Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paycom
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Paycom supports HR and payroll with automated, employee-first technology that supports every stage of employment. Its single database enables seamless data management, to reduce errors, endless data entry and time-consuming administrative tasks.N/A
PeopleGuru™
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
PeopleGuru is a cloud-based Human Capital Management solution designed for mid-market organizations. From recruitment to retirement, PeopleGuru HCM manages the entire employee life cycle. PeopleGuru's single platform, single database, solution includes: HR, Payroll, Benefits Management, Onboarding, Recruiting, Reporting and Analytics, ACA Management, Salary Administration, Performance Management, and Social Collaboration Tools. In addition to PeopleGuru's next generation technology, PeopleGuru…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Considered Both Products
Paycom
Chose Paycom
In my opinion, UKG and ADP our the worst products, customer service is terrible. They could literally pay me to use their product and I would still choose Paycom over them. Paylocity was our number 2 pick. They seemed like they could have done an ok job, but Paycoms ease …
PeopleGuru™
Chose PeopleGuru™
All of these other systems have their strengths and have been around a long time. We choose PeopleGuru because we thought it could fit our unique needs compared to the others and pricing was considered as well.
Features
PaycomPeopleGuru™
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.0
438 Ratings
1% below category average
PeopleGuru™
6.5
13 Ratings
22% below category average
Employee demographic data8.9397 Ratings5.812 Ratings
Employment history7.9381 Ratings5.711 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1384 Ratings7.710 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8384 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4297 Ratings4.49 Ratings
Organization and location management7.9334 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.2320 Ratings6.99 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.4
447 Ratings
3% above category average
PeopleGuru™
7.5
12 Ratings
8% below category average
Pay calculation8.9434 Ratings7.712 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.447 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.713 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.4376 Ratings4.28 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.3434 Ratings8.211 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.3361 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.4246 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.4
395 Ratings
3% above category average
PeopleGuru™
6.6
11 Ratings
21% below category average
Approval workflow8.7376 Ratings7.311 Ratings
Balance details8.2376 Ratings5.911 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.4313 Ratings6.79 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.5
448 Ratings
3% above category average
PeopleGuru™
8.1
13 Ratings
1% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.0441 Ratings7.913 Ratings
Update personal information8.9444 Ratings8.213 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0396 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6216 Ratings8.96 Ratings
View job history8.1356 Ratings7.99 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
48% below category average
PeopleGuru™
6.0
5 Ratings
28% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets4.926 Ratings6.05 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.1
387 Ratings
6% below category average
PeopleGuru™
6.6
13 Ratings
13% below category average
Report builder7.8381 Ratings5.913 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7377 Ratings6.313 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.855 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.2
384 Ratings
3% above category average
PeopleGuru™
7.6
10 Ratings
5% below category average
New hire portal8.2381 Ratings7.910 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.1331 Ratings7.26 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.2
222 Ratings
26% below category average
PeopleGuru™
7.3
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting4.236 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9206 Ratings7.22 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.835 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Performance tracking7.8217 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.8
278 Ratings
1% below category average
PeopleGuru™
6.4
4 Ratings
21% below category average
Performance plans7.9257 Ratings6.24 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.6242 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Review status tracking8.0250 Ratings6.24 Ratings
Review reminders7.9255 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.5228 Ratings6.53 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.2
42 Ratings
5% above category average
PeopleGuru™
6.1
2 Ratings
24% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.124 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.830 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Candidate search8.640 Ratings6.32 Ratings
Candidate development8.337 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.4
276 Ratings
4% below category average
PeopleGuru™
6.9
6 Ratings
11% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.5245 Ratings7.15 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.3241 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.8188 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.3223 Ratings6.44 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.2209 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.3250 Ratings6.25 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3259 Ratings6.75 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
PaycomPeopleGuru™
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(576 ratings)
7.3
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.4
(24 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(86 ratings)
6.4
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(52 ratings)
7.7
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
4.9
(3 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(7 ratings)
5.5
(2 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(2 ratings)
7.6
(13 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaycomPeopleGuru™
Likelihood to Recommend
Paycom
It's very mobile friendly, especially for people that aren't tech savvy. We have an aged workforce where we were really concerned about how they would adapt, going from the comfort of using paper to a mobile and online application. But the training was really easy and the adaptation has been simple for us as a company.
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PeopleGuru™
I'd say PeopleGuru is well suited for most businesses -- a more significant (200+ employees) company may want to use something with a sleeker design. This provider is willing to work with cannabis businesses, which is unusual for payroll providers now.
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Pros
Paycom
  • I would say the communication post-implementation is amazing. Allie is our representative. She's amazing. Caitlin is amazing. I just met Travis last week at the office. Amazing. The communication is great and helpful, so if one of the team members don't have the answer, they can just jump in. For instance, I was on a call with Caitlin yesterday and she was like, "I'm not really sure about this answer. Let me see if I can go run it byTravis." I know he's on another call and instead of him saying blah, blah, he came over and looked at the screen and was like, do this, do this. It's a little different. So I would say the customer service is the best.
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PeopleGuru™
  • One system for all human resource functions.
  • Easy ticketing function if you have an issue with the software.
  • Cost effective option.
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Cons
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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PeopleGuru™
  • Position change future dating
  • Timecard reporting including approval (multiple reports to show timecard with approval)
  • W2 Reconciliation Reports (had to calculate wages to verify accuracy)
  • Benefit Plan effective dating & how it affects the deduction effective dating (results in payroll errors if not careful)
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Likelihood to Renew
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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PeopleGuru™
The software is cost-effective and exceeds our needs compared to the previous software.
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Usability
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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PeopleGuru™
The software is intuitive and user friendly.
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Reliability and Availability
Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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PeopleGuru™
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Performance
Paycom
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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PeopleGuru™
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Support Rating
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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PeopleGuru™
The customer service is great for the most part. There are a few issues with tax filings but overall I am pleased with the customer service provided by PeopleGuru.
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In-Person Training
Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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PeopleGuru™
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Online Training
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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PeopleGuru™
The trainer was difficult to understand.
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Implementation Rating
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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PeopleGuru™
The implementation process was cumbersome and stressful. It took an extremely long time to complete this process. We had to learn a lot on the fly because this was the first implementation for all of us. The process would have been a lot easier if there was a third party that could assist with a lot of the work required to transfer and verify data.
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Alternatives Considered
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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PeopleGuru™
PeopleGuru is better than other cannabis-friendly payroll systems, like CheckWriters or MyPaperlessOffice (companies so small they were not available in your dropdown). It is not as good as bigger companies that are not cannabis-friendly, like ADP or Paylocity. ADP is super expensive but given the choice I would be with Paylocity over PeopleGuru.
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Scalability
Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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PeopleGuru™
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Paycom
  • I think our fiscal team who handles the ROI would say that it has had a negative impact just because a lot of stuff is a la carte and we weren't aware of that before we went into a business relationship with Paycom. So I think it's had a negative impact.
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PeopleGuru™
  • Less platforms that need to be managed or maintained
  • Less platforms to pay monthly or annual fees for
  • More costly than Gusto
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ScreenShots

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.

PeopleGuru™ Screenshots

Screenshot of A single employee profile panel stores all employee data including personal documents, PTO requests, banking, skills, certifications, and awards.Screenshot of PeopleGuru HCM is delivered with client defined dashboards which can be configured and controlled by an employee and/or administrator to improve the employee experience and drive user adoption. All dashboards can be exported to Excel.Screenshot of A user experience designed to help employees select the right benefits for themselves, family members, and dependents.Screenshot of The Employee Master, which can be used to manage a large, dynamic workforce. Filter by different locations, departments, or other various structures.Screenshot of the employee portal, available either via mobile or self-service, where employees have access to their pay stubs, W-2s, compensation statements, and PTO management.Screenshot of PeopleGuru's Daily Feed- communication platform to engage, reward, recognize, and collaborate with people. With the Daily Feed, employees can communicate with work groups, use direct private messaging, and publish posts for their peers.