Paylocity vs. When I Work

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
When I Work
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
When I Work is a way for businesses to schedule, track time and attendance, and communicate with their hourly employees. The schedule and time clock is placed in every employee's pocket with When I Work's iOS and Android apps. It can be used to keep track of time off, employee availability, and manage shift swaps with a few clicks. When I Work integrates with payroll providers to streamline the process and avoid human error.
$2.50
per month per user
Pricing
PaylocityWhen I Work
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essentials
$2.50
per month per user
Essentials + Attendance
$4
per month per user
Pro
$5
per month per user
Pro + Attendance
$7
per month per user
Premium
$8
per month per user
Premium + Attendance
$10
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaylocityWhen I Work
Free Trial
NoYes
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
PaylocityWhen I Work
Features
PaylocityWhen I Work
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.9
1502 Ratings
3% below category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.41432 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.21382 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.81287 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.71302 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.51197 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.01172 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.51006 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.3
1440 Ratings
2% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.61407 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.9712 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.71102 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.6974 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.91400 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.31135 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.8716 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
1219 Ratings
7% below category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Approval workflow7.81085 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.41166 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.7932 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.4
1447 Ratings
2% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.61411 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.71435 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.11170 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.21063 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.51261 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
465 Ratings
8% below category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets7.4465 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.3
1341 Ratings
3% below category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Report builder7.31285 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.51306 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.2857 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.2
1256 Ratings
3% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.31246 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.01012 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.7
710 Ratings
4% below category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.6567 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.8655 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.6508 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9664 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
890 Ratings
4% below category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.4812 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.3706 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.8819 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.8826 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.7701 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
477 Ratings
3% below category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools7.4326 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.5385 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.0432 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.5353 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.0
842 Ratings
3% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.1723 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.2751 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.0585 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.1720 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.6621 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.2779 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.9779 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PaylocityWhen I Work
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(1471 ratings)
10.0
(25 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(166 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(281 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
8.9
(35 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.4
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(148 ratings)
8.7
(19 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.9
(29 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.9
(92 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
6.9
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.2
(24 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.1
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.7
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.3
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.4
(31 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaylocityWhen I Work
Likelihood to Recommend
Paylocity
I have already recommended Paylocity to another company and they are using it. The ability to streamline multiple platforms into one is the key feature as it saves time. Also, the speed of loading, the customer service help, and the ease of payroll processing are all reasons why we like utilizing Paylocity. It would be nice to have a referral bonus program as I was told there wasn't one when I referred the company and they signed up
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When I Work
I recommend When I Work to those companies that are looking for a way to manage work schedules and want to increase the productivity of all employees. This is an important platform that would bring excellent results to small, medium and large companies. This is a constant monitoring system which allows employees to complete their tasks in the indicated time, When I Work sends automated alerts when an employee is not complying with their tasks and this allows us to know exactly the productivity we are having in each one of the sectors. It is an excellent platform for planning and administration of working hours, it has a very easy-to-use UI that allows schedules to be easily managed. Without a doubt, When I Work would be a perfect implementation for any sector or company, since it has a lot of potential to collect exact data on compliance with working hours.
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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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When I Work
  • When I Work allowed me to color-code each employee's schedule.
  • When I Work allowed me to show who was "off" during what time of day. This was essential for morale, as our event included 16-18 hour days, and I wanted to show that everyone had down time each day.
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Cons
Paylocity
  • I'd like to see a forum in which users could discuss the platform, raise both questions and concerns. I feel that changes are done without enough input from users.
  • Improving hold time recently with customer service.
  • Accuracy of new 'graphic' payroll report - the new report is not complete when payroll is done, so it is unusable from my perspective. I rely on the preprocess payroll register. This is one of those 'improvements' that have not been positive in my experience.
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When I Work
  • You cannot view inactive employees on the app.
  • When pulling up the schedule on the app, it defaults to Tuesday when the screen is done loading.
  • If you pull up an individual's schedule it removes your default settings. For example, I have mine set to just my store, but if I need to see an employee's schedule it resets those defaults. You're always looking at the last schedule you pulled up.
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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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When I Work
It's a powerful tool for employee management and intuitive to use.
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Usability
Paylocity
I simply love Paylocity! We have run into some issues, but no company is going to be perfect. The flow of the modules is really nice, no double entry of data. The Time & Labor flows into Payroll nicely and Benefits flows into the employees Pay Setup which goes onto the employees paycheck with little to no issues.
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When I Work
While it's one of the better apps, my only complaint is the icon layout of the dash; mouseover sometimes doesn't work for my system.
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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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When I Work
No answers on this topic
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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When I Work
No answers on this topic
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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When I Work
Every time I contact When I Work staff with an issue, someone is there with a quick solution to my problem. I love the chat feature. I can continue to work on other things while the When I Work representative assists me.
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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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When I Work
No answers on this topic
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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When I Work
No answers on this topic
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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When I Work
Make certain your team knows how to turn off alerts and utilise the system.
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Alternatives Considered
Paylocity
ADP was very similar to the way Paylocity is, but I seem to favor Paylocity to be honest. Miter was VERY difficult to use and set up. I wouldn't ever consider using that software ever again. I didn't like a lot of aspect Miter had to offer either. Paylocity would always be my choice.
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When I Work
When I Work seemed a bit easier to implement for our team and employees. When I Work had all the things we needed without a lot of the bells and whistles that we wouldn't really utilize. When I Work was also a bit more affordable for our budget. Overall, it was the better choice.
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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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When I Work
No answers on this topic
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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When I Work
No answers on this topic
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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When I Work
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Paylocity
  • 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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When I Work
  • Has cut down on the time I spend scheduling.
  • Makes estimating payroll simple.
  • Is convenient for staff to use because they can utilize it on their own device.
  • Allows for messaging as well, which helps get the word out about numerous things, not just scheduling issues.
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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.