Paycom vs. Paylocity

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How Paylocity makes your work harder

Tech it can’t claim

Paylocity’s software uses third-party tech that wasn’t designed holistically. The result? Unnecessary touch points and data that doesn’t always match up.

Unavoidable payroll errors

Paylocity’s payroll solution doesn’t allow employees to resolve issues early, so you can’t correct mistakes until after payday.

Unreliable AI

Since Paylocity’s AI assistant relies on multiple databases, it could unintentionally produce errors and inaccuracies. And since it accesses third-party tools and systems, your HR tech’s security is always in question.

Missing mobility

Paylocity only offers limited mobile functionality for managers. Any involved task like development and performance reviews chains them to their desks.

Paycom x Prairie Knights Casino: Winning Big by Switching Back

When this casino made the switch from Paylocity back to Paycom’s full-solution automation, it found itself empowered with all the tools it needed to win.

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Paycom puts you ahead of Paylocity’s setbacks

HR tech that was built, not bought

Paycom’s tech was built by Paycom, at Paycom. Our tools work seamlessly in our truly single software. No messy integrations and inaccurate data.

Paylocity’s system is built on purchased, third-party software. It only looks unified, leading to inconsistent and potentially corrupt data.

**Payroll you know is right**

Our self-starting payroll experience automatically finds issues and guides employees to fix them before payday. So you simply monitor the process.

Paylocity only lets employees preview their paychecks. With no way of fixing any mistakes they catch, you have to resolve them after payday.

Take a shortcut to smart work

IWant™, Paycom’s command-driven AI engine, gives everyone in your organization instant access to accurate employee data entered into our truly single database — no navigation required.

Since Paylocity’s AI tool relies on multiple databases, it can’t guarantee fast and reliable answers, which could create inconsistencies and more work for HR.

HR tech that moves with you

Paycom’s self-service mobile app supports over 100 employee tasks and lets managers easily recruit, hire, give feedback, execute PAFs and more.

Paylocity offers employees limited mobile tech and restricts managers to basic tasks for timecards, expenses, schedules and journal entries.

Information current as of December 2025.

SEE WHY EMPLOYERS CHOSE PAYCOM OVER PAYLOCITY

“Sometimes it would take Paylocity’s system two weeks for direct deposit to go into effect for the employee, where I have never experienced any downtime through Paycom. This may seem like a small convenience, but as an employer, it simply gives me extra edge over my competitors when I can make my employees’ lives easier.”

director of HR and accounting

car wash

“Paycom’s Beti® is not only a smart product, but it assures that the payroll is accurate. The employees get to approve their checks prior to payroll being submitted. Our first payroll was a perfect payroll, and it was all because of Beti.”

HR manager

legal services

“As the CFO, I was looking to close labor law gaps I had in my prior system, and Paycom was an excellent solution. I appreciate how Paycom is easy to use.”

CFO

food supplier