Rivals UKG and ADP
Updated September 11, 2025

Rivals UKG and ADP

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

Overall Satisfaction with Paylocity

Onboarding paperless environment, tracking of applicants and surveys for employee engagement and performance management. All of these process were done via paper and often times became cumbersome. Since transitioning to the Paylocity suite of products, we have saved thousands of dollars a year and the ROI is a no brainer.

Pros

  • User friendly
  • quick support responses
  • value for the money

Cons

  • more user configuration
  • more customization with pay policies
  • Ad Hoc reporting easier to use
  • Reduced time
  • reduces costs with indeed and other sites
  • paperless initiative savings
positively. I have more time to do more strategic work now and is getting better. Our onboarding is done before the employee comes in first day allowing us to put them in their position sooner, the surveys keep us on top of the pulse of the organization, and the use of the other modules have given us the tool to eliminate 90-95% of the cumbersome admin work of the past.
Still trying to determine. i just started using these tools so i have no measurements to speak of but i am impressed so far. The first few surveys have identified the positive and opportunities areas for us to work on, and the employees seem to enjoy the peer to peer recognition.
This systems rivals some of the industry big companies. I have used UKG, ADP, SuccessFactors and SAP and Paylocity's user friendly system, suite of products and stellar support are on par if not better for far less cost and learning curves.
All the features of the bigger companies with the user friendly touch that smaller platforms have. The time and labor system is actually far superior than UKG and SAP and the Payroll is easier to run and maintain than ADP and Paycor.

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

Great for medium and small companies however those with more complex pay policies and need for customization it may be limited. If you have less than 100 employees and 10-12 job titles, the system is very easy to implement the performance module. Once you build it, it is very easy to modify as needed.

Paylocity Feature Ratings

5.7
Employee demographic data
9
Employment history
8
Job profiles and administration
6
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
6
Organizational charting
2
Organization and location management
3
6.0
Pay calculation
9
Support for external payroll vendors
3
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
7
Benefit plan administration
4
Direct deposit files
7
Salary revision and increment management
6
6.0
Approval workflow
6
Balance details
5
Annual carry-forward and encashment
7
7.4
View and generate pay and benefit information
8
Update personal information
8
View job history
8
View company policy documentation
7
Employee recognition
6
Asset Management ()
Not Rated
6.3
Report builder
5
Pre-built reports
9
Ability to combine HR data with external data
5
Integration with other HR capabilities ()
Not Rated
8.0
Performance plans
8
Performance improvement plans
8
Review status tracking
8
Review reminders
8
Multiple review frequency
8
Succession Planning ()
Not Rated
8.0
New hire portal
8
Manager tracking tools
8
6.5
Corporate goal setting
6
Individual goal setting
6
Line-of sight-visibility
7
Performance tracking
7
7.9
Job Requisition Management
9
Company Website Posting
9
Publish to Social Media
9
Job Search Site Posting
9
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
4
Applicant Tracking
7
Notifications and Alerts
8

Using Paylocity

50 - Warehouse, Program, Marketing, Finance and Admin
1 - HR background and experience with HRIS/HCM systems
  • Recruiting
  • payroll
  • surveys
  • HRIS
  • Time and Labor
  • Community board like social media
  • error free employee personal information changes though self serv
  • Compliance many OSHA and State training via LMS instead of outside training.
  • Expenses and Finance
  • Recognition
No reason to change as it is meeting or surpassing all of our needs with room to grow.

Evaluating Paylocity and Competitors

  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
Ease of use due to the lack of an experience workforce with exposure to HRIS systems
I would not

Paylocity Support

I can say it if less than 50 words --STELLAR! quick to respond, very friendly and always go beyond to find solutions.
ProsCons
None
Slow Resolution
Poor followup
Less knowledgeable
Problems left unsolved
Not kept informed
Escalation required
Difficult to get immediate help
Need to explain problems multiple times
Support doesn't seem to care
Slow Initial Response
No. As a non profit, we simply cannot afford luxuries or "like to have" add ons.
Setting up my performance module was a breeze. They made it so easy by showing me shortcuts to avoid duplication or starting from the ground in creating reviews and tasks.

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