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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (73.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (76.9% of reviews)
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No pricing available
Paylocity
Star Rating
(5,077)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (73.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PaylocityWorkday Workforce Management
Star Rating
(13)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (76.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Paylocity excels in user-friendliness, with many users highlighting its straightforward online functionalities and helpful chat support. This makes it particularly appealing for HR and payroll teams who value ease of navigation and quick access to assistance.
- Users say that Workday Workforce Management offers a comprehensive, unified platform that integrates various HR functions, including payroll and talent management. This holistic approach is praised for streamlining processes and reducing the complexities often associated with traditional systems.
- According to verified reviews, Paylocity has a strong reputation for its intuitive user interface, which many find easy to understand. This is a significant advantage for organizations looking to minimize training time and enhance user adoption across teams.
- Reviewers mention that while Workday provides a robust solution for enterprise-level needs, it may not be as accessible for mid-market companies. The complexity of its features can sometimes overwhelm users who are not accustomed to such comprehensive systems.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Paylocity's implementation process is generally quick and efficient, with users appreciating the intuitive onboarding wizard that helps new users get up to speed without extensive delays.
- Users report that while both platforms offer solid support, Paylocity's customer service is frequently noted as being particularly knowledgeable and responsive, which can be a crucial factor for businesses that require ongoing assistance with payroll compliance and system navigation.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paylocity
No pricing availableWorkday Workforce Management
No pricing availableFree Trial
Paylocity
Free Trial is available
Workday Workforce Management
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
4,020
9.3
9
Ease of Use
8.9
4,057
8.5
9
Ease of Setup
8.2
2,510
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.6
2,425
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.7
3,550
8.6
7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
2,430
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
3,784
7.4
9
Features by Category
Core HR
8.3
939
Not enough data
8.3
1071
Not enough data
7.1
525
Not enough data
7.9
677
Not enough data
8.3
898
Not enough data
7.9
840
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
223
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1345
Not enough data
7.7
953
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1287
Not enough data
8.3
1416
Not enough data
8.6
1396
Not enough data
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
1370
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1478
|
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
1209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
991
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1776
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1554
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
378
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
9.0
1763
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1548
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
1804
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1661
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
1815
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
864
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1693
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1500
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1467
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1590
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1609
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
9.1
1692
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1646
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1585
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.1
998
|
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
1692
|
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
Not enough data
7.9
377
Not enough data
8.0
581
Not enough data
8.5
656
Not enough data
8.3
527
Not enough data
9.0
747
Not enough data
8.6
639
Not enough data
8.2
561
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
685
Not enough data
7.9
377
Not enough data
8.0
581
Not enough data
8.5
656
Not enough data
8.3
527
Not enough data
9.0
747
Not enough data
8.6
639
Not enough data
8.6
611
Not enough data
8.2
561
Not enough data
8.1
473
Not enough data
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
1345
Not enough data
7.7
953
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1287
Not enough data
8.3
1416
Not enough data
8.6
1396
Not enough data
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
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
6
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
7.5
332
Not enough data
7.9
339
Not enough data
Goals
7.8
315
Not enough data
7.4
271
Not enough data
Feedback
7.6
301
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
299
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
261
Not enough data
8.1
299
Not enough data
Data
8.2
358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
344
|
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
107
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
105
Not enough data
7.7
101
Not enough data
7.4
98
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
1345
Not enough data
7.7
953
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1287
Not enough data
8.3
1416
Not enough data
8.6
1396
Not enough data
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
578
Not enough data
8.4
813
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
1020
Not enough data
7.0
309
Not enough data
8.1
683
Not enough data
8.6
882
Not enough data
8.6
912
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
1345
Not enough data
7.7
953
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1287
Not enough data
8.3
1416
Not enough data
8.6
1396
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.6
575
Not enough data
8.8
980
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
1206
Not enough data
8.3
743
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
861
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1370
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1478
|
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
1209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
991
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1776
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1554
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
378
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1345
Not enough data
7.7
953
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1287
Not enough data
8.3
1416
Not enough data
8.6
1396
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1345
Not enough data
7.7
953
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1287
Not enough data
8.3
1416
Not enough data
8.6
1396
Not enough data
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
8.3
5
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 Workday Workforce Management are categorized as Workforce Management
Unique Categories
Paylocity is categorized as Employee Experience, Core HR, HCM Software, Spend Management, Payroll, Onboarding, Expense Management, Benefits Administration, AP Automation, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Performance Management, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Time Tracking, Purchasing, Procure to Pay, Enterprise Payment, Invoice Management, and Vendor Management
Workday Workforce Management is categorized as Time & Attendance
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paylocity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workday Workforce Management
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
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
65.3%
Higher Education
23.1%
Consulting
7.7%
Staffing and Recruiting
7.7%
Medical Devices
7.7%
Management Consulting
7.7%
Other
46.2%
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
Workday Workforce Management has no discussions with answers
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