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Paycor vs PeopleSoft comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Paycor
Ranking in Benefits Administration
16th
Ranking in Talent Management
24th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud HCM (21st)
PeopleSoft
Ranking in Benefits Administration
6th
Ranking in Talent Management
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
ERP (9th), Activity Based Costing Software (5th), Demand Management (1st), Talent Acquisition (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of Paycor is 1.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PeopleSoft is 3.9%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Benefits Administration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PeopleSoft3.9%
Paycor1.4%
Other94.7%
Benefits Administration
 

Featured Reviews

Praveen KumarN - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead automation engineer at Dentsu
Cost-effective and provides a good mobile application, but the UI must be more advanced
The solution is similar to Workday. It can be used for employee-related things like timesheets and attendance The timesheets in Paycor are better than those in Workday. The UI must be more advanced. Workday is faster compared to Paycor. I have been using the solution for a couple of months. I…
HM
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
Newcomers benefit from automation and user-friendly integration
PeopleSoft is affordable for existing customers only, not for new customers. The popularity is declining for several reasons. Resources are moving to cloud solutions such as Workday cloud. Even though it is the same Oracle environment, professionals are transitioning due to challenges in availability, scalability, and resource allocation. When there are limited hiring opportunities for a particular technology, professionals must consider switching technologies either internally within their organization or personally. If a project ends and someone is placed on bench without new opportunities, they often need to switch to technologies with more market demand. Currently, resources are frequently moving to other ERP systems such as Workday, SAP, Mulesoft, and Salesforce, as there are numerous ERP systems in the marketplace.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The timesheets in Paycor are better than those in Workday."
"PeopleSoft is easy to understand, where any end user that is logged in can easily navigate through the menus."
"The most valuable feature of PeopleSoft is the functionality that allows the ability to find all the data about employees that are needed."
"The breadcrumb approach to navigation in PeopleSoft is good. nVision is also a good supplement."
"I like the speed of the processing and how easy it is to use."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
"Stability-wise, it is a good tool."
"Our end process is going through multiple procure-to-pay systems, so the most valuable feature of PeopleSoft is the collaboration that it provides between our procurement/purchasing and accounts payable."
"PeopleSoft allows you to schedule upgrades and inform users beforehand. This gives your IT team time to manage the implementation and minimize disruption."
 

Cons

"The UI must be more advanced."
"It would be helpful for the end-user if the reports were customized. They would be able to select the fields while generating their reports."
"The turnaround time is a little long."
"The bugs are always in the latest release, so I always tell my client to be one release behind, let somebody else find all those bugs, and their response time in fixing those bugs sometimes takes a little while."
"PeopleSoft should be more flexible with the configuration. There should be less coding and more configuration."
"If there is another release, they should look at going to mobile computing to stay competitive."
"PeopleSoft lacks integration capabilities."
"I wasn't part of the team that originally implemented it, but I was involved in upgrades. I think it was extremely difficult."
"We've had to build all our data warehouses and datamarts in order for PeopleSoft to do the detailed reporting that we need."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is cost-effective."
"Yearly payments are to be made toward the licensing costs of PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft is not very expensive, so I feel it is an affordable product."
"The tool is expensive."
"This solution offers annual licensing. We pay per user."
"The main issue we have with the solution is that it is very expensive."
"One of the cheapest solutions available and also one of the best."
"The expenses related to the solution are nominal."
"Mostly yearly payments are to be made toward licensing costs. It is not much of an expensive solution."
"The solution is priced per module."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Comms Service Provider
10%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise50
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Paycor?
The UI must be more advanced. Workday is faster compared to Paycor.
What is your primary use case for Paycor?
The solution is similar to Workday. It can be used for employee-related things like timesheets and attendance.
What are the differences between Oracle HCM Cloud and PeopleSoft?
Although both are solutions to manage HR, their differences make each one suitable for different companies. Oracle Cloud HCM is a platform for connecting all human resource processes in your organ...
What do you like most about PeopleSoft?
I use the reporting feature occasionally to check for potential improvements in timesheets. We have integrated it with Power BI.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PeopleSoft?
The pricing is customer-specific, so I am not generally privy to what the pricing for licensing is. However, generally, I think PeopleSoft is certainly cheaper than cloud solutions.
 

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Sample Customers

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BMI Healthcare, Lone Star College System, Jefferson County Public Schools, Griffith University, Los Rios Community College District, Tervita Corporation, INFRA S.A. de C.V., ICF Habitat, Central Washington University, Tech Mahindra Limited, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Stanford Childrens Health
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