Compare Paylocity and CSB - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 13, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Paylocity or CSB?

Paylocity is more expensive to implement (TCO) than CSB, and Paylocity is rated higher (94/100) than CSB (88/100). CSB offers users more features (15) than Paylocity (0).

Looking for the right Human Resources solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Paylocity Vs. Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc

Paylocity: At Paylocity, our mission is to elevate the profession of Payroll and Human Resources out of the back office and into the boardroom where it belongs. We do this by providing clients with the same caliber Cloud software solutions found in other critical areas such as Sales, Finance, and Operations. One of our primary goals at Paylocity is to ma...

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc: Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD) is a global leader of cloud-based talent management software solutions. Over 10.5 million users across 189 countries rely on Cornerstone to maximize their potential, develop their skills and foster new levels of collaboration. Cornerstone empowers some of the world’s leading organizations, such as Starwood Hotels ...

Who is more expensive? Paylocity or CSB?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Human Resources software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Paylocity and CSB.

Paylocity price starts at $5 per employee/month + $500 setup fee , On a scale between 1 to 10 Advanced HR is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Human Resources software. CSB price starts at $235 per month , When comparing CSB to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Human Resources software cost.

Bottom line: Paylocity is more expensive than CSB.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Paylocity Vs. CSB based on some of the most important and required Human Resources features.

Paylocity: We are still working to collect the list of features for Paylocity.

CSB: Appraisal Performance, Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, LMS.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium sized businesses as well as large enterprises. CSB is best for small to medium sized business in the industries of technology, business services, retail, education, manufacturing, and governmentt and healthcare.



Paylocity

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $5 per employee/month + $500 setup fee

Paylocity Advanced HR is a cloud-based HCM solution designed to help the users simplify how they perform their everyday payroll and human resource tasks. The core features include payroll, human resources, bene...

Categories: Applicant Tracking, Employee Performance Management, Database Management.

CSB

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $235 per month

Cornerstone’s CSB software solution is a human resource management software that helps clients manage their workplace processes including training and performance reviews. With the CSB software, clients can dev...

Categories: Employee Management, Employee Recognition, Employee Scheduling, Employee Onboarding, HR Analytics.

Compare specifications

Compare features

Paylocity: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

CSB: 15 Features

Appraisal Performance
Benefits Administration
Employee Self-Service
HR Management
LMS
Performance Record
Recruiting
Software Customization
Applicant Tracking
Pre-Employment Testing
Recruiting Management
Recruiting Management
Reference Checking
Resume Database
Social Networking
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Paylocit...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$5 per employee/month + $500 setup fee
Functionality
3
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CSB
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$235 per month
Functionality
22
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Gusto
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$39 per month
Functionality
20
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Workforc...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6 per employee/month
Functionality
32
Workday ...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$45 per employee/month
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.