Paylocity Review
November 06, 2025

Paylocity Review

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

Overall Satisfaction with Paylocity

We use Paylocity for the HR & Payroll and Time and attendance modules, employee engagement (Community and groups, recognition, and performance modules), and have started using it for the LMS features when creating internal company training. Payroll functions aside, it has become a valuable tool for disseminating information to the staff on a single platform.

Pros

  • Community and groups. Great for communicating within smaller circles (specific shifts and departments).
  • The file repository for Community Plus within groups is great for quick access to important documents.
  • The recognition/impressions feature is a nice touch for employee engagement.

Cons

  • The scheduling plus feature lacks in flexibility with different operations. Perhaps great for an all-corporate office staff, but not quite for great day-to-day duty assignments for field staff. We find ourselves continuing to use an Excel spreadsheet to do day-to-day duty assignments due to being significantly more efficient and time saving.
  • PTO projection has gotten better since we first came on board, but simply seeing your remaining projected balance to the end of the year within the time off module would be nice rather than having to select a day as if you were requesting a day off on 12/31. It only now does what ADP has done for a very long time.
  • More flexibility with time off policies. An accrual for "unpaid time off" so part time staff who do not get paid time off can still track and manage a set amount of time off.
  • Most features improve time efficiency and work processes.
  • Scheduling feature ends up decreasing time efficiency.
  • Errors seems to be reduced do to conductivity between the various modules.
Cannot comment too much on this, but the scheduling automation is difficult to get a handle on to work for our operation as well as it should, and since the time tracking relies heavily on the scheduling features to compare worked hours vs scheduled hours, we feel we don't get the full benefits of all features.
It is easier to communicate information to all of the company, as well as specific groups and shifts of the company. File repositories in individual groups makes for a quick access to documents the employees within those groups may need. Peer recognition is a great overall feature for getting employees to engage with each other, as well as getting management to engage with employees.
User interface is VERY intuitive, and easy to figure out and get used to. Moving between modules is simple, and the conductivity with information between the various modules seems to flow flawlessly. Changes are instantaneous, there are more way than one to bounce between modules when completing tasks, and the readability is easy on the eyes.

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?

No

Would you buy Paylocity again?

Yes

Paylocity does a lot of things, and unlike many other "all-in-one" suites, it seems to do everything pretty well. Even the less than intuitive features are still manageable. Company/employee engagement is probably one of its best features outside of payroll and time and labor management. The reporting suite is also top notch with the ability to customize specific reports to your needs, and auto-run with report pick up.

Paylocity Feature Ratings

8.7
Employee demographic data
10
Employment history
10
Job profiles and administration
6
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
8
Organizational charting
10
Organization and location management
8
8.3
Pay calculation
5
Benefit plan administration
8
Direct deposit files
10
Salary revision and increment management
10
8.3
Approval workflow
10
Balance details
7
Annual carry-forward and encashment
8
10.0
View and generate pay and benefit information
10
Update personal information
10
View job history
10
View company policy documentation
10
Employee recognition
10
Asset Management ()
Not Rated
10.0
Report builder
10
Pre-built reports
10
Integration with other HR capabilities ()
Not Rated
10.0
Performance plans
10
Performance improvement plans
10
Review status tracking
10
Review reminders
10
Multiple review frequency
10
Succession Planning ()
Not Rated
10.0
New hire portal
10
Manager tracking tools
10
7.5
Individual goal setting
7
Performance tracking
8
10.0
Job Requisition Management
10
Company Website Posting
10
Job Search Site Posting
10
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
10
Applicant Tracking
10
Notifications and Alerts
10

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