CG vs PAYC Comparison

Carlyle Group is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with $485.5 billion in total AUM, including $334.4 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of June 2026. The company has three core business segments: global private equity, which includes its private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources offerings (with $162.7 billion in total AUM and $96.6 billion in fee-earning AUM), global credit ($211.1 billion/$167.6 billion), and investment/fund solutions, known as Carlyle AlphInvest ($111.7 billion/$70.2 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Carlyle operates through 29 offices across five continents, serving more than 3,100 active carry fund investors from 87 countries.

Paycom is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, and human resources management solutions. The firm's solutions are available on a unified, modular platform, and customers are billed for access on a subscription basis. Paycom's customer base skews toward the midmarket and is primarily based in North America. As of 2025, the firm manages records for 7.4 million employees across more than 20,000 clients on a parent-company-group basis.