Is Doodle or Paylocity better?

Neither clearly leads. Doodle 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, Doodle or Paylocity?

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

Does Doodle or Paylocity run on more platforms?

Doodle runs on Web, Mobile (iOS, Android). Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android.

Can I use Doodle for free?

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

What is Doodle best used for?

Doodle is most often used for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management. Of those, scheduling and appointment booking are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.

What can Doodle do that Paylocity cannot?

Doodle covers Group polls, 1:1 scheduling, Booking pages, Calendar sync. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle Microsoft Teams, Slack, Web support, Ios support.

Scheduling & Booking · head to head

Doodle vs Paylocity

Doodle

Scheduling & Booking

Find the best time for anything

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 Doodle has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Doodle free plan restricted to one active poll and one booking page with 10-slot limit; 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: Doodle covers Group polls, Paylocity covers Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Doodle and Paylocity actually diverge.

Attributes where Doodle and Paylocity differ
Attribute	Doodle	Paylocity
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	Unknown	quote
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Mobile (iOS, Android)	Web, Ios, Android
Category	Scheduling & Booking	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2007	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 Doodle

Group polls
1:1 scheduling
Booking pages
Calendar sync
Time zone support
Google Calendar
Outlook
Zoom

Only in Paylocity

Payroll
HR Management
Benefits Administration
Time and Labor
Talent Management
Employee Engagement
Google Workspace
QuickBooks

Both cover

Microsoft Teams
Slack
Web support
Ios support
Android support

What people use each for

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

Doodle

Schedulingnot Paylocity
Appointment bookingnot Paylocity
Time trackingnot Paylocity
Resource managementnot Paylocity
Team coordinationnot 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.

Doodle

Free plan restricted to one active poll and one booking page with 10-slot limit
Free users see excessive advertisements on booking pages
Limited customization options for poll types and response formats
Mobile app experiences bugs and has less polished interface than desktop version

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

Doodle

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Doodle 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 Doodle if

You need group polls.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Mobile (iOS, Android).
You also want 1:1 scheduling.

Doodle review

Choose Paylocity if

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

Paylocity review

Questions people ask

Is Doodle or Paylocity better?: Neither clearly leads. Doodle 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, Doodle or Paylocity?: Doodle has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Doodle and On request for Paylocity.
Does Doodle or Paylocity run on more platforms?: Doodle runs on Web, Mobile (iOS, Android). Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Doodle for free?: Yes. Doodle has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paylocity starts at On request.
What is Doodle best used for?: Doodle is most often used for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management. Of those, scheduling and appointment booking are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.
What can Doodle do that Paylocity cannot?: Doodle covers Group polls, 1:1 scheduling, Booking pages, Calendar sync. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle Microsoft Teams, Slack, Web support, Ios support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Doodle: Does Doodle offer a free plan?

Yes. Doodle's free plan includes one active group poll, one booking page, and one 1:1 meeting, limited to 10 slots per poll with ads displayed. Premium plans start at $15/month.

Source

Doodle: What are Doodle's pricing plans?

Professional plan costs $15/month (or $132/year). Team plan costs $19.95/user/month (or $8.95/user/month billed annually) with a two-seat minimum.

Source

Doodle: Does Doodle integrate with calendar apps?

Yes. Doodle integrates with Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar to prevent double-bookings. Slack integration allows poll creation and sharing directly in Slack channels.

Source

Doodle vs Paylocity

Doodle

Paylocity

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Doodle

Only in Paylocity

Both cover

What people use each for

Doodle

Paylocity

Where each one falls short

Doodle

Paylocity

Pricing, plan by plan

Doodle

Paylocity

Which should you pick?

Choose Doodle if

Choose Paylocity if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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