Payroll · pricing
Paylocity pricing
Paylocity publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Paylocity pricing is on request across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- Quote
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Paylocity plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Payroll | On request | 4 | Entry tier |
| Complete HCM | On request | 5 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Core Payroll
On requestThe entry tier. It covers payroll processing, tax services, direct deposit, reporting.
Complete HCM
On requestOver Core Payroll, this tier adds:
- All Core features
- HR
- Benefits
- Talent Management
- Time Tracking
What the product covers
The full Paylocity feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Payroll
- HR Management
- Benefits Administration
- Time and Labor
- Talent Management
- Employee Engagement
Integrations
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Workspace
- QuickBooks
- NetSuite
Platform
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
How that compares in Payroll
Too few payroll tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paylocity (this page) | On request | quote | - | |
| Rain Instant Pay | On request | quote | - | vs Paylocity |
| Clair | On request | quote | - | vs Paylocity |
| Openwage | On request | Per-transfer fee, paid by the employee | - | vs Paylocity |
| Refyne | On request | quote | - | vs Paylocity |
| Hastee | On request | quote | - | vs Paylocity |
| Wagestream | On request | quote | - | vs Paylocity |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Paylocity badges page.
Before you pay for Paylocity
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between On request and On request, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Paylocity against the tools that do have one before committing.
Paylocity runs on web, ios, android, and is published by Paylocity Holding Corporation of Schaumburg, Illinois. The full record is on the Paylocity review, and the rest of the category is under best payroll tools.
Paylocity pricing questions
- How much does Paylocity cost?
- Paylocity publishes 2 tiers, from On request for Core Payroll up to On request for Complete HCM. The cheapest paid tier is On request.
- Does Paylocity have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Paylocity is listed as quote. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Core Payroll and Complete HCM on Paylocity?
- Complete HCM costs On request against On request, and adds all core features, hr, benefits, talent management.
- Which payroll tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 payroll tools listed alongside Paylocity have a free tier: Payactiv.
- What am I actually paying for with Paylocity?
- The record lists 14 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform.
- Does Paylocity charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Paylocity prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Paylocity against before paying?
- The closest payroll tools in this directory are Rain Instant Pay, Clair, Openwage, Refyne. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Paylocity covering price, platforms and features.