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Paycor - HR Software

Paycor Reviews in July 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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Paycor Reviews & Ratings

3.74

Very Good

Based on 552 ratings & 552 reviews

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Spotsaas Editor’s POV

Paycor offers payroll processing, employee onboarding, time tracking, and benefits administration in a single platform. The self-service employee app and customizable dashboards are functional features that appeal to medium-sized businesses and nonprofits. Setup typically takes 2–4 weeks depending on your data complexity and whether you're migrating from another ...Read more

Paycor pros and cons

  • Covers payroll, recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and benefits administration in one platform.

  • Mostly accessible interface with integrations for payroll, time tracking, and employee onboarding.

  • Employee self-service through the Paycor mobile app lets staff check payroll, hours, and pay stubs directly.

  • Automates hiring workflows and performance reviews, reducing manual work for HR staff and managers.

  • Customer service response times are consistently slow, with no assigned representatives and frequent case mismanagement.

  • Implementation and setup produce errors including incorrect payroll filings, data entry mistakes, and tax deductions from wrong accounts.

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Crystal S

02/14/18

5 out of 5

"Easy Payroll experience"

What do you like best about Paycor? Entering payroll is easy. Entering employees is easy. Updating direct deposit and addresses is super simple. What do you dislike about Paycor? Customer service leaves a lot to be desired. Email is a better option than phone, but is still slow and cumbersome. No dedicated account reps. Changing tax info or adding new tax codes is a chore. Recommendations to others considering Paycor: If you need a flexible, simple, reliable payroll solution without a lot ...

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Eileene W

02/14/18

5 out of 5

"Always there when I need help"

What do you like best about Paycor? They're very helpful and respond very promptly over the phone. I've always been able to count on them when I have any questions. What do you dislike about Paycor? Since they changed their response system (now you have a support team instead of your usual rep.) e-mail responses are a bit slower. I used to get a phone call from my rep usually within 1 hour from the time I sent him the e-mail, now it can take up to 24hrs. What problems is Paycor solving and ...

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Anonymous User

02/14/18

4.5 out of 5

"Its great!"

What do you like best about Paycor? these ease of the platform to enter payroll What do you dislike about Paycor? LOSING MY REP EVERY 6 MONTHS/ ASSIOIGNED TGO ME and now being In a que because I guess I only have 8 employees so now no dedicated rep What problems is Paycor solving and how is that benefiting you? I don't have any

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Anonymous User

02/14/18

4 out of 5

"It has been a good value."

What do you like best about Paycor? The price and overall ease of use have been the best aspects. What do you dislike about Paycor? Sometimes we get different answers to our issues depending on who we talk to in support. What problems is Paycor solving and how is that benefiting you? We no longer have to be payroll experts like when we did payroll in-house. The benefit is higher confidence that we are doing things properly.

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Anonymous User

02/14/18

4.5 out of 5

"Its great!"

What do you like best about Paycor? these ease of the platform to enter payroll What do you dislike about Paycor? LOSING MY REP EVERY 6 MONTHS/ ASSIOIGNED TGO ME and now being In a que because I guess I only have 8 employees so now no dedicated rep What problems is Paycor solving and how is that benefiting you? I don't have any

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Monica G

02/14/18

3.5 out of 5

"Service getting better"

What do you like best about Paycor? Right now one of the best features is the PTO on the home screen . It is up to date and includes all pto that happened and is requested . It has stopped the calls I get from employees asking their exact balance What do you dislike about Paycor? We have been able to get a report that is compatible to upload into our system for our 401K and for our accounting journal entry. What problems is Paycor solving and how is that benefiting you? As I stated ...

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Heather R

02/14/18

5 out of 5

"Paycor has simplified our daily business activities"

What do you like best about Paycor? The ease of processing payroll, what used to take us an entire day and sometimes a day and a half is not completed in a few hours. What do you dislike about Paycor? Some of the timekeeping functions give us challenges due to our line of business Recommendations to others considering Paycor: I highly recommend this product. We are so pleased with the decision to implement this into our business. What problems is Paycor solving and how is that benefiting ...

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Anonymous User

02/14/18

5 out of 5

"paycor is helpful"

What do you like best about Paycor? time and attendance, payroll have been valuable solutions What do you dislike about Paycor? HR functionality lost since perform upgrade has been less than desirable What problems is Paycor solving and how is that benefiting you? ACA payroll

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Steven D

02/14/18

4 out of 5

"Pleased"

What do you like best about Paycor? It's nice to have the ease of use and the flexibility. What do you dislike about Paycor? I wished I was able to attend a training seminar or had someone come here to help me. I don't like the online training sessions. Recommendations to others considering Paycor: Cone to our business and help us with training. What problems is Paycor solving and how is that benefiting you? Being able to handle Payroll with ease. Some confusion with the deductions side on time.

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Anonymous User

02/14/18

3.5 out of 5

"HR Generalist"

What do you like best about Paycor? Formatting is great! Easy to use. Easy to search employees & pull reporting info. What do you dislike about Paycor? Extra costs for added services like HR tracking. What problems is Paycor solving and how is that benefiting you? None

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