Paylocity vs. PayrollHero

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paylocity
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Paylocity provides 24/7 access to your online payroll and human resource data management. Paylocity offers highly customizable payroll functionality, as well as HR, benefits administration, and time and talent management programs.N/A
PayrollHero
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Despite the name, Singaporan company PayrollHero offers a suite of time and attendance streamlining solutions, like selfie-login. They can provide payroll services... but only if you are in Singapore or the Philippines.N/A
Pricing
PaylocityPayrollHero
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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PaylocityPayrollHero
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
PaylocityPayrollHero
Considered Both Products
Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is laid out very well, super easy to use, and has a great user platform for our employees.
Chose Paylocity
We left UKG due to payment service failures and price. We get so much more for so much less at Paylocity. We evaluated Paycom and almost went that route, but ultimately decided on Paylocity.
Chose Paylocity
ADP was more expensive and more difficult to manage, in my opinion. The area where ADP does better than Paylocity is that their app has way more functionality. Paylocity's app is useless except for a few things. I wish Paylocity could change its app so that users and managers …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is much more user-friendly and intuitive.
Chose Paylocity
These other systems I have used in the past do not compare to the ease of use with Paylocity. I can find what I need, and I can usually figure out how to pull the reports I need. All the modules flow together, unlike the others I have used above.
Chose Paylocity
Paycom system was very slow and not very intuitive in its features. Getting to customer service was difficult.
Chose Paylocity
Quite a bit more expensive and the additional resources were lacking within the tool.
Chose Paylocity
I have only used UKG for the timekeeping and it works just as easy to navigate. In UKG I was able to set up Manager 1, Manager 2, and Manager 3. I wish this was more of a capability Paylocity had instead of one supervisor and one reviewer
Chose Paylocity
I like some of the features that UKG provides with regard to Ad Hoc reports and the ability to easily build out multiple pay rates in a single profile, but overall Paylocity customer service trumps all the others
Chose Paylocity
See previous review question. Paylocity is way better than all of these options.
Chose Paylocity
Compared to Blue Marble, ADP, and TriNet, I rank Paylocity at the top. Blue Marble has worked well for international employees, but because it is closely aligned with the Paylocity experience, I view them similarly. Compared to ADP, Paylocity is much more intuitive and …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is very robust without being difficult to utilize. Well organized and easy to navigate.
Chose Paylocity
Paychex customer service is top notch. Paylocity needs improvement.
Chose Paylocity
The Payroll and all the features are much better. We stopped using QuickBooks for payroll and switched to Paylocity, and we couldn't be happier. All the other HR pieces have made our lives so much easier!
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was better suited to our needs due the flexibility in reporting.
Chose Paylocity
It was limited to payroll only and was not very user-friendly.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is more user friendly and less aggressively salesy
Chose Paylocity
Reliable payroll service which is the most important consideration in my opinion. Second reason was how the data flows into payroll. It flows easily into the payroll batches for Paylocity once you realize the Begin Check Date is tied to most processes in the system. Customer …
Chose Paylocity
Zenefits is very limited. Paylocity exceeds everywhere, especially in reporting.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was cheaper than Paychex and Quickbooks wasn't paying taxes nor had a good employee user interface
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is much more flexible, offers better experience and is more cost effective than UKG.
PayrollHero
Chose PayrollHero
PayrollHero functions well than other available applications for HR management. It helps easy time tracking with better reporting for management. The interface can be improved more to make it unique and professional.
But over all it helps with managing HR day to day operations …
Features
PaylocityPayrollHero
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.9
Ratings
3% below category average
PayrollHero
-
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Employee demographic data8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.3
Ratings
2% above category average
PayrollHero
-
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Pay calculation8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
Ratings
4% below category average
PayrollHero
-
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Approval workflow7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.4
Ratings
2% above category average
PayrollHero
-
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View and generate pay and benefit information8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.5
Ratings
7% below category average
PayrollHero
-
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Tracking of all physical assets7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.3
Ratings
3% below category average
PayrollHero
-
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Report builder7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.1
Ratings
2% above category average
PayrollHero
-
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New hire portal8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
Ratings
6% below category average
PayrollHero
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
Ratings
4% below category average
PayrollHero
-
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Performance plans7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.5
Ratings
5% below category average
PayrollHero
-
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Create succession plans/pools7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
PayrollHero
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PaylocityPayrollHero
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
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10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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Usability
8.2
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Availability
8.9
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Performance
8.4
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-
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Support Rating
7.5
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-
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In-Person Training
7.3
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-
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Online Training
8.3
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Implementation Rating
6.6
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-
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Configurability
7.6
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-
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Ease of integration
7.4
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Product Scalability
8.3
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Vendor post-sale
7.8
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Vendor pre-sale
8.6
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User Testimonials
PaylocityPayrollHero
Likelihood to Recommend
Paylocity is great for simplicity. They offer a ton of reporting, and it's easy to use. You don't have to know coding in order to get these reports. Need a unique report? Just ask. It's really simple for them to make it, and they don't charge you an arm and a leg.
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To organize and keep up with streamlined company procedures, use PayrollHero. The fact that PayrolHero is a cloud-based service that allows me to access it from any location and on any device is what I value the most. Another feature that I like is you can create profiles of all employees with their work histories so you can be more organized and evaluate performance. It allows you to track time worked by employees, see where the employees are in real-time, and use facial recognition to ensure they adhere to their schedules.
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Pros
  • Payroll is made pretty easy. I love that we have the ability to log into payroll, we just upload the information from commissions, things like that where there are exceptions to a regular payroll run. It may make it very easy to do that, just a quick upload. Additionally, when we're in the payroll grid, it gives us the ability to just make quick changes to people's pay or their tax schedule, tax withholdings, things like that without having to go through a lot of different screens. It's just very easy to access just for the click of a button. Love that.
  • We talked about performance reviews, talked about payroll with benefits administration, it allows us to utilize EDI feeds with our benefit vendors so it creates a seamless, but we just enter the information into Paylocity and then it seamlessly provides that information to our vendors. That's been really helpful. And adjusting benefits is also very easy within Paylocity. I love the recent edition of compensation analysis information, so I'm able to go into the compensation module and look for jobs that are similar to a job title at our company. I can enter the job description, I give them what state that the person or the job is in, and it pops out compensation data. It gives me different options, so titles that might be similar. So if there's not something that's an exact fit, I'm able to find something really, really close. It's been a huge upgrade because before that I was having to use a different vendor and paying $400 per job and now it's significantly less expensive to Paylocity and I'm still getting great quality data. It's been very helpful.
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  • Employee Clock-in is the best function of this software.
  • It helps with managing attendance which can be further used for reporting purpose.
  • Works great with my iPhone and the web based browsers.
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Cons
  • Customer service could use some work. It can be difficult to get a hold of customer service and get an answer in a timely manner.
  • Being able to build custom reports in Paylocity is a helpful feature, but making it a little more user-friendly would be great.
  • It would be helpful to see on the employee time card how many hours the employee worked per day.
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  • The interface for the software needs some improvements. the color combination doesn't look professional.
  • Need to manage the employee finance saving details as well.
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Likelihood to Renew
We most likely will because we are learning how to use it better all the time. It does integrate with our Advanced Benefits. But the customer service is not responsive when needing help. It almost always requires several contacts to get anywhere, and the contacts can be several days apart. Once you actually get to TALK to someone, things are usually resolved fairly quickly, but their email system is not efficient. I get half answers and they close the ticket! But once I can get to someone, it is almost always great service. Very hard to get someone though.
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Usability
I gave Paylocity an 8 because it's easy to use once you learn it, and it saves a lot of time by keeping payroll, time tracking, and HR in one place. It has a lot of useful features, but some reports and settings can be confusing, and it takes time to learn everything. Overall, it works well and makes our job easier.
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Reliability and Availability
Over the last 3 years, we've only had one major service issue that rendered Airbase unusable for us for about 24 hours. That said, they navigated the SVB bank crisis very well and made sure funds were available during that time.
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Performance
We had some minor hiccups throughout the year but they have all been fixable. Paylocity integrates well with our 401k provider, Principal, and our benefits, OneDigital. It makes it simple to house everything and have it all connected. It doesn't slow anything down to have Principal integrated. It makes it more efficient
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Support Rating
I really appreciate that we are assigned a support manager. That person is very familiar with our set up, our needs and our history. However, I've spoken to others on the support team and have had very positive interactions and get the help needed.
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In-Person Training
I didn't have in-person training, but I'm sure it was just as great as any other training/assistance Paylocity provides. Paylocity customer service is always available. You never have to be on hold and their answers are always accurate and timely. Documents in the help section are helpful as well. My in-person training was conducted y one of our employees who was involved in the initial set-up and training of all employees. She was excellent.
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Online Training
Our rep was very thorough and made sure we fully understood the software before turning us loose alone. Paylocity was very good to do periodic check ins to ensure we understood the features and answered any questions we had. The training reps are very well trained and are very patient with clients.
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Implementation Rating
We were handed off to multiple implementation people, some quit, one went on leave, one left suddenly, one was transfered to a diff dept...all causing a significant amount of disruption for our team. Many had conflicting info on how to properly set things up...hence a complete mess was left for us to figure out
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Alternatives Considered
I have administered many more products than are listed above, and Paylocity is by far the most user friendly HRIS I have used.
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PayrollHero functions well than other available applications for HR management. It helps easy time tracking with better reporting for management. The interface can be improved more to make it unique and professional. But over all it helps with managing HR day to day operations easily. It has been great tool for HR people
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Scalability
We have gone from a medium sized company to a larger company with no issues whatsoever with Paylocity being able to keep up or do what we need it to do for the size of our needs. In fact, it does more than we even use at this juncture
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Return on Investment
  • Paylocity has helped us with recruitment by streamlining the process and making it efficient. It is saving me time.
  • Paylocity has also helped us with compensation so we can create a fair and robust compensation plan.
  • I also like using the data insights feature, which helps me keep track of over time, payroll and benefits costs, and retention numbers. This also saves me time as it is all in one place.
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  • Make it easy for the payroll team to check the employees attendance.
  • This tool can be accessible anywhere from any device.
  • Organized time in and out for employees.
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ScreenShots

Paylocity Screenshots

Screenshot of a view of real-time employee data and performance metrics used to uncover and analyze trends. This creates an impactful understanding of the business, increase retention, understand labor costs, and plan for changes.Screenshot of where to automate manual processes with Paylocity's self-serve automation engine, Workflows. Users can implement routines for time-consuming manual tasks.Screenshot of where to manage and comply with employment law. Paylocity's HR Compliance solution helps users to stay on track and view important employee compliance items, from Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), healthcare, and compensation.Screenshot of how Paylocity Recruiting can automate hiring processes. amplify outreach, showcase a company's culture, and build stronger candidate connections to swiftly fill positions.Screenshot of recognition and rewards in Paylocity.