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Workday sells packages and asks you to speak with one of its experts to learn more about pricing.
Workday vs Paylocity
Workday vs Paylocity: How They Compare
A neutral side-by-side of Workday and Paylocity, based on what each vendor publishes, and where flair, the HR and recruiting platform built natively on Salesforce, fits in.
Workday at a Glance
Sources: Workday's Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 and workday.com, as of October 2026. Workday does not publish list prices.
Priced by Headcount
According to Workday's annual report, its subscription model is largely based on the size of the customer's employee headcount.
Terms of Three Years or Longer
Workday states that its subscription contracts typically have a term of three years or longer and are generally noncancelable.
Invoiced Annually in Advance
Workday generally invoices its customers annually in advance for subscription services.
Implementation by Partners
According to Workday, third parties provide a majority of its deployment services; Workday's own staff may also perform professional services.
Workday GO for Midsize Companies
For midsize companies, Workday offers Workday GO packages for HR, global payroll and finance. Workday says 75% of its customers have under 3,500 employees.
Paylocity at a Glance
Source: Paylocity's Form 10-K for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 30, 2026).
HCM, Finance and IT Software
Paylocity describes itself as a cloud-based provider of HCM, finance and IT software solutions.
About 44,400 U.S. Clients
As of June 30, 2026, Paylocity served approximately 44,400 clients across the U.S., which on average had over 150 employees.
10 to 5,000 Employees
According to Paylocity, its clients typically have between 10 and 5,000 employees.
Payroll, HR, Time and More
Products include payroll and tax services, HR, time and attendance, scheduling, recruiting, onboarding, learning, performance and benefits enrollment.
Global Payroll for U.S. Companies
Paylocity's Global Payroll lets U.S.-based companies manage payroll for employees outside the U.S. across over 100 countries.
Base Fee Plus Per-Employee Fees
Recurring fees generally include a base fee plus a fee based on the number of employees and the number of products used.
flair at a Glance
flair is an HR and recruiting platform built natively on Salesforce.
Native to Salesforce
HR data lives in the same Salesforce org as your CRM. Without Salesforce, we set up an instance through which you access flair.
Built for Groups
Restrict visibility by legal entity, run an Employee Hub per brand or entity and set up payroll territories with their own currency.
Payroll With DATEV
flair organizes the data for payroll runs, generates payroll documents, distributes payslips and connects to DATEV.
Salesforce Access Control
Permission sets and visibility scopes restrict records by department, location or legal entity.
From Review to Salary Round
Performance reviews, OKR or MBO goals, calibration rounds with a full change history and salary rounds in one system.
Modules You Need
From €2.50 per employee per month. Modules as needed, plus add-ons such as flair eSign.
The Number 1 HR App on Salesforce
Secure
Salesforce Proven Data Security
With flair, your data is stored on Salesforce servers, protected by some of the most advanced security technology available.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Neither publishes list prices. Workday states that its subscriptions are largely priced by headcount and typically run three years or longer, and that much of its sales efforts target large enterprise customers. Paylocity serves about 44,400 U.S. clients that typically have between 10 and 5,000 employees, and charges a base fee plus fees based on employees and products used.
Neither is better for every company. Compare both against your company size, the countries you run payroll in, the contract terms you can accept and the systems the software must work with, and ask each vendor for a demo with your real use cases.
flair is an HR and recruiting platform built natively on Salesforce, for mid-size and enterprise companies, including groups with several legal entities and countries. HR data lives in the same Salesforce org as your CRM; companies without Salesforce get an instance set up for them.
flair costs from €2.50 per employee per month. You build your plan from modules, for example HR Administration, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Performance, Payroll and Shift Planner, plus optional add-ons.
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