GoCo vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoCo
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
GoCo is an HR platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses to simplify HR tasks and enhance productivity. GoCo empowers HR teams to streamline workflows and focus on building happier, more efficient teams.N/A
Paylocity
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Paylocity provides 24/7 access to your online payroll and human resource data management. Paylocity offers highly customizable payroll functionality, as well as HR, benefits administration, and time and talent management programs.N/A
Pricing
GoCoPaylocity
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoCoPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsLet us know what apps you need, and we’ll build a custom plan to fit your HR workflow. All plans include Onboarding, Employee Self-Service, and MagicDocs. We’ll customize the rest to fit your needs.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
GoCoPaylocity
Considered Both Products
GoCo

No answer on this topic

Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity by far has the best reporting, during a time import it can break out into multiple payrates, I really like the ACA reporting.

GoCo Had a really good clint management system would meet on a weekly bases.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
GoCoPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
9.3
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Paylocity
7.8
979 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data10.02 Ratings8.5926 Ratings
Employment history10.02 Ratings8.2894 Ratings
Job profiles and administration10.02 Ratings7.9831 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.02 Ratings7.6845 Ratings
Organizational charting10.02 Ratings7.1776 Ratings
Organization and location management10.02 Ratings7.8757 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.02 Ratings7.6648 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
9.6
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Paylocity
8.2
954 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation10.01 Ratings8.6928 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings7.4648 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings9.0924 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.01 Ratings8.2737 Ratings
Reimbursement management10.01 Ratings8.0459 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.4456 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.5684 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
8.0
1 Ratings
2% below category average
Paylocity
7.6
805 Ratings
7% below category average
Approval workflow8.01 Ratings7.9718 Ratings
Balance details8.01 Ratings7.5767 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.01 Ratings7.5599 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Paylocity
8.4
968 Ratings
3% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information10.02 Ratings8.6942 Ratings
Update personal information10.02 Ratings8.7959 Ratings
View company policy documentation10.02 Ratings8.1763 Ratings
Employee recognition10.02 Ratings8.3680 Ratings
View job history10.02 Ratings8.4816 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.0
1 Ratings
11% below category average
Paylocity
7.4
288 Ratings
5% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.01 Ratings7.4288 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
9.3
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Paylocity
7.1
887 Ratings
7% below category average
Report builder8.02 Ratings7.1848 Ratings
Pre-built reports10.02 Ratings7.5864 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data10.02 Ratings6.7538 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
10.0
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Paylocity
8.2
831 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal10.02 Ratings8.4825 Ratings
Manager tracking tools10.02 Ratings8.1652 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Paylocity
7.5
452 Ratings
9% below category average
Corporate goal setting10.01 Ratings7.5348 Ratings
Individual goal setting10.01 Ratings7.6415 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.5304 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.5418 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
574 Ratings
8% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.3514 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.3435 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.4527 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.6532 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6438 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.4
284 Ratings
7% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.0191 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.3231 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.6257 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.5206 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
-
Ratings
Paylocity
7.8
545 Ratings
0% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.9457 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1480 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.7374 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.8455 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.2387 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.1499 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.9500 Ratings
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GoCoPaylocity
Small Businesses
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.1 out of 10
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.2 out of 10
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
GoCoPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
7.9
(1044 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(95 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(65 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(11 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.2
(87 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(40 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(9 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(10 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(10 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(9 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoCoPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
GoCo.io. Inc.
We have really enjoyed using GoCo for our HR needs. It has suited us well after we switched from Zenefits. Initially we did not have good support with the rep from One Digital who served as our GoCo broker partner. However, we have a new rep who has been very responsive and helpful when employees have had benefit questions or issues with coverage.
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Paylocity
Onboarding once configured has made our hiring process a smooth transition into employee database that encompasses HR & Payroll as well as Time & Labor for timekeeping purposes. And like all companies these days - finding qualified, dedicated employees and enough of them is difficult for Paylocity as well
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Pros
GoCo.io. Inc.
  • User interface
  • Implementation
  • Ease of use
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Paylocity
  • The payroll software is top notch. Recruitment module has been great. I think the workflow and the way you can customize all of the features of the recruitment module is awesome. Same thing with performance, you can really tailor everything to your specific company needs.
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Cons
GoCo.io. Inc.
  • Handling exceptions for staff PTO requests for employees in their 90 day probationary period
  • Ease of managing different hourly work week exceptions
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Paylocity
  • No, I know they're working on implementing it so that we can control our own GL that I'm looking forward to. That is one thing that I feel like has been missing, so I'm happy to see them addressing it.
  • We went through a couple of different service reps, but that's been my only issue. The problem is a couple of the service reps.
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Likelihood to Renew
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
We have had many issues with the way our platform was set up at implementation that still continue to plague us. In addition, our benefits, in particular our FSA, have been mis-managed causing a balance due from an employee (and also a lot of work for our accounting and HR team, as well as stress for the employee). Our service rep continues to answer incorrectly on many fronts (original response is usually check out this paylocity article, vs. helping) and recently our COBRA management was mishandled (not adding Dental to a person on Cobra who had requested it). So- all in all...we are not particularly happy w/ Paylocity
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Usability
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I find Paylocity to be almost too robust so that its functionalities are sometimes too complex to use. Sometimes it appears that they don't get a user's experience and keep a software developers mindset which doesn't always work well with users that are not at their technical level of expertise. A perfect example is the way the payroll dashboard USED to look compared to the recent update
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Reliability and Availability
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Paylocity support is always available and I never have to wait endlessly on hold. If our dedicated account manage is not available, there is an entire team assigned to our account. Every one of them is knowledgeable about our organization and Paylocity's process.
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Performance
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
pages load in an acceptable amount of time, reports come back quickly, but integration is very complicated and hasn't been possible
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Support Rating
GoCo.io. Inc.
GoCo has done a great job of being responsive to us in working through issues in the system.
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Paylocity
Everyone wants immediate assistance. Awaiting a response from an email only to ask 2-3 more questions is time consuming. Within the first six months of setup, I would rather respond back to the instructors who provided me the training in each category of my contract.
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In-Person Training
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I didn't have in-person training, but I'm sure it was just as great as any other training/assistance Paylocity provides. Paylocity customer service is always available. You never have to be on hold and their answers are always accurate and timely. Documents in the help section are helpful as well. My in-person training was conducted y one of our employees who was involved in the initial set-up and training of all employees. She was excellent.
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Online Training
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
The training was live online, but was with a group of other companies. We did not receive any personalized training with our team. Whenever we would ask for training, we would be sent a peak article link or a video. It felt like the reps we dealt with didn't know the answer to the questions.
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Implementation Rating
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I had gone through an implementation process of another HR platform (Paycom) in my previous job and was traumatized, it was painful. I was surprised how easy and fast it was with Paylocity, the team was very helpful and set us up for success
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Alternatives Considered
GoCo.io. Inc.
GoCo is a little less expensive than other options and works pretty well overall
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Paylocity
We've used Paychex. They used something in Sage before I used it. We use a ADP as well. And I think Sage, I think those three. I've been with the organization for almost seven years and we've been through three different payroll programs I think it was Sage, ADP within a couple of years. And then we got on to Paylocity and I think we've been in here for four or five years and we're not changing.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Scalability
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
You have an account manager assigned to you on a daily basis but that person is barely available to you
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Professional Services
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
GoCo.io. Inc.
  • Simplify payroll
  • Simplify New hire onboarding
  • Difficulty with new laws during covid
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Paylocity
  • I think there's a lot of data that we're capturing and honestly the consistency of being able to automate a lot of processes, which frees up my time to really deal with my employees at the level that they need me to. And so it frees up that admin task that before Paylocity or having to do by hand or a little bit more of a manual process.
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