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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (73.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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No pricing available
Paylocity
Star Rating
(5,024)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (73.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PaylocitySquare Payroll
Star Rating
(31)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Paylocity excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Square Payroll. Users appreciate the platform's user-friendly interface, noting that they can "do most everything online and it's fairly straightforward."
- According to verified reviews, Paylocity's implementation process is praised for its efficiency, with users highlighting the helpfulness of the support team in navigating payroll compliance. In contrast, Square Payroll, while noted for its straightforward setup, has fewer recent reviews, which may indicate less current user engagement.
- Users say that Paylocity offers robust features for payroll processing, including seamless direct deposit and tax calculation capabilities. Reviewers mention that the platform is "very user friendly" and that the chat function is particularly helpful for resolving issues quickly.
- Reviewers mention that Square Payroll shines in its ease of onboarding new employees, making it a solid choice for small businesses. Users find it easy to input necessary tax information and appreciate the straightforward process for converting timecards into payroll.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Paylocity provides a comprehensive suite of HR features, including benefits administration and time-off tracking, which are well-integrated into the payroll system. This integration is a key advantage for mid-market companies looking for a more holistic HR solution.
- According to recent user feedback, while Square Payroll is recognized for its simplicity and ease of use, it lacks the depth of features that larger organizations might require. Users have noted that while it is effective for small businesses, it may not scale as well for more complex payroll needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paylocity
No pricing availableSquare Payroll
No pricing availableFree Trial
Paylocity
Free Trial is available
Square Payroll
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
3,999
9.1
25
Ease of Use
8.9
4,036
9.0
25
Ease of Setup
8.2
2,491
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.6
2,409
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.7
3,529
8.4
21
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
2,415
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
3,763
9.0
23
Features by Category
Core HR
8.3
936
Not enough data
8.3
1063
Not enough data
7.1
525
Not enough data
7.8
674
Not enough data
8.3
894
Not enough data
7.9
835
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
223
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
Not enough data
7.7
954
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1286
Not enough data
8.3
1414
Not enough data
8.6
1397
Not enough data
Expense Reports
9.0
950
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
892
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
912
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1031
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
1050
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
819
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Travel Management
7.8
369
Not enough data
7.5
343
Not enough data
7.5
341
Not enough data
8.3
548
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.2
1037
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
797
Not enough data
Mobile
9.1
940
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
580
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
373
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
706
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
512
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1370
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1479
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1295
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1721
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
1728
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
991
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1554
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
378
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
9.0
1761
|
Verified
9.0
16
|
Verified
8.2
1174
|
Verified
8.6
14
|
Verified
8.6
1545
|
Verified
8.3
16
|
Verified
Administration
9.1
1800
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
8.3
1660
|
Verified
9.4
13
|
Verified
9.5
1813
|
Verified
9.2
19
|
Verified
8.0
863
|
Verified
7.9
14
|
Verified
9.1
1692
|
Verified
8.4
15
|
Verified
8.8
1499
|
Verified
7.9
14
|
Verified
8.9
1467
|
Verified
8.3
15
|
Verified
9.2
1588
|
Verified
9.0
16
|
Verified
9.2
1607
|
Verified
9.0
15
|
Verified
Taxes
9.1
1692
|
Verified
9.0
16
|
Verified
9.0
1645
|
Verified
8.6
17
|
Verified
9.1
1585
|
Verified
8.8
16
|
Verified
Integration
8.1
997
|
Verified
8.2
16
|
Verified
8.6
1196
|
Verified
8.0
17
|
Verified
8.0
952
|
Verified
7.9
15
|
Verified
8.2
970
|
Verified
8.8
11
|
Verified
Platform
8.6
1689
|
Verified
8.9
19
|
Verified
8.6
1674
|
Verified
8.6
18
|
Verified
8.9
1676
|
Verified
8.8
20
|
Verified
8.9
1552
|
Verified
8.0
19
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
685
Not enough data
7.9
377
Not enough data
8.0
581
Not enough data
8.5
655
Not enough data
8.3
527
Not enough data
9.0
746
Not enough data
8.6
638
Not enough data
8.2
561
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
685
Not enough data
7.9
377
Not enough data
8.0
581
Not enough data
8.5
655
Not enough data
8.3
527
Not enough data
9.0
746
Not enough data
8.6
638
Not enough data
8.6
611
Not enough data
8.2
561
Not enough data
8.1
473
Not enough data
6.9
169
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
Not enough data
7.7
954
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1286
Not enough data
8.3
1414
Not enough data
8.6
1397
Not enough data
Payment Methods
9.0
86
Not enough data
9.2
97
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
Payment Processing
8.9
80
Not enough data
9.1
89
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
9.1
97
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.2
98
Not enough data
Security and Compliance
9.0
64
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
9.1
70
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
Payment Types
9.0
84
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.3
391
Not enough data
9.1
278
Not enough data
Performance
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.7
230
Not enough data
8.8
231
Not enough data
Payment Cards
9.3
371
Not enough data
9.3
346
Not enough data
9.1
304
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
298
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.7
247
Not enough data
Payments
9.2
306
Not enough data
9.1
294
Not enough data
9.4
370
Not enough data
9.1
279
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
9.2
298
Not enough data
9.2
286
Not enough data
9.1
265
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
8.3
33
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
Execution
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
Analytics
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Management
9.0
233
Not enough data
8.6
177
Not enough data
8.9
184
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.0
200
Not enough data
9.2
266
Not enough data
9.1
231
Not enough data
8.6
157
Not enough data
Analytics
9.1
220
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
8.7
160
Not enough data
Integration
9.1
214
Not enough data
9.1
217
Not enough data
9.0
171
Not enough data
Risk
7.9
51
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
7.7
45
Not enough data
Recovery
8.5
153
Not enough data
8.7
184
Not enough data
Audit
8.6
175
Not enough data
8.6
147
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
8.8
182
Not enough data
Fraud
8.9
174
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
9.0
169
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
8.4
62
Not enough data
9.0
315
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.3
392
Not enough data
8.9
257
Not enough data
8.8
244
Not enough data
9.1
279
Not enough data
Analytics
9.0
326
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.7
221
Not enough data
9.2
354
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
293
Not enough data
9.2
360
Not enough data
8.7
233
Not enough data
8.8
275
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
8.1
53
Not enough data
Planning
8.3
53
Not enough data
7.6
51
Not enough data
7.9
50
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.2
49
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
7.7
49
Not enough data
Supplier Management
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Execution
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
Supplier Information
8.3
49
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
Analytics
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.1
48
Not enough data
Integration
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance reviews
7.4
274
Not enough data
7.6
331
Not enough data
7.9
339
Not enough data
Goals
7.7
314
Not enough data
7.4
270
Not enough data
Feedback
7.6
302
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
262
Not enough data
8.1
298
Not enough data
Data
8.2
358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
345
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
6.1
32
Not enough data
5.7
31
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
8.0
106
Not enough data
7.8
108
Not enough data
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
7.6
97
Not enough data
7.7
96
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
7.3
93
Not enough data
7.3
96
Not enough data
7.3
95
Not enough data
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
7.9
104
Not enough data
7.7
101
Not enough data
7.4
98
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
5.8
27
Not enough data
5.8
28
Not enough data
6.3
28
Not enough data
Sourcing
8.0
422
Not enough data
8.1
444
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
7.3
41
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
8.1
280
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
6.9
42
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.0
40
Not enough data
7.4
45
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
Not enough data
7.7
954
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1286
Not enough data
8.3
1414
Not enough data
8.6
1397
Not enough data
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
5.4
28
Not enough data
6.3
30
Not enough data
5.2
28
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
6.1
58
Not enough data
5.8
57
Not enough data
6.0
57
Not enough data
6.0
56
Not enough data
6.2
57
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.9
579
Not enough data
8.4
814
Not enough data
8.6
844
Not enough data
7.5
493
Not enough data
7.7
461
Not enough data
7.7
468
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
1021
Not enough data
7.0
309
Not enough data
8.1
683
Not enough data
8.6
882
Not enough data
8.6
913
Not enough data
Platform Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
797
Not enough data
8.3
593
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
Not enough data
7.7
954
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1286
Not enough data
8.3
1414
Not enough data
8.6
1397
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.6
575
Not enough data
8.7
978
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vendor Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue Recognition
7.8
36
Not enough data
7.0
29
Not enough data
7.2
29
Not enough data
Course Authoring
8.1
151
Not enough data
7.8
139
Not enough data
8.0
146
Not enough data
7.9
133
Not enough data
Course Delivery
7.8
144
Not enough data
8.3
175
Not enough data
8.1
163
Not enough data
Course Management
7.1
113
Not enough data
7.8
141
Not enough data
7.7
125
Not enough data
7.8
133
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
119
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Interface
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
103
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
7.9
139
Not enough data
8.1
150
Not enough data
8.0
146
Not enough data
7.8
126
Not enough data
8.0
147
Not enough data
8.0
153
Not enough data
7.9
158
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
54
Not enough data
6.1
51
Not enough data
6.4
52
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
6.6
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.9
1204
Not enough data
8.3
744
Not enough data
7.9
573
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.2
1037
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
797
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.7
862
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1370
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1479
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1295
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1721
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
1728
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
991
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1554
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
378
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
Not enough data
7.7
954
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1286
Not enough data
8.3
1414
Not enough data
8.6
1397
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1346
Not enough data
7.7
954
Not enough data
7.3
751
Not enough data
8.3
1411
Not enough data
8.5
1326
Not enough data
8.5
1286
Not enough data
8.3
1414
Not enough data
8.6
1397
Not enough data
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.3
177
Not enough data
7.3
181
Not enough data
8.5
242
Not enough data
8.1
244
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
8.1
221
Not enough data
8.6
243
Not enough data
6.9
167
Not enough data
7.8
206
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paylocity and Square Payroll are categorized as Core HR, Payroll, and Benefits Administration
Unique Categories
Paylocity is categorized as Employee Experience, HCM Software, Spend Management, Onboarding, Expense Management, AP Automation, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Performance Management, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Time Tracking, Purchasing, Workforce Management, Procure to Pay, Enterprise Payment, Invoice Management, and Vendor Management
Square Payroll is categorized as Contractor Payments
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paylocity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Square Payroll
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
12.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
65.2%
Food & Beverages
29.0%
Retail
16.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.5%
Accounting
6.5%
Mental Health Care
3.2%
Other
38.7%
Discussions
Can I use paylocity at home?
27 Comments
CD
Yes! Paylocity is simple and easy to use from anywhere with an internet connection. I was able to run about 5 payrolls from home WITH support from our...Read more
Is paylocity a HRIS system?
6 Comments
KE
On 16th May I opened a Divvy account. On 20 May, my account was suspended.
I didn't do any action or transaction from my account during these 4 days. I...Read more
I need to be able to streamline onboarding processes
3 Comments
SK
Get with Paylocity regarding the Onboarding Module. We have been using it for about 2 years and have incorporated our background checks, OIG checks,...Read more
Square Payroll has no discussions with answers
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