Big fan for ~10 years
January 06, 2025

Big fan for ~10 years

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Paylocity

We use Paylocity as our HRIS, for paid time off requests, our Performance Management system for reviews and goal setting, Reports and people analytics, Payroll processing, calling out peer recognition, communication tool to push out messages to all employees, especially those that don't have company email, Learning Management System (LMS) to track who's taken which trainings, especially for the required trainings for annual compliance, shared calendar of company events, benefits enrollment, real time org chart, compensation data, surveys, and so much more.

Pros

  • The data dashboard is powerful and visually compelling. I use it for all of my presentations to the Exec team.
  • Impressions is great for peer to peer recognition. We use all of our monthly impressions to select our employee of the month from.
  • Time off requests are simple, easy to have our managers review and approve or deny from there, seeing balances, use patterns, and other valuable information to make data informed decisions.
  • The performance Management system is easy to use for managers to review and help their employees make and keep their goals and commitments.

Cons

  • The Applicant Tracking System could use some improvement. We actually use a different one due to pricing and it works better than Paylocity's.
  • The LMS is good, but the content is a little long and not as practical as other LMS content we've used before.
  • The org chart is fine, but would be better if we could get more at a glance big picture Org Chart levels that are more easily customized for how and what we want to see.
  • Paylocity has great automation ability. All automations we have set up has eliminated the possibility for human error and the amount of work I have to pay my Payroll and Benefits Specialist to do, etc. So I've been happy with these.
  • Paylocity gave me a really fair rate. When Paycor, Paycom, Rippling, and others have come calling, we get down to price and all agree that they will not compete with that price. The rate they gave me single-handedly is what will keep me there forever as long as they don't jack my rates and make me want to go shopping again.
We have nearly 300 employees across the USA and UK and we are able to process all payroll and administer all benefits with one Payroll and Benefits Specialist because he's proficient with Paylocity. It's because of the workflows and automation Paylocity offers that we are able to do this as effectively as we do.
We utilize the surveys, but not exclusively. We have one other tool we use for surveys. But we definitely rely on the Community section to help us build and improve on our culture. We also love the Impressions for peer recognition. We have always encouraged our employees to keep calling out their peers for extra mile work and then use the Impressions submitted each month to select our employee of the month. These tools have had a big impact on maintaining and improving our culture.
Paylocity beats all of these hands down. I will give credit to ADP for having a good payroll system, but everything else they have is terrible. Bamboo HR is a really simple to understand and use platform, but that's also it's downside, it's too simple and not robust where we needed it to be. SAP is too big and complex for what we needed. It's more of an ERP than an HR system and it shows when trying to use any aspect of HR. UKG and Oracle are adequate, but really expensive. Paylocity is in the Goldilocks zone of just right for everything.

Do you think Paylocity delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Paylocity's feature set?

Yes

Did Paylocity live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Paylocity go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Paylocity again?

Yes

No HRIS is perfect, but I have told many people that Paylocity is as close as I've ever come to a perfect HRIS. I've used many others including ADP, Bamboo HR, SAP, Oracle, and UKG.
Paylocity's team made all the difference during our due diligence and implementation and has been there any time we have questions or need additional assistance. The platform has been a good fit for us in every aspect we need it. They even grew with us when we needed to incorporate global payroll.

Paylocity Feature Ratings

9.4
Employee demographic data
10
Employment history
10
Job profiles and administration
8
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
10
Organizational charting
8
Organization and location management
10
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
10
10.0
Pay calculation
10
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
10
Benefit plan administration
10
Direct deposit files
10
Salary revision and increment management
10
Reimbursement management
10
10.0
Approval workflow
10
Balance details
10
Annual carry-forward and encashment
Not Rated
9.4
View and generate pay and benefit information
10
Update personal information
9
View job history
10
View company policy documentation
8
Employee recognition
10
Not Rated
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
9.3
Report builder
10
Pre-built reports
10
Ability to combine HR data with external data
8
Integration with other HR capabilities ()
Not Rated
9.2
Performance plans
9
Performance improvement plans
9
Review status tracking
9
Review reminders
10
Multiple review frequency
9
5.5
Create succession plans/pools
6
Candidate ranking
6
Candidate search
5
Candidate development
5
10.0
New hire portal
10
Manager tracking tools
10
8.3
Corporate goal setting
8
Individual goal setting
8
Line-of sight-visibility
8
Performance tracking
9
6.3
Job Requisition Management
5
Company Website Posting
8
Publish to Social Media
7
Job Search Site Posting
5
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
5
Applicant Tracking
5
Notifications and Alerts
9

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