ABC Roster vs. RUN Powered by ADP®

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ABC Roster
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
ABC Roster is a free software application especially designed to assist in the complex task of organising employee shift schedules (also known as rosters) for small organisations. It was originally targeting food and beverages departments, but it can be used in a wider range of businesses and organisations (such as various charities, hospitals, museums, etc). It is available for installation on Windows devices.
$0
RUN Powered by ADP®
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
The RUN Powered by ADP® cloud-based solution is used to pay employees. It also includes HR and hiring tools, as well as benefits, helping small businesses grow and manage their teams.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ABC RosterRUN Powered by ADP®
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
ABC RosterRUN Powered by ADP®
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ABC Roster
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Ratings
RUN Powered by ADP®
8.4
364 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.5352 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.6105 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.1258 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.8162 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.6343 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.8269 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings5.138 Ratings
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User Ratings
ABC RosterRUN Powered by ADP®
Likelihood to Recommend
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9.1
(390 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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9.2
(35 ratings)
Usability
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9.0
(24 ratings)
Availability
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9.5
(12 ratings)
Performance
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9.7
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
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8.4
(36 ratings)
In-Person Training
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7.7
(7 ratings)
Online Training
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(0 ratings)
9.3
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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8.9
(20 ratings)
Configurability
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7.5
(9 ratings)
Ease of integration
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10.0
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
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8.5
(13 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
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9.7
(8 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
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9.7
(9 ratings)
User Testimonials
ABC RosterRUN Powered by ADP®
Likelihood to Recommend
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ADP
It is a very simple payroll processing platform. I would recommend the platform to any small business looking to outsource the process. Its pay-per-person policy also makes it adaptable to businesses with minimal employee counts. I think it may not be as useful for employers who have consistent hourly employees that do not fluctuate as often.
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Pros
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ADP
  • Payroll runs are consistent, timely, and error‑free, even when handling multiple pay rates, deductions, or changes. Direct deposits process smoothly and predictably.
  • RUN Powered by ADP® manages federal, state, and local tax withholding, filings, and payments without requiring manual oversight. This significantly reduces compliance risk and administrative workload.
  • Common actions—running payroll, adding new employees, updating pay rates—are straightforward and guided, which helps prevent mistakes.
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Cons
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ADP
  • When processing bonuses, it would be nice to have a NET pay selection, in addition to the GROSS pay selection.
  • I receive WAY too many emails asking me to purchase additional services, including some that we already have through ADP.
  • I receive(d) daily requests for our Section 125 Compliance documentation, which I sent over four times to each different individual who requested them. ADP "mentioned" they'd charge us $350 for this compliance plan, even though we have it and proved it by submitting the "required submission" of the policy multiple times. It's very frustrating, and it causes me to worry about (A), the validity of the request and (B) ADP's recordkeeping, since they can't keep up with the document I've sent multiple times.
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Likelihood to Renew
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It is much better than the payroll system I used previously. The integrations that RUN has for on-boarding new hires are very convenient when they work properly. It saves a tremendous amount of time being able to email a link to new employees that allows them to enter much of their own demographic information. Payroll feature alerts me when someone's pay is significantly less or more than usual.
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Usability
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ADP
I have been using this system for years and they have actually made it easier and easier. The system is always making great upgrades that don't necessarily require any additional information or training. I love when I log in and see a new feature or button that I get to use to make my life easier!
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Reliability and Availability
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ADP
We've had very little issue with RUN availability, only a couple times there were outages when least expected which occurred on our actual payroll due date
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Performance
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ADP
ADP Run loads a bit slowly at times, once I put in my credentials. However, that said, I think my perception of the time it takes is impacted by our "instant gratification" expectation of being able to get into everything quickly.
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Support Rating
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ADP
I appreciated having that issue finally take care of. it was extremely disheartening to see the issue had not been resolved. I also had my employees looking to me and thinking I was not trying to resolve the issue so it reflected poorly on my character. I do not know if i was because of a miscommunication, but nonetheless I was happy it was taken care of
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In-Person Training
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ADP
they helped up with the 1st payroll after that we were fine - it is very user friendly- they wanted to be sure everything had imported correctly.
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Online Training
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ADP
very easy to learn i think it took maybe one payroll to have it down and we were up and running
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Implementation Rating
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ADP
Make sure there's plenty of time between payrolls for the implementation and be sure to test all the manually inputted fields.
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Alternatives Considered
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ADP
RUN Powered by ADP® is stronger than QuickBooks Online for payroll and HR because it offers advanced HR tools (job postings, compliance support, employee handbooks), friendly, extended hours live support, and integration with numerous platforms. QuickBooks focuses mainly on payroll/accounting, while ADP provides broader HR capabilities, scalability, and compliance expertise along with extensive training.
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Scalability
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ADP
Every summer, we hire three new college interns who have to be entered into the system. They can enter their information themselves, which takes a load off me. The onboarding is quite straightforward, and today's college kids are techy enough to be able to understand it.
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Return on Investment
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ADP
  • I will say ADP in general is not cheap, I think the cost to implement and use RUN Powered by ADP® is higher than some of the other products out there
  • I like the fact that RUN Powered by ADP® can handle payroll deductions for other vendors easily (401k, Insurance plans)
  • Wish we would use RUN Powered by ADP® more when it comes to job costing - trying to determine if a job we are managing is profitable or not
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ScreenShots

RUN Powered by ADP® Screenshots

Screenshot of the RUN Dashboard with the business' key info front-and-centerScreenshot of the payroll interfaceScreenshot of access to payroll reports and liability amountsScreenshot of the RUN Powered by ADP mobile app, used to process payroll on the goScreenshot of the ADP mobile app, where employees can access their historical payroll statements and year-end tax documents