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Paycor vs PeopleSoft comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Paycor
Ranking in Benefits Administration
18th
Ranking in Talent Management
24th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud HCM (22nd)
PeopleSoft
Ranking in Benefits Administration
6th
Ranking in Talent Management
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
ERP (9th), Activity Based Costing Software (4th), Demand Management (2nd), Talent Acquisition (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of Paycor is 1.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PeopleSoft is 3.9%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Benefits Administration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PeopleSoft3.9%
Paycor1.4%
Other94.7%
Benefits Administration
 

Featured Reviews

Praveen KumarN - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead automation engineer at Dentsu
Cost-effective and provides a good mobile application, but the UI must be more advanced
The solution is similar to Workday. It can be used for employee-related things like timesheets and attendance The timesheets in Paycor are better than those in Workday. The UI must be more advanced. Workday is faster compared to Paycor. I have been using the solution for a couple of months. I…
HM
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
Newcomers benefit from automation and user-friendly integration
PeopleSoft is affordable for existing customers only, not for new customers. The popularity is declining for several reasons. Resources are moving to cloud solutions such as Workday cloud. Even though it is the same Oracle environment, professionals are transitioning due to challenges in availability, scalability, and resource allocation. When there are limited hiring opportunities for a particular technology, professionals must consider switching technologies either internally within their organization or personally. If a project ends and someone is placed on bench without new opportunities, they often need to switch to technologies with more market demand. Currently, resources are frequently moving to other ERP systems such as Workday, SAP, Mulesoft, and Salesforce, as there are numerous ERP systems in the marketplace.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The timesheets in Paycor are better than those in Workday."
"The solution's scalability is good."
"I love Oracle support."
"I think it's a very strong, solid product, very mature."
"Customer service is good."
"The most valuable feature for us is the integration between the HR Payroll and Financials modules."
"Its user interface is impressive."
"The synchronization of business processes, and the software, streamlined the shared service departments to run 40% leaner."
"A valuable feature is FSCM."
 

Cons

"The UI must be more advanced."
"I would like to see better support, bug fixing, and documentation."
"The biggest disadvantage with things like PeopleSoft is that they do continuous support and fixes and upgrades."
"It would be helpful for the end-user if the reports were customized. They would be able to select the fields while generating their reports."
"Services that need improvement include PeopleSoft Query, Pivot Grids, and PeopleSoft Test Framework."
"The bugs are always in the latest release, so I always tell my client to be one release behind, let somebody else find all those bugs, and their response time in fixing those bugs sometimes takes a little while."
"I think PeopleSoft should focus on enhancing the tools and the UI, and making it a more updated app as opposed to the old, tiny, older look and feel."
"Scalability is not there in PeopleSoft. Its performance and resilience are also very bad. When you're trying to stretch it, it breaks. It is not resilient. It is also not stable. It is stable as far as data is concerned, but the infrastructure is not stable."
"I wasn't part of the team that originally implemented it, but I was involved in upgrades. I think it was extremely difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is cost-effective."
"The expenses related to the solution are nominal."
"This solution offers annual licensing. We pay per user."
"PeopleSoft has a yearly maintenance fee."
"The licensing cost for PeopleSoft is 3,500 per course and the annual subscription fee is 6,500."
"We are a University and the cost and license are negotiated privately."
"The main issue we have with the solution is that it is very expensive."
"I don't know if they are still providing licenses or if they have suspending licenses."
"There are no additional costs for licensing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Comms Service Provider
10%
University
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise50
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Paycor?
The UI must be more advanced. Workday is faster compared to Paycor.
What is your primary use case for Paycor?
The solution is similar to Workday. It can be used for employee-related things like timesheets and attendance.
What are the differences between Oracle HCM Cloud and PeopleSoft?
Although both are solutions to manage HR, their differences make each one suitable for different companies. Oracle Cloud HCM is a platform for connecting all human resource processes in your organ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PeopleSoft?
The pricing is customer-specific, so I am not generally privy to what the pricing for licensing is. However, generally, I think PeopleSoft is certainly cheaper than cloud solutions.
What needs improvement with PeopleSoft?
More delivered artificial intelligence functionality in operations and finance would be helpful.
 

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Sample Customers

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BMI Healthcare, Lone Star College System, Jefferson County Public Schools, Griffith University, Los Rios Community College District, Tervita Corporation, INFRA S.A. de C.V., ICF Habitat, Central Washington University, Tech Mahindra Limited, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Stanford Childrens Health
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