Paychex vs. Provider Choice

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paychex
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
Paychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.
$59
per month/+$4 per employee
Provider Choice
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Provider Choice, a T-shirt Ventures brand, offers benefits plan guidance tools and live help. It provides access to technology for understanding a plan and managing its funds, along with access to a personal plan manager for guidance through the NDIS.N/A
Pricing
PaychexProvider Choice
Editions & Modules
Paychex Go
$59
per month/+$4 per employee
Paychex Flex Service
Contact sales team
Paychex Flex Enterprise
Contact sales team
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaychexProvider Choice
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PaychexProvider Choice
Features
PaychexProvider Choice
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paychex
6.7
272 Ratings
19% below category average
Provider Choice
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data7.8219 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.1242 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.8177 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8172 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.6158 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.9146 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paychex
7.7
313 Ratings
5% below category average
Provider Choice
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.1295 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.2153 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.0174 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.4294 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.0209 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.8118 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paychex
7.3
159 Ratings
11% below category average
Provider Choice
-
Ratings
Approval workflow7.3113 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.5151 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paychex
7.9
270 Ratings
4% below category average
Provider Choice
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information7.8248 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.0260 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.8121 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history7.9184 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paychex
5.1
43 Ratings
45% below category average
Provider Choice
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets5.143 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paychex
6.0
177 Ratings
23% below category average
Provider Choice
-
Ratings
Report builder6.4147 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.4165 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.191 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paychex
6.4
173 Ratings
22% below category average
Provider Choice
-
Ratings
New hire portal6.8165 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.1108 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paychex
5.2
70 Ratings
40% below category average
Provider Choice
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management5.636 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.334 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media4.828 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting5.235 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.934 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking4.939 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts5.964 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
PaychexProvider Choice
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.3 out of 10
OnPay
OnPay
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.2 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
PaychexProvider Choice
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
(323 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
1.3
(44 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.8
(264 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
5.7
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.1
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.4
(265 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.5
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
5.1
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.2
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
2.3
(33 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
3.3
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaychexProvider Choice
Likelihood to Recommend
Paychex Inc.
Paychex is great option for smaller employers as the site offers perk benefits to employees at no cost to the employer. I don't see anything like this being offered at competitors such as ADP RUN/Total Source, Bamboo, Trinet, Justworks or Gusto. Also, the initial set up is relatively easy and the dedicated support for set up is great along with our regular dedicated payroll support.
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T-shirt Ventures
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Pros
Paychex Inc.
  • It provides a well account of Retirement Plan Account Information.
  • Alerts are sent to email when there is new information to access.
  • Employee access both online and thru app.
  • Paperless options.
  • Easy and quick access to paystubs and tax forms.
  • Easy employee retirement management.
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T-shirt Ventures
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Cons
Paychex Inc.
  • I understand logging you out is a security function, but I'd prefer it not to log you out so soon.
  • The training we received for the team's meeting was subpar, in my opinion. Probably better geared for people with little to no computer experience. Very slow pace; we could have easily received all of this from some tutorials in a few minutes.
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Likelihood to Renew
Paychex Inc.
Overall I like the features that Paychex Flex offers. I am sure that there are other features that I am unaware of, so I am excited to see if there is more that Flex is capable of to make my job easier. The basic features are really user friendly and easy to access. If there ever is an issue customer service is great
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Usability
Paychex Inc.
Employee usability is very good and user-friendly. For the most part, the employer usability is good, but for complicated rules and policies, it requires technical assistance, which in our case, was clunky and slow in implementation. Once is place, everything works as it should
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Reliability and Availability
Paychex Inc.
We have not experienced any difficulties with unplanned outages. Notifications are always made for outages, and they do not effect normal business operations.
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T-shirt Ventures
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Performance
Paychex Inc.
Unless there is lag time within the internet, the Paychex Flex website loads exceptional fast, pages load quickly and reports that I need to print or download load quickly. If I need to create a specialized report, once I complete it I receive an e-mail telling me my report is ready to be downloaded. Changing between web pages is fast as well.
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T-shirt Ventures
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Support Rating
Paychex Inc.
Chat has been helpful but the person I chat with isn't always able to help me with my questions. Phone support is ok, depending on your payroll specialist. We have a great one currently, but the few before that were never available and did not return calls.
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T-shirt Ventures
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In-Person Training
Paychex Inc.
We did online training only
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T-shirt Ventures
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Online Training
Paychex Inc.
It was easy to understand and follow along. I do like the informational videos that we can utilize before we opt to call in for customer service support. It has made a difference since sometimes that resolves the issue I may have had and saved myself a phone call to Paychex support.
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T-shirt Ventures
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Implementation Rating
Paychex Inc.
Implementation was very smooth. The most cumbersome task was entering the current employees into the system during initial set up, but Paychex staff handled most of that and verified against prior system reports as well as internal reports provided to ensure 100% accuracy.
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T-shirt Ventures
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Alternatives Considered
Paychex Inc.
We still use QB Desktop Pro to maintain a Check Register / Overall Balance for the company, but once having tried QB Payroll Online for about 3 months prior to finding Paychex Flex I can tell you that there's just no comparison. QB online is VERY EXPENSIVE and not so user-friendly. I hated every minute of those 6 payrolls we ran through QB online.
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T-shirt Ventures
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Scalability
Paychex Inc.
I generally do payroll at the office, however I have had to go remote due to internet issues and also had to take payroll on vacation with me. Very easy to log in wherever you are and manage your TAA and payroll
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T-shirt Ventures
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Return on Investment
Paychex Inc.
  • With Paychex Flex we have been able to improve our compliance with required documentation for new/rehires
  • Moving everyone to direct deposit and mobile clock in/out eliminated lines at punching stations and paycheck pickup stations
  • Lost checks is a thing of the past
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T-shirt Ventures
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