Is Paylocity or Paymo better?

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

Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Paymo?

Paylocity starts at On request and Paymo at On request.

Does Paylocity or Paymo run on more platforms?

Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android. Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.

What can Paylocity do that Paymo cannot?

Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Gantt charts. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace, Web support, Ios support.

Payroll & Benefits · head to head

Paylocity vs Paymo

Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Paymo

Project Management

Work & project management for teams

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: 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.; Paymo every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90
They diverge on capability: Paylocity covers Payroll, Paymo covers Task management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paylocity and Paymo actually diverge.

Attributes where Paylocity and Paymo differ
Attribute	Paylocity	Paymo
Pricing model	quote	freemium
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web, Ios, Android, Desktop
Category	Payroll & Benefits	Project Management
Founded	1997	2008

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Paylocity

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

Only in Paymo

Task management
Time tracking
Invoicing
Gantt charts
Resource scheduling
Zapier
SSL encryption
Desktop support

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.

Paylocity

No use cases recorded yet. See the Paylocity review.

Paymo

Project management with time tracking and invoicing for agenciesnot Paylocity
Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot Paylocity

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Paymo

Every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90
The free plan allows 1 user, 1 client and 2 projects
The Solo plan is still capped at 3 clients and 5 projects
Gantt charts, task dependencies and scheduling require the Plus plan
Integrations are excluded from both the free and Solo plans

Pricing, plan by plan

Paylocity

On request

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

Paymo

On request

FreeFree
- 1 user
- Basic features
Starter$4.95/month
- Time tracking
- Kanban
- Invoicing

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

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

Paylocity review

Choose Paymo if

You need task management.
You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
You also want time tracking.

Paymo review

Questions people ask

Is Paylocity or Paymo better?: Neither clearly leads. Paylocity starts at On request and Paymo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Paymo?: Paylocity starts at On request and Paymo at On request.
Does Paylocity or Paymo run on more platforms?: Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android. Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
What can Paylocity do that Paymo cannot?: Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Gantt charts. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace, Web support, Ios support.

Paylocity vs Paymo

Paylocity

Paymo

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Paylocity

Only in Paymo

Both cover

What people use each for

Paylocity

Paymo

Where each one falls short

Paylocity

Paymo

Pricing, plan by plan

Paylocity

Paymo

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

Choose Paymo if

Questions people ask

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