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Paylocity vs PeopleSoft comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Paylocity
Ranking in Benefits Administration
32nd
Ranking in Talent Management
48th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud HCM (31st)
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 June 2026, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of Paylocity is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PeopleSoft is 3.6%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Benefits Administration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PeopleSoft3.6%
Paylocity1.2%
Other95.2%
Benefits Administration
 

Featured Reviews

RP
HR Specialist with 201-500 employees
Has a comprehensive and intuitive knowledge base, and time saving payroll administration features
Paylocity is not great at communicating customer support related issues such as account manager changes. They claim to provide concierge level of support, but it has not been great. Some of the Paylocity systems are limited. For example, I can't create custom offer letters. I can create generic offer letters with a logo, but I can't edit them or create sections. It does not read like a MS Word document and needs to be more robust. At present, I can't send attachments, add hyperlinks to videos, or embed questions in videos. Also, the number of notifications regarding benefits needs to be increased so that new employees get reminders more than once.
IanCampbell - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Decades of use have delivered secure, customizable control for public sector operations and finance
I have just completed three assessments: one on inventory demand planning, another on using artificial intelligence to bring supplier contracts in portable document format directly into PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft works both internally as well as with third-party products that integrate seamlessly with PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft operates both from a need-to-know-only basis as well as being able at the same time to do group purchase and realize large quantity purchase discounts. My clients have used marketplaces, and it is really industry-specific whether they use one or not, or if there is even one available. I would rate this product nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"My favorite feature is payroll administration, which has been awesome. You can import as many batches as you want to and run them synchronously or asynchronously. Since I work in a finance company with commissions, bonuses, and distribution, it's great to be able to do that. I can upload multiple things. Also, I can upload different sets of commission lists into the same payroll batch and upload the time card imports and overtime imports if I want to and separate them. I can create multiple batches around an individual or one one set of audit backing, and then I can approve them or leave them open. The way that Paylocity has set up their payroll system is really good and saves us a lot of time. It's very specific and helpful."
"The most valuable feature is IDE."
"This is a good product and I recommend it, although it depends on the use case for the business."
"The beauty of using the on-premises solution is having customizations according to business requirements, because business requirements are not always aligned with the out-of-the-box product."
"One of the best on-prem ERP systems on the market with robust features."
"The support I have received from PeopleSoft has been excellent."
"Flexibility in configuration."
"The PeopleSoft interface is very good."
"PeopleSoft is a very solid and robust product."
 

Cons

"Some of the Paylocity systems are limited. For example, I can't create custom offer letters. I can create generic offer letters with a logo, but I can't edit them or create sections. It does not read like a MS Word document and needs to be more robust."
"There are some small things I'd like changing, but the big thing that needs work is their technical support."
"Reports can definitely be improved."
"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."
"More/better reporting tools and ease of testing effort."
"There can occasionally be complexity in the initial setup."
"Agile system configurations to accommodate business dynamics."
"There could be more adaptability of the system."
"On the other hand, the more recent push for standardization precludes customized approaches to certain industry requirements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We are a University and the cost and license are negotiated privately."
"The tool is expensive."
"Yearly payments are to be made toward the licensing costs of PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft is not very expensive, so I feel it is an affordable product."
"It's approximately $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 USD per year."
"The licensing cost for PeopleSoft is 3,500 per course and the annual subscription fee is 6,500."
"Mostly yearly payments are to be made toward licensing costs. It is not much of an expensive solution."
"One of the cheapest solutions available and also one of the best."
"There are no additional costs for licensing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
10%
University
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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

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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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