Compare Paychex and TimeClock Plus by TCP
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (54.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Paychex
Star Rating
(1,690)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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TimeClock Plus by TCP
Star Rating
(534)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (54.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Summary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Paychex excels in providing a comprehensive payroll solution, with users appreciating its ability to track pay and deductions seamlessly. One user noted, "Paychex serves as a one-stop shop because I can contact customer service, and they'll send everything I need for audits." This indicates a strong support system and user-friendly interface.
- Users say that TimeClock Plus by TCP stands out for its ease of use and customization options. Reviewers highlight how straightforward it is to track time and attendance, with one stating, "Everything is in one place, so clocking in, clocking out, and keeping up with hours is really straightforward." This simplicity can enhance daily operations for businesses.
- According to verified reviews, Paychex has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its strong market presence and user trust. Users appreciate the clean interface and the ability to see their paycheck in real time, which contributes to a positive payroll experience.
- Reviewers mention that TimeClock Plus by TCP offers exceptional support during implementation, with users praising the team's patience and willingness to assist. One user remarked, "The implementation team has gone above and beyond to help with our implementation," showcasing the company's commitment to customer service.
- Users highlight that while Paychex has a robust feature set for payroll and HR needs, it may not be as tailored for mid-market companies as TimeClock Plus. The latter is noted for its extensive features that cater specifically to time tracking and attendance, making it a preferred choice for businesses focused on these areas.
- G2 reviewers indicate that both products have strong user support, but TimeClock Plus by TCP slightly edges out in quality of support ratings. Users have expressed satisfaction with the support team, stating, "The level of support you receive from the Support team is also amazing," which can be crucial for businesses needing reliable assistance.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
TimeClock Plus by TCP
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Paychex
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,347
8.7
422
Ease of Use
8.4
1,411
8.6
430
Ease of Setup
8.3
1,017
8.0
345
Ease of Admin
8.5
996
8.3
350
Quality of Support
8.3
1,300
8.7
406
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
994
8.7
348
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
1,321
8.0
402
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
8.2
103
7.4
165
7.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.1
67
8.3
400
8.7
110
8.5
409
8.7
100
8.0
292
Feature Not Available
8.2
401
8.4
110
8.4
423
8.7
110
Expense Reports
8.4
40
|
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
7.3
133
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
8.0
193
7.9
136
|
Verified
8.4
195
8.1
140
|
Verified
7.6
124
7.9
130
|
Verified
8.2
172
8.3
198
|
Verified
8.6
246
Platform
8.2
216
|
Verified
8.4
256
7.7
98
|
Verified
7.4
158
6.9
34
7.3
137
8.2
207
|
Verified
8.6
247
8.0
148
|
Verified
8.1
206
7.5
75
|
Verified
7.2
148
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
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
8.2
103
7.4
165
7.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.1
67
8.3
400
8.7
110
8.5
409
8.7
100
8.0
292
Feature Not Available
8.2
401
8.4
110
8.4
423
8.7
110
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
7.8
146
Logistics
8.0
31
8.4
169
7.6
28
8.4
157
6.9
26
7.3
127
Management
6.7
20
7.5
138
7.5
21
7.8
137
7.8
26
8.4
144
8.1
31
8.8
160
8.2
31
8.8
158
8.4
32
8.7
159
7.7
29
8.1
139
Monitoring
7.7
26
7.8
129
7.7
27
7.9
132
7.2
27
7.7
139
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.3
58
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
7.1
55
Not enough data
8.6
61
Platform Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
64
Not enough data
7.9
60
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.9
68
Not enough data
7.6
63
Not enough data
7.4
61
Not enough data
8.0
66
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
8.2
103
7.4
165
7.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.1
67
8.3
400
8.7
110
8.5
409
8.7
100
8.0
292
Feature Not Available
8.2
401
8.4
110
8.4
423
8.7
110
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
8.2
103
7.4
165
7.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.1
67
8.3
400
8.7
110
8.5
409
8.7
100
8.0
292
Feature Not Available
8.2
401
8.4
110
8.4
423
8.7
110
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
8.2
103
7.4
165
7.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.1
67
8.3
400
8.7
110
8.5
409
8.7
100
8.0
292
Feature Not Available
8.2
401
8.4
110
8.4
423
8.7
110
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
9.0
276
8.3
131
8.5
187
8.4
94
8.1
151
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
75
|
Verified
7.3
133
Mobile Time Tracking
8.3
150
9.0
232
Administration
8.0
134
|
Verified
8.0
193
7.9
136
|
Verified
8.4
195
8.1
140
|
Verified
7.6
124
7.9
130
|
Verified
8.2
172
8.3
198
|
Verified
8.6
246
Platform
8.2
216
|
Verified
8.4
256
7.7
98
|
Verified
7.4
158
6.9
34
7.3
137
8.2
207
|
Verified
8.6
247
8.0
148
|
Verified
8.1
206
7.5
75
|
Verified
7.2
148
Platform
7.5
312
8.2
103
7.4
165
7.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.1
67
8.3
400
8.7
110
8.5
409
8.7
100
8.0
292
Feature Not Available
8.2
401
8.4
110
8.4
423
8.7
110
Platform
7.5
312
8.2
103
7.4
165
7.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.1
67
8.3
400
8.7
110
8.5
409
8.7
100
8.0
292
Feature Not Available
8.2
401
8.4
110
8.4
423
8.7
110
Workforce Management Platform Features
8.8
31
7.5
50
8.0
27
8.1
62
8.6
68
9.3
75
8.4
67
9.1
71
8.4
29
7.6
53
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.8
41
8.0
55
9.0
59
8.6
63
7.7
27
7.9
54
8.2
38
8.0
58
Platform
7.5
312
8.2
103
7.4
165
7.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.1
67
8.3
400
8.7
110
8.5
409
8.7
100
8.0
292
Feature Not Available
8.2
401
8.4
110
8.4
423
8.7
110
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paychex and TimeClock Plus by TCP are categorized as Time Tracking, Time & Attendance, and Workforce Management
Unique Categories
Paychex is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, PEO Providers, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Payroll, Background Check, HR Analytics, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Employee Perks, Onboarding, Core HR, Expense Management, HCM Software, and Employee Recognition
TimeClock Plus by TCP is categorized as Absence Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paychex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
TimeClock Plus by TCP
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%
Education Management
11.6%
Primary/Secondary Education
11.0%
Government Administration
7.2%
Construction
4.4%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Other
61.4%
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
What are the advantages of using a time clock in a factory?
3 Comments
CM
Biggest advantage would be the accuracy of reported hours. Read more
What is the best time clock app for small business?
2 Comments
BR
I'm not familiar with any others, but TCP has been a huge help to our school attendance and sub tracking! Thank you!Read more
