Paycor

Score7.5 out of 10

742 Reviews and Ratings

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Pros

Seamless Payroll Management: Users have praised Paycor for its seamless and efficient payroll management.

Valued Onboarding Process: Many users appreciate the highly valued onboarding process in Paycor, which streamlines the hiring process.

Outstanding Customer Support: The exceptional customer support provided by Paycor, with quick responses and helpful assistance, is widely commended.

User-Friendly Interface: The user interface of Paycor is widely praised for being easy to use and navigate, offering a pleasant experience to users.

Customizable Reporting Capabilities: Users commend Paycor's reporting capabilities for their customization options and diverse range of reports available.

Module Integration Strengths: The integration between modules like timekeeping, payroll, and onboarding is highlighted as a key strength by users.

Training Opportunities & Webinars: Users appreciate the training opportunities and webinars offered by Paycor for enhancing platform knowledge.

Efficient Time Tracking: The system efficiently tracks employee time off and provides accurate customizable reporting features.

Convenient Mobile App: Employees in remote work settings find the mobile app offered by Paycor convenient for various tasks.

Reviews

432 Reviews

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Review

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

May 15, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Consolidation of the tools - ATS, payroll, benefits, performance reviews, surveys, time keeping, accruals, onboarding, leave tracking, and such. By having this I can manage the group as a department of one. Automation of tasks also helps to save me time and not let things fall through the cracks. There are a few areas that would be very helpful to adjust to work better for our company, but not the end of the world.

Pros

Applicant Tracking System
Benefit Portal
Payroll

Cons

Performance - the overview list of reviews is nice, but no dates are shown unless you go into each individual review. To download the PDF of a review also takes about 6 steps, putsy.
Difficult to give supervisors certain levels of access for their direct reports that the manager needs them to handle.
Accruals - system will allow the employee to go into a negative balance for their time off and does not flag me of the issue until after the timecards are locked so I am unable to correct the issue.

Likelihood to Recommend

Verified User

Manager in Human Resources (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Decades of Experience in HRIS

Rating: 6 out of 10

Incentivized

May 15, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Paycor for all its features. This includes payroll, recruiting, benefits, training and development. One feature that Paycor offered that we didn't have (and needed) was a robust LMS and Leadership training.

Pros

Offering a robust LMS
User training
Benefit platform

Cons

the App lacks full usability
Reporting is very limited
Analytics does not provide accurate data
The system is not real-time; we often have to wait hours or overnight

Likelihood to Recommend

Paycor is not perfect, but for the price it is a better solution than any system I've used in 20 years.

Damian Wirth

HR Manager in Human Resources at Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Paycor Review

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

May 15, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am our Paycor Administrator. I use all aspects of Paycor. Our biggest use of Paycor is for tracking time and processing payroll.

Pros

Has a large parameter for programming
Allows for industry specific caveats
Can accept and process data for a large amount of staff

Cons

Listening to their clients thoroughly
Too many changes/updates/sunsetting reports
Since merging with Paychex, Paycor has begun to over-price their products

Likelihood to Recommend

Paycor is easy to operate and I like that I can change the programming on my own whether it's with timekeeping calculations or Benefits Open Enrollment. However, their premium support is becoming less useful.

April Speelman

Asst Human Resources in Human Resources at Lenawee Medical Care Facility (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

7 years of experience

Paycor

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 15, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Paycor for payroll, taxes, HR related issues and time keeping.

Pros

Payroll
Time-Keeping
Benefits
Customer service
PTO

Cons

The online chat feature having to send you an email to follow up days later- sometimes I need mt problem solved the same day.
Stop changing how reporting is built. We like the legacy way better.

Likelihood to Recommend

Paycor is very user friendly and easy to learn, even for people who aren't familiar with a system like Paycor. It is very easy to learn to submit Payroll or to get help. Paycor also has great training.
Paycor falls short with their time-keeping clocks. If something is wrong with the clock unfortunately, Paycor does not have techs that can help.

Verified User

Executive in Human Resources (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

All-in-one HR payroll platform

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

April 6, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

One system all at one place payroll, tax filing, hiring, onboarding, and time tracking.Minimizes manual labor and redundant data entry. Easy to use. Automatic tax calcuation and filing. User friendly. Good for onboarding and workflow. It's good only for us based companies. For mid and small businesses its expensive.

Pros

All in one HR platform
Good mobile App
Easy to use.
Good payrole features

Cons

Pricing to be transparent
Customer support
Impementation

Likelihood to Recommend

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Mid size market woes

Rating: 1 out of 10

March 23, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The customer service is non-existent. We have the full suite, and pay additional for premium support, and we still teach them how to use the system. All the materials for process are outdated, as well. Reporting doesn’t speak across modules, and the “new” report writer doesn’t work. This has all gotten worse since the Paychex acquisition.

Pros

Payroll runs okay

Cons

Frankenstein modules
Updating process guides
CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Likelihood to Recommend

I would rather go back to calculating payroll manual than be subjected to this system.

Verified User

Executive in Human Resources (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

In our experience, Paycor falls short of the mark

Rating: 3 out of 10

March 20, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This was our HRIS and payroll system. It addressed the need to pay employees on time and file timely tax returns with the state and federal government.

Pros

Mobile app
Payroll was simplified
Could call and ask for help

Cons

Fraud alerts led to employees being paid late
Reporting section was a NIGHTMARE
Did not file taxes correctly.

Likelihood to Recommend

They might be better suited to a smaller organization. I felt like we were too big for them to care a lot.

Mary Esque

HR Administrator in Human Resources at Beeson Hardware (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Easy to use for everyone

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

January 8, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Paycor for payroll, employee documents, recruiting, benefits, and time and attendance. We use Paycor every day to address our compliance and record keeping needs and also our taxes and payroll documentation requirements. Their update emails are also extremely beneficial for staying up to date on items.

Pros

Reporting
Recruiting
Payroll Compliance

Cons

Performance Reviews
Employee View
Engage section/Community for employees

Likelihood to Recommend

In my opinion, Paycor is well suited for smaller companies looking for a simplistic solution for employees and admins. Larger companies may benefit from this system if they do not have a lot of high-end needs or demands

Verified User

Manager in Human Resources (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Thoughts on Paycor

Rating: 8 out of 10

December 18, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Paycor is our main HRMS system. We have a fairly good experience with the product and look forward to expanding our usage. I like the reporting features and the ease of payroll. I don’t like calling for help and being referred to a document. I think they can be more hands on. I’ve referred at least two other companies to Paycor so I think highly of the product but the “bedside manner” could be greatly improved.

Pros

Payroll
Reporting

Cons

Responsiveness
Comp time

Likelihood to Recommend

Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

9 years of experience

Great Product Easy Set Up

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

December 18, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Paycor to process our payroll and maintain employee records on file. While the system is great for payroll processing we also utilize it for record keeping, W2, annual reviews and other personal file items. Paycor is a great product that is easy to use for payroll. I would recommend it

Pros

process payroll
reimbusements
employee records

Cons

expense management
onboarding employees
seperation from employment

Likelihood to Recommend

Payroll for a small to mid size company that is going through growth or already had growth. It's a simple system to learn and set up. The integrations into other systems is great. The product itself is great to use as well as be trained on. I would recommend this product

Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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