ADP Enterprise HR vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Enterprise HR
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
ADP Enterprise HR is a human capital management (HCM) solution for large businesses (1000+ employees) across multiple industries that want customization. This solution is hosted by ADP® to provide the flexibility of outsourced software and the ability to customize. The system features a configurable payroll system,N/A
Paylocity
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Paylocity provides 24/7 access to your online payroll and human resource data management. Paylocity offers highly customizable payroll functionality, as well as HR, benefits administration, and time and talent management programs.N/A
Pricing
ADP Enterprise HRPaylocity
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Enterprise HRPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ADP Enterprise HRPaylocity
Considered Both Products
ADP Enterprise HR

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Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
ADP - I couldn't say myself - but this is what was used before SDJA transferred over to Paylocity. Unanet - Was not fully trained when I left this job (not SDJA).
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity treat their clients as co-creators. They listen to what works and what doesn't work and constantly seek ways to improve the system functionality.
Chose Paylocity
I like it as its more user friendly and response time of call and customer service is great. It allow most of the things to be done manually.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was more cost effective. Paylocity was also significantly more attentive to our needs. We did not need a lot of what ADP had to offer, we just needed attention. ADP also has a very clucnky service team (i.e. so many different teams) whereas Paylocity feels more …
Chose Paylocity
Overall I like Paylocity best for our HR/Payroll Processing.
Chose Paylocity
Less complicated and more user-friendly.
Chose Paylocity
ADP did not have the ease of use when it came to submittal of travel and expenses and tracking. Paylocity has been a game changer for me in this process allowing employees to enter the information and uploading the necessary paperwork, thus less room for errors. Employees are …
Chose Paylocity
Everything is included with Paylocity. I am not paying for each service. I make a call and understand the person I am speaking with. Paylocity's system is truly user-friendly. Reporting gives you precisely what you are looking for without having to customize for hours to get …
Chose Paylocity
I have been with my current employer for less than a year. Coming into a Paylocity environment for the 1st time I am impressed with what Paylocity has to offer.
I would like to see Paylocity offer an in person "Meeting of the Minds" style meeting for networking and learning …
Chose Paylocity
I think ADP was very clunky and hard to use. In my experience, their service team is outsourced and is not efficient when you need help.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is more user friendly and easier to navigate! The system is easy for employees and for administrative staff. The articles and help centers built within the platform also allow for ease of getting questions answered for finding a process without having to make a phone …
Chose Paylocity
Essentially, overall integration with a wide variety of modules. I have been through several HRIS integrations. They are the same in that the salesman "overpromises" and the product "underdelivers"-- i.e., sometimes they will say, yes, you can do onboarding with Paylocity-- …
Chose Paylocity
Against Oracle, Paylocity's effective date system doesn't stand a chance. Plus Oracle has calendars on every screen so you can change the date and view how the data appeared as of the date you put in the system, you could see how the employee file was coded all the way back to …
Chose Paylocity
Our company had switched to Paylocity before my tenure started.
Chose Paylocity
ADP had better user function but less products.
Chose Paylocity
Easier to use for our unique business structure. Paylocity also has the best customer service of those two products.
Chose Paylocity
UKG was very robust and customizable but expensive and hard to manage without a very experienced HRIS/IT person on staff.
ADP was archaic and choppy.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is similar in structure to other HRIS that I have used. The difference is the ease of use of the platform and its help feature for 'how to' lookups. It is really easy to use the system and train others.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is FAR better than Paycom, ADP, and Paychex. BambooHR is much more user friendly and "fun" but not quite as robust. I would say for companies over 250 employees that need an all in one, that Paylocity outperforms BambooHR.
Chose Paylocity
In my opinion, ADP was a terrible and antiquated product. Paylocity is a big improvement in all areas except recruiting.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is so much easier to use and automates many of the daily HR functions allowing me to focus more on individual employees.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was the best "bang for our buck" in terms of what the system offered versus what the cost was of implementation and continuous use. We love the mobile features, and Paylocity is great for a company of our size (currently just under 100 employees). We also chose …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ADP Enterprise HRPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
8.4
3 Ratings
7% above category average
Paylocity
7.8
861 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data9.02 Ratings8.5812 Ratings
Employment history7.33 Ratings8.2792 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.02 Ratings7.8728 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.33 Ratings7.6741 Ratings
Organizational charting8.33 Ratings7.1679 Ratings
Organization and location management8.33 Ratings7.8661 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.82 Ratings7.5567 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
9.0
3 Ratings
11% above category average
Paylocity
8.1
849 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation8.33 Ratings8.6825 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.72 Ratings7.3392 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.02 Ratings8.5595 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.82 Ratings7.2566 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.82 Ratings8.9824 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.33 Ratings8.2652 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.82 Ratings7.9405 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
8.6
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Paylocity
7.6
712 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow8.13 Ratings7.9633 Ratings
Balance details8.82 Ratings7.4680 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.82 Ratings7.4530 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
9.0
3 Ratings
10% above category average
Paylocity
8.3
861 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.13 Ratings8.5838 Ratings
Update personal information9.83 Ratings8.6852 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.03 Ratings8.0678 Ratings
Employee recognition9.03 Ratings8.3594 Ratings
View job history9.03 Ratings8.3716 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
8.8
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Paylocity
7.5
241 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.82 Ratings7.5241 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
9.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Paylocity
7.0
787 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder9.02 Ratings7.0753 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.02 Ratings7.4766 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.02 Ratings6.5461 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
8.2
3 Ratings
2% above category average
Paylocity
8.2
732 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal7.33 Ratings8.3728 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.02 Ratings8.0569 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
8.9
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Paylocity
7.4
383 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting8.82 Ratings7.4290 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.82 Ratings7.4354 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.82 Ratings7.3252 Ratings
Performance tracking9.02 Ratings7.4356 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
8.9
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Paylocity
7.4
492 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans8.82 Ratings7.2441 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.02 Ratings7.2366 Ratings
Review status tracking9.02 Ratings7.4453 Ratings
Review reminders9.02 Ratings7.5455 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.82 Ratings7.6372 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
8.8
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Paylocity
7.1
227 Ratings
11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools8.82 Ratings6.7149 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.82 Ratings7.1184 Ratings
Candidate search8.82 Ratings7.4207 Ratings
Candidate development8.82 Ratings7.4166 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Enterprise HR
8.9
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Paylocity
7.7
463 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.02 Ratings7.8380 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.82 Ratings8.1405 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.02 Ratings7.7312 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.82 Ratings7.7380 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.82 Ratings7.0318 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.02 Ratings8.0425 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.02 Ratings7.9423 Ratings
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ADP Enterprise HRPaylocity
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
ADP Enterprise HRPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(3 ratings)
7.7
(896 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(86 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(60 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(9 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(81 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(35 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Enterprise HRPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
ADP Enterprise HR is well suited for any HR department or anybody looking to ease the HR process by managing the entire company data in a simple yet stylish process which is useful for generating reports for upper management to make Human capital decisions. It is also very useful in payroll situations to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
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Paylocity
Paylocity works well for our organization. Ease of use for our managers and employees is very important. Makes it easier for us in HR to manage. Time and attendance works very well. Efficient and effective. Payroll runs very smoothly. We appreciate the performance and compensation module for tracking employees performance, journals and getting feedback and annual compensation.
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Pros
ADP
  • Helps in creating many policies from handbooks to disciplinary.
  • Helps in storing documents for record keeping.
  • Helps with background checks.
  • Helps with drug screening.
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Paylocity
  • Customer Service is always helpful with little wait time.
  • Always improving; for example, the recent change to processing payroll. So much easier.
  • Onboarding makes it simple and the fact that the company can personalize the messaging to new hires allows us to make it more personalized.
  • Having an assigned account manager regardless of company size is definitely a plus.
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Cons
ADP
  • sometimes it was laggy with the Face ID login
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Paylocity
  • Recruiting piece/ATS could be improved.
  • A candidate being able to save progress on their application is really a must as they can't leave and come back to their application without having to restart, i.e. if they need to get a phone number for a reference for example.
  • Could use more room in entering the job for internal notes.
  • Quirky when doing cut and paste of job details that leaves spaces that aren't in the document being pasted.
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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
We have had many issues with the way our platform was set up at implementation that still continue to plague us. In addition, our benefits, in particular our FSA, have been mis-managed causing a balance due from an employee (and also a lot of work for our accounting and HR team, as well as stress for the employee). Our service rep continues to answer incorrectly on many fronts (original response is usually check out this paylocity article, vs. helping) and recently our COBRA management was mishandled (not adding Dental to a person on Cobra who had requested it). So- all in all...we are not particularly happy w/ Paylocity
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Usability
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Overall, in my experience, Paylocity has been easy to use for both staff and administrators. First, the staff has an application and inputting Paid Time Off is easy to do. I then get an alert on my app and I am able to approve it on the spot from my app that gives me access as an employee and an administrator without having to use multiple apps or logins. As an administrator I think the portal is easy to use, Paylocity did a great job showing me tools and rolling out training classes before rollout.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Paylocity support is always available and I never have to wait endlessly on hold. If our dedicated account manage is not available, there is an entire team assigned to our account. Every one of them is knowledgeable about our organization and Paylocity's process.
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Performance
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
pages load in an acceptable amount of time, reports come back quickly, but integration is very complicated and hasn't been possible
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Support Rating
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Everyone wants immediate assistance. Awaiting a response from an email only to ask 2-3 more questions is time consuming. Within the first six months of setup, I would rather respond back to the instructors who provided me the training in each category of my contract.
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Online Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
The training was live online, but was with a group of other companies. We did not receive any personalized training with our team. Whenever we would ask for training, we would be sent a peak article link or a video. It felt like the reps we dealt with didn't know the answer to the questions.
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Implementation Rating
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I had gone through an implementation process of another HR platform (Paycom) in my previous job and was traumatized, it was painful. I was surprised how easy and fast it was with Paylocity, the team was very helpful and set us up for success
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
Its hard to describe how it compares because these programs have different functions. however ADP matches and exceeds these other programs due its stylish and simple set up which makes it easy to navigate and also does a lot of work for you which saves you time to do other tasks.
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Paylocity
We honestly had a program that only kept track of our Demographics, salaries, etc. then all of our Payroll was done on paper with paper leave slips etc. When I saw Paylocity, I was very excited about how easy it is/would be to use. [...] Our Paylocity rep that I spoke to was super GREAT in the explanation of Paylocity and I didn't even shop around much.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
I wasn't involved in the sales process. I joined the organization after Paylocity was implemented.
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Scalability
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
You have an account manager assigned to you on a daily basis but that person is barely available to you
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Professional Services
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • It works well with Intuit QuickBooks so information integrates easily for fast reporting.
  • Saves us time and money by helping us create almost all HR documentation needed rather than having another company assist with the process.
  • Background checks with drug screening has helped us weed out the poor candidates.
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Paylocity
  • Definitely more consistent processes. Everything is very user friendly and it reduces the amount of time it has taken us in the past before we started using Paylocity. Everything flows super smoothly.
  • We have an improved retention since we have used Paylocity. Before hand, many employees thought it was difficult to find anything like tax forms, pay stubs, benefit elections, etc. when we used other platforms before we implemented our data into Paylocity.
  • Costs have been reduced and the decision-making process has improved and got quicker. Before Paylocity, it would take at least a week to get a salary increase approved, or a job title change approved. Now, it take less than a day and is super easy.
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