Paylocity AI features and pricing (November 2026)

Paylocity is a US payroll and HCM platform for small and midsize employers that launched Ignite AI in 2026, a suite of agents that check payroll for anomalies, answer workforce questions and score job applicants against a role.

Paylocity covers payroll, HR records, benefits, talent acquisition, learning and workforce management for companies of varying size, with a dedicated enterprise offering for larger organizations. Based in Schaumburg, Illinois, the company owns and operates its own hosting infrastructure and, following 2026 acquisitions of Grayscale and Aidora, extended its AI suite into recruiting and leave management on top of its original payroll and HR agents.

• Flags payroll anomalies before submissionThe Payroll Analysis Agent compares each payroll entry against historical trends and flags anomalies before the run is submitted, which lets a payroll admin fix a likely error instead of discovering it after employees are paid.
• Answers workforce questions in natural languageThe Answer & Insight Agent lets HR and finance staff query company data in plain language and surfaces workforce trends and cost information without building a report first, returning an answer directly inside the platform.
• Summarizes how a candidate fits the roleThe Candidate Fit Agent surfaces applicants based on role criteria and summarizes how each one matches the requirements, including compliance notes, which helps a recruiter shortlist faster while keeping the final call with a person.

• Owns and operates its own hosting infrastructure for the platform rather than relying only on third party cloud providers.
• Expanded its AI suite through 2026 acquisitions of Grayscale for recruiting and Aidora for leave management rather than building every agent in house.
• Offers a dedicated enterprise product line alongside its core HCM platform for larger organizations.
• Holds ISO 27001:2022 certification plus annual independent SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II audits.

Paylocity is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, and served about 44,400 clients across the US as of June 30, 2026, according to its annual report.

Paylocity does not publish price figures, so cost depends on company size and modules, including whether the enterprise product line applies. The Candidate Fit Agent scores applications against role requirements, which can make it an automated employment decision tool needing a bias audit in New York City. Colorado's SB 26-189, which replaced its 2024 AI Act and covers automated hiring decisions, takes effect on January 1, 2027, and Illinois already bans AI that discriminates by protected class.

• No federal employee privacy law, a state patchwork instead
• NYC requires bias audits for AI hiring tools
• Illinois bans discriminatory AI in employment decisions

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