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Paycor

Composite Score
6.6 /10
CX Score
6.4 /10

What is Paycor?

Paycor’s HR, payroll, and talent platform connects leaders to people, data, and expertise. We help leaders drive engagement and retention by giving them tools to coach, develop, and grow employees. We give them unprecedented insights into their operational data with a unified HCM experience that can seamlessly connect to other mission-critical technology. By providing expert guidance and consultation, we help them achieve business results and become an extension of their teams.

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Awards & Recognition

Paycor won the following awards in the Pre-Employment Testing category

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Paycor Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

78 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

73 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
Since last award


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+64 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Paycor?

10% Negative
23% Neutral
67% Positive

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Helps Innovate

Cons

  • Security Frustrates
  • Under Delivered
  • Less Transparent

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Dashboard

83

Mobile

80

3rd Party Integration

80

Analytics and Reporting

80

Test Customization

79

Online Cloud Platform

78

Assessment Test Templates

75

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

65

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 72

Ease of Implementation

78

Breadth of Features

78

Business Value Created

75

Quality of Features

75

Usability and Intuitiveness

75

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

73

Ease of Data Integration

73

Availability and Quality of Training

72

Ease of Customization

71

Ease of IT Administration

69

Vendor Support

64

Paycor Reviews

Pooja K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Overall Experience is good

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Paycor from other similar products?

Easy to use and integrate . Also easy to understand the system

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing special

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Must go for it

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Naeem A.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Solid payroll + smart HR tools for midsize teams,

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Paycor from other similar products?

Paycor stands out mainly for midsize US businesses by being purpose-built for leaders—it gives HR pros, managers, and execs strong tools for coaching, engagement, pulse surveys, recognition, and predictive analytics to catch turnover or morale issues early. It runs a truly unified platform with payroll at the core (strong multi-state compliance, auto tax filing, earned wage access), all in one place without clunky modules or extra logins—unlike ADP (which can feel more rigid/enterprise-heavy) or some others that bolt things together. Implementation tends to be more dedicated and hands-on, support often quicker for payroll issues.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Things like the pulse surveys for quick engagement checks, recognition features, predictive analytics to spot turnover risks early, and talent development paths stand out. It turns HR data into something actionable for improving morale and retention, which feels more forward-looking than a lot of the competition that’s still mostly about basic payroll and compliance. Combined with the unified setup—everything from payroll to time tracking to onboarding in one clean place without constant switching—it’s practical and modern without being overwhelming. Users often call out the employee self-service (like easy mobile clock-ins, pay views

What do you dislike most about this product?

The thing I dislike most about Paycor is the customer support—it’s consistently the biggest complaint across reviews from users and sites like G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, and Reddit. People often describe long wait times, unresponsive teams, inconsistent answers, and slow resolutions for issues (especially during implementation, payroll glitches, or open enrollment). Some say it’s gotten worse post-Paychex merger, with stretched resources and less knowledgeable help on complex problems. That stands out because payroll/HR tools live or die on reliable support when something goes wrong—like tax filings or employee access—and when it’s lacking,

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It’s a reliable unified HCM with solid payroll (multi-state compliance, auto taxes, earned wage access) plus modern HR tools that help managers coach teams—pulse surveys, recognition, turnover predictions. Post-Paychex acquisition (closed 2025), it has more compliance muscle and resources, and many reviews still praise the intuitive interface and all-in-one setup. Quick tips before you commit: • Get real references from similar-sized companies in your industry—talk to them directly about recent experiences, especially support and implementation since the merger. Reviews on G2/Capterra hover around 4.0-4.3

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Kayla G.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Powerful All-in-One HR Platform with Room to Grow

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Paycor from other similar products?

Paycor emphasizes workflow automation and guided processes that help HR teams reduce manual tasks and errors. The platform is built to be intuitive, helping teams run payroll, approvals, and HR processes more efficiently, even without deep technical expertise.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Paycor is its all-in-one, user-friendly platform that integrates payroll, HR, and workforce management in one system. The automation and self-service features reduce manual work for HR teams while giving employees easy access to their information, and the reporting tools provide clear, actionable insights to support better people and business decisions.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One downside of Paycor is that some features are not as intuitive as others and may require additional training or support to fully utilize. Certain workflows and reporting customizations can feel limited or time-consuming, and system updates occasionally change navigation, which can impact efficiency.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For anyone considering Paycor, it’s important to clearly define your HR and payroll priorities upfront and plan for proper training to get the most value from the system. Leveraging Paycor’s analytics and automation features early, preparing for change management during rollout, and confirming integration needs in advance will help ensure a smoother implementation and stronger long-term adoption.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Cons

  • Commodity Features

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