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Paylocity

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Paylocity FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Paylocity?

Paylocity has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Paylocity support?

Paylocity supports the following languages:
English

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Q. Does Paylocity support mobile devices?

Paylocity supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone

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Q. Does Paylocity offer an API?

Yes, Paylocity has an API available for use.

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Q. What other apps does Paylocity integrate with?

Paylocity integrates with the following applications:
FCRM Insurance, Checkr, ClearCompany, ApplicantPRO

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Q. What level of support does Paylocity offer?

Paylocity offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Chat, Phone Support, Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum

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Paylocity product overview

What is Paylocity?

Key benefits of using Paylocity

Paylocity is capable of integrating with most of the retirement plans, general ledger and time and attendance applications.
Users can take help for filing taxes directly from experts via Paylocity Web Pay.
It allows users to generate insights charts, view real-time analytics and can schedule reports to be automatically generated.
Users can access their Paylocity personal data via a self-service portal.
Through its custom announcements, enrollment rules, and eligibility groups, users can ensure the complete enrollment of employees.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Chat
Phone Support
Knowledge Base
FAQs/Forum

Training options

Videos
Webinars
In Person
Documentation
Live Online

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Paylocity features

Functionality

4.2

/5

795

Total features

99

12 categories

Most valued features by users

Reporting/Analytics
Activity Dashboard
Reporting & Statistics
Self Service Portal
Third Party Integrations
Alerts/Notifications
API
Customizable Reports

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Paylocity users reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

/5

795

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.07/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
It was nice that there were PPP reports created to help with the application as well as the forgiveness. They were very helpful while going through those processes.
I like that there are a variety of solutions to help with all of our HR processes. The system is user friendly and common sensical.
Our of the 4 payroll companies that we have used over the last 10 yrs, Paylocity is my favorite. The program is the easiest to use and the employees like it the best.
Cons
If it weren't a hassle to switch systems, I would switch in a heartbeat. This is a terrible platform and I am unimpressed with the company as a whole.
It is hard to give negative feedback about a product that does more than one can fully comprehend. The report writer can be tricky if you are not familiar with how to use it.
The interface is terrible and they are making changes all the time. I have a rotating door of "account managers" and never get ahold of the same person twice.

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Michael G.

Senior Content Manager

Insurance, 51-200 employees

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Overall Rating

Very Modern Payroll App

Reviewed 2 years ago

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Michael G.: Hi, my name is Mike. I'm a senior content manager. I would give Paylocity three out of five...

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Madison G.

Benefits Specialist

Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees

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Overall Rating

Better than most HR Systems for the price

Reviewed 8 months ago

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Madison G.: My name is Madison. I'm a total rewards associate. I give Paylocity a four out of five stars....

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Joshua B.

Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Awesome!

Reviewed 4 years ago

It's been great. Makes it easy for our employees to log their time.

Pros

My favorite part about paylocity by far is the ability to connect tax documents when filing taxes. It makes it so easy!

Cons

There are some limitations and will take some time to set up specifically to your use case, but the support is awesome and once you get it figured out, it's pretty smooth. Could use some more customizable/user friendly reporting though.

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Madison M.

Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Better than most HR Systems for the price

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall, I truly like using Paylocity and feel that it is much more user friendly for both employees and admins. I would definitely recommend Paylocity to my peers in HR.

Pros

I use Paylocity for onboarding, employee record management, benefits, payroll, reporting and status changes (LOAs, terms, etc.) Paylocity's features can do almost everything that an HR team would need, with only a few lapses that we hope they can improve. The service team is easy to reach and pretty knowledgeable/helpful. Additionally, I assisted with implementation of the product, and I feel that it was pretty smooth and easy to do compared to other HRIS's I've assisted with implementing.

Cons

There are only a couple cons with the software, which are really more of "nice to haves" rather than necessitates. One being that the system does not allow for bulk imports of certain information past implementation. We recently discovered we wanted to start tracking something in the system, and without the ability to bulk import it we had to enter everything manually. Additionally, there are random glitches that the service team is working to resolve, like issues with requesting time off on the App and tracking employee documents in the system. I hope that these issues will be resolved soon.

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serean d.

Human Resources, 201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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hard to use but does the job

Reviewed a month ago
Pros

the cost was affordable and it allowed us to use the system for payroll without changing our hris

Cons

very hard to navigate at first. takes a long time to learn and not as user friendly as we expected

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Patrice G.

Computer Software, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Easy for End Users to navigate and depend on

Reviewed 4 months ago

The overall experience for the end user is an easy product to use, with the ability to keep up with your employee benefits and payroll all in one place.

Pros

The home screen Dashboard is one of the best features of Paylocity. So many other programs make you dive through multiple menu levels, and Paylocity's overall design makes it easy for non-technical users.

Cons

Reporting didn't appear to be the easiest process. Generating a report took templates to be designed.

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Karen P.

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Good HR and Payroll System

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall, we are happy with Paylocity; however, there are a few things, like I mentioned earlier that seem a little behind the times.

Pros

I find the reporting feature to be robust because the reports available contain all of the information I need to report on. E.G., Date of Hire, Supervisor name, employee list, payroll data.

Cons

The paid time off balance information really needs to improve. Currently, employees don't see any accrued or used PTO until the next payperiod (semi-monthly). Employees would like to see their balance in real time.

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