What is Paylocity?
Paylocity is all-in-one software platform that gives HR pros a way to easily manage daily tasks in payroll, benefits, talent, and workforce management. Paylocity's modern HR and payroll solution streamlines work, enhancing business outcomes. Their unified software suite makes it easier to focus on building your workforce.
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90 Likeliness to Recommend
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96 Plan to Renew
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77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+80 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Paylocity?
Pros
- Respectful
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Fair
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Direct Deposit
Benefits Calculation
Time and Attendance
Tax Form Preparation
Taxation Deduction
Self Service Portal
Compensation Management
HR Systems Interface
Accounting Systems Interface
Vacation and Leave Tracking
Retirement Plan Tracking
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Breadth of Features
Quality of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of IT Administration
Availability and Quality of Training
Usability and Intuitiveness
Vendor Support
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Customization
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Paylocity Reviews
Dale M.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2025
All in one Accounting for Recruiting to Payroll
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Paylocity from other similar products?
Recruiting is part of payroll system if you want it to be.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Filing the quarterly returns with a great record of accuracy.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Unable to select payroll deduction DATE from your bank account.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Consider the time involved in processing payroll, quarterly tax returns that are necessary for high accuracy, managing resumes from recruits and benefits accrual; this is a time saving system to keep accurate records.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Kelly T.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Healthcare
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2025
Paylocity has improved our Payroll/Time Management
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Paylocity from other similar products?
The Customer Service is helpful and always responds right away.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Human Resource Management
What do you dislike most about this product?
unable to enter call schedule into scheduling
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
make sure you have a great implementation team. if you are having issues do not be afraid to speak up.
Pros
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
- Caring
- Saves Time
Karen S.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2025
Paylocity is average; could do more
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Paylocity from other similar products?
Paylocity provides a many areas of interaction for both employees and administrators. They do a nice job of updating when needed and communicating updates.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Customer service is good; answers provided by multiple staff are consistent and accurate.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Inability to make custom changes without exorbitant expense; interaction with other systems is lacking.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Make sure you are asking the right questions and that you are getting all of the promised items when using the product.
Pros
- Respectful
- Trustworthy
- Acts with Integrity
- Reliable
Cons
- Leverages Incumbent Status
- Under Delivered
- Charges for Enhancements
