Paylocity vs Paycor

Paylocity and Paycor both land on Depends.

Paylocity

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Solid pick if you're a US company with roughly 50-1,000 employees wanting payroll, HR, and talent in one suite.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a growing US company (roughly 50-1,000 employees) wanting payroll, HR, and talent in one suite and willing to sit through a sales demo.

Paylocity versus Paycor
Compare	Paylocity	Paycor
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	US mid-market (roughly 50-1,000 employees)	US companies with 50-1,000 employees
Who it's not for	Teams under ~25 people . serious overkill	Very small teams wanting simple payroll
Privacy	Public trust center and vendor risk scores (Rankiteo 762/1000); one 2018 breach notice on record; no public CVEs found.¹³	SOC 2 Type 2 attested, but a 2024 data breach and a 2025 ransomware-group claim are on record.
Support quality	Recurring complaint threads on Reddit	Support complaints appear across Reddit threads
Public sentiment	Sentiment is mixed: large review bases skew positive while Reddit threads document complaints, a dedicated 'AVOID' post, and difficult comparisons with ADP and Paycor.^¹	Sentiment is split: G2 averages 4.0/5, but Reddit threads complain hard about pricing practices and support.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Support quality is a recurring complaint theme; nail down SLAs in the contract^⁵	r/smallbusiness thread titled 'BUYER BEWARE' over Paycor payroll pricing practices