Compare Paychex and RationalPlan
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free
Paychex
Star Rating
(1,690)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Vendor for Pricing
Learn more about Paychex
RationalPlan
Star Rating
(23)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Summary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Paychex excels in providing a user-friendly interface, making it easy for users to navigate payroll processes. One user highlighted the benefit of seeing their paycheck in real time and having a central location for pay and benefits, which enhances the overall experience.
- Users say that RationalPlan stands out for its intuitive design, allowing users to focus on planning without getting bogged down by complex software navigation. A reviewer mentioned that the software feels natural to use, which is a significant advantage for those who prioritize ease of planning.
- Reviewers mention that Paychex offers a high level of customization, particularly with its dashboard and reporting features. Users appreciate the ability to reach out to dedicated account representatives for assistance in creating tailored reports, which adds a personal touch to the service.
- According to verified reviews, RationalPlan provides unique features like a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and risk management tools, which set it apart from basic task tracking software. Users find these features particularly beneficial for managing complex projects effectively.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Paychex has a robust support system, RationalPlan's support quality is rated higher, with users praising its responsiveness and helpfulness. This could be a deciding factor for those who value strong customer support in their software choice.
- Users report that Paychex has a smoother implementation process, with many recent users noting the ease of adding candidates for payroll. In contrast, RationalPlan has fewer recent reviews, which may indicate less current user engagement and feedback on its setup experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
RationalPlan
Cloud Free
Free
Cloud service for project portfolio management, work management and collaboration
- 2 projects
- 100 tasks
- 5 MB storage
Free Trial
Paychex
No trial information availableRationalPlan
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,347
8.5
18
Ease of Use
8.4
1,411
8.0
18
Ease of Setup
8.3
1,017
7.9
8
Ease of Admin
8.5
996
7.9
8
Quality of Support
8.3
1,300
9.5
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
994
8.8
8
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
1,321
9.3
17
Features by Category
Core HR
8.1
113
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
8.4
113
Not enough data
7.7
114
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.3
5
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Expense Reports
8.4
40
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
75
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Generative AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile
7.6
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
134
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
136
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
130
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
34
Not enough data
8.2
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
148
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.5
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
8.6
856
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
548
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
881
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
563
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
935
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
407
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
783
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
456
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
783
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
833
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
9.1
885
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
840
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
831
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
302
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
264
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
867
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
841
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
887
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
729
|
Verified
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Projects
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
189
Not enough data
8.2
227
Not enough data
8.4
212
Not enough data
7.9
151
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
189
Not enough data
8.2
227
Not enough data
8.4
212
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
7.9
151
Not enough data
7.6
101
Not enough data
5.8
19
Not enough data
6.7
23
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Compliance
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
Platform
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
Support
6.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
Automation
7.4
26
Not enough data
Logistics
8.0
31
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
6.9
26
Not enough data
Management
6.7
20
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.7
29
Not enough data
Monitoring
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.2
27
Not enough data
Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
6.7
20
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
7.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Background Check Administration
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
Background Check Data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Background Check Additional Functionality
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance reviews
5.0
8
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.6
8
Not enough data
Goals
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
Feedback
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
Data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reports
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
Cleaning
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
8.0
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.0
106
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.1
45
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.4
129
Not enough data
7.5
51
Not enough data
7.9
60
Not enough data
7.8
82
Not enough data
7.9
100
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.6
56
Not enough data
7.9
77
Not enough data
7.6
64
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
6.6
49
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Corporate Learning Management SystemsHide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interface
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.3
217
Not enough data
8.3
131
Not enough data
8.4
94
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
75
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Mobile Time Tracking
8.3
150
Feature Not Available
Administration
8.0
134
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
136
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
130
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
34
Not enough data
8.2
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
148
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.5
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Workforce Management Platform Features
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paychex and RationalPlan are categorized as Time Tracking
Unique Categories
Paychex is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, PEO Providers, Time & Attendance, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Payroll, Workforce Management, Background Check, HR Analytics, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Employee Perks, Onboarding, Core HR, Expense Management, HCM Software, and Employee Recognition
RationalPlan is categorized as Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paychex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RationalPlan
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.0%
Construction
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Real Estate
4.0%
Retail
3.9%
Other
74.2%
Research
9.5%
Renewables & Environment
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
9.5%
Hospital & Health Care
9.5%
Construction
9.5%
Other
52.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
We have reduced employees, yet still pay the same bi-monthly fee. Shouldn't it be lower?
7 Comments
LP
I believe the service fee is through a range employee count not individually.Read more
Paycheck Stubs
3 Comments
EG
15 minutes does not seem like an inordinate amount of time for a payroll to be processed, especially if you are submitting it on a day when a multitude of...Read more
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