Scheduling & Booking · head to head
Cal.com vs Paylocity
Paylocity
Payroll & Benefits
HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Only Cal.com has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Cal.com free plan limited to single user only; 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: Cal.com covers Custom booking pages, Paylocity covers Payroll.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cal.com and Paylocity actually diverge.
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 Cal.com
- Custom booking pages
- Team scheduling
- Collective scheduling
- Routing forms
- Webhooks
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Zoom
Only in Paylocity
- Payroll
- HR Management
- Benefits Administration
- Time and Labor
- Talent Management
- Employee Engagement
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cal.com
- Schedule meetings and manage availabilitynot Paylocity
- Accept payments via Stripe and PayPalnot Paylocity
- Integrate with Salesforce and HubSpotnot 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.
Cal.com
- Free plan limited to single user only
- Free plan restricted to 1 user account
- Teams plan requires yearly billing at $12/user/month
- Organizations plan requires yearly billing at $28/user/month
- Free plan lacks team collaboration features
Paylocity
- The Internet Archive's capture of Paylocity's homepage on 3 January 2021 named a wide suite of modules, including Payroll, On Demand Payment, HR Edge, Recruiting, Performance Management, Compensation Management and a Learning Management System, all sold via 'Request a Demo' with no price figures published.
Pricing, plan by plan
Cal.com
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cal.com review.
Paylocity
On request- Core Payroll$undefined/month
- Payroll Processing
- Tax Services
- Direct Deposit
- Complete HCM$undefined/month
- All Core features
- HR
- Benefits
Which should you pick?
Choose Cal.com if
- You need custom booking pages.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension.
- You also want team scheduling.
Choose Paylocity if
- You need payroll.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want hr management.
Questions people ask
- Is Cal.com or Paylocity better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cal.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, Cal.com or Paylocity?
- Cal.com has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cal.com and On request for Paylocity.
- Does Cal.com or Paylocity run on more platforms?
- Cal.com runs on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension. Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Cal.com for free?
- Yes. Cal.com has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paylocity starts at On request.
- What is Cal.com best used for?
- Cal.com is most often used for schedule meetings and manage availability, accept payments via stripe and paypal, integrate with salesforce and hubspot. Of those, schedule meetings and manage availability and accept payments via stripe and paypal are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.
- What can Cal.com do that Paylocity cannot?
- Cal.com covers Custom booking pages, Team scheduling, Collective scheduling, Routing forms. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle Web support.
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