Is Paylocity or Sunsama better?

Neither clearly leads. Paylocity starts at On request and Sunsama at $17/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Sunsama?

Paylocity starts at On request and Sunsama at $17/month.

Does Paylocity or Sunsama run on more platforms?

Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android. Sunsama runs on Web, iOS, Android.

What can Paylocity do that Sunsama cannot?

Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Sunsama covers Daily planning ritual, Task timeboxing, Workload management, Shutdown routine. Both handle Slack, Web support.

Payroll & Benefits · head to head

Paylocity vs Sunsama

Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Sunsama

Project Management

The daily planner for busy professionals

From: $17/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.; Sunsama pricing is higher than some competitor daily planners at $17+ per month
They diverge on capability: Paylocity covers Payroll, Sunsama covers Daily planning ritual.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paylocity and Sunsama actually diverge.

Attributes where Paylocity and Sunsama differ
Attribute	Paylocity	Sunsama
Starting price	On request	$17/month
Pricing model	quote	Unknown
Category	Payroll & Benefits	Project Management
Founded	1997	2016

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
Microsoft Teams
Google Workspace

Only in Sunsama

Daily planning ritual
Task timeboxing
Workload management
Shutdown routine
Focus mode
Google Calendar
Outlook
Todoist

Both cover

Slack
Web 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.

Sunsama

Schedulingnot Paylocity
Appointment bookingnot Paylocity
Time trackingnot Paylocity
Resource managementnot Paylocity
Team coordinationnot 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.

Sunsama

Pricing is higher than some competitor daily planners at $17+ per month
Requires consistent daily engagement with the planning ritual to be effective
Limited customization of the daily planning framework compared to more flexible task managers

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

Sunsama

$17/month

Pro Plan (Annual)$17/month
- Unlimited usage
- Unlimited integrations
- AI + MCP + Zapier support
Pro Plan (Monthly)$22/month
- Unlimited usage
- Unlimited integrations
- AI + MCP + Zapier 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 Sunsama if

You need daily planning ritual.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want task timeboxing.

Sunsama review

Questions people ask

Is Paylocity or Sunsama better?: Neither clearly leads. Paylocity starts at On request and Sunsama at $17/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Sunsama?: Paylocity starts at On request and Sunsama at $17/month.
Does Paylocity or Sunsama run on more platforms?: Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android. Sunsama runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What can Paylocity do that Sunsama cannot?: Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Sunsama covers Daily planning ritual, Task timeboxing, Workload management, Shutdown routine. Both handle Slack, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Sunsama: What is the pricing for Sunsama and is there a free trial?

Sunsama costs $17 per month when billed yearly or $22 per month when billed monthly. A 14-day free trial is available without requiring a credit card.

Source

Sunsama: What task management tools does Sunsama integrate with?

Sunsama integrates with Asana, Todoist, Trello, Jira, Linear, Monday.com, Notion, ClickUp, GitHub, and Google Tasks, allowing you to pull tasks from these services into your daily plan.

Source

Sunsama: Can Sunsama sync with my calendar?

Yes, Sunsama is bidirectionally synced with Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, and iCloud Calendar, creating a unified view of your schedule and daily commitments.

Source

Sunsama: Does Sunsama have a mobile app?

Yes, Sunsama is available as a mobile app on both iOS and Android through the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for managing your daily plan on the go.

Source

Paylocity vs Sunsama

Paylocity

Sunsama

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Paylocity

Only in Sunsama

Both cover

What people use each for

Paylocity

Sunsama

Where each one falls short

Paylocity

Sunsama

Pricing, plan by plan

Paylocity

Sunsama

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

Choose Sunsama if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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