Paycom vs. symplr Talent Management Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paycom
Score 8.5 out of 10
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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
symplr Talent Management Solutions
Score 7.3 out of 10
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symplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
Pricing
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.0
438 Ratings
1% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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Ratings
Employee demographic data8.9397 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history7.9381 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1384 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8384 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4297 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.9334 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.1320 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.4
447 Ratings
3% above category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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Pay calculation8.9434 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.447 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.4376 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.3434 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.3361 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.4246 Ratings00 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
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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Approval workflow8.7376 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details8.2376 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.4313 Ratings00 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
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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View and generate pay and benefit information9.0441 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.9444 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0396 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6216 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.1356 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
48% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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Tracking of all physical assets4.926 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.1
387 Ratings
6% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
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Report builder7.8381 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7377 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.855 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.2
384 Ratings
3% above category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.2
2 Ratings
23% above category average
New hire portal8.2381 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.1331 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.01 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
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.1
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting4.236 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9206 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.835 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.8217 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.8
278 Ratings
1% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Performance plans7.9257 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.6242 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Review status tracking8.0250 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Review reminders7.9255 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.5228 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.2
42 Ratings
5% above category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.5
2 Ratings
6% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.124 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.830 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Candidate search8.640 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Candidate development8.337 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.4
276 Ratings
4% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.8
2 Ratings
6% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.5245 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.3241 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.8188 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.2223 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.2209 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.3250 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3259 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
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Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.4
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(576 ratings)
6.1
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.4
(24 ratings)
7.3
(5 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)
7.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.1
(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)
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Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Paycomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
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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symplr
If their HRIS system holds all their data - employees, supervisors, positions then HealthcareSource can really take advantage of that data and save you a lot of time. We looked at a lot of systems and one of our needs was both Applicant Tracking and Performance Management and these systems work very well together. Other systems we looked at didn't have all our most needed features - we needed a vendor that could do both, integrate with our HRIS, report back data in a customizable fashion, and be user friendly. Some systems listed the features but during the demo and product reference calls we found they didn't perform as advertised. Some had reporting but the reporting was missing key data or didn't export in a data friendly manner. We have found HealthcareSource to be not only "pretty" - aka user friendly/non-cluttered but also had the engine under the hood as well that met our data analyst needs.
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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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symplr
  • When any company implements a new program they have specific needs that they want customized for them. Healthcare source did a great job providing excellent customer service to our HR and IT professionals working behind the scenes to help us maximize the programs potential at our organization. They did not limit us to any standard uses or prohibit us from reaching our internal goals. Some examples include specialized reports, data uploads of employee data and time frames for our annual reviews.
  • They provided us with training and retraining and more training on using the system. This included training new members of our team when we had turnover in HR and inviting us to conferences and webcasts regularly.
  • The presentation of the software was very appealing and that may seem small but it really helps appeal to the employees that use it for their reviews.
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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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symplr
  • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
  • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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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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symplr
Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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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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symplr
The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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Reliability and Availability
Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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symplr
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Performance
Paycom
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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symplr
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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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symplr
On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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In-Person Training
Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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symplr
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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symplr
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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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symplr
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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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symplr
Both Health Stream and Healthcare Source have to-do lists, completion lists, and tracking. However, the functionality of Healthcare Source is far superior to HealthStream. The notifications are much better and helpful. The tracking on Healthcare Source is easy to use and see. Overall the interface in Healthcare Source is more intuitive.
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Scalability
Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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symplr
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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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symplr
  • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
  • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
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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.