Is Paylocity or Stampli better?

Neither clearly leads. Paylocity starts at On request and Stampli at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Stampli?

Paylocity starts at On request and Stampli at $29/month.

Does Paylocity or Stampli 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 Stampli cannot?

Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Stampli covers AI invoice processing, Approval workflows, Vendor management, Payment processing. Both handle QuickBooks, NetSuite, Web support, Ios support.

Payroll & Benefits · head to head

Paylocity vs Stampli

Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Stampli

Accounting & Finance

AI-powered accounts payable automation

From: $29/month
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.; Stampli pricing is by quote only: the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver, offering only a Request a Quote form
They diverge on capability: Paylocity covers Payroll, Stampli covers AI invoice processing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paylocity and Stampli actually diverge.

Attributes where Paylocity and Stampli differ
Attribute	Paylocity	Stampli
Starting price	On request	$29/month
Pricing model	quote	subscription
Category	Payroll & Benefits	Accounting & Finance
Founded	1997	2014

Identical on both: 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
Slack
Microsoft Teams

Only in Stampli

AI invoice processing
Approval workflows
Vendor management
Payment processing
Audit trails
Sage Intacct
Microsoft Dynamics
Oracle

Both cover

QuickBooks
NetSuite
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.

Stampli

Automating accounts payable invoice capture and codingnot Paylocity
Routing invoice approvals with discussion held against each invoicenot Paylocity
Paying suppliers and issuing virtual cards from the AP workflownot 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.

Stampli

Pricing is by quote only: the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver, offering only a Request a Quote form
Payments and card products are sold alongside the core AP automation rather than being separately priced on the public site

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

Stampli

$29/month

Essential$undefined/month
- Invoice processing
- Basic approvals
- Email notifications
Professional$undefined/month
- AI-powered coding
- Advanced workflows
- ERP integrations
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom workflows
- API access
- Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

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

Paylocity review

Choose Stampli if

You need ai invoice processing.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want approval workflows.

Stampli review

Questions people ask

Is Paylocity or Stampli better?: Neither clearly leads. Paylocity starts at On request and Stampli at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Stampli?: Paylocity starts at On request and Stampli at $29/month.
Does Paylocity or Stampli 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 Stampli cannot?: Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Stampli covers AI invoice processing, Approval workflows, Vendor management, Payment processing. Both handle QuickBooks, NetSuite, Web support, Ios support.

Paylocity vs Stampli

Paylocity

Stampli

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Paylocity

Only in Stampli

Both cover

What people use each for

Paylocity

Stampli

Where each one falls short

Paylocity

Stampli

Pricing, plan by plan

Paylocity

Stampli

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

Choose Stampli if

Questions people ask

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