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Paylocity vs Sapling: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 9th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 10,238 reviews from Human Resources users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Payroll Management
4.5
API
4.8
Employee Database
4.5
HR Management
4.0
Customizable Branding
2.0
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Payroll Management
5.0
API
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Employee Database
4.3
HR Management
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Customizable Branding
NA
User satisfaction
4.3
User reviews932
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.0
4.7
User reviews244
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.7
Customer support
4.7
Price starts from
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Paylocity is designed for education, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit, hospitality, retail, technology, logistics, religious organizations, and government services.

Sapling is best for mid-sized companies with 50 to 2,000 employees.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Video reviews
angela w
human Resorces
4.0

Speaker 1: My name is Angela. I work for Diaco Inc. My position is accounting and HR, and I give Paylocity a rating of four out of five. Our company uses Paylocity for basically payroll purposes. We do all of our new hires. We do basically anything that has to do with the human resources side of it, as well as payroll. For me, originally when I started Paylocity, it was very user-friendly. However, I've noticed over time it's gotten humongous and there are things that I do not know how to navigate, so sometimes that's difficult. One thing that I would definitely change about it is, again, when I first started, we had an actual person that was designated to our company, and since I've been there, they have changed that person so many times. We don't know who our representative is anymore. We just basically, when we call in, we get somebody who's there because our representative is always busy. And a lot of times we're on hold for a long time. The company's just gotten really big actually, and it's hard to get quality service right now.

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Do these products fit your needs?

Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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360 Degree Feedback
207
Important
Access Controls/Permissions
388
Important

Paylocity

Top Features
38/38
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Benefits Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Goal Management
  • HR Management
  • Learning & Development
  • Mobile App
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Succession Planning
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Training Management
  • Workflow Management
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Sapling

24/38
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Paylocity
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Sapling
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Paylocity
  • By Paylocity
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1997
Sapling
  • By Kallidus
  • Located in United Kingdom
  • Founded in 2000
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