Paylocity vs. Proliant

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paylocity
Score 7.9 out of 10
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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
Proliant
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Proliant provides a cloud-based human capital management solution designed to simplify payroll and HR processes, improves accuracy, and ensures industry compliance. Proliant is an all-in-one solution for workforce and talent management across the entire employment life cycle. Specializing in payroll, Proliant helps users pay people accurately, on time, and without risk from the IRS, supporting tax filings, contractor payments, and unlimited payroll runs. Proliant also streamlines…N/A
Pricing
PaylocityProliant
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaylocityProliant
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PaylocityProliant
Considered Both Products
Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
We were very close to selecting Proliant or Rippling. Proliant because their customer service was superior to any of the other platforms we looked at. They were so much more personable and ready to work with us. However, we chose Paylocity because Proliant didn't have many …
Chose Paylocity
Superior in every way except Performance to UKG, including customer support. Ease of use and perceived accuracy was a Paylocity win over all of the providers. It's a great balance of being robust but not overwhelming.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is very easy to navigate and has so many reports available to run. Everything is clearer and there is more visibility within the portal.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was the front runner due to its internal systems integrations. Most platforms outsource their modules; Paylocity does not.
Proliant
Chose Proliant
I think Proliant provides the best customer service out of any platform I have used. There are, however, some areas where there could be improvement. It is difficult to enter Holidays, and the add or remove PTO. The ease of connection with the Benefits Portal is a plus as well …
Chose Proliant
We chose Proliant due to local customer service and pricing.
Features
PaylocityProliant
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.9
1623 Ratings
3% below category average
Proliant
7.7
23 Ratings
5% below category average
Employee demographic data8.31556 Ratings9.721 Ratings
Employment history8.11507 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.81402 Ratings6.620 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.71418 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Organizational charting7.81301 Ratings5.916 Ratings
Organization and location management8.11275 Ratings7.117 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.71102 Ratings7.217 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.3
1556 Ratings
2% above category average
Proliant
9.0
22 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation8.61530 Ratings9.922 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.0778 Ratings7.411 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.61211 Ratings9.820 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.61062 Ratings8.115 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.91520 Ratings9.921 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.31238 Ratings9.720 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.6786 Ratings7.914 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
1319 Ratings
4% below category average
Proliant
6.6
21 Ratings
21% below category average
Approval workflow7.91177 Ratings4.419 Ratings
Balance details7.61271 Ratings7.920 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.91026 Ratings7.516 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.4
1562 Ratings
2% above category average
Proliant
8.7
22 Ratings
6% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.71528 Ratings9.822 Ratings
Update personal information8.71557 Ratings9.822 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.01281 Ratings8.317 Ratings
Employee recognition8.01161 Ratings7.513 Ratings
View job history8.51373 Ratings7.915 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
508 Ratings
8% below category average
Proliant
7.4
12 Ratings
8% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.4510 Ratings7.412 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.2
1451 Ratings
4% below category average
Proliant
9.0
22 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder7.31401 Ratings9.821 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.51420 Ratings9.822 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.9941 Ratings7.612 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.1
1361 Ratings
2% above category average
Proliant
8.6
20 Ratings
8% above category average
New hire portal8.31359 Ratings7.719 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.91113 Ratings9.618 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
778 Ratings
6% below category average
Proliant
7.2
10 Ratings
11% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.5627 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.6723 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.4565 Ratings7.19 Ratings
Performance tracking7.8725 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
969 Ratings
4% below category average
Proliant
8.2
13 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance plans7.4887 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2774 Ratings8.412 Ratings
Review status tracking7.8895 Ratings8.313 Ratings
Review reminders7.8902 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.8769 Ratings8.211 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.5
534 Ratings
5% below category average
Proliant
7.2
9 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.4371 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.6434 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Candidate search7.7490 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Candidate development7.2403 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.0
924 Ratings
2% above category average
Proliant
7.0
14 Ratings
11% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.1801 Ratings6.612 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.3826 Ratings6.912 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.9650 Ratings6.99 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.9794 Ratings6.912 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.4692 Ratings6.712 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.2857 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.0859 Ratings7.613 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
PaylocityProliant
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1719 ratings)
9.2
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(180 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(532 ratings)
7.1
(19 ratings)
Availability
8.9
(41 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.4
(39 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(167 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.3
(35 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(100 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.6
(33 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.0
(29 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.5
(33 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(40 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.6
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.9
(38 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.6
(36 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaylocityProliant
Likelihood to Recommend
Paylocity
Recordkeeping, filing reports, paying taxes, and having one location for everything is amazing. From recruiting to onboarding, we still need to make changes so we have less paperwork to manage, such as permission to run background checks and drug testing. We will work on this, but when you are busy, it is easy to put this off.
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Proliant
Overall, I would generally recommend Proliant to a colleague as I think the system and structure has great bones and is generally very easy to use. However, if a colleague was needing a system with a robust reporting system or access to immediate support, I would be less likely to recommend the system.
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Pros
Paylocity
  • The simpleness of the home screen for employees and the ease of use.
  • The employee profile and the ease of accessing everything related to employees. Centrally located.
  • The Community Page is a great tool for communicating with all employees or a specific group.
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Proliant
  • Some of the help for the training modules, [...] has been fantastic
  • [...] has also been really helpful
  • Adding a new employee to the system has been relatively easy and simple to do
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Cons
Paylocity
  • It requires me to use either Chrome or Edge so I can use Paylocity. It doesn't support Firefox, which is the browser I was using prior to being forced to switch to Edge so I can use the software and sign my contract.
  • Time entries are not auto saved. This happened once or twice to me in the past year when I was submitting my time entries and a sudden power outage happened, I was halfway and basically, I needed to start from scratch since it does not have auto save.
  • Mobile app is still buggy. It happened to be 3 times that it didn't reliably let me clock in that I had to do it on my work computer - so I had to give it up and use the web version.
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Proliant
  • Reporting is limited to data that is pulled by pay period--not by date worked, so if trying to determine how much an employee earned during a quarter--you have to calculate this manually
  • Employee records are limited to admin only viewing--so managers can not see payrates, upload documents to employee files or update expiration dates to licenses, etc
  • User guides in the knowledge base are out of date and don't cover the recent updates to the system--or outline processes that are no defunct
  • Limited integrations with other HR platforms are available. Ex--outside ATS, candidate assessment tools
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Likelihood to Renew
Paylocity
There are several technical issues we have experienced this past year with the employee onboarding process that we are still waiting to have resolved. Overall our experience with Paylocity has been positive, and we love how user-friendly and easy to navigate the system is. It has made all of our HR processes much more streamlined and efficient.
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Proliant
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Usability
Paylocity
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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Proliant
Proliant is pretty easy to maneuver and get used to. There are some things than can be tedious but nothing too difficult where you have to spend hours to get it to work. The payroll processing is pretty straightforward and that's the core reason why we use their software.
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Reliability and Availability
Paylocity
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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Proliant
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Performance
Paylocity
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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Proliant
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Support Rating
Paylocity
It is very hard to get answers to your questions, you cannot speak to someone without days of requesting assistance or answers and then eventually can get a call back and then it is usually resolved fairly quickly. But NOT easy to get that help.
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Proliant
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In-Person Training
Paylocity
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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Proliant
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Online Training
Paylocity
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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Proliant
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Implementation Rating
Paylocity
Implementation was a bit bumpy and Paylocity team not always available for next steps and/or questions. I feel like Paylocity could have done a better job in their fact finding as far as what we were currently doing, our payroll policies and needs, etc. so that we would have run into less issues as we moved forward.
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Proliant
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Alternatives Considered
Paylocity
Paylocity is SO far ahead of Paycor, it's not even funny. Just from the implementation standpoint alone, Paycor was an absolute nightmare. Paylocity had some struggles, but that goes along with any implementation. The experience with Paylocity was LIGHTYEARS ahead of our experience with Paycor, and the system itself is so, so much better.
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Proliant
Proliant is the only payroll software I have used, and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. It gives me everything I need in simple, easy-to-use software. If I have questions they have quality customer service. I get calls weekly to change to other payroll services, and I don't consider changing because there is no need to change - I have everything I need here. Proliant does exactly the job I am looking for it to do.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Paylocity
Everyone wants a good deal of course. We thought we did ok and felt you still made your money also
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Proliant
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Scalability
Paylocity
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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Proliant
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Professional Services
Paylocity
Some are knowledgable others not as much and sometimes instead of helping you fix the issue will just give you some directions and expect you to try to figure it out yourself. Also, when your Account Manager needs to escliate the issue to another group, it can take a long time for them to get to your issue and there's no commuication.
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Proliant
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Return on Investment
Paylocity
  • The time savings alone is worth the cost. I went from having to spend 3 - 4 full business days on payroll to about 1.
  • Being able to look all employee data up in one place is a lifesaver and time saver - even outside of the office if I need to access information quickly it is all just a sign in away.
  • It has saved significant time and reduced confusion related to onboarding. Everyone is able to see what stage an employee is at, I do not need to worry about employees potentially working for us illegally thanks to eVerify, and I am always assured that all required documentation for regulatory purposes has been obtained prior to employment beginning.
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Proliant
  • i am not able to give this information because I don't believe our firm fully uses Proliant
  • I was just made aware of some of the benefits Proliant can offer through this survey
  • The only negative is that when the "pre-wire" requirement was activated this year, we were not told ahead of time and it caused a lot of confusion and delay when we tried to process the first partner payroll in January.
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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.