Head to head
Paylocity vs QuickBooks Online
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
43/100 | 70/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #7 | #1 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 71 | 80 |
| AI Authority | 25 | 73 |
| Web Authority | 23 | 57 |
| Expert Assessment | 46 | 62 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Not published · free tier: None | USD $38/month (Simple Start, 1 user; promo $3.80/mo for 3 months) · free tier: 30-day free trial, offered as an alternative to a 90%-off-for-three-months promotion |
| Pricing model | Custom | Subscription |
| Best for | US-based organisations of roughly 100-1,000+ employees consolidating payroll, benefits, time, talent, spend and IT provisioning onto one employee record, with budget for premium PEPM pricing and procurement able to negotiate a quote. | US small businesses of roughly 3-25 people that already need double-entry accounting — inventory, job costing, sales tax, an external accountant — and want invoicing to live in the same ledger. |
| Avoid if | You employ people outside the United States, need a non-English employee UI, are a very small team wanting transparent self-serve pricing, cannot negotiate a quote, or treat employee-facing support quality as the deciding factor. | You are a freelancer or solo operator who only sends invoices, you need batch invoice sending without paying $340/mo, or you require a firm all-in monthly cost including card-processing fees. |
| Markets | SMB, Midmarket, Enterprise, Accountants, Benefit brokers | SMB, Accountants |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.