HRIS & PAYROLL VENDOR COMPARISON PREVIEW
Our HRIS and Payroll Vendor Comparison Report Overview
Our HRIS vendor comparison report provides an in-depth analysis of HRIS and payroll software leaders currently available in the market. Designed to assist organizations in their quest for the ideal HCM solution, this report provides detailed side-by-side comparisons across various key metrics.
Focusing on a range of crucial aspects, including features, functionality, delivery models, customer support, technology, and investment costs, our HRIS comparison report equips potential users with the data to make well-informed decisions. From general capabilities such as payroll and time management to more specialized functions like recruiting and applicant tracking, candidate self-service, compensation and salary planning, succession management, and security features, we leave no stone unturned in our thorough analysis.
By offering a side-by-side comparison across these critical dimensions, our report empowers HR professionals and other executives to identify the HRIS solution that best aligns with their organization’s unique requirements and objectives.
| Solution Name | BambooHR | Dayforce HCM | Cloudsuite HCM | HCM Cloud | iSolved | Paycom | Paycor | Paylocity | Rippling | UKG Ready | UKG Pro WFM Suite | Vista | Workday HCM | Workforce Now |
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| Vendor Name | Bamboo HR | Dayforce | Infor | Oracle | iSolved | Paycom | Paycor | Paylocity | Rippling | UKG | UKG | PDS | Workday | ADP |
| Vendor Subscription Pricing | $ | $$$ | $$ | $$ | $$ | $$$ | $$ | $$ | $$ | $$ | $$$ | $ | $$$$ | $$ |
| Vendor Implementation Costs | $ | $$$ | $$$$$ | $$$$$ | $$ | $$ | $$ | $$ | $$ | $$ | $$$ | $$$ | $$$$ | $$ |
| General Capabilities | ||||||||||||||
| HRIS & Payroll | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
| HRIS, Payroll, Time and Talent Management | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Recruiting | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Benefit Administration and Enrollment Management | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Performance and Goal Management | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Stand Reports, Query & Analysis Tools, Metrics and Dashboards | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
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| Global Capabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Multi-Language | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Multi-Currency | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| International Country Formatting | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Recruiting / Applicant Tracking System (ATS) | ||||||||||||||
| Career Site Branding | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Limited | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Limited |
| Career Site SEO Optimization Capabilities | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N |
| Mobile Career Site | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Candidate Self Service (CSS) | ||||||||||||||
| Candidate Self Service Portal | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Candidate Profile Creation Capability | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Candidate Online Job Search | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Onboarding | ||||||||||||||
| Candidate Pre-Hire Onboarding | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 3rd Party | Y | Y |
| Onboarding Administration | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 3rd Party | Y | N |
| Onboarding Branding Capabilities | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 3rd Party | Y | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Employee Self Service (ESS) | ||||||||||||||
| Configurable Dashboard | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Employee Acknowledgements / Acceptance Capabilities | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Employee Recogition / Badges | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Manager Self Service (MSS) | ||||||||||||||
| Manager Dashboard | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Electronic Alerts / Notification of Events | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ability to View and Process Workflows | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Human Resources | ||||||||||||||
| Position Management | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Basic Workflow | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Advanced Workflow | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Benefit Administration | ||||||||||||||
| Benefit Administration | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Open Enrollment | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Life Events | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Compensation and Salary Planning | ||||||||||||||
| Compensation Management | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Compensation Management with Multi-Currency | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N |
| Salary Planning and Budgeting Capabilities for Administrators | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Limited |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Performance and Goal Management | ||||||||||||||
| Ability to Create Employee Performance Reviews | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Performance Review Questions / Library | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| View Status of Employee Performance Reviews | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Succession Management | ||||||||||||||
| Succession Planning / Management | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 9-Box Matrix / Reporting | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Employee Career Plans and Learning Path Capabilities | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Learning Management System | ||||||||||||||
| Core Learning Management Capabilities | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 3rd Party | Y | Y |
| Compliance Management (e.g. SCORM, AICC, xAPI) | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 3rd Party | Y | Y |
| Assements (e.g. skills, compentencies, qualifications, etc.) | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 3rd Party | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| HR Service Delivery | ||||||||||||||
| Case Management & Knowledge Portal | N | N | 3rd Party | 3rd Party | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | 3rd Party | N |
| HR Process Automation | N | N | 3rd Party | 3rd Party | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | 3rd Party | N |
| Document / File Manager | N | N | 3rd Parrty | 3rd Parrty | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | 3rd Parrty | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Workforce Management (Time, Scheduling, Accruals, Leave, Attestation) | ||||||||||||||
| Paid and Unpaid Time-Off Plans / Entitlement Administration | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Configurable Plans / Entitlement Accrual Methods (e.g. yearly, annual, lump sum, length of service, etc.) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Configurable Plans / Entitlement Carry Over Rules / Calculations | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Payroll Administration | ||||||||||||||
| Multiple Company / EIN Supported | 3rd Party | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Multi-Jurisdiction / Reciprocity Capabilities | 3rd Party | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| U.S. On-Premise Payroll Administration | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Tax Management and Compliance | ||||||||||||||
| Dedicated Tax / ACA Specialist | N | N | 3rd Party | 3rd Party | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 3rd Party | N |
| Electronic Filing of U.S. Federal, State, Local Tax Returns | N | Y | 3rd Party | 3rd Party | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 3rd Party | Y |
| Electronic Filing of U.S. 1094-C and 1095-C's | N | Y | 3rd Party | 3rd Party | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 3rd Party | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Survey, Feedback and Sentiment | ||||||||||||||
| Basic Surveying Capabilities (e.g. pre-built questions, templates, etc.) | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Multi-Language Survey Capabilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Naturual Language Processing / Ability to Detect Emotion in Survey Responses | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Reports, Query Tools, Metrics, Dashboards and Analytics | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Standard Federal Compliance Reports (e.g. Affirmative Action, EEO, OSHA, VETS) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Organization Charting | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Metrics / Dashboards / Graphs / Gauges | Limited | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Technology Architecture | ||||||||||||||
| Browser Independent / Supports Multiple Browsers | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| System Configuration Tools | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Limited |
| 2-Tier Architecture | N/A | N/A | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | N/A | N/A |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Delivery / Deployment Models | ||||||||||||||
| SaaS / Cloud Model (Single-Tenant) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| SaaS / Cloud Model (Multi-Tenant) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Purchase License Model + Optional Hosting Services | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Mobile | ||||||||||||||
| Mobile Accessibility via Browser | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mobile App (e.g. App Store or Google Play) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Mobile Recruiting | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Integration | ||||||||||||||
| Built-In Integration Tools to 3rd Party Payroll Providers | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| One-Way Integration | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| Bi-Directional Integration | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| System Database - OnPremise Vendors | ||||||||||||||
| Microsoft SQL | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | N/A | N/A |
| Oracle | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N | N/A | N/A |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Security Features | ||||||||||||||
| Audit Capabilities | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Role-Level Security | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Table / Object-Level Security | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
| Vendor Product Support & Training | ||||||||||||||
| Standard Product / Technical Support (Monday-Friday ) 9-Hours | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Premier Product / Technical Support (Monday - Friday) 12-hours | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 24 x 7 Product / Technical Support | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| more features . . . | I'd like access to the full report! | |||||||||||||
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