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What is Paylocity
Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) platform that supports payroll processing and core HR administration alongside time and attendance, benefits, and talent workflows. It is used primarily by mid-sized employers to manage employee data, pay, compliance-related reporting, and workforce processes in a single system. The product also includes employee self-service and engagement features, with integrations to third-party business systems and benefit carriers.
Unified HR and payroll suite
Paylocity combines core HR, payroll, time tracking, benefits administration, and selected talent modules in one platform. This reduces the need to stitch together multiple point solutions for common HR operations. A single employee record and shared workflows can simplify administration across HR and payroll teams.
Employee self-service and engagement
The platform provides employee and manager self-service for tasks such as pay statements, time entry, and HR requests. It also includes communication and engagement capabilities that support announcements and basic employee interactions. These features can reduce HR ticket volume by shifting routine actions to end users.
Integrations and reporting capabilities
Paylocity supports integrations to common business applications and service providers, including benefit carriers and accounting/finance systems. It offers configurable reporting and dashboards for payroll, workforce, and HR metrics. This helps organizations standardize recurring reporting and reduce manual exports across systems.
Not a source-to-pay suite
Despite overlap with finance workflows (e.g., payroll and some expense-related processes), Paylocity is not designed as a full procure-to-pay or source-to-pay platform. Organizations needing advanced requisitioning, supplier onboarding, contract-centric procurement, or complex invoice automation typically require a dedicated procurement/AP system. This can lead to additional vendors and integration work for end-to-end spend control.
Complexity across many modules
Because Paylocity spans multiple HR domains, implementations often require careful configuration across payroll, time, benefits, and talent. Organizations with unique pay rules, union requirements, or multi-entity structures may need additional setup effort and governance. Ongoing administration can also increase when many modules are enabled.
Advanced global needs may vary
Paylocity’s strongest fit is typically U.S.-centric HR and payroll operations, and global coverage requirements can introduce constraints. Multinational organizations may need additional systems or partners for country-specific payroll, statutory reporting, and localized HR processes. Buyers should validate supported countries, languages, and compliance features against their footprint.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core Payroll / HR | Custom — contact sales | Paylocity does not publish public pricing; billing described as per-employee, per-month. Modules and add-ons (Recruiting, Learning, Time & Labor, Benefits) are configurable. |
| Finance (Expense Management, AP Automation, Corporate Cards) | Custom — contact sales | Finance capabilities (AP automation, expense management, corporate cards, guided procurement) sold as configurable modules; request quote. |
| IT (Access & Asset Management, Integrations) | Custom — contact sales | IT modules priced via custom quote; integrates with HR data and provisioning. |
| Enterprise / Airbase by Paylocity | Custom — contact sales | Enterprise contracts and negotiated pricing; Airbase (spend management) referenced as finance tool by Paylocity. |
Seller details
Paylocity Holding Corporation
Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
1997
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https://www.paylocity.com/
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