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
Workstream
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Workstream is a HR, Payroll, and Hiring platform designed for businesses who employ hourly workers. Workstream provides mobile-first and automation-driven solutions for hiring, onboarding, payroll, operations, engagement, and communications.N/A
Pricing
PaycomWorkstream
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaycomWorkstream
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PaycomWorkstream
Considered Both Products
Paycom
Chose Paycom
Much more user friendly.
Easier and more responsive web time clock.
If I had a problem with Paychex I waited days for a response and was rerouted through 6 different departments, now with Paycom I wait minutes for a helpful answer to my questions.
Chose Paycom
After using all the big-name platforms when I was doing HR consulting, Paycom is my favorite. The only one that comes close is Paylocity, but I choose Paycom due to the better customer service and ease of use of the platform.
Workstream

No answer on this topic

Features
PaycomWorkstream
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.0
445 Ratings
1% below category average
Workstream
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.9403 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history7.8387 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.2389 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8389 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4302 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.9340 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.2325 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.4
453 Ratings
3% above category average
Workstream
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.9440 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.447 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.4381 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.3440 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.3366 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.4249 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.5
399 Ratings
4% above category average
Workstream
-
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Approval workflow8.7380 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details8.2380 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.4316 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.5
454 Ratings
4% above category average
Workstream
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.0446 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.9450 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0400 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6218 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.1360 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
48% below category average
Workstream
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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
393 Ratings
6% below category average
Workstream
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Ratings
Report builder7.8386 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7383 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
8.1
389 Ratings
1% above category average
Workstream
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.2386 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.1335 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.2
226 Ratings
26% below category average
Workstream
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Ratings
Corporate goal setting4.236 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9209 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.835 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.8221 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.8
282 Ratings
1% below category average
Workstream
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.9261 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.6246 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.0254 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.9259 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.5232 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.1
45 Ratings
4% above category average
Workstream
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools9.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.830 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.343 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development8.140 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.4
281 Ratings
4% below category average
Workstream
9.0
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.6250 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.4246 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.8193 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.3228 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.3214 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.4255 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3264 Ratings9.25 Ratings
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Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
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
PaycomWorkstream
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(563 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(24 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(86 ratings)
-
(0 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
4.5
(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
PaycomWorkstream
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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Workstream
Workstream has been great for new restaurant openings by using the QR code on business cards and using the QR code on our marketing material as well. We had one restaurant have 17 applicant's via the QR code. The biggest opportunity was cost during the pandemic. Our franchisees wanted a guaranteed number of applicants for being charged what they were getting charged. This was not something Workstream can accommodate but this is also not guaranteed on any job board.
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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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Workstream
  • Video interviews works really well in the current pandemic circumstances.
  • Google calendar is linked with zoom and makes scheduling easy.
  • Mobile training helps with videos and quizzes.
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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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Workstream
  • It is software very attentive to our needs, which means that when we have a concern or need to solve something, they solve it immediately, they listen to our proposals so that our hiring is fast and without inconvenience.
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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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Workstream
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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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Workstream
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Reliability and Availability
Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Workstream
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Performance
Paycom
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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Workstream
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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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Workstream
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In-Person Training
Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Workstream
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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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Workstream
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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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Workstream
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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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Workstream
Workstream is hands down easier to navigate and create and post positions versus ClearCompany and iCIMS
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Scalability
Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Workstream
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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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Workstream
  • Posting on multiple job sites from one click.
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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.

Workstream Screenshots

Screenshot of employee scheduling, in WorkstreamScreenshot of Workstream's digital onboardingScreenshot of Workstream's communication interfaceScreenshot of the people management workflowScreenshot of an employee surveyScreenshot of Workstream's payroll solution