Paylocity vs. Zoho People

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
Zoho People
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Zoho People is an efficient Human Resources Management System that automates daily tasks. It also offers Performance Management and Learning Management resources.
$1.25
per month
Pricing
PaylocityZoho People
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essential HR
$1.50 ($1.25)
monthly (annually)
Professional
$2.50 ($2.00)
monthly (annually)
Premium
$3.50 ($3.00)
monthly (annually)
Enterprise
$5.00 ($4.50)
monthly (annually)
People Plus
$10.00 ($9.00)
monthly (annually)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaylocityZoho People
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
PaylocityZoho People
Features
PaylocityZoho People
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
1435 Ratings
4% below category average
Zoho People
9.1
10 Ratings
12% above category average
Employee demographic data8.51367 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Employment history8.21317 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.91231 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.61243 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.41143 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.91124 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5960 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.3
1373 Ratings
2% above category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.61341 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.8677 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.71040 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.6930 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.91335 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.21078 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.9678 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
1163 Ratings
7% below category average
Zoho People
10.0
10 Ratings
20% above category average
Approval workflow7.71036 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Balance details7.41111 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.7882 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.4
1382 Ratings
2% above category average
Zoho People
9.9
10 Ratings
19% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.61346 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.71370 Ratings9.810 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.11118 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Employee recognition8.31013 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.51201 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
446 Ratings
7% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets7.4446 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.3
1279 Ratings
3% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Report builder7.31227 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.51245 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.2816 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.2
1201 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho People
9.0
10 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal8.41191 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.1967 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
682 Ratings
3% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.7546 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.8629 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.7486 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9638 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
854 Ratings
4% below category average
Zoho People
8.0
10 Ratings
1% above category average
Performance plans7.5778 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.4674 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.7784 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.8791 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.7668 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
457 Ratings
3% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools7.2314 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.5370 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.0413 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.6339 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.0
808 Ratings
4% above category average
Zoho People
7.5
9 Ratings
2% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.1693 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.2721 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.0562 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.0689 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.6591 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.2748 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.9745 Ratings00 Ratings
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PaylocityZoho People
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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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
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PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
PaylocityZoho People
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(1525 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(166 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(332 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(36 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.5
(35 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(148 ratings)
10.0
(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)
10.0
(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
PaylocityZoho People
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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Zoho
Zoho People is well suited for organizations where they need a self service HR tool for tasks like attendance, leave management and time tracking. It is perfect for offices where employees like to work independently and benefit from easily accessing and managing their own HR records. But it is less suitable where internet is an issue or GPS is unavailable which makes the process of check-in/check-out frustrating.
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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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Zoho
  • Data Management- It's useful to have all data related to HR in one space, especially using the cloud. Separating data into relevant categories also makes administrative work a breeze.
  • Employee Resources- Having a central place for employees to reach out to HR is ideal.
  • Customization- Creation of forms is especially useful for a growing business.
  • Integration- Integrates well with other systems.
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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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Zoho
  • Check in and GPS issues - The app sometimes struggles with location detection during check-in which delays logging in
  • Limited offline access - Zoho People should have had an offline functionality making it difficult for employees to check in or log hours when internet connection is an issue
  • Clunky user interface - I personally find the interface bit too cluttered which makes navigation difficult
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
Because it is one of the best HRM software i have ever used and literally my experience with Zoho People is amazing and we are still using this software in our company to track employee records. Zoho People is perfectly fits on our organisation where employees is mandatory to run a health business. Thanks Zoho
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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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Zoho
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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Zoho
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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Zoho
Because Zoho is perfect in all aspects.
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
One of the innovative CRM software products on the market is Zoho People. Compared to Salesforce and SugarCRM, Zoho People comes up to their standards. Zoho People is an integrated suite of CRM tools that allows small businesses to work more efficiently. Zoho People is a better platform for managing HR and other human resource management. And it's a cost-effective solution for start-ups.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Paylocity
I didn't help but I like the pricing
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Zoho
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
  • For us, the time/attendance tracking function of Zoho People has done a lot to increase accountability for scheduling and attendance. Since we are a volunteer staff, scheduling can be difficult, and this has made it so much easier to quantify and track everyone's weekly time commitments.
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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.

Zoho People Screenshots

Screenshot of Zoho People allows employees to manage their own records