Paylocity alternative
A Zoho People Alternative to Paylocity, Run for You
Paylocity sells HR, Finance, and IT as modules you can adopt one at a time, with pricing by quote. That breadth is a strength for a larger employer and a lot of surface for a small one. Managed Zoho People covers employee records, onboarding, attendance, leave, timesheets, and reviews as a monthly service that we configure and operate, linked to the payroll you already use.
With Cascadia you get
- Only the HR work you need
- Leave rules tested on real cases
- Onboarding with an owner per task
- Permissions set on purpose
- Your account, your data
- Linked to CRM and Analytics
Cascadia vs Paylocity at a Glance
Three Questions That Decide It
Do you want HR, Finance, and IT from one vendor?
Do you have an admin to run the suite?
Is Payroll Settled Elsewhere?
Side by Side
| Paylocity | Cascadia | |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | –Custom quote, per employee a month (October 2026) | –Monthly plan, Zoho license billed by Zoho |
| Scope | HR, Finance, and IT modules (October 2026) | –HR work only, linked to Zoho apps |
| Adopt in stages | One or more modules at a time (October 2026) | Core records first, then workflows |
| Implementation | Implementation Consultant configures the foundation (October 2026) | Assessment, build, and testing included |
| Phone support | Mon to Fri, 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central (October 2026) | –Support from one team that knows your setup |
| Leave policy design | –Configured with your admin | Built from your handbook and tested |
| API pricing | –Not published (October 2026) | –Zoho API, no per call fee from us |
| Zoho suite links | ×Not part of the suite | Recruit, CRM, and Analytics wired in |
Published Pricing
Scope
Adopt in Stages
Implementation
Phone Support
Leave Policy Design
API Pricing
Zoho Suite Links
Inside the Monthly Management Fee
Paylocity charges per employee for the modules you pick. Our monthly fee covers the HR work listed here, and your Zoho license is billed by Zoho.
- One published monthly plan you can plan the budget around
- The scope of the work written down in advance rather than built up module by module
- Somebody rebuilding the leave rules and the approval chains each time the org chart moves
- A policy and handbook set that gets kept current rather than uploaded once and forgotten
- A named person who already knows your policies when review season lands on everybody
- Onboarding and offboarding checklists built once for the roles that keep coming round
- One monthly figure, with no module to add later, no headcount band to cross, and no renewal to renegotiate
- The wiring into your CRM, your books, and your projects done as part of the service
- Being told plainly that a payroll platform is the right buy when payroll is the actual problem
- Reporting that answers the question you were actually asking about headcount and time off
Where Our Team Fits In
A big suite gives you options. Someone still has to decide which to switch on and keep them correct.
Fewer Modules to Administer
Paylocity says you can implement one or more of its HR, Finance, and IT modules and add more later (October 2026). We configure only the HR work you need and keep it correct.
Plain Scope Instead of a Custom Quote
Paylocity prices per employee per month based on modules and services (October 2026), and the number comes from a quote. Ours is a list of work in a monthly plan.
Policies Written into the System
We build accruals, caps, waiting periods, and approval chains from your handbook, then test odd cases before launch so a leave balance is right the first time.
A Straight Answer When Paylocity Wins
If you are a larger employer wanting payroll, finance, and IT modules under one contract, with a service team on the phone, Paylocity is the better fit.
Who Should Read This Comparison
Employers with a Payroll Vendor They Like
Leave your payroll where it is. We map approved time and leave from Zoho People into it and check the mapping each cycle.
Teams That Find Suites Bigger Than the Problem
If the actual pain is leave balances and onboarding steps, a finance and IT module list adds noise.
Businesses whose CRM and books already live in Zoho
HR in the same suite shares one login and one data model with sales and finance.
Choose Paylocity if
- You want payroll, HR, finance, and IT from one vendor
- You value phone support during long business hours
- Your admin team can run a large suite
Choose Cascadia if
- You only need the HR side done properly
- You want a plain scope instead of a custom quote
- Your business already runs on Zoho
How a Move to Zoho People Runs
Whether you are leaving Paylocity's HR modules or comparing before you sign, the work runs in the same order.
- 1
Inventory What Is in Use
We list which Paylocity modules your people actually touch, so we rebuild what matters and retire what nobody opens.
- 2
Write the Rules Down
Accruals, caps, holidays, onboarding steps, and approval chains are drafted from your handbook and agreed with you before they are built.
- 3
Load and Reconcile
Records, balances, and documents go into Zoho People and are checked against the source before anyone relies on them.
- 4
Switch and Keep It Current
Your team moves over once the numbers match. We maintain policies and payroll mapping as your rules change.
How Paylocity Works
Paylocity Pricing and Support
Paylocity does not publish a rate card. These points come from their own pages in October 2026.
Taken from Paylocity pricing and Paylocity client support. Checked October 2026.
What Clients Say About Working with Cascadia
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“Cascadia is very responsive and we’re happy with them as our primary IT vendor.”
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Paylocity Alternative Questions
How Paylocity prices its modules, where it stops, and how our HR service compares.
See Managed Zoho PeopleStill have a question?
How much does Paylocity cost?
Paylocity does not publish prices. Its pages say pricing is custom, per employee per month, and depends on the modules and services you choose (October 2026). You request a quote.
Does Paylocity charge per payroll run?
Paylocity says it charges per employee per month, not per payroll run (October 2026). Ask the quote to show which modules the monthly figure includes.
Can we adopt only part of Paylocity?
Yes. Paylocity says HR, Finance, and IT modules can be implemented one or more at a time and expanded later (October 2026). Optional HR add-ons include Recruiting, Employee Voice, and Learning.
What are Paylocity's support hours?
Its administrator support page lists Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central (October 2026), with a knowledge base available around the clock..
Is Paylocity's integration API free?
Paylocity does not publish API or integration pricing and directs customers to their account executive (October 2026). Zoho's own integrations are configured by us as part of the service.
Why choose Zoho People over a big suite?
When the real problem is leave rules, onboarding, and permissions, a smaller HR system configured correctly beats a larger one nobody has time to administer.
Can I keep my payroll and drop the HR modules?
Often yes. We connect approved time and leave from Zoho People into the payroll you keep, and check that mapping each cycle.
What happens to my history in a move?
Employee records, leave balances, and signed documents are loaded and reconciled against your source, so balances come across instead of restarting at zero.
How long does the setup take?
With clean data, expect the core system running in two to four weeks. Multiple locations, complicated leave rules, or messy exports extend that.
Can you handle our leave policies?
Yes. We write accruals, carryover caps, waiting periods, and approval chains from your handbook and test them on real cases before launch.
Who sees compensation?
Only people you name. Managers see their own team, and pay and medical fields are restricted. The model is written down for the next admin.
Does Zoho People work for shift staff?
Yes. We configure shifts and rotations, choose the check in method that suits the work, and build regularization so a missed punch becomes a request.
Can employees use it from phones?
Yes. Zoho People has iOS and Android apps for check in, leave requests, timesheets, and the directory, and managers approve in the same app.
Do we keep our data if we leave you?
Yes. It lives in a Zoho subscription registered to your company, with nothing held behind an agency account.
When is Paylocity the better choice?
When you want payroll, HR, finance, and IT tools under one contract, have administrators to run them, and value long phone support hours.