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
Personio
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Personio is presented as an all-in-one HR software for small and medium-sized companies from the company of the same name based in Munich. The platform supports applicant tracking, workforce management features (e.g. attendance tracking, leave management) with employee self-service, as well as support for HR workflows, and employee performance review.N/A
Pricing
PaycomPersonio
Editions & Modules
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Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaycomPersonio
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
PaycomPersonio
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.9
447 Ratings
2% below category average
Personio
9.6
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Employee demographic data8.9404 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employment history7.8388 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.0391 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.5391 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4304 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7342 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.2326 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.3
455 Ratings
2% above category average
Personio
7.9
2 Ratings
3% below category average
Pay calculation8.7442 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.447 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.713 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.2383 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.3442 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.2367 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.4251 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.4
401 Ratings
3% above category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Approval workflow8.6382 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Balance details8.2381 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.4317 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.5
456 Ratings
4% above category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.0447 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Update personal information8.9452 Ratings10.02 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0401 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6218 Ratings10.02 Ratings
View job history7.9362 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
48% below category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets4.926 Ratings10.02 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.1
394 Ratings
6% below category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
28% above category average
Report builder7.8387 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7384 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.855 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.1
391 Ratings
1% above category average
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal8.1388 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.1336 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.1
227 Ratings
27% below category average
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting4.236 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.7210 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.835 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance tracking7.6222 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.6
284 Ratings
4% below category average
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans7.7263 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.4248 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Review status tracking7.8256 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Review reminders7.8261 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.3233 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.1
45 Ratings
4% above category average
Personio
5.5
2 Ratings
35% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.124 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.830 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Candidate search8.343 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Candidate development8.140 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.0
283 Ratings
9% below category average
Personio
8.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.2252 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.0248 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.3195 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.9230 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.8216 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.0257 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.9266 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.4 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 9.9 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
PaycomPersonio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(563 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(24 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(86 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(52 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
4.4
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 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
PaycomPersonio
Likelihood to Recommend
Paycom
well suited for smaller businesses. most of our functions are housed in the payroll system, so that makes things easier. Not sure how sophisticated the labor allocation and job costing system would work with a large organization. We have to closely monitor tax profiles and multi-state things. Hard to follow and understand at times.
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Personio
If you are an SMB or generally just a startup, Personio is a no-brainer for its intuitiveness and easy-to-get-started approach. Employees truly enjoy the UI and possibility to get an easy overview of its own data, not to mention processes to apply for vacations and absence etc. Absolutely recommended if your main focus for the new HR system is directed towards your employees.
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Pros
Paycom
  • Before Paycom we were using Paylocity and in about six months of running payroll with Paylocity, we never once had 100% accuracy from a payroll standpoint. So we had disgruntled employees because either their time was off or their pay was off. With Paycom, we've never had a case where our payroll was not 100% accurate.
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Personio
  • Allows automatic posting of job offers on different sites and portals to find the perfect candidates for available vacancies.
  • It has employee tracking tools, such as attendance and absence tracking, as well as time monitoring of working hours and overtime.
  • Payroll management is very complete and is done quickly and almost automatically, as it enters hours worked, overtime and absences, with an accurate calculation to avoid errors.
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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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Personio
  • From administrative POV, there were indication that some integrations to salarysystems in other countries was lacking
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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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Personio
No answers on this topic
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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Personio
Personio is an established HCM provider - for good reasons. In particular, for employees and managers, Personio is easy to use and allows for managers and employees to truly focus on what matters, in a modern and flexible way. There are certain points that could be improved in the overall administration of the system, in particular when it comes to integrations and old techstack - but this is the case really for all historical HCM providers. Personio is a solid tool and certainly recommended.
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Reliability and Availability
Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Performance
Paycom
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
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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Personio
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
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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Personio
No answers on this topic
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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Personio
No answers on this topic
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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Personio
Personio is much like HiBob, strong focus on the relationship between managers and employees. Very intuitive UX and UI - staying at the forefront of HCM. Sympa does better in terms of overall connectivity. Personio is a market leader for good reasons, solid and giving its customers good value for the investment.
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Scalability
Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Paycom
  • I would think the most time would come from applicant tracking and I don't think that's a Paycom issue necessarily. I think it was a training issue during implementation. I would say that that has improved now that we had onsite training. But initially the applicant tracking piece can be difficult when you're used to just using an ATS. That's specifically for talent acquisition because there's a lot of nuances that goes into the system that Paycom bills.
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Personio
  • This program is complete, so it allows to have all the human resources management in the same panel, along with all the information of the employees, which streamlines the activities of the department, making us more productive. Employees feel more satisfied with our performance, and we have considerably lowered payroll complaints.
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ScreenShots

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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.