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Paylocity vs Textline

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Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Textline

Communication & Collaboration

Business texting for teams

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

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.; Textline outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paylocity and Textline actually diverge.

Attributes where Paylocity and Textline differ
AttributePaylocityTextline
Pricing modelquoteusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryPayroll & BenefitsCommunication & Collaboration
Founded1997Unknown

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
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams

Only in Textline

Nothing recorded that Paylocity does not also cover.

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.

Textline

  • Outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

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

Textline

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Textline review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

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

Choose Textline if

Nothing in the data separates Textline from Paylocity on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Textline review

Questions people ask

Is Paylocity or Textline better?
Neither clearly leads. Paylocity starts at On request and Textline at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paylocity or Textline?
Paylocity starts at On request and Textline at On request.
Does Paylocity or Textline run on more platforms?
Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android. Textline runs on Web.
What can Paylocity do that Textline cannot?
Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor.
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