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Market Segments
Mid-Market (73.6% of reviews)
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Paylocity
Star Rating
(5,025)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (73.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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No pricing available
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Star Rating
(145)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (67.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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- G2 reviewers report that Paylocity excels in user experience, with many praising its user-friendly interface and helpful chat function. Users appreciate that they can "do most everything online and it's fairly straightforward," making daily tasks easier.
- According to verified reviews, Paylocity's implementation process is notably quick and intuitive, with users highlighting the platform's easy onboarding as a significant advantage over competitors like PlanSource, which has received mixed feedback on setup.
- Users say that Paylocity provides superior support, with many noting the team's knowledge of payroll compliance and system functionality. In contrast, while PlanSource offers a customizable experience, some users feel that its support could be more responsive.
- Reviewers mention that Paylocity's self-service portal is a standout feature, allowing employees to manage their benefits easily. This is a key differentiator compared to PlanSource, where users have expressed a desire for more streamlined access to their benefits information.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Paylocity consistently meets user requirements with a high satisfaction score, while PlanSource, despite being customizable, sometimes struggles to align with specific user workflows, leading to configuration challenges.
- Users report that Paylocity's overall performance is significantly higher, reflected in its G2 Score, which indicates a strong market presence and user satisfaction. In contrast, PlanSource's lower score suggests it may not be meeting user expectations as effectively.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paylocity
No pricing availablePlanSource
No pricing availableFree Trial
Paylocity
Free Trial is available
PlanSource
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
4,001
8.5
117
Ease of Use
8.9
4,038
8.4
118
Ease of Setup
8.2
2,493
7.3
91
Ease of Admin
8.6
2,410
8.0
100
Quality of Support
8.7
3,531
8.1
113
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
2,416
8.1
98
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
3,765
7.9
116
Features by Category
Core HR
8.3
937
Not enough data
8.3
1064
Not enough data
7.1
525
Not enough data
7.9
675
Not enough data
8.3
894
Not enough data
7.9
835
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
223
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
7.4
58
7.7
954
7.4
49
7.3
751
7.8
30
8.3
1411
8.5
75
8.5
1326
8.1
76
8.5
1286
7.6
41
8.3
1414
8.0
73
8.6
1397
8.4
75
Expense Reports
9.0
950
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
892
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
912
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1031
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
1050
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
819
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Travel Management
7.8
369
Not enough data
7.5
343
Not enough data
7.5
341
Not enough data
8.3
548
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.2
1037
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
797
Not enough data
Mobile
9.1
940
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
580
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
373
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
706
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
512
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1371
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1479
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1295
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1721
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
1728
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
991
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1554
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
378
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
9.0
1762
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1546
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
1800
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1660
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
1814
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
863
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1499
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1467
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1589
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1608
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
9.1
1693
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1646
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1586
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.1
997
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
952
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
971
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
1690
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1675
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1552
|
Verified
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
685
8.7
88
7.9
377
8.6
85
8.0
581
7.9
76
8.5
655
8.3
64
8.3
527
8.1
36
9.0
746
8.5
79
8.6
638
8.5
61
8.2
561
8.1
45
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
685
8.7
88
7.9
377
8.6
85
8.0
581
7.9
76
8.5
655
8.3
64
8.3
527
8.1
36
9.0
746
8.5
79
8.6
638
8.5
61
8.6
611
8.6
85
8.2
561
8.1
45
8.1
473
7.5
45
6.9
169
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
7.4
58
7.7
954
7.4
49
7.3
751
7.8
30
8.3
1411
8.5
75
8.5
1326
8.1
76
8.5
1286
7.6
41
8.3
1414
8.0
73
8.6
1397
8.4
75
Payment Methods
9.0
86
Not enough data
9.2
97
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
Payment Processing
8.9
80
Not enough data
9.1
89
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
9.1
97
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.2
98
Not enough data
Security and Compliance
9.0
64
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
9.1
70
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
Payment Types
9.0
84
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.3
391
Not enough data
9.1
278
Not enough data
Performance
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.7
230
Not enough data
8.8
231
Not enough data
Payment Cards
9.3
371
Not enough data
9.3
346
Not enough data
9.1
304
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
298
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.7
247
Not enough data
Payments
9.2
306
Not enough data
9.1
294
Not enough data
9.4
370
Not enough data
9.1
279
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
9.2
298
Not enough data
9.2
286
Not enough data
9.1
265
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
8.3
33
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
Execution
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
Analytics
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Management
9.0
233
Not enough data
8.6
177
Not enough data
8.9
184
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.0
200
Not enough data
9.2
266
Not enough data
9.1
231
Not enough data
8.6
157
Not enough data
Analytics
9.1
220
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
8.7
160
Not enough data
Integration
9.1
214
Not enough data
9.1
217
Not enough data
9.0
171
Not enough data
Risk
7.9
51
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
7.7
45
Not enough data
Recovery
8.5
153
Not enough data
8.7
184
Not enough data
Audit
8.6
175
Not enough data
8.6
147
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
8.8
182
Not enough data
Fraud
8.9
174
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
9.0
169
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
8.4
62
Not enough data
9.0
315
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.3
392
Not enough data
8.9
257
Not enough data
8.8
244
Not enough data
9.1
279
Not enough data
Analytics
9.0
326
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.7
221
Not enough data
9.2
354
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
293
Not enough data
9.2
360
Not enough data
8.7
233
Not enough data
8.8
275
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
8.1
53
Not enough data
Planning
8.3
53
Not enough data
7.6
51
Not enough data
7.9
50
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.2
49
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
7.7
49
Not enough data
Supplier Management
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Execution
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
Supplier Information
8.3
49
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
Analytics
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.1
48
Not enough data
Integration
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance reviews
7.4
274
Not enough data
7.6
331
Not enough data
7.9
339
Not enough data
Goals
7.7
314
Not enough data
7.4
270
Not enough data
Feedback
7.6
302
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
262
Not enough data
8.1
298
Not enough data
Data
8.2
358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
345
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
6.1
32
Not enough data
5.7
31
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
8.0
106
Not enough data
7.8
108
Not enough data
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
7.6
97
Not enough data
7.7
96
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
7.3
93
Not enough data
7.3
96
Not enough data
7.3
95
Not enough data
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
7.9
104
Not enough data
7.7
101
Not enough data
7.4
98
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
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
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
5.8
27
Not enough data
5.8
28
Not enough data
6.3
28
Not enough data
Sourcing
8.0
422
Not enough data
8.1
444
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
7.3
41
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
8.1
280
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
6.9
42
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.0
40
Not enough data
7.4
45
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
7.4
58
7.7
954
7.4
49
7.3
751
7.8
30
8.3
1411
8.5
75
8.5
1326
8.1
76
8.5
1286
7.6
41
8.3
1414
8.0
73
8.6
1397
8.4
75
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
5.4
28
Not enough data
6.3
30
Not enough data
5.2
28
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
6.1
58
Not enough data
5.8
57
Not enough data
6.0
57
Not enough data
6.0
56
Not enough data
6.2
57
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.9
579
Not enough data
8.4
814
Not enough data
8.6
844
Not enough data
7.5
493
Not enough data
7.7
461
Not enough data
7.7
468
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
1021
Not enough data
7.0
309
Not enough data
8.1
683
Not enough data
8.6
882
Not enough data
8.6
913
Not enough data
Platform Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
797
Not enough data
8.3
593
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
7.4
58
7.7
954
7.4
49
7.3
751
7.8
30
8.3
1411
8.5
75
8.5
1326
8.1
76
8.5
1286
7.6
41
8.3
1414
8.0
73
8.6
1397
8.4
75
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.6
575
Not enough data
8.7
978
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vendor Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue Recognition
7.8
36
Not enough data
7.0
29
Not enough data
7.2
29
Not enough data
Course Authoring
8.1
151
Not enough data
7.8
139
Not enough data
8.0
146
Not enough data
7.9
133
Not enough data
Course Delivery
7.8
144
Not enough data
8.3
175
Not enough data
8.1
163
Not enough data
Course Management
7.1
113
Not enough data
7.8
141
Not enough data
7.7
125
Not enough data
7.8
133
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
119
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Interface
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
103
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
7.9
139
Not enough data
8.1
150
Not enough data
8.0
146
Not enough data
7.8
126
Not enough data
8.0
147
Not enough data
8.0
153
Not enough data
7.9
158
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
54
Not enough data
6.1
51
Not enough data
6.4
52
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
6.6
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.9
1204
Not enough data
8.3
744
Not enough data
7.9
573
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.2
1037
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
797
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.7
862
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1371
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1479
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1295
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1721
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
1728
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
991
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1554
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
378
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
7.4
58
7.7
954
7.4
49
7.3
751
7.8
30
8.3
1411
8.5
75
8.5
1326
8.1
76
8.5
1286
7.6
41
8.3
1414
8.0
73
8.6
1397
8.4
75
Platform
7.8
1346
7.4
58
7.7
954
7.4
49
7.3
751
7.8
30
8.3
1411
8.5
75
8.5
1326
8.1
76
8.5
1286
7.6
41
8.3
1414
8.0
73
8.6
1397
8.4
75
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.3
177
Not enough data
7.3
181
Not enough data
8.5
242
Not enough data
8.1
244
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
8.1
221
Not enough data
8.6
243
Not enough data
6.9
167
Not enough data
7.8
206
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paylocity and PlanSource are categorized as Benefits Administration
Unique Categories
Paylocity is categorized as Employee Experience, Core HR, HCM Software, Spend Management, Payroll, Onboarding, Expense Management, AP Automation, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Performance Management, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Time Tracking, Purchasing, Workforce Management, Procure to Pay, Enterprise Payment, Invoice Management, and Vendor Management
PlanSource is categorized as SAP Store
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paylocity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PlanSource
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
Computer Software
12.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
65.2%
Construction
6.7%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Education Management
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.5%
Entertainment
4.5%
Other
72.4%
Discussions
Can I use paylocity at home?
27 Comments
CD
Yes! Paylocity is simple and easy to use from anywhere with an internet connection. I was able to run about 5 payrolls from home WITH support from our...Read more
Is paylocity a HRIS system?
6 Comments
KE
On 16th May I opened a Divvy account. On 20 May, my account was suspended.
I didn't do any action or transaction from my account during these 4 days. I...Read more
I would like to set up Paylocity to hold all of my personnel records.
3 Comments
SK
You can actually import those documents from the folders on your computer into each employees profile. Read more
How does PlanSource partner with Insurance carriers?
1 Comment
Official Response from PlanSource
PlanSource has partnerships with leading national insurance carriers who provide monetary credits when employers offer their products to employees and the...Read more
We have several other software that we would like to Integrate with PlanSource. Could a PlanSource Rep contact me to discuss?
1 Comment
JO
We have used PlanSource since 2015 and it integrates seamlessly with Paylocity, our HRIS system. It also is integrated with our COBRA administration...Read more
When was PlanSource founded?
1 Comment
Official Response from PlanSource
PlanSource is a high growth technology company founded in 2008, although we got our start in the human capital management technology space back in 1997. Our...Read more
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