If you need a all-in-one HR/payroll software...Paylocity is a no-brainer to get
February 07, 2025

If you need a all-in-one HR/payroll software...Paylocity is a no-brainer to get

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Paylocity

We use Paylocity for payroll, pay increases and general document filing - like notes about someone's pay increase, performance reviews, disciplinary actions and termination. We also use it for onboarding employees. It takes a lot of the guess work out of us having to receive all this data from employees and then store it physically somewhere on the property.

Pros

  • paid time off requests and set limits
  • payment on demand for employees
  • Sync with our 401k 3rd system

Cons

  • a more customizable Home Screen to see everything at a glance
  • more real time timecard visual to be able to see how much we've spent thus far and if we need to release some employees for the day
  • a little more AI based help functions
  • increase productivity
  • less time searching for physical documents and easily storage of individual employee data
  • on demand payment quality of life for employees
  • PTO visible on the app for employees
We haven't used those tools specifically due to where we our located our talent pool is small.

In regards to employee retention I think ease of access to PTO, on demand payment for early payout, holiday pay generation and seamless integration into 401k program makes a lot of employees satisfied.
Community acknowledgment and engagement I think helps employees in different departments acknowledge other employees and also gives them insight into those different departments - like someone wishing another person happy birthday or congratulations on a promotion. Some of our employees that work offsite might never know about those things otherwise.
a lot more features and ability to track employees a lot better. ADP I still use for another one of my business units (14 employees) it gets the job done for payroll, but it lacks timecards for faster payroll processing and no file storage where you can easily find different documents.

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

I think Paylocity is the golden standard when it comes to payroll/HR file systems, but I do think it's very overwhelming for most small business owners that are under the 20 employee threshold. In the food business I think its primarily worth it though even at that smaller employee threshold due to turnover and needing food handler cards...which you can easily make a task in onboarding for new hires to complete

Paylocity Feature Ratings

6.0
Employee demographic data
6
Employment history
8
Job profiles and administration
6
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
7
Organizational charting
5
Organization and location management
5
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
5
6.6
Pay calculation
7
Support for external payroll vendors
3
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
9
Benefit plan administration
9
Direct deposit files
9
Salary revision and increment management
6
Reimbursement management
3
8.0
Approval workflow
7
Balance details
8
Annual carry-forward and encashment
9
7.0
View and generate pay and benefit information
8
Update personal information
8
View job history
7
View company policy documentation
6
Employee recognition
6
4.0
Tracking of all physical assets
4
7.7
Report builder
9
Pre-built reports
8
Ability to combine HR data with external data
6
Integration with other HR capabilities ()
Not Rated
4.6
Performance plans
6
Performance improvement plans
5
Review status tracking
5
Review reminders
3
Multiple review frequency
4
4.8
Create succession plans/pools
4
Candidate ranking
4
Candidate search
6
Candidate development
5
8.5
New hire portal
8
Manager tracking tools
9
5.0
Corporate goal setting
5
Individual goal setting
6
Line-of sight-visibility
5
Performance tracking
4
6.0
Job Requisition Management
5
Company Website Posting
9
Publish to Social Media
6
Job Search Site Posting
6
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
4
Applicant Tracking
6
Notifications and Alerts
6

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