ADP Enterprise eTIME vs Paychex Flex

ADP Enterprise eTIME

I would choose ADP eTIME anywhere outside of manufacturing and hospital settings. It is very flexible, but would not be my first choice for those settings. 24 hour per day timekeeping and scheduling are handled well in this system.

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Consultant in Human Resources

Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Paychex Flex

I would say that it's completely great for simple things. Accessing your paystubs, looking at your current information, verifying easy changes like address, name changes, etc.. that works great. I would say that Paychex feels limited with it's functionality on the end user side, however it isn't necessarily a bad thing. If you're trying to stay lean and light for a system, I'd highly recommend it. If you need more in depth functionality from a payroll system, it seems like other solutions would be better.

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Representative in Other

Computer Software Company, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

ADP Enterprise eTIME

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Paychex Flex

4.4

Employee demographic data

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6.7

Employment history

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4.5

Job profiles and administration

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4.9

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

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4.3

Organizational charting

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1.0

Organization and location management

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3.0

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

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6.3

ADP Enterprise eTIME

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Paychex Flex

7.2

Pay calculation

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7.5

Benefit plan administration

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7.0

Direct deposit files

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8.0

Salary revision and increment management

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7.6

Reimbursement management

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6.0

ADP Enterprise eTIME

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Paychex Flex

7.6

Approval workflow

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7.9

Balance details

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6.9

Annual carry-forward and encashment

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8.1

ADP Enterprise eTIME

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Paychex Flex

6.8

View and generate pay and benefit information

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8.2

Update personal information

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8.0

View company policy documentation

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6.4

View job history

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4.4

ADP Enterprise eTIME

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Paychex Flex

4.2

Tracking of all physical assets

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4.2

ADP Enterprise eTIME

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Paychex Flex

4.8

Report builder

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4.2

Pre-built reports

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4.3

Ability to combine HR data with external data

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6.0

ADP Enterprise eTIME

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Paychex Flex

4.8

New hire portal

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4.2

Manager tracking tools

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5.3

ADP Enterprise eTIME

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Paychex Flex

8.3

Job Requisition Management

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8.4

Company Website Posting

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8.4

Publish to Social Media

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8.4

Job Search Site Posting

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8.4

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

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8.0

Applicant Tracking

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8.4

Notifications and Alerts

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8.4

Pros

Once the pay rules, access, time entry method, etc. is set-up correctly, the system accurately calculates time, PTO, OT, shift differentials, etc.
Entering punches, pay codes is easy for employees to use.
Approving time cards for managers is easy.

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Manager in Human Resources

Marketing and Advertising Company, 10,001+ employees

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It is easy to use!
Before you submit payroll, you can run a report to easily check that you have entered everything correctly. This feature has been invaluable.
Peace of mind when it comes to taxes. Paychex withholds all the appropriate taxes for both the employee and employer and then files them when the appropriate government entries. Our business is located in Ohio, which has a complex tax structure including both state and local taxes. Paychex has saved me so much time and stress.
I have been impressed by the customer service. I have a dedicated payroll specialist who I can contact with any questions I have. She has always been very helpful any time I have had weird situations or questions.

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Erin Sutter

Manager of Strategic Partnerships

Buckeye Institute for Public Policy SolutionsPublic Policy, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Reports and client ability to modify
Client services - should have a dedicated group to call...

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Supervisor in Human Resources

Textiles Company, 1001-5000 employees

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It would be great if there was an online financial planning components, questionnaires that help you set targets and goals and a dashboard that showed you if you were on trqck
A lot of paperwork needed to be completed by hand, it would have been great to have online forms so you don’t have to print, scan and email
The overall online platform is cumbersome. It’s not easy to navigate and not at all intuitive

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Andraya Yousfi

Senior Outreach Director

Educators for ExcellencePublic Policy, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

ADP Enterprise eTIME10.0

Based on 1 answer

Already using product and I have been happy with the results.

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Christina O'Steen

Coordinator of Office Services

Georgia College and State UniversityEducation Management, 501-1000 employees

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Paychex Flex8.8

Based on 3 answers

Because it makes the part of my job that includes payroll very easy.

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Joretta Fletcher

Accounting Manager

LEDingEDGE Lighting, Inc.Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1-10 employees

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Usability

ADP Enterprise eTIME5.0

Based on 1 answer

In some ways, the flexibility of eTime makes it much more usable than some time card systems. I can log my own hours at my convenience (as long as it is during the pay period), and eTime sends me a reminder email 24 hours before the cut-off for each pay period. I can log hours for multiple positions using particular pay codes, although there is no way for me to save frequently used or "my" pay codes -- adding this feature would be a much-appreciated improvement to eTime's usability. Juggling multiple pay codes within the current system, however, is cumbersome. There can also be problems if an incorrect or overlapping hour is accidentally entered and saved -- certain fields turn red and are difficult to adjust, often requiring the help of a software administrator. Correcting other errors and entering historical hours is extremely difficult, and the software does not work well on some browsers (and it is unattractive when I have been able to get it to work)

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Employee in Other

Libraries Company, 51-200 employees

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Paychex Flex8.2

Based on 1 answer

It works for me and takes all the stress out of payroll. They also do all the reporting.

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Sheri Smallwood

Attorney/Owner

Sheri Smallwood, CharteredLaw Practice, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We haven't yet, but are considering moving from ADP altogether.

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Supervisor in Human Resources

Textiles Company, 1001-5000 employees

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I was not here when the decision was made to move to the Paychex Flex system. I had used Paychex as a payroll processing company at a previous job, so it has been interesting and beneficial to see the other things they can offer. It is also a much better team behind it than just the payroll side at Paychex.

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