Paycor vs. PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paycor
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Paycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.N/A
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
The PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform is a talent management platform designed for Higher Education and Government organizations, now from PowerSchool (acquired August, 2018). Modules include analytics, applicant tracking, position management, onboarding, records management, and performance management.N/A
Pricing
PaycorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaycorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPaycor's pricing for small, mid, and enterprise companies varies based on product bundle and company size. Because Paycor HR software is built to help businesses scale and grow, plans are based on the mix of HR products needed, and company size. Payroll is at the core of Paycor's offering, and their products are sold as a part of their payroll and HR platform.
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Community Pulse
PaycorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
Features
PaycorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
8.1
399 Ratings
2% below category average
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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Ratings
Pay calculation8.5387 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.1182 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.6275 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.8382 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.9318 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.6104 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
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Ratings
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
7.7
8 Ratings
5% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
-
Ratings
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
5.8
3 Ratings
23% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
-
Ratings
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
2.7
3 Ratings
86% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
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Ratings
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
7.3
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycor
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Ratings
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
7.3
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
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User Ratings
PaycorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(420 ratings)
8.0
(20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.9
(21 ratings)
7.0
(12 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(389 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(3 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
4.4
(58 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(19 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaycorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
Likelihood to Recommend
Paycor Inc
Paycor is well suited for an organization with a strong implementation team or who has the budget to hire a consultant to implement Paycor. Once the system is implemented, Paycor is great. If you are a smaller organization, we suggest starting with just 1-2 modules and working your way up from there as setting up everything takes time and resources
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PowerSchool Group LLC
Organizations who have very few applications and/or very few positions posted are probably less likely to benefit as high from PeopleAdmin. Large organizations who have several positions and/or several applications/applicants can definitely benefit from this product. This product is not as well suited for performance management as I had hoped because there is not a lot of freedom to creating and designing different evaluations for different position types in the system when you have an organization that has thousands of different employees and types.
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Pros
Paycor Inc
  • Open enrollment-their software is user friendly and has good features for end users and administrators
  • Onboarding-entering new hires is easy
  • Mass Template Upload-you can easily upload mass changes, the system is easy to use.
  • Reporting-their reporting tool is improving and AI is incorporated into it.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
  • Applicant tracking was a good use of this tool for our department. I think it could use a few more customization features but overall it was a good tool to weed out applicants who were not qualified for the position.
  • The system has some canned reporting tools that also worked well for our department and management needs.
  • It was a great place to house our position descriptions and provided a readily accessible source for hiring managers to make requested updates and changes and for employees to see and have access to their position descriptions.
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Cons
Paycor Inc
  • The reporting capabilities of Paycor Recruiting are lacking. While there are some great features I would like to see more options for customization. The options to build my own report from SCRATCH with whatever fields I want/need would be a huge improvement. At this time, I have to finagle the reports to try and get what I need and often times I have to pull multiple reports and then do extra work outside of the system to end up with metrics close to what I’m looking for in the data.
  • The candidates search feature could use some improvement. In theory, the tagging system is a great idea but it leaves room for inconsistency and trying to search for a previous candidate who interviewed well isn’t always easy. This makes it harder to re-engage with people who could be a strong match for a new job opening.
  • Although the platform is very user friendly as far as ease of use and intuitiveness it can be VERY slow at times. There are days where the system moves at a snails pace and when there are multiple clicks to have to get to a specific spot in the system this can be very frustrating. This is especially try for navigating through job postings and candidate details.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
  • PeopleAdmin's internal report writer needs work. Currently, in version 7, reporting can only be done requisition number by requisition number. The report writer needs to be modified so it can create reports enterprise-wide.
  • PeopleAdmin's Data Mart product needs substantial modification. In version 5.8, on a monthly basis, PeopleAdmin provided us with an Microsoft Access database containing our historical data up to that period end. In version 7, the "Data Mart" contains our historical data. The Data Mart consists of over 300 files. These files are not database table downloads nor is it parts of a database data dump. Rather, the files appear to be scrapes from html pages. They contain html codes and other character data that needs to be cleaned before they can be uploaded. The files are not in a table-by-table format. Any one file can contain data from two or more tables. The format of the Data Mart makes it difficult to load the data into a database and format it in a table structure that is comparable to the Access database provided with version 5.8.
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Likelihood to Renew
Paycor Inc
Price point is the biggest driving factor. Paycor has made some strides in the customer service area and we've seen enough improvements that renewing our contract has become more a reality than a pipe dream. The system functions well and our employees are familiar with how it works, so to make a change would be a huge lift for our team
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PowerSchool Group LLC
We are evaluating our options as it relates to PeopleAdmin. We are likely to renew as we can not find another product that gives us the functionality we have with PeopleAdmin 5.8 in the area of Position Description. Outside of that, we would likely be close to finding another product solution.
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Usability
Paycor Inc
Glitches. So many glitches. The customer service number provides basic troubleshooting, which doesn’t help; some issues take weeks to resolve, with no apparent reason why they occur. The system does not work on Safari. We have dealt with Payroll not working, which has caused a manual payroll to be run. Paycor representatives do not provide any assistance.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
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Reliability and Availability
Paycor Inc
I feel like Paycor is always up and running! If they are planning downtime, they communicate it clearly. Every once in a while, I get something that says the system isn't working but it is usually back up within the hour. I typically find by the time that the employees complain about it, that it is resolved within the system.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
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Performance
Paycor Inc
For the most part, everything moves super fast. There are a few sections (Expense Management) that sometimes take a bit to load correctly. Or if they are interesting, it takes a minute to talk to each other! But reports are quickly downloaded and available! Even data heavy reports run fairly fast!
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PowerSchool Group LLC
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Support Rating
Paycor Inc
I feel like support will transfer you back and forth between departments and put you on hold forever. I believe it is very difficult to see the status of an open ticket. During my experience, it feels like the client has to push all communication and request updates from support regularly.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
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Online Training
Paycor Inc
The online trainings are super helpful. They have user guides that you can read through, interactive training that will walk you through it as well as plain web based ones. I've actually never had an in-person training but all of the information you need can be found online. They also will do individual support training if you are struggling with a certain area.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
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Implementation Rating
Paycor Inc
Implementation of any new software is going to be challenging, especially if you are maintaining an existing program concurrently. When it is time for dual-processing (both old and new software) prior to going live, be prepared to be stressed. But trust the process and it will be over soon.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
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Alternatives Considered
Paycor Inc
They seemed similar but Paycor was cheaper at the time. However, Paycor has so many fees they tack onto every invoice that may not be the case anymore. The support services supposedly were better at ADP but that was an unknown
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PowerSchool Group LLC
I've used both Target Recruit and HR Smart. When working with Target Recruit it quickly became apparent it was not the right solution for us. Another solution we examined prior to selection PeopleAdmin was iCIMS. iCIMS is a very social system but was not as familiar with the Higher Education recruitment processes as was PeopleAdmin.
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Scalability
Paycor Inc
I gave it a 10 because we only use it across one organization. However, it has allowed us to break it into multiple departments and layers of management. It is also easy for us to utilize across different locations but still under one master company. They have always provided us support when we decide to change something on an organizational level
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PowerSchool Group LLC
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Return on Investment
Paycor Inc
  • We can process Payroll in a 25% of the time that we previously could.
  • Scheduling takes 2 or 3 times as much effort as it did before.
  • Onboarding allows employees to do self-service but comes with a lot of questions from team members so it is net the same amount of time at the end of the day.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
  • We are now able to track our recruitment sources to determine our ROI on university paid subscriptions.
  • We have reduced our recruiting approval review times by 50%
  • We have identified areas for improvement substancially by having robust reporting available at our fingertips.
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ScreenShots

Paycor Screenshots

Screenshot of the real-time data insights that support critical business decisions.Screenshot of Paycor's expense reportingScreenshot of the recruiting processes streamlined in PaycorScreenshot of workforce scheduling in PaycorScreenshot of Paycor's mobile app, that allows employees to punch in and out from their phonesScreenshot of the Paycor Home Screen