Paylocity vs. SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paylocity
Score 7.8 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
SentricHR
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SentricHR (formerly SentricWorkForce) is a general HRIS platform that also provides payroll, tax filing, time and attendance, capabilities via a cloud-based system, from Sentric in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.N/A
Pricing
PaylocitySentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaylocitySentricHR
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
PaylocitySentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
Considered Both Products
Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity does a lot well, and at a price point that is competitive. They have a great team of support staff who are always willing to help issues to resolution.
SentricHR

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
PaylocitySentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
827 Ratings
0% below category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
9.0
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Employee demographic data8.6778 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employment history8.2760 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.8697 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6709 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1650 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Organization and location management7.8631 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5541 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.1
814 Ratings
1% above category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
10.0
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Pay calculation8.6790 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.3364 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.4564 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.2542 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.0790 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.2626 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.9386 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
679 Ratings
6% below category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
7.7
2 Ratings
5% below category average
Approval workflow7.9602 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Balance details7.4650 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.4503 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.3
826 Ratings
2% above category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
6.4
2 Ratings
24% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5806 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Update personal information8.6817 Ratings10.02 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0647 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Employee recognition8.3564 Ratings1.01 Ratings
View job history8.3682 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.5
232 Ratings
3% below category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
5.0
1 Ratings
43% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.5232 Ratings5.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.0
753 Ratings
8% below category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
9.3
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Report builder7.0721 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.4734 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.5434 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.2
703 Ratings
2% above category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
10.0
2 Ratings
22% above category average
New hire portal8.3699 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.0544 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
365 Ratings
10% below category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
6.0
1 Ratings
30% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.4275 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.4337 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.3238 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Performance tracking7.4339 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
469 Ratings
7% below category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
4.6
1 Ratings
53% below category average
Performance plans7.2419 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2347 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Review status tracking7.4431 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Review reminders7.5432 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.6354 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.2
216 Ratings
9% below category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
4.8
1 Ratings
49% below category average
Create succession plans/pools6.8143 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.1176 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate search7.4196 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Candidate development7.4158 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.7
444 Ratings
1% below category average
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
7.3
1 Ratings
6% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.8367 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.1388 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.7300 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.7366 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.0305 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.0409 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.9408 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
PaylocitySentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(861 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(80 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(57 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(8 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Performance
9.3
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(77 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.7
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(33 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.9
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.4
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaylocitySentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
Likelihood to Recommend
Paylocity
As mentioned, Paylocity is great as a payroll service for getting employees paid and also for them to get information using their self-service. Definitely could be improvements in the ATS/recruiting piece of the plaform. Paylocity is a payroll first platform and recruiting is an add-on, so the functionality is not as good as it is with stand-along ATS.
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Sentric
SentricHR works well with unusual situations in payroll - they understood that our payroll is not just a basic hourly/salaried situation and were able to create codes and functions to work with our exact needs.
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Pros
Paylocity
  • Customer Service is always helpful with little wait time.
  • Always improving; for example, the recent change to processing payroll. So much easier.
  • Onboarding makes it simple and the fact that the company can personalize the messaging to new hires allows us to make it more personalized.
  • Having an assigned account manager regardless of company size is definitely a plus.
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Sentric
  • Open Enrollment lets employees view and select the benefit they want for the following plan year. Sentric is easy to use and lets us in HR link their selection to their payroll records.
  • Sentric allows HR and the employee to view their paychecks. They can look at one, or many at a time.
  • When someone applies for a job via Sentric, their candidate records carry through to their employee record after we hire the person.
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Cons
Paylocity
  • Functionality of the Mobile App needs to match web portal. i.e. Employees unable to access self-appraisals for annual performance reviews on the app. Employees will have to use their browsers on the phone to access. Also, Employees are unable to adjust their State and Federal Tax withholdings via the App. They need to log into via their browsers.
  • Would like to see easier accessibility to establishing APIs (Application Programming Interface) from Paylocity to my own IT department. Attempted to do this and there was a PEPM (per employee per month) charge for this integration. Don't mind paying an initial set up but after that a PEPM seems a little steep. Be a better value-added partner with your clients in solving business problems. Huge area of opportunity and more than willing to discuss further with you.
  • Auto Assignment of Expense Management Rules. Currently have to refresh the Expense Management rules to ensure that all employees are part of it. This should be able to be automated much in the same way Attendance policies are managed for various employee populations.
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Sentric
  • Make it easier to determine which report works best for our needs
  • Have the ability to create a custom report for specific instances
  • Other than that, they're perfect!
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Likelihood to Renew
Paylocity
We have had many issues with the way our platform was set up at implementation that still continue to plague us. In addition, our benefits, in particular our FSA, have been mis-managed causing a balance due from an employee (and also a lot of work for our accounting and HR team, as well as stress for the employee). Our service rep continues to answer incorrectly on many fronts (original response is usually check out this paylocity article, vs. helping) and recently our COBRA management was mishandled (not adding Dental to a person on Cobra who had requested it). So- all in all...we are not particularly happy w/ Paylocity
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Sentric
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Usability
Paylocity
Overall, in my experience, Paylocity has been easy to use for both staff and administrators. First, the staff has an application and inputting Paid Time Off is easy to do. I then get an alert on my app and I am able to approve it on the spot from my app that gives me access as an employee and an administrator without having to use multiple apps or logins. As an administrator I think the portal is easy to use, Paylocity did a great job showing me tools and rolling out training classes before rollout.
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Sentric
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Reliability and Availability
Paylocity
there are frequent issues with the recruiting module not fully working and there is no rush from paylocity to fix it
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Sentric
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Performance
Paylocity
pages load in an acceptable amount of time, reports come back quickly, but integration is very complicated and hasn't been possible
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Sentric
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Support Rating
Paylocity
Everyone wants immediate assistance. Awaiting a response from an email only to ask 2-3 more questions is time consuming. Within the first six months of setup, I would rather respond back to the instructors who provided me the training in each category of my contract.
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Sentric
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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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Sentric
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Implementation Rating
Paylocity
I had gone through an implementation process of another HR platform (Paycom) in my previous job and was traumatized, it was painful. I was surprised how easy and fast it was with Paylocity, the team was very helpful and set us up for success
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Sentric
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Alternatives Considered
Paylocity
Paylocity is so much better than ADP and Paychex Flex. These platforms are much more difficult to navigate and do not even come close with providing things like Community. Their systems are more confusing then Paylocity and there is not as many modules to explore and implement. Paychex Flex does not offer nearly as many modules or tools and is very basic. While it gets the basic job done, we like to include more detailed information in our system and that system just did not allow us too.
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Sentric
I haven't explored the other systems in great detail. IFS didn't appear as "user-friendly". Taleo seemed to not have the capabilities Sentric did.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Sentric
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Scalability
Paylocity
You have an account manager assigned to you on a daily basis but that person is barely available to you
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Sentric
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Professional Services
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Sentric
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Return on Investment
Paylocity
  • We are able to get much better payroll data for our accounting needs.
  • Much less time spent on doing payroll.
  • Better recordkeeping of our employee's information and documents.
  • Less errors.
  • Cost is much more than we were spending, but it is worth it.
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Sentric
  • Not applicable for our business
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