Compare Paylocity and Kronos Workforce - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Paylocity or Kronos Workforce?

Kronos Workforce is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Paylocity, and Kronos Workforce is rated higher (95/100) than Paylocity (94/100). Kronos Workforce 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. Kronos Incorporated

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...

Kronos Incorporated: It started off with a simple idea: there had to be an easier way to record employee time transactions. And then one innovation led to another and that idea grew into something we now call workforce management.

Who is more expensive? Paylocity or Kronos Workforce Central?

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 Kronos Workforce Central.

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. Kronos Workforce Central price starts at $6 per employee/month , When comparing Kronos Workforce Central to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Human Resources software cost.

Bottom line: Kronos Workforce Central is more expensive than Paylocity.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Paylocity Vs. Kronos Workforce 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.

Kronos Workforce Central: Appraisal Performance, Benefits Administration, HR Management, LMS, Payroll.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium sized businesses as well as large enterprises. More than thousand companies worldwide, use Kronos workforce management tools everyday to effectively manage their employees.