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Paylocity vs Velocity Global

Paylocity logo

Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Velocity Global logo

Velocity Global

Payroll & Benefits

Work at the speed of tomorrow

From
On request
Rated
-
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.; Velocity Global velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • They diverge on capability: Paylocity covers HR Management, Velocity Global covers Global Employment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paylocity and Velocity Global actually diverge.

Attributes where Paylocity and Velocity Global differ
AttributePaylocityVelocity Global
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded19972014

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Payroll & Benefits).

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

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

Only in Velocity Global

  • Global Employment
  • Benefits
  • Compliance
  • Immigration Services
  • Contractor Management
  • Workday
  • SAP
  • Oracle

Both cover

  • Payroll
  • NetSuite
  • 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.

Velocity Global

  • Hiring employees in countries where a company has no legal entitynot Paylocity
  • Running global payroll and benefits administration across multiple countriesnot Paylocity
  • Immigration and visa support for international hiresnot 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.

Velocity Global

  • Velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • No pricing is published for the Employer of Record service; the site routes to a demo request with no published per-employee rate
  • The offering is an Employer of Record arrangement, so the employee is legally employed by the provider rather than the client

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

Velocity Global

On request
  • Employer of Record$undefined/month
    • Global Employment
    • Payroll
    • Benefits

Which should you pick?

Choose Paylocity if

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

Choose Velocity Global if

  • You need global employment.
  • You also want benefits.
Velocity Global review

Questions people ask

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