Is Paylocity or Schedulicity better?

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

Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Schedulicity?

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

Does Paylocity or Schedulicity run on more platforms?

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

Can I use Schedulicity for free?

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

What can Paylocity do that Schedulicity cannot?

Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Schedulicity covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Payment processing. Both handle Web support, Ios support.

Payroll & Benefits · head to head

Paylocity vs Schedulicity

Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Schedulicity

Scheduling & Booking

Easy online booking & payments

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Schedulicity has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
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.; Schedulicity schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management
They diverge on capability: Paylocity covers Payroll, Schedulicity covers Online booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paylocity and Schedulicity actually diverge.

Attributes where Paylocity and Schedulicity differ
Attribute	Paylocity	Schedulicity
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	quote	subscription
Free tier	No	Yes
Category	Payroll & Benefits	Scheduling & Booking
Founded	1997	2009

Identical on both: 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
Slack
Microsoft Teams

Only in Schedulicity

Online booking
Calendar management
Client database
Payment processing
Marketing automation
Class scheduling
Package sales
Reporting

Both cover

Web support
Ios 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.

Schedulicity

Appointment bookingnot Paylocity
Class schedulingnot Paylocity
Package managementnot Paylocity
Client communicationsnot Paylocity
Payment collectionnot 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.

Schedulicity

Schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management

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

Schedulicity

Free

FreeFree
- 10 bookings/month
- Online booking
- Calendar sync
Unlimited$34.99/month
- Unlimited bookings
- Text reminders
- No-show protection
Unlimited Plus$44.99/month
- Everything in Unlimited
- Package sales
- Class scheduling

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

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

Paylocity review

Choose Schedulicity if

You need online booking.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want calendar management.

Schedulicity review

Questions people ask

Is Paylocity or Schedulicity better?: Neither clearly leads. Paylocity starts at On request and Schedulicity at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Schedulicity?: Schedulicity has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Paylocity and Free for Schedulicity.
Does Paylocity or Schedulicity run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Schedulicity for free?: Yes. Schedulicity has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paylocity starts at On request.
What can Paylocity do that Schedulicity cannot?: Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Schedulicity covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Payment processing. Both handle Web support, Ios support.

Paylocity vs Schedulicity

Paylocity

Schedulicity

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Paylocity

Only in Schedulicity

Both cover

What people use each for

Paylocity

Schedulicity

Where each one falls short

Paylocity

Schedulicity

Pricing, plan by plan

Paylocity

Schedulicity

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

Choose Schedulicity if

Questions people ask

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