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Key takeaways
Paylocity is a cloud-based HR and payroll platform aimed at mid-size to large employers, typically in the 50 to 1,500 employee range, spanning healthcare, retail, professional services, and similar industries. In this Paylocity HR and payroll review, the consistent wins are an intuitive interface and strong employee self-service, while the consistent gripes are a thinner mobile app and customer support that can drag during peak times. Paylocity also recently rolled out an AI assistant that helps HR teams move through common workflows faster, which has nudged the platform forward for buyers shortlisting Paylocity payroll software for mid-size business.
Starting price
Custom
Custom quote based on your needs
- HR moduleCustomPayroll, HR, Workforce, Talent, Benefits, Employee Experience
- Finance moduleCustomExpense Management, Corporate Cards, AP Automation, Procurement, Headcount Planning
- IT moduleCustomAccess Management, Asset Management
Paylocity pricing is custom, depends on company size and modules selected, and is subject to change. Contact Paylocity for an estimate tailored to your team.
What is Paylocity?
Paylocity is a cloud-based HR and payroll platform that automates payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance, and talent management, all available from desktop or mobile. It bundles the day-to-day grind of running payroll with the broader people work that mid-size and larger employers depend on to keep teams paid, compliant, and engaged.
Where Paylocity tends to stand out is integrated talent management, recruiting, onboarding, performance, compensation planning, and learning all connected to the same employee record. That makes it easier to attract and retain people, reduce turnover, and give managers a single view of the workforce as the business scales from a mid-size operation toward enterprise.
Integrations
Paylocity connects with accounting, benefits, and operations tools that HR and finance teams already rely on:
- Sage
- QuickBooks
- Oracle Aconex
- Ease
- Clover
What's inside
Features
The Paylocity features mid-size HR and payroll teams lean on every pay cycle, from automated payroll to people analytics.
Time and Attendance
Reduces manual entry and handles tricky cases like split shifts and meal breaks, which protects payroll accuracy and lowers the risk of wage and hour compliance penalties.
Payroll Processing
Automates payroll, tax calculations, deductions, and direct deposit, with visibility into upcoming pay and optional earned wage access so employees can see what they have earned between paydays.
Automated Workflows
Prebuilt and custom workflow templates handle onboarding, offboarding, role and rate changes, and certification tracking, so HR can hand off routine work without losing audit trails.
Employee Self-Service
Pay stubs, benefits choices, and time off requests all live in one place that employees can reach on web or mobile, which trims the support queue HR has to answer.
Workforce Analytics
Real-time dashboards across performance, turnover, and demographics, plus AI-driven insights that surface the trends behind the numbers so leaders can act on data instead of guesses.
The honest trade-offs
Pros and cons
Where Paylocity holds up well and where customers say it still has room to grow.
Pros
- Deep customization that scales to complex HR setups instead of forcing teams into a fixed template.
- Built-in time tracking that cuts manual record keeping and feeds straight into payroll.
- Self-service for taxes, personal info, and benefits keeps employees out of the HR inbox.
- Strong talent management story that ties recruiting, onboarding, performance, and learning to the same record.
Cons
- Frequent product updates can land rough at launch, with bugs that take a release or two to clean up.
- The mobile app trails the desktop experience and is missing pieces some managers expect on the go.
- Customer support response times can slow during busy periods, which stings when a payroll issue is time sensitive.
Verified customers
Reviews
What HR leaders and managers say about running payroll, time, and people processes on Paylocity.
from 572 reviews
Alex
Hospital and health care, 51-100 employees
“Payroll, HR, and time tracking finally in one place”
Pros
We stopped juggling three vendors. Automated workflows for onboarding and rate changes save the team hours every week, and reporting is genuinely useful.
Cons
There is a real learning curve at first, and rolling new modules out to managers takes some hand-holding.
Jamie
Education management, 51-100 employees
“Time tracking is convenient, approvals are clunky”
Pros
Staff like clocking in from a phone and supervisors get clean weekly totals without manual math.
Cons
Getting to the right screen to approve timecards takes a few too many clicks, and the mobile flow for approvals could be tighter.
Robin
Recreation, 51-100 employees
“New hires finish paperwork before day one”
Pros
Self-service onboarding from a phone means new staff are ready to work on their first shift instead of sitting in HR filling out forms.
Cons
Wish reporting templates were a little easier to customize without exporting.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers on Paylocity pricing, integrations, mobile access, and support before you book a demo.
Yes, Paylocity offers API access for integrations with third-party tools and internal systems.
Paylocity is available in English.
Paylocity connects with tools like Sage, QuickBooks, Oracle Aconex, Ease, and Clover, among others.
Yes, Paylocity ships native mobile apps so employees and managers can run pay, time, and HR tasks from a phone.
Paylocity pricing is custom and quote-based. The platform is sold across three modules, HR, Finance, and IT, and pricing depends on company size, modules picked, and add-ons. Contact Paylocity for a tailored estimate.
Paylocity is a fit for mid-size to large organizations across industries like education, retail, transportation, healthcare, government, and nonprofit.
Paylocity provides a partner contact form, email support, product demos, and dedicated employee and client support teams.