Paycor vs Paylocity

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Paylocity is the stronger AI pick in Payroll: it has a visibility score of 4.8 versus 2.2 for Paycor, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Paycor if…

AI answers describe it more positively (33% vs 27% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 coverage

Choose Paylocity if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (4.8 vs 2.2)
You need ISO 27001:2022 or SOC 1 or SOC 2 Type II coverage
Modern user experience
Strong analytics

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Paycor	Paylocity
Visibility score	2.2%	4.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Payroll	#24	#19
Share of voice	0.8%	1.9%
Mentions this run	4	9
Positive in AI answers	33%	27%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Paycor 0pp · Paylocity 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Paylocity leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

3.5%

AI Mode

1.7%

Perplexity

3.1%

4.8%

PaycorPaylocity

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

0Paycor ranked higher

2Paylocity ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Paycor	Paylocity
How do I choose a payroll platform for a mid-market team?	ChatGPT	#5	#3
Official website of the top payroll platform vendors	ChatGPT	#9	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Paycor	Paylocity
Deployment	—	Web and mobile app
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2	ISO 27001:2022, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II
Support	Phone line for sales and service, HR Support Center with guides, templates and FAQs, Professional services with premium support, Hands-on implementation guidance	24/7 access through self-service portal, Expert benefit support assistance, Phone support at 1-800-520-2687
Founded	—	1997
Headquarters	Cincinnati, OH	Schaumburg, Illinois
Employees	—	5,000+
Funding	Series E	Follow-on offering · $110M raised
Best for	Mid-sized businesses to enterprise employers, and small businesses of 1-49 employees that want payroll and HR in one place.	Mid-sized employers, roughly 50 to 500 employees, that want payroll, HR, finance and IT in one system