ProLiant Mobile

Review by eFreeware

Most payroll apps try to be a workplace hub. ProLiant Mobile does one job: it puts employee self service on a phone or tablet so you can look up your payroll details without sitting down at a computer. That narrowness is the point, and it is the first thing I would tell anyone about it.

It is made by Proliant, Inc, sits in the Business category on Google Play, and is free to download with no ads and no in-app purchases. The install figure, over 500,000, suggests a fair number of workplaces already run their payroll through Proliant and point staff here.

The people this suits are employees of those companies, particularly anyone who wants to check a check stub or a time off balance away from a desk. If your employer does not use Proliant for payroll, there is nothing here for you to sign into.

What you can look up once you are in

The core of the app is payroll information. You can view your personal payroll details on a phone or tablet, and the developer describes the access as secure and available around the clock, which matters if you tend to remember these things outside office hours.

Check stubs are the feature most people will open it for. You can view them in the app and email them from there, which covers the usual reasons you would want one: a landlord, a lender, a benefit application or your own records. Having that on a phone removes the step of finding a computer and a login page.

The other main item is time off. Balances are visible in the app, so you can check how much leave you have before requesting more rather than guessing. Payroll details, check stubs and time off appear to be the reliable core of what the app covers.

Cost, ads and what you need to use it

On the money side this is straightforward. The app is free, it carries no ads, and there are no in-app purchases. The app itself carries no paid tier or subscription, so the cost of using it is effectively whatever your employer already pays for its payroll setup.

What you do need is an employer that runs Proliant and a self service account to log into. The app is a window onto that account rather than a standalone service.

The rating sits at 3.4 from 932 ratings, with 361 written reviews. That is a middling score rather than a glowing one, and with an app like this the experience is often bound up with the employer's configuration as much as the software itself. The most recent update, in August 2026, was limited to bug fixes.

How it compares with the alternatives

The realistic alternative is a browser. Logging into a payroll portal from a phone works, but it is rarely built for a small screen, and the app exists to make that same information easier to reach. For stubs and time off, that ease is the main draw.

The other comparison is with broader workforce apps that bundle scheduling, messaging, expenses and payroll into one place. ProLiant Mobile is not that. It handles self service, and anyone who needs shift swaps or team chat alongside their pay information will find it does less than those suites.

There is also the option of simply asking HR for a printed stub or a balance figure. That works, but it puts a person in the middle of something you can look up yourself, which is what the app is designed to avoid.

A useful tool if your employer runs Proliant

ProLiant Mobile is worth installing if your workplace uses Proliant for payroll and you would rather check your stub or leave balance on your phone than hunt for a computer. It is free, it does not interrupt you with ads, and it sticks to the handful of things employees actually look up.

The limits are real but simple. It only makes sense with an employer account behind it, it covers self service rather than the wider range of workplace tasks, and the 3.4 average suggests plenty of users have found room for improvement. For the specific job of pulling up payroll information on the go, though, it is a reasonable addition to your phone.

What's new in version 3.7.0

Bug fixes.