Paylocity

What it is

Paylocity is a US HR and payroll platform sold as a single HCM system rather than separate products: payroll, human resources, time and labour, talent, benefits administration, expense management, global payroll and an employee experience layer all sit on the same record. The platform capabilities are what the vendor leans on to separate it from a payroll bureau - automation and insights delivered inside the daily workflow, a mobile app that lets employees, supervisors and leaders complete tasks from a phone, third-party integrations, out-of-the-box reporting with custom dashboards, and configurable workflows for approvals and processes. Paylocity does not publish prices: the pricing page is a 'request pricing' form and the vendor states the package is matched to organisation size, so any figure for it would be a quote rather than a list price.

Key features

• All-in-one HCM record

  Payroll, HR, time and labour, talent and benefits run on one employee record rather than linked products.

• Mobile app for all roles

  Employees, supervisors and leaders complete most tasks from a phone, not just view payslips.

• Reporting and dashboards

  Out-of-the-box reports plus custom dashboards across the business for compliance and workforce insight.

• Configurable workflows

  Approvals and processes automated across departments to cut admin and data-entry errors.

• Quote-only pricing

  No published price list; the vendor scopes to organisation size through a pricing request.

Strengths and trade-offs

Who it is for

US companies wanting payroll and HR from one vendor.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Paylocity best for?

US companies wanting payroll and HR from one vendor.

What are the main drawbacks of Paylocity?

The trade-offs we noted: US only; Implementation takes time; Support quality varies by account.