Overview
What is Paycom?
Paycom is a core HR management software solution. It includes features such as talent acquisition and management, time tracking, and payroll management. It offers some automation capacities, particularly regarding payroll.
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- ACA reporting and benefits administration has been streamlined.
- Work time has been cut down to a few days.
- Flexibility in producing or editing reports either pre-prepared or thru report writer (manually thru drop-down menus with a few clicks).
- Easy submitting information.
- Weekly digital feeds to …
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- Having their personal information at their fingertips from anywhere.
- Ability to make changes to personal information.
- Being able to print check stubs and WS-2 forms.
- Select their medical benefits.
- Adding comments to e-timesheet.
- Requesting time off.
- Verifying vacation and sick time totals.
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It has saved employee headaches for trying to remember where to go for what.
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Popular Features
- Update personal information (366)8.282%
- Direct deposit files (358)8.080%
- Pay calculation (358)7.979%
- View and generate pay and benefit information (363)7.878%
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Pricing
What is Paycom?
Paycom is a core HR management software solution. It includes features such as talent acquisition and management, time tracking, and payroll management. It offers some automation capacities, particularly regarding payroll.
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Features
Human Resource Management
Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.
- 7.3Employee demographic data(323) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 6.8Employment history(309) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 7Job profiles and administration(310) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 6.6Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(311) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 5.9Organizational charting(233) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 7.9Organization and location management(269) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 6.8Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(256) Ratings
Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.
Payroll Management
Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.
- 7.9Pay calculation(358) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 6.4Support for external payroll vendors(47) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 8.7Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(13) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 7.6Benefit plan administration(307) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 8Direct deposit files(358) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 7.1Salary revision and increment management(294) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
- 7Reimbursement management(199) Ratings
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.
Leave and Attendance Management
Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.
- 7.4Approval workflow(311) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 7.4Balance details(311) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 7.7Annual carry-forward and encashment(258) Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.
Employee Self Service
Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.
- 7.8View and generate pay and benefit information(363) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 8.2Update personal information(366) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 7.6View company policy documentation(325) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 6.4Employee recognition(176) Ratings
thank a team member
- 7.7View job history(290) Ratings
Employees can view all positions held at the company.
Asset Management
Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.
- 4.9Tracking of all physical assets(26) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 6.4Report builder(311) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 6.5Pre-built reports(308) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
- 5.8Ability to combine HR data with external data(55) Ratings
Ability to bring data from external systems like CRM and combine with HR data.
Onboarding
Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.
- 7.4New hire portal(309) Ratings
New hire portal eliminates printing and mailing with a personalized portal of all required reading, corporate information, and all forms and other paperwork, online.
- 6.7Manager tracking tools(267) Ratings
Tracking tools allow hiring managers to check status on individual hires for all onboarding activities.
Performance and Goals
Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.
- 4.2Corporate goal setting(36) Ratings
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
- 6.3Individual goal setting(168) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 4.8Line-of sight-visibility(35) Ratings
Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.
- 6.4Performance tracking(177) Ratings
Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.
Performance Management
Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.
- 6.8Performance plans(209) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 6.7Performance improvement plans(198) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 6.7Review status tracking(202) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 7.1Review reminders(209) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 6.3Multiple review frequency(187) Ratings
System supports multiple review types including annual, quarterly mid-year and anniversary reviews.
Succession Planning
Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.
- 9.1Create succession plans/pools(24) Ratings
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
- 6.8Candidate ranking(30) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 5.8Candidate search(33) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
- 5.4Candidate development(29) Ratings
Candidate development is the ability to assign learning and development goals.
Recruiting / ATS
Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.
- 6.9Job Requisition Management(195) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 7.2Company Website Posting(192) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 6.5Publish to Social Media(154) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 6.9Job Search Site Posting(178) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 6.2Duplicate Candidate Prevention(165) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 6.6Applicant Tracking(201) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 6.1Notifications and Alerts(204) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
Product Details
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What is Paycom?
Paycom states they have approximately 36,820 clients across the United States (as of Dec. 31, 2023), up 1% from the prior year. On April 15, 2014, Paycom became a public company with its shares opening for trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PAYC. In early 2020, the company joined the S&P 500.
Paycom Features
Human Resource Management Features
- Supported: Employee demographic data
- Supported: Employment history
- Supported: Job profiles and administration
- Supported: Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- Supported: Benefits information
- Supported: Organizational charting
- Supported: Organization and location management
- Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Payroll Management Features
- Supported: Pay calculation
- Supported: Payroll history for each employee
- Supported: Benefit plan administration
- Supported: Direct deposit files
- Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
- Supported: Salary revision and increment management
- Supported: Reimbursement management
- Supported: Statutory form management
Leave and Attendance Management Features
- Supported: Approval workflow
- Supported: Email notifications
- Supported: Balance details
- Supported: Annual carry-forward and encashment
Employee Self Service Features
- Supported: Employee login
- Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
- Supported: Update personal information
- Supported: Request time off
- Supported: View job history
- Supported: View company policy documentation
- Supported: Employee recognition
HR Reporting Features
- Supported: Report builder
- Supported: Pre-built reports
Integration with other HR capabilities Features
- Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
Performance Management Features
- Supported: Performance plans
- Supported: Performance improvement plans
- Supported: Review status tracking
- Supported: Review reminders
- Supported: Multiple review frequency
Onboarding Features
- Supported: New hire portal
- Supported: Manager tracking tools
Performance and Goals Features
- Supported: Individual goal setting
- Supported: Performance tracking
Recruiting / ATS Features
- Supported: Job Requisition Management
- Supported: Company Website Posting
- Supported: Publish to Social Media
- Supported: Job Search Site Posting
- Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
- Supported: Applicant Tracking
- Supported: Notifications and Alerts
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Paycom Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
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(683)Attribute Ratings
- 8.3Likelihood to Renew20 ratings
- 9.1Availability1 rating
- 8.2Performance1 rating
- 8.4Usability23 ratings
- 9Support Rating51 ratings
- 7.3Online Training1 rating
- 6.4In-Person Training1 rating
- 7.8Implementation Rating6 ratings
- 5.5Configurability1 rating
- 5.5Product Scalability1 rating
- 5.5Ease of integration1 rating
- 8.3Vendor pre-sale2 ratings
- 4.9Vendor post-sale2 ratings
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(1-5 of 5)Paycom
- Sales Team is very attentive
- Implementation team is very attentive
- Responsiveness needs to be worked on
- Implementation needs to take more time
- Employee demographic data
- 90%9.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 90%9.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 90%9.0
- Organizational charting
- 90%9.0
- Organization and location management
- 90%9.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 90%9.0
- Pay calculation
- 90%9.0
- Benefit plan administration
- 90%9.0
- Direct deposit files
- 90%9.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- 90%9.0
- Reimbursement management
- 40%4.0
- Approval workflow
- 90%9.0
- Balance details
- 70%7.0
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 80%8.0
- Update personal information
- 90%9.0
- View company policy documentation
- 90%9.0
- Report builder
- 90%9.0
- Pre-built reports
- 90%9.0
- Performance plans
- 90%9.0
- Performance improvement plans
- 90%9.0
- Review status tracking
- 100%10.0
- New hire portal
- 90%9.0
- Manager tracking tools
- 90%9.0
- Performance tracking
- 80%8.0
- Job Requisition Management
- 90%9.0
- Company Website Posting
- 90%9.0
- Job Search Site Posting
- 90%9.0
- Applicant Tracking
- 90%9.0
- Notifications and Alerts
- 90%9.0
- It has saved the HR team a lot of time when it comes to Payroll.
- It has made it manageable to all staff to be able to update their information in there.
- Time Management
- Payroll
- Benefits Administration
- Implemented in-house
- Garnishments were not all in place when we transitioned
- I love how and easy user friendly the Employee self service
- love how employees have access to their accounts/portals
- i love the tutorials provided to employees
- its very simple and easy to use for employees/managers and directors of all different ages
- possibly changing the original username provided from Paycom for example the number zero username of 0wf08---maybe Pwfp8...employees were not able to identify the number zero vs the letter O
- In form 1 to please add in the employee status Resigned
- Paycom is under central time since it is located in OK...have this change to reflect EST---We are in NJ as such we are always checking employees time clock and punches
- how to process a punch change request go to time management read only, then (+) a little confusing most employees press request punch change but this is to view once you have added
- Employee demographic data
- 90%9.0
- Employment history
- 90%9.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 90%9.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- N/AN/A
- Organizational charting
- N/AN/A
- Organization and location management
- N/AN/A
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- N/AN/A
- Pay calculation
- 90%9.0
- Benefit plan administration
- N/AN/A
- Direct deposit files
- 90%9.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- N/AN/A
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Approval workflow
- N/AN/A
- Balance details
- N/AN/A
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- N/AN/A
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 100%10.0
- Update personal information
- 100%10.0
- View job history
- 90%9.0
- View company policy documentation
- 90%9.0
- Employee recognition
- N/AN/A
- Report builder
- N/AN/A
- Pre-built reports
- N/AN/A
- Performance plans
- N/AN/A
- Performance improvement plans
- N/AN/A
- Review status tracking
- N/AN/A
- Review reminders
- N/AN/A
- Multiple review frequency
- N/AN/A
- New hire portal
- 90%9.0
- Manager tracking tools
- 90%9.0
- Individual goal setting
- N/AN/A
- Performance tracking
- N/AN/A
- Job Requisition Management
- 80%8.0
- Company Website Posting
- 80%8.0
- Publish to Social Media
- 80%8.0
- Job Search Site Posting
- 80%8.0
- Duplicate Candidate Prevention
- N/AN/A
- Applicant Tracking
- 80%8.0
- Notifications and Alerts
- N/AN/A
- Paycom is very easy and has saved time for managers/supervisor in missed clocked punches. We are no longer using paper time sheets!
- Implemented in-house
- Third-party professional services
- we had to set up NJ taxes and set up the 1st year with Nj paid sick leave, but all matters were resolved
Many unresolved issues, especially in U.S. Territories.
- Centralized web-based application; can be used from anywhere
- Seamless interface between the web portal and mobile access
- Implementation was a nightmare
- If you have employees in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands, run away from Paycom
- Lack of communication from within the organization
- Tax team is not customer facing, so information got lost in the several steps they have
- Employee demographic data
- 70%7.0
- Employment history
- 70%7.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 50%5.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 60%6.0
- Organizational charting
- 50%5.0
- Organization and location management
- 60%6.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 70%7.0
- Pay calculation
- 90%9.0
- Benefit plan administration
- N/AN/A
- Direct deposit files
- 60%6.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- 80%8.0
- Reimbursement management
- 70%7.0
- Approval workflow
- 70%7.0
- Balance details
- 20%2.0
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- 20%2.0
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 70%7.0
- Update personal information
- 80%8.0
- View job history
- 70%7.0
- View company policy documentation
- 60%6.0
- Employee recognition
- 70%7.0
- Report builder
- 20%2.0
- Pre-built reports
- 20%2.0
- Performance plans
- 60%6.0
- Performance improvement plans
- 60%6.0
- Review status tracking
- 60%6.0
- Review reminders
- 60%6.0
- Multiple review frequency
- 60%6.0
- New hire portal
- 50%5.0
- Manager tracking tools
- 50%5.0
- Individual goal setting
- 50%5.0
- Performance tracking
- 50%5.0
- Job Requisition Management
- 50%5.0
- Company Website Posting
- 50%5.0
- Publish to Social Media
- 50%5.0
- Job Search Site Posting
- 50%5.0
- Duplicate Candidate Prevention
- 60%6.0
- Applicant Tracking
- 60%6.0
- Notifications and Alerts
- 50%5.0
- takes more time to work on the time cards to make sure employees in Puerto Rico are paid correctly
- It has increase our administrative costs since it takes much more time that ADP to get time cards corrected and approved.
- there is none
- we have decided to move away from Paycom
- Never had issues with fillings at ADP but with Paycom is a never ending story.
- The implementation experience was so bad we haven't even try further.
- We have decided to stop using Paycom as a provider.
- none
- Product Reputation
- Implemented in-house
- Things we were told during the sales pitch were part of the system turns out they could be part of the system for an extra fee.
- All in all the major issue was that we were lied during the sales pitch.
- Online training
- time recording and approving
- time off requesting and approval
- having to correct hours on a time card manually to comply with PR local regulations and adjusting those hours directly on the payroll.
Great Customer Service
- Customer Support
- Listening to what the customers want, and trying their best to provide it.
- Accuracy
- Providing new ideas that are relevant to me
- Always up selling when visiting
- Implementation took awhile
- Employee demographic data
- 90%9.0
- Employment history
- 80%8.0
- Job profiles and administration
- N/AN/A
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 80%8.0
- Organizational charting
- N/AN/A
- Organization and location management
- N/AN/A
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 90%9.0
- Pay calculation
- 90%9.0
- Support for external payroll vendors
- N/AN/A
- Benefit plan administration
- 90%9.0
- Direct deposit files
- 100%10.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- N/AN/A
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Approval workflow
- 90%9.0
- Balance details
- 90%9.0
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- 90%9.0
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 100%10.0
- Update personal information
- 100%10.0
- View job history
- N/AN/A
- View company policy documentation
- N/AN/A
- Employee recognition
- N/AN/A
- Tracking of all physical assets
- N/AN/A
- Report builder
- 100%10.0
- Pre-built reports
- 90%9.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- 50%5.0
- Performance plans
- N/AN/A
- Performance improvement plans
- N/AN/A
- Review status tracking
- N/AN/A
- Review reminders
- N/AN/A
- Multiple review frequency
- N/AN/A
- Create succession plans/pools
- N/AN/A
- Candidate ranking
- N/AN/A
- Candidate search
- N/AN/A
- Candidate development
- N/AN/A
- New hire portal
- N/AN/A
- Manager tracking tools
- N/AN/A
- Corporate goal setting
- N/AN/A
- Individual goal setting
- N/AN/A
- Performance tracking
- N/AN/A
- Job Requisition Management
- N/AN/A
- Company Website Posting
- N/AN/A
- Publish to Social Media
- N/AN/A
- Job Search Site Posting
- N/AN/A
- Duplicate Candidate Prevention
- N/AN/A
- Applicant Tracking
- N/AN/A
- Notifications and Alerts
- N/AN/A
- Freeing up time
- Helps employees manage their own information
- Price
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Implemented in-house
- data up load not correct
- time was strained to get it completed
- in-person training
- time keeping
- on boarding
- time off request
- reporting
- none
- Jazz HR
- Optimizer
- File import/export
- Single Signon
Paycom -- A Trusted Partner
- Customer Service. Paycom's software is easy to use and their customer service is fantastic. There is always a live person there ready to answer all my questions.
- Labor Allocation. We have to allocate staff time across several revenue sources to invoice accurately. We know with Paycom the numbers will be accurate and it saves an incredible amount of staff time.
- Bookkeeping. With Paycom's reporting process we are able to pull reports for our bookkeeper to help her perform her job for efficiently.
- Ability to add expenses with payroll deposits help save us time and money.
- We are very happy with Paycom's services.
- Employee demographic data
- 100%10.0
- Employment history
- 100%10.0
- Pay calculation
- 100%10.0
- Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
- 100%10.0
- Direct deposit files
- 100%10.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- 100%10.0
- Reimbursement management
- 100%10.0
- Balance details
- 100%10.0
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- 100%10.0
- Report builder
- 100%10.0
- Pre-built reports
- 100%10.0
- A positive effect is that the time and effort saved on the part of the staff is incredibly beneficial to our small nonprofit operation.
- Partnering with Paycom allows us to not have to hire an additional staff member.
- payroll and payroll tax deposits
- allocating salaries across multiple revenue streams
- benefits tracking
- We use it as it was intended for payroll
- We should make better use of the HR functions.
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Vendor Reputation
- Implemented in-house
- We didn't have any.
- Tracking and managing sick and vacation time for staff since we have a carry-over limit.
- Generating reports after you figure out what the reports are titled.
- Reports are difficult to find where they are filed if you are not used to "accounting" or "bookkeeping" lingo.