Beyond payroll and core HR, Paycom documents a group of tools that add hardware, location controls, reimbursement features, asset records, learning content and a services layer. They matter for licence management because they are the places where the public pages mention that something is optional, an add-on, purchasable, or tracked as a countable object. This article collects those statements and notes what the pages leave out.
Editions
None of these tools is sold as a named edition. The pages use the words “add-ons”, “optional” and “purchase” for some of them, and these words are the nearest public indication that a tool is separate from the base service.
| Tool | How Paycom describes the commercial form | Catalog row |
|---|---|---|
| Time Clocks and Terminals | Web-based clocks, with add-ons such as geofencing and IP address filtering, and physical terminals | Time Clocks and Terminals |
| Geofencing and Microfence | Geographic boundaries for mobile punches; Microfence beacons added for on-site control | Geofencing and Microfence |
| Mileage Tracker and FAVR | “Optional” tools | Mileage Tracker and FAVR |
| Asset Management | Built into the single software with no third-party integration | Asset Management |
| Content Marketplace | Courses “ready for immediate purchase” in the software | Content Marketplace |
| Benefit Enrollment Service | Dedicated benefits coordinator added by the client | Rule row only |
Time and labor tools
Paycom’s time-tracking page describes web-based time clocks accessed through the Paycom app or a desktop, with the “functionality to turn a tablet into a time clock kiosk”, and physical terminals: “We offer standard, biometric and proximity terminal options, including our Face Forward model offering more flexibility with multiple time-capture options like facial recognition.”[1] The page says that “Add-ons like geofencing and IP address filtering give you even more control over clock-in and -out times and locations”, and that “Our physical terminals require employees to be on-site.”[1] Hours can be allocated by project, location, department and position type.[1] The Scheduling tool “exists in the same single software as all of our other tools” and is entered with the same login.[9]
Geofencing sets boundaries where employees must clock in using smartphones or tablets, and a geofence is set up by entering a Google Maps-valid address and a radius, or by batch import by address or coordinates.[2] Microfence adds Bluetooth beacons: “each beacon provides approximately 30 feet of range via Bluetooth”.[2] Employers can choose clock-in and clock-out times, required punch types and whether to block or warn on improper punches.[2]
Metrics
Two hardware units are visible. The Time clock terminal is a physical device; the pages name models and capture methods but not quantities, price, ownership or return terms, so a customer cannot tell from public pages whether terminals are purchased, rented or provided under the service. The Microfence beacon is a physical beacon with a stated range of about 30 feet. For a reader sizing a deployment, the range is the only quantity the page gives; the number of beacons per site and any charge for them are matters for the order form.
The Asset is a record in the Asset Management tool. Paycom states that the tool can “track both physical and nonphysical property” and that this “includes laptops, monitors, uniforms, furniture, tools, vehicles, software licenses and equipment”, with user-defined categories, types and fields.[5] This is notable for a software asset manager: a customer can record licences it holds for other vendors as assets assigned to employees, workspaces or roles. It is an assignment record, not a licence compliance engine. The page states that Asset Management shows each asset’s status, value and location, can flag assets for recovery when an employee leaves, and can automate the recoupment of lost or uncollected assets through payroll, subject to the page’s footnote.[5] Using the tool to track software entitlements would not replace discovery of installed software or a contract repository.
The Course is a purchasable unit in the Content Marketplace, which “contains thousands of training courses ready for immediate purchase and assignment”.[6] The prices and licence terms of marketplace courses (for example whether a course is purchased per learner, per seat or per company) are not stated.
Counting and floors
The pages state few counting rules. The Content Marketplace page carries the clearest control: “Users must have purchasing privileges on their company’s Paycom account.”[6] That means course spend is controlled by an account permission rather than by a licence quantity, which a customer can use to prevent unplanned purchases. The mobile app is stated to have all the functionality of the desktop version, but “if Mileage Tracker is added, the mobile app can also automatically track business miles for reimbursement”.[10] The Expense Management page calls Mileage Tracker and FAVR “optional” tools,[3] and the Mileage Tracker page adds that submissions flow to the manager for approval, with auto-approval available up to a chosen amount, and that approved mileage flows to payroll.[4] The FAVR page says that rates consider location, base vehicle and designated driving radius.[4]
No page gives a floor, minimum quantity or tier for any of the tools.
Virtualization and partitioning
Not applicable. The tools run as part of Paycom’s hosted service, and the hardware is physical. No processor, core or virtual machine metric applies.
Cloud and BYOL
No bring-your-own-licence rule applies. The Asset Management page states that the tool “requires no third-party integration”, though it works with third-party barcode scanners a customer already owns.[5]
Programs
The Paycom Learning page states that the learning management system lets a client “purchase insightful content directly in our software” and that it includes “built-in courses at no additional cost”.[7] The Content Marketplace page specifies the program: “Available for every Paycom Learning client at no additional cost, this curated section covers topics such as” foundational management and workplace subjects.[6] The catalog row is Built-in foundational courses. A customer should confirm whether the foundational library is part of the contract or a web statement that can change, and whether additional courses are bought for the company or per learner.
The Benefit Enrollment Service is a service layer. Paycom states that a client can “add a dedicated benefits coordinator”, who “will speak with third parties, set up plans in Paycom and even ensure a perfect first payroll for your new plan year”.[8] The page does not say whether this is priced separately or included, only that the client “can add” it, which suggests an optional service.
Out of scope
This article does not cover pricing, hardware purchase or lease terms, warranty on terminals, or biometric data legal requirements, which depend on jurisdiction and are not covered by Paycom’s public product pages. It does not cover the website Terms of Use or AI statements (see the AI article), or the payroll products (see the payroll article). It also does not cover tools such as Applicant Tracking, Performance Management and Surveys, whose pages state no commercial form.