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Paylocity vs Sage HRMS: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 11th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 18,771 reviews from Payroll users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Tax Calculation
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Payroll Management
4.5
Direct Deposit
4.7
Tax Compliance
4.3
W-2 Preparation
4.7
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Tax Calculation
NA
Payroll Management
3.4
Direct Deposit
NA
Tax Compliance
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W-2 Preparation
NA
User satisfaction
4.3
User reviews932
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.0
3.7
User reviews46
Ease of use
3.6
Functionality
3.6
Value for money
3.5
Customer support
3.2
Price starts from
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Free version
Free trial
Best for

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

Most of the customers that we currently serve are in the services, manufacturing, and wholesale industries, across the United States.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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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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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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1099 Preparation
207
Important
401(k) Tracking
388
Important

Paylocity

Top Features
38/39
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Management
  • Auto Update
  • Benefits Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Check Printing
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Direct Deposit
  • Document Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Profiles
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-State
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Self Service Portal
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
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Sage HRMS

10/39
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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
Sage HRMS
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
Sage HRMS
  • By Sage
  • Located in United Kingdom
  • Founded in 1981
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