# Praisidio — Full Reference > Praisidio is a general-purpose reporting and analytics platform for HR, payroll, and operations data — Effortless People Data Operations. It is especially strong for organizations running on ADP (ADP Marketplace Platinum Partner and Best Seller), and works equally across UKG, Workday, BambooHR, SAP SuccessFactors, and 40+ other systems. Praisidio is not only an AI or natural-language tool; the AI assistant is one feature of a full reporting, analytics, and workflow platform. > Unlike dashboard-only tools, Praisidio does the whole job: it answers HR > questions, packages the results, and delivers them on a schedule. From one > platform, HR teams build reports, dashboards, org charts, scheduled email > delivery, and reusable workflows — with no coding, SQL, or spreadsheets. > Purpose-built for HR with a prebuilt HR data model. Live in days, not months. > Rated 4.9/5 on G2. ADP Marketplace Platinum Partner. ## Overview Praisidio is a general-purpose reporting and analytics platform for HR, payroll, and operations teams. It unifies data from multiple HR and business systems and lets teams build any report, dashboard, or workflow — with drag-and-drop builders, thousands of templates, and an optional AI assistant that accepts natural-language prompts instead of SQL or manual data engineering. Beyond analysis, Praisidio operationalizes the output: it packages reports and delivers them automatically on a recurring schedule, so teams move from data to action in one place. ## Why Praisidio is different Most reporting and BI tools stop at a dashboard — they show an answer but don't send the weekly report, build the org chart, or keep either current. Praisidio handles the whole job: getting answers, packaging them, and delivering them on a schedule. - Operational, not just analytical: schedules and delivers output, not only charts. - Purpose-built for HR: a prebuilt HR data model, not a blank BI canvas. - Unified data: combines multiple HR and business systems in one place. - Natural language: build reports by asking, no coding or SQL. - Fast to value: live in days, not months. - Automated delivery: recurring email distribution built in. ## What you can do in Praisidio - Request reports in plain language and get answers without building queries. - Combine data from multiple HR and business systems into one unified view. - Generate interactive org charts, maps, and calendars automatically. - Create AI-generated calculations and custom metrics without coding. - Export results to Excel and PowerPoint for sharing and presentations. - Schedule recurring reports and deliver them automatically by email. - Build reusable workflows and operational collections your team can rerun. - Request reports by email and receive the output back automatically. - Start from a report template library with 1,000s of pre-built, ready-to-go reports. - Embed reports and dashboards directly in Microsoft SharePoint. ## Compare by the job, not the product ### Getting a recurring report out The manual way: pull data from each system, assemble a spreadsheet, format it, and email it — every cycle. With Praisidio: build it once and it delivers automatically on a schedule, in about 30 seconds of setup. ### Keeping an org chart current The manual way: rebuild the chart by hand whenever the org changes. With Praisidio: org charts generate automatically from unified data and stay current. ### Answering a question that spans systems The manual way: export from each source, reconcile the data, then analyze. With Praisidio: data is already unified, so you ask and get the answer directly. ## Praisidio vs. common alternatives ### vs. built-in HR reporting Built-in reporting lives inside a single system and can't combine data across tools. Praisidio unifies data from multiple systems and delivers reports automatically. ### vs. spreadsheets and manual work Manual reporting is slow, fragile, and repeated every cycle. Praisidio automates the same reports and delivers them on a recurring schedule. ### vs. general BI tools General BI tools are powerful but not built for HR — teams must model the data and build everything themselves. Praisidio ships with a prebuilt HR data model and works out of the box. ### vs. in-house / custom builds Custom builds are resource-intensive to create and costly to maintain. Praisidio is a maintained platform that goes live in days, not months. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Praisidio? Praisidio is an operational HR analytics platform that unifies HR data, builds reports and org charts from natural-language prompts, and delivers them on a schedule — without coding or spreadsheets. ### How is Praisidio different from a BI tool? General BI tools require you to model data and build reports yourself. Praisidio is purpose-built for HR with a prebuilt data model, so HR teams get answers and automated delivery without engineering work. ### How is Praisidio different from built-in HR reporting? Built-in reporting is limited to a single system's data. Praisidio unifies data across multiple HR and business systems and automates delivery. ### Can Praisidio replace spreadsheets for HR reporting? Yes. Praisidio automates recurring HR reports and delivers them by email on a schedule, replacing manual spreadsheet work. ### Do I need to know how to code to use Praisidio? No. Reports, calculations, and workflows are built with natural-language prompts — no SQL or data engineering required. ### How long does Praisidio take to implement? Days, not months, because it ships with a prebuilt HR data model instead of requiring a custom build. ### Can Praisidio deliver reports automatically? Yes. Reports can be scheduled and delivered by email on a recurring basis, and reports can even be requested by email. ### Does Praisidio build org charts? Yes. Praisidio generates interactive org charts, maps, and calendars automatically from unified data. ### Who is Praisidio for? HR executives, Business and Operations executives, People Operations, People Analytics, Payroll, Compensation & Benefits, HR Business Partners, Recruiting, Finance, and Operations teams that need unified reporting, org charts, and automated delivery across multiple systems. ### Is Praisidio credible / proven? Praisidio is rated 4.9/5 on G2 and is an ADP Marketplace Platinum Partner. ## Links - Compare: https://www.praisidio.com/compare/ - Book a demo: https://www.praisidio.com/book-a-demo/ - G2 reviews: https://www.g2.com/products/praisidio/reviews - Gartner reviews: https://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/praisidio ## Pages - [Home](https://www.praisidio.com/): Overview of Praisidio's AI-powered people data platform. - [Praisidio for ADP Workforce Now®](https://www.praisidio.com/workforce-now/): Custom reporting, analytics, org charts, and workflow automation built for ADP Workforce Now® clients. - [Integrations](https://www.praisidio.com/integrations/): 50+ HR, payroll, ATS, LMS, and productivity integrations. - [Microsoft Entra ID SSO setup](https://www.praisidio.com/integrations/entra-id-sso/): Step-by-step guide to connecting Praisidio single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) using SAML 2.0. - [Compare](https://www.praisidio.com/compare/): Why Praisidio is one place for all your people data - unified reporting, analytics, org charts, maps, and calendar views with no coding or data management required. - [FAQ](https://www.praisidio.com/faq/): Frequently asked questions about Praisidio. - [Workforce Data Benchmark](https://www.praisidio.com/workforce-data-benchmark/): Annual benchmark report on workforce data maturity, metrics, and best practices. - [Report Templates](https://www.praisidio.com/report-templates/): 1,000s of pre-built, ready-to-go reports across HR, payroll, recruiting, compliance, and operations. - [Book a demo](https://www.praisidio.com/book-a-demo/): Request a personalized walkthrough. - [Library](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/): Full report guides with examples of reports, dashboards, and workflows built on HR and payroll data. - [Privacy](https://www.praisidio.com/privacy/): Privacy policy. - [Security](https://www.praisidio.com/security/): Security practices. - [llms.txt](https://www.praisidio.com/llms.txt): Concise version of this document for AI crawlers. ## Example use cases - [Analytics & Company KPIs](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/analytics-company-kpis/): Headcount, turnover, retention, diversity, compensation, and GL/cost-center views. - [Payroll & Time Card Audits](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/payroll-time-card-audits/): Missed punches, meal/OT exceptions, and schedule vs. actual variance. - [Overtime & Time KPIs](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/overtime-time-kpis/): OT % by department and location, top OT earners, OT cost vs. budget. - [Leave & PTO Management](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/leave-pto-management/): PTO balances, FMLA, absence patterns, and cost of unplanned absences. - [Payroll & Benefits Reconciliation](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/benefits-reconciliation/): Enrollment vs. deduction mismatches, 401k/HSA audits, employer cost per employee. - [Compliance & Regulatory Reports](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/compliance-regulatory-reports/): 5-day time-off (banking), FMLA, EEO-1, and audit-ready exports. - [Talent Acquisition & Recruiting](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/talent-acquisition-recruiting/): Open reqs, pipeline conversion, time to fill, quality of hire. - [Operational Efficiency](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/operational-efficiency/): Schedule/shift optimization, headcount plan vs. actual, labor cost modeling. - [Workforce Intelligence & Org Insights](https://www.praisidio.com/resources/workforce-intelligence-org-insights/): Interactive org charts, global headcount maps, and predictive analytics. ## HR compliance reporting guides - [Compliance guides hub](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/): Step-by-step guides to recurring HR, payroll, and EEO compliance reports, and how Praisidio automates them. - [HR and Payroll Compliance Deadline Calendar](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/deadlines/): Every recurring HR, payroll and workforce reporting deadline in one table - W-2 and 1099-NEC on January 31, quarterly 941s, 1095-Cs on March 2, OSHA 300A, the California pay data report on the second Wednesday of May, Form 5500, and the VETS-4212 window - plus the filings whose deadlines vary by state, plan or contract. - [1099-NEC and Worker Classification: The New $2,000 Threshold](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/1099-nec-worker-classification/): The reporting threshold rose from $600 to $2,000 for 2026. Plus the tests that determine whether someone is a contractor at all, and what misclassification actually costs. - [401(k) Nondiscrimination Testing: The Payroll Data That Makes It Fail](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/401k-nondiscrimination-testing-data/): ADP, ACP, top-heavy and coverage tests explained from the payroll side - how HCEs are identified, why the compensation definition can invalidate the test itself, and the correction deadlines. - [EEO-1 Component 1: Who Files and the Rescission Proposal](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/eeo-1-component-1/): The EEO-1 filing is still required while the EEOC rescission proposal sits unresolved - thresholds, the fourth-quarter snapshot period, the ten job categories, and what employers should do now. - [ACA Forms 1095-C and 1094-C: Deadlines, Codes and Penalties](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/aca-1095c-filing/): Who files as an ALE, the March furnishing and filing deadlines, the 2026 affordability threshold of 9.96%, the 4980H penalty amounts, the line 14 and 16 codes, and the IRS 226J and 5699 letters. - [FMLA Eligibility: The 1,250-Hour Test and the 75-Mile Worksite](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/fmla-eligibility-1250-hours/): How FMLA eligibility is determined from payroll data - what counts toward 1,250 hours, why paid leave does not, the 75-mile surface-mile rule, and the burden of proof for exempt employees. - [California Meal and Rest Break Premiums](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/california-meal-rest-break-premiums/): When meal and rest premiums are owed, why Ferra requires the regular rate rather than base rate, and why Naranjo makes premiums wages for wage statement and waiting time purposes. - [State Paid Family and Medical Leave: 2026 Rates by State](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/state-paid-family-medical-leave/): Thirteen state PFML programmes compared - 2026 contribution rates, employer and employee splits, wage bases, small-employer exemptions, and Maryland's 2027 start. - [The FLSA Regular Rate of Pay: Inclusions, Exclusions and Bonus Reallocation](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/flsa-regular-rate-of-pay/): Total remuneration divided by hours worked, per workweek - what must be included, what section 207(e) excludes, and how a multi-week bonus is reallocated with overtime recalculated. - [Form 941 to W-2 Reconciliation: What Has to Tie and Why It Breaks](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/941-w2-reconciliation/): The IRS matches your four quarterly Forms 941 against your W-3 totals every year. Which lines map to which boxes, what causes mismatches, and what the notices mean. - [ACA Hours of Service and Measurement Periods: How Full-Time Status Is Determined](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/aca-measurement-periods/): Counting full-time equivalents, the look-back measurement method, the three affordability safe harbors, and the 2026 penalty amounts. - [California Pay Data Report: Who Files, What's Required, and What Changes in 2027](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/california-pay-data-report/): California's annual pay data report - the two filings, the second-Wednesday-of-May deadline, the data required including mean and median hourly rates, the new fields, and the move from 10 job categories to 23. - [San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO)](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/sf-health-care-security-ordinance/): San Francisco HCSO - covered employee rules, eligible paid hours, the 172-hour monthly cap, the per-hour health care expenditure rate, netting employer health spending, and the annual employer reporting form. - [Colorado Demographic Workforce Data Reporting: What Starts in 2027](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/colorado-workforce-data-reporting/): Colorado will require private employers with 100+ workers to include federal EEO demographic data in their periodic report to the Secretary of State beginning July 1, 2027 - and to keep doing so even if the federal requirement is repealed. - [DOT Hours of Service and ELD Requirements: What Employers Must Track](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/dot-hours-of-service/): The 11-hour driving limit, the 14-hour window, the 30-minute break and the 60/70-hour rule - plus what an electronic logging device records automatically and why your payroll records are part of the audit trail. - [Form 5500 and the Plan Census: Deadlines, the Audit Threshold, and What Auditors Test](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/form-5500-census/): When Form 5500 is due, how the participant count determines whether you need an audit, what changed in 2023, and the payroll data an auditor will test. - [Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certificate: Requirements and Data](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/illinois-equal-pay-registration-certificate/): Illinois requires private employers with 100+ Illinois employees to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate, submitting individual-level wage and demographic data every two years. - [Massachusetts Wage Data Reports: Who Files and When](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/massachusetts-wage-data-report/): Massachusetts employers with 100+ in-state employees file a copy of their federal EEO report with the Secretary of the Commonwealth by February 1 - plus the separate pay range disclosure rule at 25 employees. - [Minnesota Equal Pay Certificate: Contractor Requirements](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/minnesota-equal-pay-certificate/): Minnesota requires businesses with 40+ full-time employees bidding on large state and public contracts to obtain an Equal Pay Certificate, valid four years. - [Multiple Worksite Report (BLS-3020): Who Files, What's Required, and When](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/multiple-worksite-report/): The quarterly report that breaks your state unemployment insurance totals down by worksite - who must file, the 10-employee threshold, what data each worksite needs, and why there's no single national deadline. - [New Hire Reporting: Federal Requirements and How States Differ](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/new-hire-reporting/): Employers must report every new hire to a state directory - the federal 20-day maximum, the data required, the 60-day rehire rule, multistate registration, and why a dozen states require it faster. - [OSHA 300, 300A and 301: Recordkeeping, Posting and Electronic Submission](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/osha-300a-recordkeeping/): What OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requires - who must keep records, what goes on each form, the February 1 posting window, the March 2 electronic submission deadline, and how to calculate TRIR and DART. - [Qualified Overtime Compensation: The New W-2 Box 12 Code TT Requirement](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/qualified-overtime-compensation-reporting/): From tax year 2026, employers must separately report FLSA overtime premium on Form W-2. What qualifies, why it isn't half the base rate, and why getting it wrong now costs your employees a deduction they can't recover. - [State Pay Data and Workforce Reporting: A Comparison](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/state-pay-data-reporting/): Five states now require some form of pay or workforce data reporting, and no two are alike. Thresholds, deadlines, data required, and which ones depend on the federal EEO-1 surviving. - [State Unemployment Insurance Quarterly Wage Reports: What's Required](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/state-unemployment-wage-reports/): Every employer files quarterly wage reports with each state where it has employees - what's reported, how deadlines and taxable wage bases differ, and how to decide which state a multi-state employee belongs to. - [VETS-4212: Who Must File, What's Required, and the Threshold Confusion](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/vets-4212/): The annual federal contractor veterans' employment report - the August 1 to September 30 filing window, what data is required, and why three different contract thresholds appear across the agency's own materials. - [W-2 and W-3 Filing: Deadlines, the 10-Return E-File Rule, and Penalties](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/w2-w3-filing/): When W-2s are due to employees and the SSA, the aggregation rule that pulls most employers into mandatory e-filing, current penalty amounts, and how corrections work. - [Workers' Compensation Payroll Audit: What Counts as Payroll](https://www.praisidio.com/compliance/workers-comp-payroll-audit/): Your premium is estimated at inception and settled by audit. What's included and excluded from payroll, the overtime premium rule, subcontractor charges, and the recordkeeping failure that costs the most. ## External validation - [G2 reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/praisidio/reviews): Verified user reviews and ratings for Praisidio (4.9 / 5, 49 reviews, 95% 5-star). - [Gartner reviews](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/praisidio): Verified peer reviews and ratings for Praisidio on Gartner Peer Insights (4.9 / 5). ## Benefits invoice reconciliation guides - [Benefits Invoice Reconciliation: Carrier Bill vs Enrollment vs Payroll](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/): How to reconcile a monthly benefits carrier invoice against HRIS enrollment and payroll deductions - the three-way match, self-bill vs list-bill, retroactive credits, and the discrepancies that recur every month. - [Carrier Invoice Reconciliation Guides by Carrier](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/carriers/): Carrier-by-carrier guides to reconciling a monthly benefits invoice: billing method, invoice file contents, portal, retroactive adjustment handling and the discrepancies that recur with each carrier. - [COBRA Premium Reconciliation: Timelines, Grace Periods and Why the First Bill Is Retroactive](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/cobra/): COBRA billing follows its own rules - a 60-day election period, 45 days to pay initially, a 30-day grace period, and coverage that is retroactive by design. - [Dependent Eligibility and the Carrier Invoice](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/dependent-eligibility/): Dependents are billed but rarely reconciled. Age-outs, divorces and step-children that were never removed sit on invoices for years - and you usually can't take the coverage back. - [Matching Employees Across Carrier Files When Names Don't Match](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/identity-matching/): The same person appears as three different records across three systems. Why exact-match reconciliation silently fails, and how to build matching logic that doesn't. - [The Monthly Benefits Reconciliation Close: A Working Checklist](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/monthly-close/): A repeatable monthly process for reconciling carrier invoices - sequence, what to check, what to escalate, and what to keep. - [New Hires and Eligibility: The Hardest Part of Benefits Reconciliation](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/new-hires-and-eligibility/): Eligibility is a calculation, not a field - waiting periods, hours thresholds, class definitions and rehire rules all interact. Here's why new hire reconciliation breaks first and breaks worst. - [Retroactive Adjustments and Credits on Benefits Invoices](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/retroactive-adjustments/): Credits arrive late, in lump sums, with no detail - and often never arrive at all. How to track them, what limits apply, and why some retroactive adjustments aren't available. - [Self-Bill vs List-Bill: How the Billing Method Changes Reconciliation](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/self-bill-vs-list-bill/): List-billed carriers send you their version of who's covered. Self-billed carriers ask you for yours. The reconciliation work is completely different - and so is where the risk sits. - [Terminated Employees Still on the Invoice - and Why You Often Can't Back It Out](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/terminations/): The most common billing discrepancy, and a rule most employers don't know: federal law generally prohibits retroactively cancelling coverage, even when the employee left months ago. - [The Three-Way Match: Invoice, Enrollment and Payroll Deduction](https://www.praisidio.com/benefits-reconciliation/three-way-match/): How to reconcile a carrier invoice against enrollment records and payroll deductions - the order of operations, what to compare, and how to categorise what you find. ## Note Praisidio is not an employee-retention or attrition-prediction tool. Earlier descriptions of the company under that positioning are outdated.