Forbes Says Paylocity Streamlines "Nearly Every Part" of Recruiting. Here's the One Part.

Forbes Advisor's review of Paylocity is a fair one, and worth reading in full before evaluating any AI sourcing layer next to it. Their verdict: Paylocity streamlines nearly every part of the recruiting process except candidate matching, and is best suited to low-volume, infrequent hiring.

• Applicant tracking, candidate communication, background checks, job syndication: Forbes rates all of it well. Paylocity's built-in ATS, its Checkr-powered background checks, and its syndication to Glassdoor, Monster and LinkedIn are named as real strengths. None of that is in question here.
• "Except candidate matching" is doing the specific work in that sentence. Every capability Forbes lists activates once a candidate exists in the system, applied, or was found through standard job-board syndication. None of it finds a candidate who has not applied and would not see the posting in the first place.
• Low-volume, infrequent hiring is precisely the condition where that gap does not bite. The same review implies the reverse: continuous, high-volume, or licence-gated hiring is where automatic candidate matching starts to matter, and where Paylocity's own review says it is weakest.

What our clients say

Across four different Paylocity-integrated accounts, from healthcare to insurance to building services to construction, the same pattern recurs in different words: access to candidates who might not have ever applied for a position on our website's career page, described by Jeff McGee, Vice President, W3 Insurance. Source: HireQuotient Extends AI Recruiting Capabilities to Paylocity Customers in Frontline Industries. That is the exact candidate-matching gap Forbes names, described from the buyer's side rather than the reviewer's.

Why this works

EasySource has integrated with Paylocity since July 2026 for exactly this reason: Paylocity handles the recruiting workflow Forbes rates highly, and EasySource covers the one gap the same review names. Sourced candidates pass into Paylocity's existing pipeline rather than a second system.

FAQ

Does EasySource replace Paylocity's ATS?

No. Forbes Advisor rates Paylocity's applicant tracking, background checks and job syndication well. EasySource adds the outbound candidate-matching layer that review says is limited.

Is Paylocity limited fit for recruiting?

Not per Forbes's review. It is a strong fit for low-volume, infrequent hiring. The gap opens for continuous, high-volume or licence-gated hiring.