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Zenefits Paylocity Paycom

Overall Score 90 91 86
1 Functional Requirements 89 95 91
1.1 Benefits Management 88 88 83
1.1.1 Eligibility rules for benefits 100 100 100
1.1.2 Workers' compensation 50 50 100
1.1.3 Benefits plans recommendation 0 0 0
1.1.4 FSA 100 100 100
1.1.5 401(K) plans 100 100 100
1.1.6 Benefit plans view 100 100 100
1.1.7 Ability to configure and add new benefits 100 100 100
1.1.8 Life and disability insurance 100 100 100
1.1.9 Commuter benefits 100 100 0
1.1.10 Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision 100 100 100
1.1.11 Benefits broker assistance 100 100 100
1.1.12 Benefits administration 100 100 100
1.2 Dashboard and Reporting 100 100 100
1.2.1 Auto-schedule reports 100 100 100
1.2.2 Custom reports 100 100 100
1.2.3 Pre-built reports 100 100 100
1.2.4 Dashboard 100 100 100
1.2.5 Visualizations 100 100 100
1.3 Expense Management 40 100 100
1.3.1 Automated reminders 0 100 100
1.3.2 Digital receipt management 50 100 100
1.3.3 Expense reimbursement 50 100 100
1.3.4 Expense tracking 50 100 100
1.3.5 Expense approvals 50 100 100
1.4 Mobile Capabilities 67 89 84
1.4.1 Create paychecks from mobile devices 0 0 100
1.4.2 Mobile wallet to make payments 0 0 0
1.4.3 Mobile push notifications 100 100 0
1.4.4 Mobile geofencing 100 100 100
1.4.5 Native iOS and Android Applications 100 100 100
1.4.6 Responsive design 100 100 100
1.4.7 Mobile collaboration 100 100 100
1.4.8 Mobile expense management 0 100 85
1.4.9 Mobile clock in/clock out 100 100 100
1.4.10 Create direct deposits from mobile devices 0 100 100
1.5 Payroll and Tax Management 92 98 92
1.5.1 Voluntary deductions 100 100 100
1.5.2 Calculate overtime pay 100 100 100
1.5.3 W-2 and 1099 forms 100 100 100
1.5.4 94x series forms 100 100 100
1.5.5 Geocoding 0 0 0
1.5.6 Split payments between multiple bank accounts 100 100 100
1.5.7 Automated tax filing 100 100 100
1.5.8 Payroll alerts and notifications 85 85 100
1.5.9 Payroll register 100 100 100
1.5.10 Recurring payment types 100 100 100
1.5.11 Process advance salary 0 100 100
1.5.12 Salary structure rules 100 100 100
1.5.13 I-9 and W-4 forms 100 100 100
1.5.14 Payroll tax calculator 100 100 100
1.5.15 Tax credits 100 100 100
1.5.16 Earning codes 100 100 85
1.5.17 Deduction codes 100 100 100
1.5.18 Multiple pay rates 100 100 100
1.5.19 Prorate paycheck for first and last payment 100 100 100
1.5.20 Payroll preview 100 100 100
1.5.21 Automatic pay runs 100 100 100
1.5.22 Off-cycle pay runs 100 100 100
1.5.23 Payroll journal entries export 100 100 100
1.5.24 Pay stubs 100 100 100
1.5.25 Cancel payroll record or void check 100 100 0
1.5.26 Multiple payroll processing 100 100 0
1.5.27 Multiple payment schedules 100 100 100
1.5.28 Multiple work locations 100 100 100
1.5.29 Global payroll 0 0 0
1.5.30 Multi-state payroll 100 100 100
1.5.31 Direct deposits 100 100 100
1.5.32 Pay groups 100 100 100
1.5.33 Create and print checks 100 100 100
1.5.34 Record ad-hoc manual paycheck 100 100 100
1.5.35 Grid entry mode for payroll 0 100 100
1.5.36 Wage garnishments 100 100 100
1.5.37 Statutory deductions 100 100 100
1.6 Platform Capabilities 100 81 87
1.6.1 Document retention settings 100 100 100
1.6.2 Global search bar 100 0 100
1.6.3 Calendar view 100 100 0
1.6.4 Document sharing 100 100 100
1.6.5 Internal collaboration 100 100 100
1.6.6 Employee Self Service (ESS) portal 100 100 100
1.6.7 Manager Self Service (MSS) portal 100 100 100
1.6.8 Digital signature 100 100 100
1.6.9 Rebranding 100 0 85
1.7 Security and Compliance 100 100 100
1.7.1 ACA compliance 100 100 100
1.7.2 FMLA compliance 100 100 100
1.7.3 FLSA compliance 100 100 100
1.7.4 COBRA compliance 100 100 100
1.7.5 Audit trail 100 100 100
1.8 Time and Attendance Management 100 100 95
1.8.1 Timesheets entries 100 100 100
1.8.2 Time-entry kiosks 100 100 60
1.8.3 Overtime tracking 100 100 100
1.8.4 Preventions of frauds like buddy punching, etc. 100 100 100
1.8.5 Leave configurations 100 100 100
1.8.6 Employee scheduling 100 100 100
1.8.7 Blackout dates 100 100 100
1.8.8 Time-tracking methods 100 100 100
2 Technical Requirements 92 65 47
2.1 Native Integrations and Extensibility 92 65 47
2.1.1 401(K)/retirement planning software integration 100 100 0
2.1.2 Data import 100 85 100
2.1.3 Performance management systems integration 100 100 0
2.1.4 Employee benefits systems integration 100 100 100
2.1.5 Data export 100 100 100
2.1.6 HR and onboarding software integration 100 100 100
2.1.7 Time and attendance software integration 100 100 100
2.1.8 Expense management systems integration 100 0 100
2.1.9 Accounting software integration 100 0 0
2.1.10 Legal and compliance software integration 100 0 0
2.1.11 Tax preparation systems integration 0 0 0
2.1.12 Business insurance software integration 100 100 0
2.1.13 Cloud document storage integration 100 0 0
2.1.14 API access 100 100 0
Find The Best HR Software
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Zenefits: Key Benefits
Reduce Manual Work: Create approval workflows that make daily
tasks more efficient to complete. Workflows can apply to any
employee changes, such as promotions, terminations and new
hires.
Gain Intelligent Insights: Generate and access reports, with
permission settings available to maintain security. View real-time
data using pre-built reports show metrics for turnover,
compensation, equal opportunity and more, along with custom
reports that deliver the most important KPIs.
Give Employees Control: Enable employees to manage their
information — everything from viewing pay stubs to updating
benefits elections.
Foster Employee Well-Being: Spot problems and monitor progress
with assessments, and use results to trigger recommended content
and training from Thrive to address each employee’s needs.
Meet Compliance Obligations: Stay compliant with regulations
such as ACA via built-in explanations, configuration suggestions
based on company data, e-filing, compliance status visibility,
offboarding features and ERISA storage. Collect all information
related to payroll and taxes.

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Zenefits: User Review Summary
Strengths
User-Friendly: 95% of reviewers stated it has an intuitive
interface that’s easy to navigate.
Unified Platform: 100% of relevant reviews mentioned that
it provides all essential HR and payroll capabilities,
reporting it as a primary benefit.
Customization: 65% of reviews on configuration found that
it offers extensive customizability, letting users customize
forms and policies for different teams.
Weaknesses
Customer Service: 75% of reviewers noted that support
isn’t timely and is difficult to get in touch with.
Integration: 100% of reviews on connectivity reported a
lack of robust integration with other apps.
Performance: 100% of relevant reviews reported that it
runs very slow at times and experiences technical glitches.

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Zenefits: Analyst Summary

Zenefits provides a unified platform to streamline

time-tracking, onboarding, benefits, PTO, payroll, pay stubs,
leaves, and more through a centralized interface. The
platform is easy to use, navigate and customize. Its mobile
app is user-friendly, even while it lacks some advanced
features.
Many reviewers noted customer service isn’t the best and it
lacks intuitive integrations with some other platforms. The
system also takes a while to load, hindering productivity.
However, it provides all essential HR features, offers great
flexibility and doesn’t require much training to use. This
makes it a good contender for smaller companies looking for
an intuitive and comprehensive HR and payroll experience.

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Paylocity: Key Benefits
Pay Employees Faster: Simplify submissions and approvals
with visibility to expense reports, time and paycheck
calculators, receipts, transactions and more. Pay accurately
by pre-verifying the payroll register.
Error-Free Taxes: Streamline tax preparation and filing in all
50 states with automated issue resolution, e-filing and error
scrubbing for tax returns. Get real-time visibility into tax
setups and data validity notifications.
Employee Engagement: Retain employees by giving them
early access to a portion of their wages. Promote
community interactions, gather feedback and support peer
recognition.
Seamless Integration: Provides out-of-the-box integrations
and APIs to integrate seamlessly with disparate platforms
such as 401(K) management, project management and HR.
Transfer information such as benefit and requirement plans
to preferred vendors with ease.

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Paylocity: User Review Summary
Strengths
Unified Dashboard: Paylocity allows users to handle HRIS, payroll,
timekeeping and admin-related tasks from a single location, according to
60% of reviews mentioning it.

Time and Payment Tracking: It provides robust tools to track time,

payments and leaves, according to about 77% of reviews that talked about
it.

Functionality: It eases task management with numerous modules and

capabilities, according to all users.

Easy PTO: It’s easy to use and implement in a day-to-day work routine, with
90% of users who talked about it.

Weaknesses

User-Friendliness: There were mixed comments on its ease of use, with

55% of users suggesting that the interface is not user-friendly or navigable.

Support: Its support process is lengthy, according to about 63% of users

who mentioned support. It requires a lot of back and forth to get an issue
resolved, sometimes taking days.

Customization: Although only a handful of users mentioned it, the platform

lacks intuitive customization options for many of its modules.

System Logouts: Despite automation, it requires additional verification

when logging in, causing 10% of users to exit and log in unnecessarily.

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Paylocity: Analyst Summary

Paylocity is a feature-rich solution that works well for SMBs

and delivers a variety of robust features. In addition to
payroll, it offers onboarding, learning and talent
management in a unified suite. Users were satisfied with
how they could check staff availability before approving
leaves, check time-off balances and paychecks, conduct goal
assessments and achievements, perform year-end reviews,
and more.
Users were unhappy with its customer service,
customizability and tedious navigability. Some users found
issues with its UI, benefits and reporting capabilities.
Businesses looking for an end-to-end system to manage HR
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Paycom: Key Benefits
Automate Key Processes: Streamline and optimize
workflows by automating processes such as applicant
tracking and payroll processing.
Self-Service: Provide a device-agnostic app to let
employees do their own payrolls and in turn, improve
accuracy, employee oversight and reduce employee liability.
It also provides timely notifications.
Compliance: Built-in reporting enables the system to check
for compliance with regulatory and legislative guidelines.
Security: Rest easy knowing data is less likely to be
compromised due to the high level of security protections.
Leverages 256-bit encryption and boasts multiple offsite
locations where backups are housed and monitored at all
times.
Unified Platform: Access a variety of functionalities
through the platform interface and complete multiple core
HR tasks without ever leaving the system.

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Paycom: User Review Summary
Strengths

User-Friendly: 85% of reviews mentioning the interface noted the platform has
an intuitive layout, with all features organized and easy to locate.

Customer Service: Customer support is highly responsive, as asserted by 100%

of reviews referencing it.

Employee Self-Service: All users referring to self-service observed that

employees can easily upload documents, view information and track
performance.

Mobility: The mobile app is easy to use and has all desktop features available, as
asserted by 100% reviews on this feature.

Customization: Customization for most features helps cater to a company’s

unique requirements, as noted by all reviews on product customization.

Weaknesses

Login Process: All reviews on the login process observed that employees need
to log in every time they open the software, as there’s no password save feature.

Challenging Transition: Transitioning between the client and employee side is

challenging and cumbersome, as users need to log in to both systems, according
to all reviews on this aspect.

Learning Curve: All users reviewing learning noted that the platform has a steep
learning curve, making adaptation difficult for new users.

Integration Capabilities: The system doesn't integrate with major third-party

platforms without using SFTP or API, as indicated by 100% of reviews on this
feature.
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Paycom: Analyst Summary

In addition to payroll, Paycom provides solutions for talent

acquisition, time and labor management, talent
management and HR management. A steep learning curve,
limited integration capabilities and cumbersome login
process are some drawbacks of the software according to
reviewers. However, users said that it provides great
customization, an effective mobile app that adds
convenience, responsive customer service, performance
reviews and a user-friendly layout. Overall, it’s a good
software to consider for those looking for a payroll solution
along with HR capabilities.

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