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Paycor vs PeopleSoft comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Paycor
Ranking in Benefits Administration
24th
Ranking in Talent Management
32nd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud HCM (23rd)
PeopleSoft
Ranking in Benefits Administration
6th
Ranking in Talent Management
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
ERP (8th), Activity Based Costing Software (4th), Demand Management (1st), Talent Acquisition (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of Paycor is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PeopleSoft is 4.2%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Benefits Administration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PeopleSoft4.2%
Paycor1.3%
Other94.5%
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…
IanCampbell - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Decades of use have delivered secure, customizable control for public sector operations and finance
I have just completed three assessments: one on inventory demand planning, another on using artificial intelligence to bring supplier contracts in portable document format directly into PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft works both internally as well as with third-party products that integrate seamlessly with PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft operates both from a need-to-know-only basis as well as being able at the same time to do group purchase and realize large quantity purchase discounts. My clients have used marketplaces, and it is really industry-specific whether they use one or not, or if there is even one available. I would rate this product nine out of ten.

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."
"The most valuable feature is IDE."
"A valuable feature is HCM."
"The PeopleSoft interface is very good."
"It's great for helping users deal with their supply chain."
"In general, this solution is user friendly and also performs well. There are two types of forms. One is a standardized form, which you can define things into. The other, you can customize so more repetition can be done in an even manner. That way, it can be designed for what the public or user actually wants. It's not very tough for any person, or layman to understand exactly what the screen requires one to do."
"What I like is that we can have multiple web services created and multiple consumers can use them together without any interruption or downtime."
"It provides a very stable platform for us to support key applications, including Procure to Pay, HR/Payroll, AP/AR, Fixed Asset, and Financial Reporting."
"It's very fully featured. It has more features and more configurability than SAP."
 

Cons

"The UI must be more advanced."
"The ease of integration needs improvement."
"Technical support is not very good and needs improvement in the area of speed in responding to issues."
"They cannot go and get a report that easily."
"One of the areas that could improve is the capability of utilizing mobile for some of the self-service activities that are missing. They are running on the older platform. What is happening is people are focusing on the cloud. PeopleSoft is a good provider and should into the cloud. That could be an advantage for them. Customers would not have to go find another solution that is a completely different platform that has different functionality altogether."
"I would like to see it become available again in Mexico."
"If there is another release, they should look at going to mobile computing to stay competitive."
"The solution needs to work on its mobile technology. We're hoping in the next version we're working on implementing, 9.2, will have more of this."
"The UI and appearance of People Soft needs a lot of upgrading and modernization."
 

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 product's cost depends on the number of people in your company or the number of paychecks processed. They charge based on these factors, plus a maintenance fee. I'm not sure about current pricing since Oracle took over."
"PeopleSoft has a yearly maintenance fee."
"The tool is expensive."
"This solution offers annual licensing. We pay per user."
"We are a University and the cost and license are negotiated privately."
"Check all options before a decision is made."
"Mostly yearly payments are to be made toward licensing costs. It is not much of an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
21%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
8%
 

Company Size

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

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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 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.
What needs improvement with PeopleSoft?
More delivered artificial intelligence functionality in operations and finance would be helpful.
 

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