Paycom vs Paylocity
Two of fourteen models named Paycom first on the direct prompt; one named Paylocity. Paycom was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Paylocity by fourteen and Paycom carries 22 labels and Paylocity 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fourteen categories this edition.
Named in twenty categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the payroll software page.
By framing
PaycomFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPaylocity
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Paycom and Paylocity were named in the same answer forty-six times, of the 174 answers naming Paycom and the 282 naming Paylocity. In those answers Paylocity took the first choice two times and Paycom three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Paycom Paylocity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Paycom on the left and Paylocity on the right.The direct prompt
Paycom first, Paylocity an alternative
2 of 14 modelsPaylocity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Paylocity first, Paycom not the choice
1 of 14 modelsPaycom was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Paycom0%#– of 11Paylocity0%#– of 11Paylocity6%#4 of 14Paycom3%#8 of 14What the models said about Paycom
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Legal troubles like an SEC settlement for overbilling, ongoing securities fraud class action” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Paycom is highlighted for mid-market businesses that want staff to run their own payroll” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ADP Workforce Now, Paycom, and Paycor are often top recommendations” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best for mid-market businesses looking to have staff run their own payroll” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Paylocity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Be cautious with these payroll platforms... Paylocity: Frequent complaints about poor customer service, glitchy platform” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Paylocity - Some users have reported subpar customer support and technical issues with the platform.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Unresponsive customer support ... Glitchy software that's difficult to navigate” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Paylocity: Highly rated for its balance of flexibility, HR tools, and ease of use in the mid-market space.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.