Paylocity

Paylocity

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Paylocity

Overview

What is Paylocity?

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.
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8 out of 10
March 20, 2023
We use Paylocity for payroll for all our employees and just implemented Time & Labor. This is new to us but have been using for the last 3 …
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How Paylocity Differs From Its Competitors

Paylocity Automated Processes

When Paylocity works it's great. In my opinion, It's when there is a glitch that is frustrating. I like the onboarding, workflow and survey. I have had little to no issues with time and labor and payroll. I believe there should be more contact with the implementation team when bringing on a new …
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Paylocity Automated Processes

ConnectOne Bank separated HR functions from Benefits and Payroll. HR utilizes talent acquisition and onboarding which has streamlined the new hire process from background checks and offer letters to the data entry process. On the benefits and payroll side, automation has streamlined new hire …
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Paylocity Employee Engagement

We have used the training videos which I found really helpful when implementing Time & labor. Again I think the outreach from Paylocity lacks to reach out to clients and maybe introduce them to different tools that Paylocity has that the client might not be aware of.
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Paylocity Automated Processes

Paylocity allows us to be more efficient in our roles with the automation of the core processes, less room for error with the uploading of hours, spreadsheets for special paid employees, etc. Also, the Qtr and Year-end processes for taxes and W2s are also helping with time efficiency for our …
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Paylocity Automated Processes

Paylocity's payroll automation is similar to QB, however, I don't need a separately purchased module for time tracking. Time off History reporting is a breeze - right at my own and the employees fingertips. This transparency to the employee is important. My own efficiency is improved through the …
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Paylocity Employee Engagement

We barely use the Community and other sections because we are having difficulty getting the basic sections of the payroll to work properly and do what they are supposed to do. While enhancement and new features are great, we need the basic payroll features to work properly first before relying on …
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Paylocity Employee Engagement

Very little, to be honest. You have to navigate to that section if you want to see impressions and not many people care to click on it. It's just a post that people can comment on, it's not that much of a recognition especially if people don't choose to go to that tab.
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Paylocity Automated Processes

Paylocity has saved our HR team significant time when it comes to things like onboarding new hires and being able to have all required paperwork done digitally and before the start date. The reporting is very robust, and I almost always find a report that I need. The reporting can be a lot, and I …
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Paylocity Employee Engagement

Our employees really enjoy the community. We have some other options for our staff so it is not utilized as much as I would like it to be. Employees always enjoy giving and receiving impressions and it is a great way for employees to call out their peers on a job well done.
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Paylocity Automated Processes

There have definitely been efficiencies with PTO tracking, previously tracked and monitored with an excel spreadsheet. The elimination of paper and savings on office supplies doing evaluations, time off requests, etc., via the computer vs. paper.
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Paylocity Automated Processes

The migration to a full HRIS has been a game changer for our growing business. Before Paylocity we had a lot of HR tools that had been "bolted together" and required a good deal of manual manipulation and tracking. Paylocity has saved a lot of time in the recruiting side of the business with …
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Paylocity Automated Processes

Payroll is a breeze since the majority of the backend items are completed for you. <br><br>Time &amp; Labor is great; however, in HR &amp; Payroll, you have an "Approvals" Tab for time off. Our staff like the feature but select time off there, meaning they are confused as to why it does not …
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Paylocity Employee Engagement

I have seen several employees use Peer Recognition/Impressions. I like the feature and seeing what reviews staff provide to each other. This is a great engagement tool for employees without expecting anything in return.<br><br>We have not used the function in Survey or Video yet. So can't …
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Popular Features

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  • Direct deposit files (368)
    8.9
    89%
  • Pay calculation (370)
    8.7
    87%
  • Update personal information (382)
    8.5
    85%
  • View and generate pay and benefit information (376)
    8.5
    85%

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Pricing

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Paylocity

$2.00

Cloud
Per Employee Per Month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting / Integration Services
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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.

7.7Avg 8.0

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8Avg 8.1

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.

7.4Avg 8.2

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.3Avg 8.2

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.

7.1Avg 7.9

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

7Avg 7.7

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.

8Avg 8.0

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

7.6Avg 8.2

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

7.4Avg 8.0

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

6.9Avg 7.9

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.

7.6Avg 7.7
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Product Details

What is Paylocity?

Paylocity is a software platform designed to give HR pros a way to manage daily tasks in payroll, benefits, talent, and workforce management. The vendor states their technology is backed by a culture that cares about client success, and that they take the time to get to know customers and understand their needs. Paylocity works with users to identify the solutions that will benefit a business today, while paving the way to a better tomorrow.

Paylocity Videos

Paylocity - Care at the Core
Drive Communication, Collaboration, and Connection with HR & Payroll

Paylocity Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Paycom, Paycor, and Paychex Flex are common alternatives for Paylocity.

Reviewers rate Direct deposit files highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of Paylocity are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
My company uses Paylocity to accurately track and pay employees. Our employees clock in using a biometric scanner. We are currently underutilizing Paylocity's full advantages but I am currently working on active troubleshooting and testing with a few trusted employees so we can have our employees utilize the app.
  • clock in
  • direct deposit
  • answer any and all question I have
  • Clarity of the app, it seems very basic and rough compared to other companies such as adp
  • case manager should know more about how to use the website instead of just being able to sell it
  • not such a quick log out of the website due to inactivity
Paylocity is well suited to quickly paying basic hours worked, i.e. if an employee works 40 hours they get paid 40 hours. It gets a little difficult when you are trying to add second rates or commissions and can only do it at the end when you are submitting payroll.
Human Resource Management (7)
14.285714285714286%
1.4
Employee demographic data
N/A
N/A
Employment history
N/A
N/A
Job profiles and administration
100%
10.0
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
N/A
N/A
Organizational charting
N/A
N/A
Organization and location management
N/A
N/A
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management (5)
80%
8.0
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
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
N/A
N/A
Approval workflow
N/A
N/A
Balance details
N/A
N/A
Annual carry-forward and encashment
N/A
N/A
Employee Self Service (4)
N/A
N/A
View and generate pay and benefit information
N/A
N/A
Update personal information
N/A
N/A
View job history
N/A
N/A
Employee recognition
N/A
N/A
Asset Management (1)
N/A
N/A
Tracking of all physical assets
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (3)
40%
4.0
Report builder
20%
2.0
Pre-built reports
100%
10.0
Ability to combine HR data with external data
N/A
N/A
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
N/A
N/A
Performance plans
N/A
N/A
Performance improvement plans
N/A
N/A
Review status tracking
N/A
N/A
Review reminders
N/A
N/A
Multiple review frequency
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Onboarding
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (4)
N/A
N/A
Corporate goal setting
N/A
N/A
Individual goal setting
N/A
N/A
Line-of sight-visibility
N/A
N/A
Performance tracking
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
  • more consistent processes
  • reduced costs
  • easier to pull up employee information
When we figured out how to utilize core aspects better such as vacation tracking, it gave us the ability to delete some extra files such as excel sheets.
We do not utilize this feature at this time.
1
It is just me submitting payroll.
  • Payroll
  • Time & Labor
  • Time Off Tracking
  • better connecting with teams
  • have teams review and check for errors before payday
It has become a vital part of our orginization
Not Sure
  • Other
It was so we could accurately track the associates hours
I wouldn't.
  • Implemented in-house
No
  • Enforcing the guys to clock in and out
  • accurately tracking time off
When I came on board and learned the system and started applying it more implementation has gone well.
  • Online Training
Seems straight forward
just right for the hand scanner
Some - we have done small customizations to the interface
pretty simple
Almost always the help hotline always finds a way to help me figure out a solution.
No
Our biometric scanner stopped working, I reached out in the morning, and I finally got a response late in the afternoon. The gentleman I received went through all the troubleshooting with me, overnighted a new scanner to me, and emailed me directions that were supposed to be in the box, but they were not. He was a lifesaver.
It is very simple and straightforward.
  • time & labor
  • reports
  • adding commissions
Yes
It is very elementary and rough when it comes to presentation.
It is simple to use and straight forward
Always I can work at 5 am or 10 at night to get all my work done so my associates can get paid well.
Extremely simple
  • excel
It is all manual with me but simple enough for me to do without too much extra time taken.
I do it manually
I need to learn more about this
I can call and they help me with all my questions
Support is quick and proffessional
No
No
November 04, 2022

Worth a try!

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Paylocity for our Time Clock and Payroll processing. It's a smooth transition to move employees' time to the payroll system. Paylocity also processes our quarter-end and year-end reporting. There is a self-service feature for our employees to enter changes and view their paystubs and W-2s. Paylocity offers a mobile app for employees for the self-service features.
  • Quarter-end reports are grouped together and so simple to pull and print out.
  • Their Time & Labor time clock is extremely simple to use.
  • Super quick response time to emailed questions.
  • There is a nice Org Chart to see all employees and who they report up to.
  • Starting a payroll batch is complicated especially the Merge function.
  • The Pay Entry screen puts asterisks and you have to go to the details page to view.
  • Too many different screens to go to, when adding a new employee to make sure they have the proper access.
The time clock system (Time & Labor module) is great for clocking employee's time and Time Off. There is a time off calendar to view who is off which is really nice. Adjustments to time sheets are simple to enter. Schedules are easy to view. It's an easy system to learn for new employees.

The Implementation took a little longer than I would have liked. Allow yourself extra time. But once we were up and running, things went really smoothly. The self training videos are really helpful. And if you do need to contact them with a question, the response time from their reps is super quick.
Human Resource Management (6)
95%
9.5
Employee demographic data
100%
10.0
Employment history
90%
9.0
Job profiles and administration
80%
8.0
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
100%
10.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Organization and location management
100%
10.0
Payroll Management (7)
81.42857142857142%
8.1
Pay calculation
100%
10.0
Support for external payroll vendors
80%
8.0
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
100%
10.0
Benefit plan administration
90%
9.0
Direct deposit files
100%
10.0
Salary revision and increment management
100%
10.0
Reimbursement management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
90%
9.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
90%
9.0
Employee Self Service (5)
96%
9.6
View and generate pay and benefit information
100%
10.0
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
100%
10.0
View company policy documentation
80%
8.0
Employee recognition
100%
10.0
Asset Management (1)
90%
9.0
Tracking of all physical assets
90%
9.0
HR Reporting (3)
63.33333333333333%
6.3
Report builder
90%
9.0
Pre-built reports
100%
10.0
Ability to combine HR data with external data
N/A
N/A
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (3)
26.666666666666664%
2.7
Review status tracking
80%
8.0
Review reminders
N/A
N/A
Multiple review frequency
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning (4)
N/A
N/A
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
N/A
Candidate ranking
N/A
N/A
Candidate search
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
N/A
N/A
New hire portal
N/A
N/A
Manager tracking tools
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (1)
N/A
N/A
Performance tracking
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS (7)
N/A
N/A
Job Requisition Management
N/A
N/A
Company Website Posting
N/A
N/A
Publish to Social Media
N/A
N/A
Job Search Site Posting
N/A
N/A
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
N/A
N/A
Applicant Tracking
N/A
N/A
Notifications and Alerts
N/A
N/A
  • The system reduces errors because the employee enters a change, and then the manager approves the change.
  • The Org Chart is great for a view of all employees and where they fit into the company.
  • Paylocity's fees are fair and consistent with what we were paying prior vendors.
  • The transfer of time sheets from the Time&Labor module to the HR&Payroll module is simple and definitely a time saver when processing payroll.
  • The Audit feature is great at catching any possible errors before the submit payroll step i.e. multiple checks for one employee.
Paylocity's Scheduling feature is great.
Their automation for the most part is good.
These are great tools! But our employees don't engage in these tools as much as they should.
Being we are a small company, Paylocity is a lot better than ADP. Paylocity is a much simpler system and the customer service is a lot better.
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3
  • Time Clock
  • Payroll Processing
  • HR
Yes
Time Clock System
Payroll Vendor
  • Other
  • Online Training
They have great training tools!
Great customer service.
No. Not offered.
No
N/A
  • clock in/clock out
  • request for time off
  • viewing hours
  • merging batches during payroll processing
  • entering new hires
Yes
Great
March 13, 2015

Paylocity Review

Yolanda Dunleavy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
In my prior position as payroll administrator we used WebPay with WebTime to process payroll for hourly, weekly, and salary semi-monthly payroll for the corporate and field offices.
  • Processing payroll for 900+ employees became a lot quicker with Paylocity; once time was approved by managers you imported the batch and processed.
  • Entering data was very easy and user friendly
  • Uploading employee paperwork into their profile is the best
  • Maybe some improvement on the badge number situation. If possible, Paylocity could work on something so that when you enter a termination date the badge number goes back to the employee number automatically
  • Setting up security roles for reports was a little challenging, it works, but took some time
I would definitely recommend Paylocity because of its ease, no matter where you are. If you have a computer, you can approve timecards or process payroll.
  • Better customer service. Employees were able to access information on their own
  • ADP eTime,ADP Workforce Now,QuickBooks Pro,PeopleSoft Financials,Workday
Paylocity is quickly working their way up to be in the top ranks as ADP.
While I was asked what I liked about Paylocity, the payroll manager had the final say so on making it happen.

Payroll Processors, Benefits Admins,

Managers

Field Admins

Employees

Payroll Admins, Benefits Admin, HR

No specific skills necessary, as long as you attended all the training classes you were able to support Paylocity, it's so user friendly.

  • Time & Attendance with WebTime
  • General Ledger
  • Accruals
  • HR module
  • Employee ease
Ease of managers pulling reports and all around ease of program
  • Implemented in-house
Yes

You're assigned a Lead Implementation rep. he/she will do a work plan/timeline (they have an awesome process)

You will then have weekly meetings to keep you on task as to what everyone (in-house & Paylocity) is doing and where everyone should be by "go live" date (everyone is held accountable)

You will have a team of implementation reps. to guide you through all of your processes for GL, Accruals, chart of accounts, new hire templates, benefits, etc.


  • General Ledger was a huge issue for us; this took a little longer than expected because of all the parties involved but in the end it was worth it
  • Vacation Accruals; starting in the middle of the year was a challenge; so unless you plan on entering current employee balances and having the accruals recognize from "live" date; I would suggest a clean start, January 1
  • Benefits verification
The Implementation team members are very knowledgeable in their field and made this such an easier process
very knowledgeable presenters for their webinars and very user friendly; you can learn at your own pace
  • uploading time from WebTime into Web Pay
  • approval process of timecards can be done from any location as long as you have a computer or smart phone
Yes

it was great, if my managers were not in the office they could approve time from their phone.

employees could use the mobile interface to see paystub information

It's so easy to process payroll
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