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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Paycom

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APaycom is an automated HCM platform, built on a single database that eliminates redundant data entry through automation. A payroll and HR software solution, Paycom is used by organizations of all sizes to access employee data without navigating multiple systems.N/A

    Trakstar Hire

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATrakstar Hire (formerly RecruiterBox) is a cloud-based ATS boasting a suite of features: a centralized candidate database, batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels such as email or by leveraging its integration with social networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn), instantaneous posting to multiple job boards, a customizable career page, resume parsing and bulk uploading, and customizable applications including questionnaires. Feedback sharing is facilitated by allowing…N/A
    Pricing
    PaycomTrakstar Hire
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    PaycomTrakstar Hire
    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
    PaycomTrakstar Hire
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.1
    564 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.9518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.1498 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.1497 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.1499 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.6403 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0442 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.1413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.3
    564 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.8548 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors6.447 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.597 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.4482 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.1545 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.4455 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.3317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.5
    495 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.5469 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.4470 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.5395 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.7
    566 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.0556 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information9.2562 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.8501 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.0276 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.6463 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
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    Tracking of all physical assets4.926 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.2
    501 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder7.9494 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.9488 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data5.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.4
    494 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.5488 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.3425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    6.3
    294 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Trakstar Hire
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    Corporate goal setting4.236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.0271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility4.835 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.0289 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.9
    372 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans7.8343 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.8326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.9331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.0339 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.8303 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.9
    95 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Trakstar Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools7.955 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.873 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search7.990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.974 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Paycom and Trakstar Hire
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.6
    370 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Trakstar Hire
    8.5
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.8333 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.0328 Ratings9.29 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.4259 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.8303 Ratings7.58 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.9282 Ratings7.811 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.7340 Ratings9.411 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.9351 Ratings9.410 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings8.810 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings9.410 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings9.111 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.611 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings9.77 Ratings
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    PaycomTrakstar Hire
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PaycomTrakstar Hire
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (736 ratings)
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (31 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (124 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.5
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PaycomTrakstar Hire
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Paycom
    My company is currently at around 2,000 employees and meets all expectations. I have worked at companies of up to 7,000 employees that also used Paycom and that met all expectations as well. I do not know that Paycom would be worth it from a pricing perspective for a smaller company, maybe 30 employees or less. I also believe Paycom has an opportunity to better partner with clients in mergers and acquisitions.
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    Mitratech
    Before, it was a nightmare of spreadsheets, email templates, and needless to say, many many applicants fell through the cracks or left with a bad impression of our firm due to the poor communication. With Trakstar, we're able to easily track where every applicant is in the funnel, collect information on how they are doing, and manage the whole communication process. I love being able to work in both Gmail and in their software and I love how it tracks the conversations so that I can easily go back and review where things are with any given applicant. That said, the product is more geared toward someone that is hiring for one person per role. We make it work, but there is a lot of functionality that doesn't get used because of that
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    Pros
    Paycom
    • I like the employee self-service feature. It's very straightforward and easy to use. I also like my representative, Mikey. He's been very helpful—every time I call him, I get the assistance I need. I also appreciate how quickly I can get someone on the phone and get help when needed.
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    Mitratech
    • You can create your own fully customized job board, so that you have indefinite openings for different types of jobs, and so that all interested parties can apply to meet certain openings. This is an excellent way to organize each candidate from the beginning.
    • Recruiterbox lets us program our own workflows within the platform, which are useful to better define the work organization that must be in place for all recruiting processes to meet the right requirements, and this is reflected in improved reporting.
    • The platform automatically creates analyses based on the resumes of each candidate, so that, depending on each resume, they are shown offers that are fully compatible with their type of employee and their previous work operations.
    • We like the customer service offered by Recruiterbox, which has been able to meet our employment needs in a short time and in a mostly accurate way. Thanks to this, we were able to solve the usage error we had with the platform and our current results are much more profitable in terms of analytics of recruitment operations.
    • Recruiterbox is an exemplary service in terms of usability mechanics, with an extraordinary ease of application and a deployment that allows us to work on different platforms without any usability problems or labor errors, as with most human talent services nowadays.
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    Cons
    Paycom
    • I am not a fan of the most recent update. I wasn't prepared for the change especially given it came right before payroll was processed. I'm told given time, I will get used to it and I'm always open to change for the better.
    • IWant™ feature isn't what I hoped it would be. I haven't used it much given the information I need in Paycom I can find quickly on my own. I have heard however that several employees utilize and appreciate the IWant™ feature.
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    Mitratech
    • The interface isn't dazzling. But it's clean. Perhaps there's some opportunity to sexy up the UI.
    • The labeling was a bit awkward, and doesn't work so cleanly when you forward a candidate to the data store, via the application email. For example, you can add the candidate manually using the web-based UI, or you can forward an application from your email client to an email alias. Also, the conversion from email-to-"creation of candidate profile" was not entirely great. But it was close enough to get the name logged in there. You just have to properly label and format the profile later, if you want the candidate repository to be well sorted and easily searchable.
    • You cannot transfer jobs from one account to another. What I mean by this is: If you have multiple organizations within a single tenant, you can move the position within that tenant. But let's say you and a colleague signed up separately, and want to merge candidate databases and job settings. It's a no go. You'll have to do a bulk import. Which kind worked out to be an imperfect migration for us.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Paycom
    we are having no problems with how the system works and our support system at paycom is the best - we are learning more and using the system in more ways all the time the only thing that could be better is pricing on some things
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    Mitratech
    We have not renewed our subscription for Recruiterbox. Although it is a great platform with great customer service, it does not have the functionality our company needs to be able to scale and there weren't plans to develop that functionality soon.
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    Usability
    Paycom
    I'm probably going to have to go seven and three-quarter to eight, and that may be user error to me because I know Paycom has got it figured out, but there's times I just can't figure it out, even with some of the tutorials, the university, the show-mes, and calling Alex, our representative. He can hold my hand and walk me through that process, and it just may be I didn't get it, but that's why I gave that score. I'd give it a solid nine.
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    Mitratech
    Recruiterbox is extremely easy to use and to learn. The only function that is difficult to use, even once you have the hang of the system, is reporting.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Mitratech
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    Performance
    Paycom
    Yes load quickly
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    Support Rating
    Paycom
    In 6 years, we've never had a bad experience with client support. We implemented during COVID, and I was the only person in HR at the time. I was also having to homeschool our children, which meant bizarre work hours and limited time to focus on platform build at times. There were nights that I was literally on calls at 11 pm and the implementation team was unbelievably supportive. Recently, a Position Seat specialist came on site to help us set up for our 5 client codes - the experience was transformative for how we use the platform and an absolute game changer. I trust Paycom because I trust our representatives. They truly are strategic partners for us, and work to ensure we're maximizing the platform and that our needs are being met
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    Mitratech
    The customer service has always been fantastic. We were always taken care of and no issue or problem went unsolved.
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    In-Person Training
    Paycom
    Tadd and Ellie have been great! They have show us many aspects that implementation did not. They are very personable and action oriented as well. Anytime we need them they offer to swing in.
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    Mitratech
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    Online Training
    Paycom
    It was good, but hard to know what questions you need to ask until you actually get in there and start working with a live product. But Paycom is also very helpful every time I call and can't figure something out. Nathan has been very friendly and helpful no matter what I call him about. He is always eager to help out.
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    Mitratech
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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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    Mitratech
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    Alternatives Considered
    Paycom
    I have not currently used any other products. I'm still kind of new to the HR industry. The only other thing that I really have to compare it to is Vonmar's system, which they created themselves, and it was not user-friendly.
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    Mitratech
    Recruiterbox does not have as many features as other products I have used, however I would rate it very strong for ease of use. If you need something simple & out of the box, I had no complaints. I also experienced very few, if any, bugs while using the product.
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    Scalability
    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Mitratech
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    Return on Investment
    Paycom
    • It's helped us save time. We've been able to automate a number of payroll and accounting functions. It's also enabled our employees to use the ask gear feature. So it's really saved time, and also we've not gotten hacked, which is always a plus.
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    Mitratech
    • By automatically managing the recruitment process, the tool frees up the working time of different employees, which is reflected in efficiency and performance in the working day.
    • The use of Recruiterbox allowed us to generate fewer expenses in paperwork or recruitment systems, which is specifically noticeable in accounting.
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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 Full-Solution Automation and Auto-Decisioning Powered By a Single DatabaseScreenshot of Employee Self-Service