chose Paylocity
I find Paylocity to be much more simplistic and easy to use than Oracle PeopleSoft. I used the later for 12 years and was not very user friendly - neither on the HR side nor the employee side. I would much rather use Paylocity than PeopleSoft any day, hands down! Paylocity is …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is as good in terms of payroll processing; the reporting is lacking in terms of finding the report with the information you need; customer service is excellent; however you really don't have an account manager, except in name only.
Chose Paylocity
I will say that Paylocity is easier to navigate than the two products mentioned above. There appears to be more customization. However, the workflow is terrible compared to PeopleSoft and SuccessFactors.
Chose Paylocity
Other programs like ADP or PeopleSoft have been far to cumbersome or confusing. Paylocity isn't perfect but it is leaps ahead of where we have been in the past!
Chose Paylocity
We selected Paylocity because it was very intuitive to use and at a good price for all the modules we received. The implementation process seemed very straightforward and I really liked my sales rep.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is easier to navigate than Ceridian, but some things are not available to the user. It is reliable for payroll processing and accuracy. PeopleSoft is much easier to make adjustments to wages and taxes, but that is also an area where errors and/or fraud could be an …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is much more behind in terms of functionality. It seems like the platform and layout are a great start and visually pleasing.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity outperforms all above.
Chose Paylocity
I came into the company and they already had Paylocity. I'm liking it a lot.
Chose Paylocity
They all seem work the same. However, I appreciate the Help Knowledge Base, Learning and Time Card Corrections more. I believe Paylocity is user friendly and everything is all in one HRIS system.
Features
Oracle PeopleSoft HCMPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.7
75 Ratings
5% below category average
Paylocity
7.8
1502 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data8.371 Ratings8.31432 Ratings
Employment history7.769 Ratings8.11382 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.471 Ratings7.81287 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.569 Ratings7.71302 Ratings
Organizational charting7.661 Ratings7.51197 Ratings
Organization and location management8.066 Ratings8.01172 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.458 Ratings7.51006 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.3
65 Ratings
11% below category average
Paylocity
8.3
1440 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation7.561 Ratings8.61407 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.145 Ratings7.9712 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.18 Ratings8.71102 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.256 Ratings7.7974 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.659 Ratings8.91400 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.657 Ratings8.31135 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.044 Ratings7.8716 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.3
53 Ratings
11% below category average
Paylocity
7.7
1219 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow7.545 Ratings7.81085 Ratings
Balance details7.252 Ratings7.51166 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.141 Ratings7.8932 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.3
74 Ratings
12% below category average
Paylocity
8.4
1447 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information7.864 Ratings8.61411 Ratings
Update personal information8.472 Ratings8.71435 Ratings
View company policy documentation6.750 Ratings8.01170 Ratings
Employee recognition5.943 Ratings8.21063 Ratings
View job history8.168 Ratings8.51261 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
8.6
30 Ratings
7% above category average
Paylocity
7.5
465 Ratings
7% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.630 Ratings7.5465 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.0
70 Ratings
7% below category average
Paylocity
7.3
1341 Ratings
3% below category average
Report builder8.367 Ratings7.31285 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.064 Ratings7.51306 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.859 Ratings7.2857 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.6
49 Ratings
5% below category average
Paylocity
8.1
1256 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal7.649 Ratings8.31246 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.745 Ratings8.01012 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.8
38 Ratings
17% below category average
Paylocity
7.7
710 Ratings
4% below category average
Corporate goal setting6.736 Ratings7.5567 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.438 Ratings7.8655 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility6.636 Ratings7.6508 Ratings
Performance tracking6.638 Ratings7.9664 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
5.8
43 Ratings
30% below category average
Paylocity
7.6
890 Ratings
4% below category average
Performance plans6.142 Ratings7.4812 Ratings
Performance improvement plans5.641 Ratings7.3706 Ratings
Review status tracking5.741 Ratings7.8819 Ratings
Review reminders5.736 Ratings7.9826 Ratings
Multiple review frequency5.739 Ratings7.7701 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.4
34 Ratings
20% below category average
Paylocity
7.6
477 Ratings
3% below category average
Create succession plans/pools6.633 Ratings7.4326 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.332 Ratings7.5385 Ratings
Candidate search6.333 Ratings8.0432 Ratings
Candidate development6.330 Ratings7.5353 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.6
39 Ratings
16% below category average
Paylocity
8.0
842 Ratings
3% above category average
Job Requisition Management6.137 Ratings8.1723 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.635 Ratings8.2751 Ratings
Publish to Social Media5.832 Ratings8.0585 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.136 Ratings8.1720 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.029 Ratings7.6621 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.438 Ratings8.2779 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.537 Ratings7.9779 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCMPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
6.7
(82 ratings)
8.4
(1471 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.0
(11 ratings)
8.8
(166 ratings)
Usability
6.7
(10 ratings)
8.3
(281 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.9
(35 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(2 ratings)
8.3
(34 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(5 ratings)
6.9
(148 ratings)
In-Person Training
5.0
(1 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(2 ratings)
7.8
(29 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(3 ratings)
6.8
(92 ratings)
Configurability
2.0
(2 ratings)
6.8
(25 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(24 ratings)
Ease of integration
4.0
(1 ratings)
7.1
(28 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
3.0
(2 ratings)
7.3
(34 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.4
(31 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle PeopleSoft HCMPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is great for onboarding new hires. The process, including some newer direct entry features, has been streamlined and made more intuitive. However, there is a steep learning curve for those who are completely unfamiliar with enterprise systems as a whole. In my experience, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's updates have historically failed to improve the intuitiveness of navigation and features even through a move to a SaaS configuration in the cloud. This makes it hard to train new HR staff because there may be five different ways to accomplish the same thing and none of them are intuitive enough to just "figure out". This has been a bone of contention for me for all Oracle products for my entire 20+ year career, and it has never been fully addressed.
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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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Pros
Oracle
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is one of the best product and has helped implement the complex Business functionalities in the Higher Education business in a very streamlined process.
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM helped in moving from 34 different legacy system to one centralized system which helps immensely in maintaining the data and reporting purpose.
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM also helps immensely in data analytics and trend analysis which helps immensely in preparing for the resourcing and planning for the peak season in advance and be better prepared to handle the quarterly on annual activities.
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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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Cons
Oracle
  • We have issues with students using Time & Labor for multiple jobs, where time is incorrectly calculated, including negative balances where none exist.
  • The application is complex and some areas, especially Time & Labor, are very difficult to troubleshoot. The overall level of complexity has increased over the years.
  • We also use Campus Solutions and had to split apart HCM and CS, significantly increasing our maintenance overhead and creating inter-system issues that aren't always resolvable.
  • Campus Solutions has developed a solution for managing preferred names and gender identity that is missing/ incompatible with the HCM product.
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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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Likelihood to Renew
Oracle
PeopleSoft HCM has provided a very flexible platform for our HR needs. The ability to add customizations to handle some of our unique business processes have been critical in the longevity of our PS HCM use. We've been able to handle a wide variety of business processes for multiple subsidiaries due to the ability to customize when needed.
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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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Usability
Oracle
Oracle HCM has been around for more thab a decade and is a preferred package to use for Human capital management.Ease with which upgrades happen and how updates are pushed has come thru a long way of improvement and research over the years.Oracle has moved toward cloud based architecture which will help in its customers keep at par with current industry trends.
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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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Reliability and Availability
Oracle
I give this rating because we have had no issues in the area of the product's overall availability. In my opinion the resources are there when we need them and the features serve the purpose they are set to do. I feel things have gone really well as far as the availability of the product.
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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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Performance
Oracle
This is highly dependent on the server setup you implement. You need to make sure you've included enough hardware to support your users. Not enough power will quickly rear its ugly head. If you've got the correct setup, the product will operate quickly and provide a good user experience. Oracle is slowed down by certain realtime interfaces to other systems, but this can be addressed by your technical team relatively easily.
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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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Support Rating
Oracle
Overall support has been positive and Oracle has gladly sent out representatives to meet with our teams in person. Despite sometimes sow and inadequate fixes, their willingness to try and meet face to face helps give them a better name in our organization. Sometimes their people do not understand unique needs of the industry, and it can be a challenge to explain that one size does not fit all. Finding the appropriate IT support for our unique requests has been hit and miss.
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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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In-Person Training
Oracle
In my opinion, training in Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is arduous at best. In my experience, there are numerous issues with creating training environments and that makes practice in a sandbox costly. I prefer asynchronous simulated environment training for this reason, but that costs even more due to the development and testing time needed to create that training. eLearning is always there with only the need to keep it up-to-date.
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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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Online Training
Oracle
It was a great training tool and provided all of the necessary information we needed to implement the sites for our clients. We were provided with a great deal of resources in regards to Oracle CRM. We didn't have any issues with the training at all. The only thing I would say would that there could be more FAQ's for users to read through
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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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Implementation Rating
Oracle
When we implement Oracle and Taleo to different clients it typically goes pretty smoothly. When we do system upgrades we usually test the main issues the clients are having just to make sure there are not outstanding issues or errors. I don't have any examples where implementation went poorly. It typically goes well and clients are pleased with the final result. The only complaint would be the time it takes to implement
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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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Alternatives Considered
Oracle
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is not as good as SuccessFactors HCM. The look and feel of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is still 'old school'. Cloud solutions can do more. SuccessFactors offers a great talent management, performance measurement, and employee development, while Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's core is employee records, benefits, and payroll.
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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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Oracle
No answers on this topic
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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Scalability
Oracle
In my opinion I rate this high because we have had no issues in this area and so that is why I give it such a high rating. There is no issue with the product's overall scalability. In my opinion this has been a positive from my team and client's view.
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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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Professional Services
Oracle
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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Return on Investment
Oracle
  • As a long time PeopleSoft user, my institution has found great advantages of being involved in the HCM realm such as first-hand information, a complete suite of solutions as well as regular updates to stay up with federal and state regulations.
  • Ease of use of development, customization, maintenance and usage perspectives can lead to a better management of financial resources, that minimizes expenditure while providing all necessary resources.
  • Opportunities to provide better customer service and meet organizational policies have to lead to a positive outlook on the tool and its features.
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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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ScreenShots

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.