Paylocity vs. Vibe HCM (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paylocity
Score 8.2 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
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
Score 4.3 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Vibe HCM was a social HRMS, talent management and employee collaboration suite, that was discontinued, and is no longer available for sale.
$0
Per User per Month
Pricing
PaylocityVibe HCM (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Vibe HCM Suite
Per User per Month
Vibe HCM ERP Connector
Vibe HCM Payroll Connector
Vibe Onboarding
Vibe Social Intranet
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaylocityVibe HCM (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsWe offer our products as a comprehensive suite, or on a modular basis as our clients' needs, priorities and budgets dictate. Our clients do not need to do a full "rip and replace" of current systems that are working to deploy Vibe HCM. We can seamlessly integrate with existing technologies, providing a highly engaging "one-stop-shop" / unification platform.
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Community Pulse
PaylocityVibe HCM (discontinued)
Considered Both Products
Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
We're a smaller company, and UKG is really designed more for the enterprise level. It can do a lot, but it's a bit unwieldy and expensive for what we needed. Paylocity allows us to do almost all the same things for a fraction of the cost.

We had ADP before, and we left …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity seemed the most user-friendly and robust system, that fit our budget
Vibe HCM (discontinued)

No answer on this topic

Features
PaylocityVibe HCM (discontinued)
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
1441 Ratings
4% below category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
7 Ratings
21% above category average
Employee demographic data8.51373 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Employment history8.21323 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.91237 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.61249 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Organizational charting7.41149 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Organization and location management7.91130 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5965 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.3
1379 Ratings
2% above category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Pay calculation8.61347 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.8681 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.71046 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.6936 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.91341 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.21082 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.9681 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
1168 Ratings
7% below category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
3 Ratings
20% above category average
Approval workflow7.71040 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Balance details7.41116 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.7887 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.4
1387 Ratings
2% above category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
8 Ratings
20% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.61351 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Update personal information8.71375 Ratings10.06 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.11123 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Employee recognition8.31018 Ratings10.05 Ratings
View job history8.51206 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
449 Ratings
7% below category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.4449 Ratings10.02 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.3
1284 Ratings
3% below category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
8 Ratings
28% above category average
Report builder7.31232 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.51250 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.2820 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.2
1205 Ratings
3% above category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
New hire portal8.41195 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.1971 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
685 Ratings
3% below category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.7549 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.8632 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.7489 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9641 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
858 Ratings
4% below category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Performance plans7.5782 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.4678 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Review status tracking7.7788 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Review reminders7.8795 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.7672 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
460 Ratings
3% below category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Create succession plans/pools7.2317 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.5372 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Candidate search8.0416 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Candidate development7.6342 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.0
812 Ratings
4% above category average
Vibe HCM (discontinued)
10.0
1 Ratings
26% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.1697 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.2725 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.0566 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.0693 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.6595 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.2752 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.9749 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
PaylocityVibe HCM (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 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
PaylocityVibe HCM (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(1524 ratings)
10.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(166 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(332 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(36 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.5
(35 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(148 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.9
(29 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(92 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
7.1
(26 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.4
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.5
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.5
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.5
(31 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaylocityVibe HCM (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Paylocity
Paylocity is a very user-friendly system. It is very easy to learn and use. They offer features like Time and Labor, Payroll, integrations with other software and Human Resources benefits. They have an excellent onboarding process and feature recruitment right at your fingertips, so you do not have to go on so many job boards. I like their self-service portal because it allows our staff independence on clocking in and out as well as requesting paid time off and our staff can make their own corrections when they miss a punch on their time sheet or forget to clock in and out for lunch or during the day.
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It is best suited for companies that want their HR function streamlined and automated. It's also suited for companies that want their employees to engage more and collaborate on the same platform.
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Pros
Paylocity
  • 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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  • Vibe HCM is highly configurable. That flexibility is extremely useful.
  • The portal pages create a friendly user experience that aids in adoption.
  • Vibe takes action on change requests and enhancements quickly.
  • The number of employee self-service options allow for easy colleague use.
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Cons
Paylocity
  • Develop a full AP/AR process that integrates with the other financial tools like payroll, expenses, etc.
  • Have the platform DCAA compliant and have it audited so that companies can use it as a definitive government contracting platform.
  • Develop an improvement that would allow for Time and Labor integration and reporting to Medicaid for service providers so they don't need multiple systems.
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  • Any areas of opportunity are discussed and addressed. They are incredibly open to suggestions and have an overall attitude of continuous improvement. No possibility goes unexplored.
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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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Usability
Paylocity
I would give it that overall rating because we implemented in 2023 and so although that may feel like a lot of time, it still is, we still have a lot to learn and so I'm optimistic that as we learn more that rating will increase.
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It works just as advertised! Not always the case with solutions. Flexible and configurable!
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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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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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World class service and support! Second to none!
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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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The customer support team is responsive and always available for solving technical or implementation issues that may arise from clients.
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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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Online Training
Paylocity
The training was live online, but was with a group of other companies. We did not receive any personalized training with our team. Whenever we would ask for training, we would be sent a peak article link or a video. It felt like the reps we dealt with didn't know the answer to the questions.
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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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Alternatives Considered
Paylocity
We went through demos five years ago and we evaluated ADP and UKG in the past, and we used Paycor previously. In the past, I've used ADP and Kronos when it was still Kronos at other companies. So several different ones. One of the main reasons was that it was all one platform and you didn't have to log into other platforms for it to communicate with each other. Payroll talks to time that talks back to payroll and you don't have to log into anything separate. The reporting was also really easy and you didn't have to have a master's degree to do it.
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We selected Vibe HCM about 2 1/2 years ago because they approached communication and the interaction between the employer and the employee so differently. It was a combination of connection and transaction. You have a system that meets the business need and functionality but that connects with your employee in such a fresh non-corporate way. It's not just about automating a process but building an environment that surrounds those daily business transactions that looks and feels how we interact on the web and social media. It totally transforms not only the user experience but the employers as well. It makes us think a little bit more about the touch points we have with our employees and how we want those to look/feel and resonate.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Paylocity
I didn't help but I like the pricing
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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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Professional Services
Paylocity
They are thorough, care about quality and success, take the time needed to implement properly, answer questions, build data feeds. A professional, caring, very skilled team there.
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Return on Investment
Paylocity
  • So when I first found Paylocity back in 2013 and was pitching it to the senior leadership company, my PowerPoint presentation, our return on investment was reducing errors in time and labor. We did paper time sheets back in the day back in 2007, 2008. So we were always running paper time sheets, Microsoft Excel or other standalone products, printing them out and hand keying them into a payroll system. So my ROI to our company was to save money and time on data entry and also to better manage the taxes. So we pay for the tax service, we're in 27 states having to manage that. Previously we were responsible for knowing what every state tax codes were, what every state tax compliance rules were. So with Paylocity we signed up for a tax service and that has been a huge return on investment.
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  • Vibe HCM has been providing Zions Bancorporation with range of tools that fully encompass all areas of HR Operations. We have found that these tools have made our business process more efficient.
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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.

Vibe HCM (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of Sample home pageScreenshot of My Hub launch pageScreenshot of Sample Personalized Onboarding resourcesScreenshot of HR practitioner hubScreenshot of Virtual Day 1 OrientationScreenshot of Sample Talent Profile