Is Paylocity or Podio better?

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

Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Podio?

Paylocity starts at On request and Podio at On request.

Does Paylocity or Podio run on more platforms?

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

What can Paylocity do that Podio cannot?

Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Podio covers Workspaces, Apps, Workflows, Tasks. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Payroll & Benefits · head to head

Paylocity vs Podio

Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Podio

Project Management

The flexible team collaboration platform

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.; Podio the free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation
They diverge on capability: Paylocity covers Payroll, Podio covers Workspaces.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paylocity and Podio actually diverge.

Attributes where Paylocity and Podio differ
Attribute	Paylocity	Podio
Pricing model	quote	freemium
Category	Payroll & Benefits	Project Management
Founded	1997	2009

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 Paylocity

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

Only in Podio

Workspaces
Apps
Workflows
Tasks
Calendar
Google Drive
Dropbox
Zapier

Both cover

Slack
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.

Podio

Building custom workspaces and apps without codenot Paylocity
Project and task management for a small teamnot Paylocity
Client collaboration with external users on the paid plansnot Paylocity
Simple workflow automation between appsnot 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.

Podio

The free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation
Workflow automation is capped at 25,000 actions a month even on Premium at $19.20 per user
API access is a paid add-on from $23 a month, and higher call rates run to $159
Extra automation is billed separately, from $39 up to $559 a month
Visual reports, email integrations and PDF generation all require Premium

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

Podio

On request

FreeFree
- 5 employees
- Basic features
Basic$7.2/month
- Unlimited employees
- User management
- Automations

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

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

Paylocity review

Choose Podio if

You need workspaces.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want apps.

Podio review

Questions people ask

Is Paylocity or Podio better?: Neither clearly leads. Paylocity starts at On request and Podio at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Podio?: Paylocity starts at On request and Podio at On request.
Does Paylocity or Podio run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Paylocity do that Podio cannot?: Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Podio covers Workspaces, Apps, Workflows, Tasks. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Paylocity vs Podio

Paylocity

Podio

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Paylocity

Only in Podio

Both cover

What people use each for

Paylocity

Podio

Where each one falls short

Paylocity

Podio

Pricing, plan by plan

Paylocity

Podio

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

Choose Podio if

Questions people ask

Related pages

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