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Paylocity vs Dayforce Powerpay Comparison (2026)

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Paylocity

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Dayforce Powerpay

Overview

Paylocity's all-in-one HR software helps you shift from admin tasks to strategic growth. Centralize employee data and automate onboarding with customizable workflows. Get AI-driven insights to make informed decisions. Employees get 24/7 mobile access to pay stubs, schedules, and tax forms.

Dayforce Powerpay is a cloud-based payroll and HR solution designed to help small businesses with 1-100 employees handle payroll processing, employee records, tax filing, and more. Employees can use the self-service portal to view, download, or print payslips.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.3

1.9K

5

4

3

2

1

1K

697

184

41

29

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
70%
would recommend this app

4.7

266

5

4

3

2

1

189

72

4

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
84%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Paylocity offers an intuitive, all in one HR platform that helps with payroll, onboarding, self-service, automation, and compliance tools, improving efficiency and the employee experience.”
TR

Torrey R.

Administrative Assisant to the HR Director

“Paylocity provides a user-friendly platform that brings payroll, benefits, HR, time tracking, and employee information together in one place.”
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Anish C.

HR

“value for money, reporting feature, ease of payroll processing, recruiting platform is as simple or in depth as needed, the paylocity app is very user friendly for employees, communication platform is very handy, online onboarding”
HA

Holly A.

Human Resources Manager

Pros

“Dayforce powerpay is professional, and for a larger company, a great payroll option.”
CC

Crystal C.

Manager

“Dayforce makes it easy for employees to manage their schedules.”
AV

Aiden V.

Youth care Specialist

“Support feature works well.”
BR

Ben R.

HR Manager

Cons

“I also received automated reminder emails even after submitting the requested documents and correcting the issue they identified. When I called, I was told only my employer's HR department could communicate with Paylocity regarding the case, leaving me unable to get a status update directly.”
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Ashish K.

Senior Scientist

“However, my experience has also been impacted by recurring system limitations, reporting challenges, and difficulties obtaining timely support when issues arise. As an HR/payroll professional, accuracy and efficiency are critical, and there have been instances where payroll reporting, workers’ compensation reporting, and system functionality did not align with our operational needs.”
AC

Alyssa C.

Human Resource Payroll Manager

“The other thing was the start and and dates on the Human Resources side of Paylocity seems to confuse the users causing problems with hire date, benefit dates and transfer dates mid pay cycle. ”
AS

Adelaide S.

Payroll Specialist

Cons

“The service dies a LOT more than I actually use and because we have no dedicate payroll staff, it is easy to forget some of the more arcane functions that are only needed a couple of times a year.”
FP

Frank P.

Manager

“Currently, if you input information on employee timesheets, the employee is excluded from rapid entry (they're listed, you just cant make any changes on there).”
KF

Kimberly F.

Junior Accountant

“If you have an employee on leave you are not able to view or edit their file within PowerPay which is sometimes required.”
RW

Ryan W.

F&B Accounting

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features180
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACA Reporting
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Action Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assessment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto Update
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Management
  • Background Screening
  • Batch Processing
  • Benchmarking
  • Benefits Administration Outsourcing
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Blended Learning
  • Boolean Search
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • COBRA Administration
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Certification Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Check Printing
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Competency Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate Card
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Management
  • Course Tracking
  • Credit Card Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Disability Insurance Administration
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • FMLA Administration
  • Feedback Management
  • For Accountants
  • For Cloud
  • For Mobile
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Gamification
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Gradebook
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • HR Management
  • HR Metrics Library
  • HSA/FSA Administration
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Insurance Management
  • Internal HR
  • Internal Talent Mobility
  • Interview Management
  • Job Board
  • Job Description Management
  • Job Posting
  • Job Requisition
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning & Development
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Leave Tracking
  • Life Insurance Administration
  • Messaging
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Learning
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-State
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Ongoing Performance Tracking
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Organizational Charting
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Peer Appraisals
  • Peer-to-Peer Recognition
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Review Management
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Question Library
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Database
  • Resume Parsing
  • Resume Search
  • Retirement Plan Management
  • Review Cycle Tracking
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Assessment
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Split Deposits
  • Succession Planning
  • Summary Reports
  • Tax Compliance
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Web-based Deployment
  • Total features38
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACA Reporting
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Action Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assessment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto Update
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Management
  • Background Screening
  • Batch Processing
  • Benchmarking
  • Benefits Administration Outsourcing
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Blended Learning
  • Boolean Search
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • COBRA Administration
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Certification Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Check Printing
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Competency Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate Card
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Management
  • Course Tracking
  • Credit Card Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Disability Insurance Administration
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • FMLA Administration
  • Feedback Management
  • For Accountants
  • For Cloud
  • For Mobile
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Gamification
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Gradebook
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • HR Management
  • HR Metrics Library
  • HSA/FSA Administration
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Insurance Management
  • Internal HR
  • Internal Talent Mobility
  • Interview Management
  • Job Board
  • Job Description Management
  • Job Posting
  • Job Requisition
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning & Development
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Leave Tracking
  • Life Insurance Administration
  • Messaging
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Learning
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-State
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Ongoing Performance Tracking
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Organizational Charting
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Peer Appraisals
  • Peer-to-Peer Recognition
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Review Management
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Question Library
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Database
  • Resume Parsing
  • Resume Search
  • Retirement Plan Management
  • Review Cycle Tracking
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Assessment
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Split Deposits
  • Succession Planning
  • Summary Reports
  • Tax Compliance
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Web-based Deployment

Integrations

  • Total integrations57
  • 7shifts
  • Altametrics
  • AxisCare Home Care Software
  • BambooHR
  • BigQuery
  • Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
  • Blue Marble Payroll
  • Bullhorn
  • CoAd
  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Connecteam
  • Criteria
  • Culture Amp
  • DAT iQ
  • DailyPay
  • Deltek Costpoint
  • Deltek Vantagepoint
  • Deputy
  • Docusign
  • Ease
  • Employee Navigator
  • Event Manager
  • Five9
  • Greenhouse
  • Human Interest
  • Lattice
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • MYOB Business
  • MatrixCare Home Health & Hospice
  • Maxwell Health
  • MedTrainer
  • Mitratech AssureHire
  • Motive
  • Navan
  • NetSuite
  • Okta
  • OpenSesame
  • PAR OPS
  • PDQ POS
  • PerformYard
  • Predictive Index
  • Principle
  • Programmatic
  • QuarksUp
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Ramp
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salary.com
  • Smartlinx
  • Teamtailor
  • UKG Pro
  • Verified First
  • WEX Benefits
  • WellSky Personal Care
  • WinTeam
  • WorkBright
  • Workstream
  • empower
  • Total integrations3
  • 7shifts
  • Altametrics
  • AxisCare Home Care Software
  • BambooHR
  • BigQuery
  • Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
  • Blue Marble Payroll
  • Bullhorn
  • CoAd
  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Connecteam
  • Criteria
  • Culture Amp
  • DAT iQ
  • DailyPay
  • Deltek Costpoint
  • Deltek Vantagepoint
  • Deputy
  • Docusign
  • Ease
  • Employee Navigator
  • Event Manager
  • Five9
  • Greenhouse
  • Human Interest
  • Lattice
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • MYOB Business
  • MatrixCare Home Health & Hospice
  • Maxwell Health
  • MedTrainer
  • Mitratech AssureHire
  • Motive
  • Navan
  • NetSuite
  • Okta
  • OpenSesame
  • PAR OPS
  • PDQ POS
  • PerformYard
  • Predictive Index
  • Principle
  • Programmatic
  • QuarksUp
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Ramp
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salary.com
  • Smartlinx
  • Teamtailor
  • UKG Pro
  • Verified First
  • WEX Benefits
  • WellSky Personal Care
  • WinTeam
  • WorkBright
  • Workstream
  • empower