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NOW vs PCTY

Side-by-side comparison of ServiceNow Inc. (NOW) and Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both NOW and PCTY operate in Computer Software: Prepackaged Software (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
  • NOW is the larger of the two at $115.94B, about 19.1x PCTY ($6.08B).
  • Over the past year, NOW is down 45.2% and PCTY is down 39.0% - PCTY leads by 6.3 points.
  • NOW has been more active in the news (22 items in the past 4 weeks vs 12 for PCTY).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceNOW-45.24%PCTY-38.98%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricNOWPCTY
Company
ServiceNow Inc.
Paylocity Holding Corporation
Price
$112.44-5.87%
$113.53+0.79%
Market cap
$115.94B
$6.08B
1M return
+26.27%
+10.78%
1Y return
-45.24%
-38.98%
Industry
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2012
2014
News (4w)
22
12
Recent ratings
25
25
NOW

ServiceNow Inc.

ServiceNow, Inc. provides enterprise cloud computing solutions that defines, structures, consolidates, manages, and automates services for enterprises worldwide. It operates the Now platform that offers workflow automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, performance analytics, electronic service catalogs and portals, configuration management systems, data benchmarking, encryption, and collaboration and development tools. The company also provides information technology (IT) service management applications; IT service management product suite for enterprise's employees, customers, and partners; IT business management product suite to manage IT priorities; IT operations management product that connects a customer's physical and cloud-based IT infrastructure; IT Asset Management to automate IT asset lifecycles; and enterprise development operations product for developers' toolchain. In addition, it offers security incident management, threat enrichment intelligence, vulnerability response management, and security incident intelligence sharing security operation products; governance, risk, and compliance product to create policies and controls; human resources, legal, and workplace service delivery products; safe workplace applications; customer service management product; and field service management applications. Further, it provides App Engine product; IntegrationHub enables application to extend workflows; and professional, training, and customer support services. It serves government, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, IT services, technology, oil and gas, education, and consumer products. It sells its products through direct sales team and resale partners. The company was formerly known as Service-now.com and changed its name to ServiceNow, Inc. in May 2012. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

PCTY

Paylocity Holding Corporation

Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based payroll and human capital management software solutions for medium-sized organizations in the United States. The company offers Payroll and Tax Services solution to simplify payroll, automate processes and manage compliance requirements within one system; expense management, on demand payment, and garnishment solutions; human capital management and employee self-service solutions, document library, compliance dashboard, and HR edge; time and attendance solution, which tracks time and attendance data, eliminating the need for manual tracking of accruals and reducing administrative tasks; schedule tracking services; and time collection devices, including kiosks, time clocks, and mobile and web applications. In addition, the company offers talent management solutions comprising recruiting and onboarding, as well as learning, performance, and compensation management; employee benefits management and third-party administrative solutions; modern workforce solutions consisting of community, premium video, survey, and peer recognition; and analytics and insights solutions covering modern workforce index, data insights, and reporting. Further, it provides implementation and training, client, and tax and regulatory services. The company's clients include for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. It sells its products through sales representatives. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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