Is Nifty or Paylocity better?

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

Which is cheaper, Nifty or Paylocity?

Nifty starts at On request and Paylocity at On request.

Does Nifty or Paylocity run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

What is Nifty best used for?

Nifty is most often used for project management with milestones, docs and team chat in one workspace, tracking client projects with guest access and time tracking. Of those, project management with milestones, docs and team chat in one workspace and tracking client projects with guest access and time tracking are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.

What can Nifty do that Paylocity cannot?

Nifty covers Tasks, Milestones, Docs, Chat. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace, Web support, Ios support.

Project Management · head to head

Nifty vs Paylocity

Nifty

Project Management

The operating system for your workflow

From: On request
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

Each has a real cost: Nifty the free plan allows 100 MB of storage and 2 active projects; 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: Nifty covers Tasks, Paylocity covers Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Nifty and Paylocity actually diverge.

Attributes where Nifty and Paylocity differ
Attribute	Nifty	Paylocity
Pricing model	freemium	quote
Category	Project Management	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2017	1997

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Nifty

Tasks
Milestones
Docs
Chat
Time tracking
Zoom
SOC 2

Only in Paylocity

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

Both cover

Slack
Google Workspace
Web support
Ios support
Android support

What people use each for

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

Nifty

Project management with milestones, docs and team chat in one workspacenot Paylocity
Tracking client projects with guest access and time trackingnot 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.

Nifty

The free plan allows 100 MB of storage and 2 active projects
The standard plans are flat monthly fees with hard member caps, at 20 on Pro and 50 on Business, so the 21st member forces a jump from $79 to $124 a month
Active projects are capped at 100 on Pro despite the flat fee
Time tracking, custom fields and workflow automations all require the Pro plan
Microsoft SSO is Business only and SAML is Unlimited only, at $399 a month
White labelling and IP restriction are Unlimited 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.

Pricing, plan by plan

Nifty

On request

FreeFree
- 2 projects
- Basic features
Starter$5/month
- 40 projects
- Roadmaps
- Time tracking

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 Nifty if

You need tasks.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want milestones.

Nifty review

Choose Paylocity if

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

Paylocity review

Questions people ask

Is Nifty or Paylocity better?: Neither clearly leads. Nifty starts at On request and Paylocity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Nifty or Paylocity?: Nifty starts at On request and Paylocity at On request.
Does Nifty or Paylocity run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Nifty best used for?: Nifty is most often used for project management with milestones, docs and team chat in one workspace, tracking client projects with guest access and time tracking. Of those, project management with milestones, docs and team chat in one workspace and tracking client projects with guest access and time tracking are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.
What can Nifty do that Paylocity cannot?: Nifty covers Tasks, Milestones, Docs, Chat. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace, Web support, Ios support.

Nifty vs Paylocity

Nifty

Paylocity

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Nifty

Only in Paylocity

Both cover

What people use each for

Nifty

Paylocity

Where each one falls short

Nifty

Paylocity

Pricing, plan by plan

Nifty

Paylocity

Which should you pick?

Choose Nifty if

Choose Paylocity if

Questions people ask

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