Paylocity is a serious mid-market HCM platform — payroll, benefits, time, talent, learning, and analytics, all in one suite, sold to internal HR/People teams at companies of 50–750 employees. PEPM pricing typically runs $26–$33 for the full suite, $18–$22 for core payroll/HR alone, plus implementation fees usually 10–20% of annual software cost. Different buyer, different product, different price floor. The honest version: if you're an accounting firm, Paylocity isn't aimed at you and the pricing reflects that.
$12/client/mo flat. 5 employees included; $2/mo each additional. Or SMB direct $29-99/mo. Enterprise tier custom.
Quote-based PEPM. Typical: $39 base + $5/emp base; full PEPM $18-$33/employee depending on modules. Implementation fee typically 10-20% of annual contract.
Paylocity is rarely sold to accounting firms running multi-client payroll. For a single 100-employee company: Paylocity ~$2,500-$3,000/mo all-in. Payrollix Enterprise: a fraction of that. But the more honest framing is that the buyers don't overlap much.
| Feature | Payrollix | Paylocity |
|---|---|---|
| Primary buyer | Accountants + SMB owners | Internal HR / People teams at mid-market companies |
| Company size sweet spot | 1-1,000 per client, many clients | 50-750 employees, single co |
| Per-client pricing for accountants | $12/client flat | No accountant-channel pricing |
| Full HCM (talent, learning, performance) | Roadmap | Mature |
| Modern engagement tools (Community, polls, recognition) | Yes | |
| Benefits administration depth | Roadmap | Mature, broker-agnostic |
| Embedded learning management (LMS) | Integrated | |
| Time in market | New (2025) | Founded 1997; public on NASDAQ |
| IRS e-filing | Direct MeF (in-house) | Via Paylocity |
| Multi-client dashboard | Native | |
| Mobile app (iOS + Android) | Employee + client portals | Mature employee + manager apps |
| Implementation fee | None | 10-20% of annual contract typical |
| Published pricing | On the website | Quote-based |
| Geofencing time tracking | Built-in | Time module (additional cost) |
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