Is Bill.com or Paylocity better?

Neither clearly leads. Bill.com starts at Free and Paylocity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Bill.com or Paylocity?

Bill.com has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bill.com and On request for Paylocity.

Does Bill.com or Paylocity run on more platforms?

Bill.com runs on Web. Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android.

Can I use Bill.com for free?

Yes. Bill.com has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paylocity starts at On request.

What is Bill.com best used for?

Bill.com is most often used for invoice processing, bill payments, vendor payments, cash flow management. Of those, invoice processing and bill payments are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.

What can Bill.com do that Paylocity cannot?

Bill.com covers AP automation, AR automation, Payment processing, Approval workflows. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle QuickBooks, NetSuite, Web support.

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Bill.com vs Paylocity

Bill.com

All industries

Automate your financial workflows

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Bill.com has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Bill.com limited customization of approval workflows and user permissions for complex business needs; Paylocity the Internet Archive's capture of Paylocity's homepage on 3 January 2021 named a wide suite of modules, including Payroll, On Demand Payment, HR Edge, Recruiting, Performance Management, Compensation Management and a Learning Management System, all sold via 'Request a Demo' with no price figures published.
They diverge on capability: Bill.com covers AP automation, Paylocity covers Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bill.com and Paylocity actually diverge.

Attributes where Bill.com and Paylocity differ
Attribute	Bill.com	Paylocity
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	Unknown	quote
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web	Web, Ios, Android
Category	All industries	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2006	1997

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bill.com

AP automation
AR automation
Payment processing
Approval workflows
Document management
Vendor management
Cash flow insights
Mobile approvals

Only in Paylocity

Payroll
HR Management
Benefits Administration
Time and Labor
Talent Management
Employee Engagement
Slack
Microsoft Teams

Both cover

QuickBooks
NetSuite
Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bill.com

Invoice processingnot Paylocity
Bill paymentsnot Paylocity
Vendor paymentsnot Paylocity
Cash flow managementnot Paylocity
Financial automationnot Paylocity

Paylocity

No use cases recorded yet. See the Paylocity review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bill.com

Limited customization of approval workflows and user permissions for complex business needs
Limited international payment capabilities compared to specialists like Tipalti
Customer support response times are slow, with agents often lacking product expertise

Paylocity

The Internet Archive's capture of Paylocity's homepage on 3 January 2021 named a wide suite of modules, including Payroll, On Demand Payment, HR Edge, Recruiting, Performance Management, Compensation Management and a Learning Management System, all sold via 'Request a Demo' with no price figures published.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bill.com

Free

Essentials$49/month
- Core AP and AR functionality
- Manual CSV import/export
Team$65/month
- Automatic 2-way sync with QuickBooks Online, Xero
Corporate$89/month
- Procurement features
- Custom approval policies
- Sync with NetSuite, Dynamics

Paylocity

On request

Core Payroll$undefined/month
- Payroll Processing
- Tax Services
- Direct Deposit
Complete HCM$undefined/month
- All Core features
- HR
- Benefits

Which should you pick?

Choose Bill.com if

You need ap automation.
You want to start without paying.
You also want ar automation.

Bill.com review

Choose Paylocity if

You need payroll.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want hr management.

Paylocity review

Questions people ask

Is Bill.com or Paylocity better?: Neither clearly leads. Bill.com starts at Free and Paylocity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bill.com or Paylocity?: Bill.com has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bill.com and On request for Paylocity.
Does Bill.com or Paylocity run on more platforms?: Bill.com runs on Web. Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Bill.com for free?: Yes. Bill.com has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paylocity starts at On request.
What is Bill.com best used for?: Bill.com is most often used for invoice processing, bill payments, vendor payments, cash flow management. Of those, invoice processing and bill payments are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.
What can Bill.com do that Paylocity cannot?: Bill.com covers AP automation, AR automation, Payment processing, Approval workflows. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle QuickBooks, NetSuite, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bill.com: What payment methods does Bill.com support?

Bill.com supports ACH transfers, checks, corporate cards, and international transfers. ACH payments cost $0.59 per transaction, checks cost $1.99, and card payments incur a 2.9% fee.

Source

Bill.com: Does Bill.com offer a free tier?

Yes. Bill.com offers a free Spend & Expense plan for access to credit lines from $1,000-$5M with corporate cards, budgets, and expense tracking.

Source

Bill.com: Which accounting systems does Bill.com integrate with?

Bill.com integrates with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Enterprise, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, and Xero, with automatic two-way syncing on most plans.

Source

Bill.com vs Paylocity

Bill.com

Paylocity

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Bill.com

Only in Paylocity

Both cover

What people use each for

Bill.com

Paylocity

Where each one falls short

Bill.com

Paylocity

Pricing, plan by plan

Bill.com

Paylocity

Which should you pick?

Choose Bill.com if

Choose Paylocity if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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