Paylocity vs Paycom
One of fourteen models named Paylocity first on the direct prompt; zero named Paycom. Paylocity was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Paycom by nine and Paylocity carries 32 labels and Paycom 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nineteen categories this edition.
Named in sixteen 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
PaylocityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPaycom
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Paylocity and Paycom were named in the same answer eighty-six times, of the 279 answers naming Paylocity and the 260 naming Paycom. In those answers Paycom took the first choice three times and Paylocity two.
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 4.20 | | | | |||
| 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 | | | | |
Paylocity Paycom first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Paylocity on the left and Paycom on the right.The direct prompt
Paylocity first, Paycom an alternative
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
11 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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
Paycom6%#5 of 15Paylocity0%#12 of 15What the models said about Paylocity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“AVOID Paylocity at all costs" describes a mid-sized company transition ... "nothing short of disastrous.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
What the models said about Paycom
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Paycom | Single-database architecture, employee-driven error prevention, strong mid-market fit” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Paycom or ADP Workforce Now are the most commonly evaluated midmarket HCMs.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Want a dedicated, highly configurable US payroll with strong compliance and employee self-service: Paycom, ADP Workforce Now” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · alternative
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.