Paycor

About Paycor

Financials

Dated, source-cited figures. Estimates are marked.

Products by Paycor

All products by Paycor reviewed by our AI panel of experts.

PaycorAI HR & Recruiting

Payroll, HR, and workforce management in one HCM platform

Free7.4/10

How Our Review Panel Scores Paycor

Six independent reviewer personalities assessed Paycor's product on their own terms. They disagreed by 1.6 points — The Finance Lead was the hardest to convince, The Decision Maker the most positive.

Averaged across 1 reviewed product in our catalog. Scores are out of 10.

Competitive Landscape

Who Paycor competes with, and how they differ.

ADP7.4/10

ADP spans the full range from micro-business to enterprise on the deepest payroll-tax/compliance infrastructure in the industry (it processes pay for roughly 1 in 12 US private-sector workers), versus Paycor's tighter focus on 10-1,000-employee SMB/mid-market accounts in verticals like healthcare, manufacturing and restaurants.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Gusto

Gusto undercuts Paycor at the very-small-business end with self-serve pricing and contractor-friendly payroll, without Paycor's dedicated implementation and HR-advisory services aimed at the 50-1,000 employee band.

Rippling

Rippling bundles IT/device management and finance/spend tools alongside HR and payroll in one system of record — a broader, pricier platform play than Paycor's payroll/HCM-centric product.

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UKG Pro7.4/10

UKG leans harder into large-enterprise and complex workforce-management/scheduling depth (inherited from the 2020 Kronos merger), while Paycor targets the smaller end of mid-market with a lighter-weight, faster-to-deploy HR and payroll suite.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

BambooHR8.0/10

BambooHR is HRIS-first — onboarding, performance and people data — with US payroll as a newer bolt-on, while Paycor built payroll as its foundation and layers HCM modules on top of it.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Workforce.com7.5/10

Workforce.com is built specifically around shift scheduling and compliance for hourly/frontline workforces (retail, hospitality) with payroll layered on top, versus Paycor's broader suite covering both salaried and hourly employees.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Company Timeline

Key milestones in Paycor's history, with sources.

1. Apr 14, 2025Acquisition

   Paychex completes $4.1B acquisition of Paycor

   Paychex completed its all-cash acquisition of 100% of Paycor for $22.50 per share, valuing the deal at approximately $4.1 billion; Paycor was delisted from Nasdaq.

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2. Jan 7, 2025Acquisition

   Paychex agrees to acquire Paycor for $22.50/share (~$4.1B)

   Paychex, Inc. and Paycor HCM, Inc. entered a definitive merger agreement for Paychex to acquire Paycor in an all-cash deal at $22.50 per share, an enterprise value of approximately $4.1 billion.

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3. Jul 21, 2021Funding

   IPO on Nasdaq (PYCR) — $23.00/share, ~$425.5M raised

   Paycor priced its IPO at $23.00 per share (18.5 million shares), with shares beginning to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under ticker PYCR; expected gross proceeds of approximately $425.5 million.

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4. Jan 4, 2021Funding

   $270M growth investment led by Neuberger Berman and QIA

   Paycor received commitments for $270 million in new investment co-led by Neuberger Berman and the Qatar Investment Authority, with participation from ClearBridge Investments, Franklin Templeton, Leumi Partners and Teca Partners, while remaining backed by Apax Partners.

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5. November 2018Funding

   Apax Partners acquires majority stake for $1.3B

   Funds advised by Apax Partners LLP acquired a majority stake in Cincinnati-based Paycor for $1.3 billion, the private-equity investment that preceded Paycor's 2021 IPO.

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