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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Looking at 79 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers expressed significant dissatisfaction with the customer service, describing it as unhelpful, unresponsive, and difficult to navigate, often feeling like they were talking to a general call center. Reviewers frequently encountered issues with slow response times, a lack of follow-up on critical issues, and a perceived absence of urgency when problems arose, leading to unresolved concerns and repeated efforts to get basic information. The staff were often seen as unknowledgeable and unhelpful, with many instances where customers felt blamed for issues or were unable to get assistance, even from managers. Additionally, many people were unhappy with the pricing, citing unexpected, random, and extravagant fees that were not clearly communicated, and experienced price increases without additional value. Conversely, a few other people also felt that some individual customer representatives were helpful and patient, and appreciated the fast response times from support in certain situations.

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Customer service

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Service

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Staff

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Price

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Custom Reports Issue After coming from ADP, we were told that we could create reports even custom reports through Paycor but they did not mention to us that there was an additional cost for each repo... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Was very happy with Paycor until the last 6 months. Support is NOT helpful or knowledgeable anymore. The chat bot is a horrible change. Everything keeps breaking or no longer working and support blame... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Happens every time. The rep will tell you that someone will work on it and they will send you an e-mail when its complete. Never receive an e-mail, have to call back to follow up and of course have... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I am a company admin for our company as I have been for the last 4 years. Since being purchased by PayChex, the support I have received has been subpar. Including being cut off during a chat conversat... See more


Company details

  1. #18 of 19 best companies in Payroll Service
  2. #9 of 10 best companies in Applicant Tracking System
  3. #16 of 17 best companies in Human Resource Consulting
  4. #338 of 342 best companies in Software Company

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Paycor, a Paychex company, connects leaders to people, data, and expertise. Paycor helps leaders drive engagement and retention by giving them tools to coach, develop, and grow employees. For more than 30 years, Paycor states they have offered leaders unprecedented insights into their operational data with a unified HCM experience that can seamlessly connect to other mission-critical technology. And by providing expert guidance and consultation, they help more than 30,000 businesses nationwide achieve business results and become an extension of their teams.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are absolutely awful

They are absolutely awful. Once you become a customer, you will never be able to talk to a rep again. I am 10 days away from my legal obligation to deliver W2's to my employees and I can't get an answer that they are working on them. Worst experience in customer care with any company ever and they had the nerve to up our rate 3 times in 2022. These were big rate hikes too. I am shocked they are still in business.

January 20, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service is nonexistent

Customer service is nonexistent. Unable to reach by phone. Received W2, which showed no fed taxes being paid. We have had numerous issues with no customer support. We will be looking for another payroll service.

January 2, 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bring your customer service back

I worked with Paycor at my previous employer and LOVED it. Then Covid happened and all hell broke lose and their customer service never recovered. They are still working from home, which is why I think it is SOOO bad. I put in support tickets, and NO ONE ever answers them. If I call, I can sometimes get help, but the knowledge is limited. I usually hear them typing in my question to someone else and waiting for the answer. Why can't I just talk to that person. Anyway - the ease of use is SO much better than ADP, so I think I'll keep them.

December 16, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't go with Paycor, No customer service after you sign-in

We've been following up with Paycor to amend Q1-2022 Form 941's for almost 5 months and still not able to resolve the issues. Very poor customer service, you are on your own once you sign with them. They never call back and needs constant follow-up. Also, Paycor payroll reports are also not as user friendly as those available with Gusto. We had to switch because some specific functionalities were needed, now I wish we could have done without it.

November 17, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No service after onboarding

The onboarding team is dedicated and helpful. After onboarding there is no account manager, no point of contact. The customer service team does not seem knowledgeable (each CSR seems to provide a different solution), and follow up is almost non existent. The software is okay, but working through an issue is nearly impossible due to the lack of service.

June 1, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

once you sign up, you are on your own!!

I cannot imagine getting worse customer service anywhere else. I hired them to do my payroll and right off the start as soon as I signed up all communication stopped. The worst salesman I've ever dealt with, just wanted to sign me up and then let me suffer through one problem after another. I had reached out to him on multiple occasions with no response. Once you sign up you are on your own! They claim that they take care of everything but let me tell you it's a full-time job making sure they do anything. I called because they messed up my payroll and was on hold for 58 minutes until I talked with someone. If you think that hiring them will save time, no, just the opposite.

May 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is the worst payroll provider I've…

This is the worst payroll provider I've dealt with in my career of over 30 years. I've been trying to change some services for two months, but have gotten nowhere despite multiple, lengthy phone calls and emails. I continue to be charged for services I've cancelled. I'm stuck in the short-term because if I block Paycor from ACH access to our bank account, it means I can't pay our employees either. If you are considering Paycor as a payroll provider, I highly encourage you to choose any other vendor. Paycor is the worst choice.

April 1, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible

Horrible, terrible, no good company. The customer service can't be any worse. Constantly changing employees, don't respond to requests for assitance. Raising prices constantly.

October 20, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst possible experience

Worst possible experience. Whereas with nearly any simple payroll solution, setup is accomplished with a few clicks and completed web forms, this is an unwieldy solution that can only be operated by a team of HR professionals.

The expectation is 100% DIY operation without any possibility of instruction, assistance, or customer service. Because no response will ever be forthcoming.

Paycor may work for very large users with SLAs (perhaps -- but it would definitely require an enforceable SLA); for any smaller user of any type, their business model is to obtain a long-term contract, do a single one-time configuration, and then ignore the customer until they give up calling and emailing and go elsewhere... and hopefully that's profitable.

Typically, weeks of emails and calls go ignored. There is no way to get their team to answer a call at any time, despite any length of wait -- well into hours. Trouble tickets are incoherently non-addressed. A call back might come, many days after an inquiry -- and you'd better not miss that (I did).

Ultimately, with payroll deadlines looming, I had to start a new payroll service -- because this one would not answer the phone or respond in any way.

May 20, 2021
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