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.
In my opinion, Paylocity is not advanced enough
Great Choice
Paylocity is great for payroll, but recruiting piece has room for improvements.
Paylocity - HRIS automation software that works most of the time.
Paylocity - Worth the Investment.
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Full Cycle HRIS That Makes $en$e!
Efficient HRIS Platform.
Paylocity works for us.
Invaluable Help for HR Services.
An HR tool worth having.
Paylocity has been a wonderful addition.
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Popular Features
- Direct deposit files (779)9.090%
- Pay calculation (778)8.686%
- Update personal information (805)8.686%
- View and generate pay and benefit information (794)8.585%
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Pricing
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.
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
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.
- 8.6Employee demographic data(766) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 8.2Employment history(748) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 7.8Job profiles and administration(685) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 7.6Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(697) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 7.1Organizational charting(640) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 7.8Organization and location management(622) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 7.5Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(535) 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.
- 8.6Pay calculation(778) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 7.3Support for external payroll vendors(356) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 8.5Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(554) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 7.3Benefit plan administration(534) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 9Direct deposit files(779) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 8.2Salary revision and increment management(617) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
- 7.9Reimbursement management(380) 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.
- 8Approval workflow(593) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 7.5Balance details(642) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 7.4Annual carry-forward and encashment(496) 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.
- 8.5View and generate pay and benefit information(794) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 8.6Update personal information(805) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 8View company policy documentation(637) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 8.3Employee recognition(555) Ratings
thank a team member
- 8.3View job history(670) 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.
- 7.5Tracking of all physical assets(227) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 7Report builder(710) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 7.4Pre-built reports(723) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
- 6.5Ability to combine HR data with external data(427) 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.
- 8.3New hire portal(687) 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.
- 8Manager tracking tools(534) 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.
- 7.5Corporate goal setting(270) Ratings
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
- 7.4Individual goal setting(331) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 7.4Line-of sight-visibility(233) Ratings
Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.
- 7.4Performance tracking(333) 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.
- 7.2Performance plans(412) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 7.2Performance improvement plans(339) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 7.5Review status tracking(423) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 7.5Review reminders(426) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 7.6Multiple review frequency(348) 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.
- 6.8Create succession plans/pools(141) Ratings
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
- 7.2Candidate ranking(174) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 7.4Candidate search(193) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
- 7.4Candidate development(157) 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.
- 7.8Job Requisition Management(360) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 8.1Company Website Posting(381) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 7.7Publish to Social Media(295) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 7.7Job Search Site Posting(359) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 7Duplicate Candidate Prevention(299) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 8.1Applicant Tracking(402) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 7.9Notifications and Alerts(400) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
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Paylocity 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: Support for external payroll vendors
- Supported: Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
- 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: Travel absence management
- 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: View company news and information
- Supported: Employee recognition
Asset Management Features
- Supported: Tracking of all physical assets
- Supported: Asset issue and transfer management
- Supported: Asset return
- Supported: Warranty and after-sales status maintenance contract tracking
HR Reporting Features
- Supported: Report builder
- Supported: Pre-built reports
- Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data
Integration with other HR capabilities Features
- Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
- Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor
Performance Management Features
- Supported: Performance plans
- Supported: Performance improvement plans
- Supported: Review status tracking
- Supported: Review reminders
- Supported: Multiple review frequency
Succession Planning Features
- Supported: Create succession plans/pools
- Supported: Candidate ranking
- Supported: Candidate search
- Supported: Candidate development
Onboarding Features
- Supported: New hire portal
- Supported: Manager tracking tools
Performance and Goals Features
- Supported: Corporate goal setting
- Supported: Individual goal setting
- Supported: Line-of sight-visibility
- 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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Paylocity Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone |
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(1467)Attribute Ratings
- 8.9Likelihood to Renew80 ratings
- 8.6Availability8 ratings
- 9.3Performance8 ratings
- 8.5Usability56 ratings
- 7.3Support Rating77 ratings
- 7.8Online Training8 ratings
- 8.2Implementation Rating33 ratings
- 7.9Configurability6 ratings
- 8.6Product Scalability7 ratings
- 6.1Ease of integration6 ratings
- 8.8Vendor pre-sale5 ratings
- 7.4Vendor post-sale6 ratings
- 9.1Professional Services4 ratings
- 8.1Contract Terms and Pricing Model4 ratings
Reviews
(1-25 of 849)Paylocity Review
- Payroll
- Time and Attendance
- Reporting
- Human Resources
- Being able to run longer then 2 years of historical data
- Having and HR Dashboard like Bamboo does
In my opinion, Paylocity is not advanced enough
Great Choice
- Integration with Employee Navigator - a big plus for us
- Expense Reporting
- Ease of use for employees and supervisors
- Housing important documents; W4, W2, Handbook, etc.
- Sales Rep Responsiveness
- HR portal and the Payroll Portal don't talk with each other very well requiring, in some instances, double entry
- Payroll
- Self-service for employees
- Recruiting piece/ATS could be improved.
- A candidate being able to save progress on their application is really a must as they can't leave and come back to their application without having to restart, i.e. if they need to get a phone number for a reference for example.
- Could use more room in entering the job for internal notes.
- Quirky when doing cut and paste of job details that leaves spaces that aren't in the document being pasted.
- Payroll process.
- Performance Management.
- Onboarding new employees.
- Benefits Management.
- Recruiting platform - not user friendly.
- Errors and glitches with the software and the time it takes to resolve problems.
- Benefits interface - issues w/ launching new hire benefits are ongoing.
Paylocity - Worth the Investment.
- Payroll Processing.
- Compensation Management.
- Offers a great overall package of add on features.
- Odd glitches here and there that no one can explain the "why".
- Customer Service is erratic with people being knowledgeable with the system.
- Sometimes, making custom changes, such as performance management (performance review) is hard.
Pay with Paylocity!
- customer service
- creating codes
- help with reporting
- follow up
- time to resolve issues
- reporting company tax to third party
Full Cycle HRIS That Makes $en$e!
- Payroll process is very user friendly.
- Reporting options work well.
- Support staff are very helpful.
- Implementation assistance is subpar. I did not receive a notification or any assistance when implementing Expenses, and have had it for 21 days and have not used it.
- Assistance with the set up of benefit parameters for open enrollment needs to improve. I received no emails initially, and the spreadsheet was not user-friendly or easy to follow.
Efficient HRIS Platform.
- Onboarding
- Payroll
- Reviews
- I have never spoken to my dedicated customer service rep. One person who knows our company will be able to answer questions quickly and efficiently.
- It seems like there has been a high turnover in customer service. I noticed different service reps often.
- Training customer service representatives will allow them to gain more knowledge of all products available.
Paylocity works for us.
- Customer service support.
- Stays compliant with new laws.
- Easy to understand system.
- Report availability.
- Provide a glossary of what reports will do what.
- Expand on the compensation tool to detail the product to your customer's markets.
Invaluable Help for HR Services.
- Recruiting
- Onboarding
- HR & Payroll
- Event packets implementation.
- Customer Service response.
- Make user inter phase friendlier.
An HR tool worth having.
- Journal retrieval for reviews.
- Payroll
- Mobile access.
- The functionality between reviewer and supervisor in the review process.
- Reorganization of the scheduling tool. We want to schedule it not in alphabetical order but by department.
- Reporting is wonky.
Paylocity has been a wonderful addition.
- Timesheet reporting.
- Recruiting
- HR information hub.
- Customer service.
- Direct account manager.
- Response time when emailed questions are sent.
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- processes payroll easily and accurately
- accurate data maintenance
- outstanding customer service
- state tax registration
- It is difficult to customize reports
- time & labor balances require manual intervention
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- Integration between benefits and payroll
- User interface
- Payroll processing
- Response time and availability from the tax team
- Implementation
Everything HR in one place!
- Payroll
- Integrations with 401K provider
- Ongoing performance tracking with journals
- Recruiting - the ability to add candidates manually in a fast and easy way and we approach a lot of passive candidates
- Recruiting - I would like to be able to add candidates to folders to build a pipeline.
- Recruiting - It would be very helpful if we could add tags to candidates ie. experience in x field, bilingual, etc. to be able to search for candidates in the future based on the tags assigned
- Onboarding - I would like for the onboarding process to go beyond the hire date i.e. Tasks the new hire was to complete in their first 90 days in order for us to keep track
Paylocity from the HR/Payroll view
- payroll processing
- payment processing
- garnishment processing
- customer service communication
Paylocity in Accounting
- On-boarding
- Storing data
- Reports
- Reports tend to be static
- Need to staff up support
Very Satisfied
- Time card approvals
- Processing payroll
- Employee tracking
- Entering new employees
- Dealing with self-employed ministers
Both Positive and Negative
- User-friendly
- Staff can understand it
- Like it
- Their chat online needs to have better customer support and relation
- When adding new modules/features the customer should be attended to quickly
- Continuously updates products to meet client needs, modernize the platform, and improve processes.
- Provides a straight-forward and accurate payroll process.
- Make it easier to update employee records with hr actions.
- Provides a knowledge base so we can troubleshoot on our own and learn the system.
- The knowledge base needs to be much more comprehensive. Many features are not explained, making it difficult to understand why something is happening or find solutions to improve automation.
- The implementation process is a headache. It's a very fragmented, disorganized experience. The specialists don't communicate with each other, they don't seem to always be up to date on changes, and they seem overworked and burnt out. The company should have a consistent and structured training and implementation process.
- We were next explained many features in detail, and there is no training for them. This includes the expense module, the modern workforce index, templates and checklists, position management, events vs. HR actions, and security roles.
- The amount of automation and customization was a little disappointing. The workflows are confusing to understand and not very robust.
- The time off policy system can be greatly improved. It took weeks to get ours fixed and we eventually had to involve a supervisor to start from scratch. It can't handle even slightly complex policies.
- Although it's in the knowledge base, they don't have a digital handbook feature, which is something we were looking forward to.
- I wish the compliance dashboard included updates on changes to local/federal regulations.
- It's a pain that we can't customize the notifications or add any.
- As a company with fewer than 100 employees, we felt we didn't receive the attention larger companies would.
- They don't update the system all at once. Some parts are modern, and some are outdated. This is even true within the same single module.
- The different modules are very fragmented. For example, why are time and labor and HR/payroll separate systems? There's a lot of jumping between different modules when you need to see something, making it confusing for employees.
- There aren't many resources to assist employees with the transition to a new system, and the adoption kits are not comprehensive enough.
- The self-service portal should have more customization options for both employees and admins.
- Admins must be very tech savvy and good at troubleshooting to learn this system because the way to know it is by experimenting and exploring because the training is insufficient.
I'm not a fan.
- I wish I could think of 3
- With all the problems we have, it's hard to see the good in my opinion
- Someone usually answers the phone for support
- Reports are difficult to customize
- Needs a more simple set up when all features are not being used
- PTO balances aren't calculated correctly I feel
Super Friendly and Easy to use!
- Payroll
- Hr
- Time Tracking
- Employee Details
- Pay Entry.
- When voiding checks.
- Time Tracker.
- The Employee Details must be easy to access.
- Data Insights
- Easy to use
- Can be integrated easily with other programs that we use
- Candidate self scheduling
- Phone app that allows for recruiting activities
- ability to make notes on job requisitions
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- Keeping track of PTO
- Provides learning through the app or on the website
- Helps keep employees informed on the Community page
- Easy clock in and clock out
- provide a manual to help with learning the software
- Have the app and the website link when using one or the other
- Explain when employees select paperless that they will not receive a W2 through the mail