Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
Score 3.2 out of 10
N/A
ADP Resource (now discontinued) was a benefits administration tool that also supported some recruiting, training, and risk management functions.N/A
TriNet
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Resource (Discontinued)TriNet
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ADP Resource (Discontinued)TriNet
Considered Both Products
ADP Resource (Discontinued)

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TriNet
Chose TriNet
ADP Resource was cheaper but we are much happier with the quality of service provided by TriNet
Chose TriNet
It's much more user-friendly than other PEO companies I've interfaced with.
Chose TriNet
Not satisfied with the others in their customer service, as well as payroll processing had some sporadic difficulties.
Chose TriNet
I can't remember all of them, implementation was about 10 years ago. TriNet had the best interface online and came in at a lower overall cost.
Chose TriNet
Much better. ADP payroll services were much more basic in comparison to Trinet.
Chose TriNet
Although this decision was made prior to my start date, as of today I currently see no reason to investigate other alternatives.
Chose TriNet
ADP was not set up to work with a company that had less than 10 employees. Their benefits and administrative costs were much higher. With Justworks, they don't off the HR piece, just payroll and benefits. Everything was online and difficult to talk with someone. Initially, …
Chose TriNet
When I came in, it were the final 2 months with them. And the improvement is great. From how the app looks and feels, to the reports, easiness to talk to representatives, less mistakes in payrolls, can be reviewed at the same time. ADP was very basic, at least the app we …
Chose TriNet
For payroll and time management they are at least equal to above companies. As to ease better than paychex and ADP. As a benefit administrator, they are better than all of the above.
Chose TriNet
TriNet customer service ranks higher in my opinion. When we used ADP TotalSource, questions were not always answered timely. I believe TriNet provides the feel of providing more individualized service.
Chose TriNet
TriNet stood apart from the competitive crowd from the first point of contact! As I've said before, we are a small company, with a small team, and not one time did I feel "small"! ADP wouldn't even entertain a dialog with us. Paychex was more than 2x the overall cost, with many …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ADP Resource (Discontinued)TriNet
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
7.0
629 Ratings
12% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.0428 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.0468 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.7438 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.2526 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings6.5359 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.0378 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.7489 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
8.1
686 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.2660 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.1184 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.9671 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.8623 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.1545 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.4334 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
7.0
433 Ratings
14% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings6.9351 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.1413 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.0333 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
8.1
669 Ratings
0% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.1647 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.3661 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.5557 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings5.8190 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.7486 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
1.0
1 Ratings
154% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
7.4
554 Ratings
3% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.2469 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.5523 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.5256 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
8.0
548 Ratings
0% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.3547 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.7333 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
6.5
84 Ratings
23% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings6.574 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.382 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.673 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings6.581 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
7.3
153 Ratings
9% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.0130 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.1122 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.0131 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
7.2
60 Ratings
10% below category average
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.057 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings6.553 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Resource (Discontinued)
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Ratings
TriNet
6.5
95 Ratings
18% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.472 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings4.958 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.372 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings6.676 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.685 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ADP Resource (Discontinued)TriNet
Small Businesses
Justworks
Justworks
Score 7.8 out of 10
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
ADP Resource (Discontinued)TriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(3 ratings)
7.2
(702 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.2
(47 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.4
(597 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(11 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(683 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
3.3
(26 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(10 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(11 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(11 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Resource (Discontinued)TriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
ADP is best if you have a really knowledgeable client rep that has been your contact for multiple sessions. Otherwise, you are forced to reiterate the problems to multiple parties. If you have a dedicated staff member who is knowledgeable of your processes, then ADP is a good resource for payroll needs.
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TriNet
TriNet is perfect for a smaller business or nonprofits that can't get competitive rates for health care. I can't really speak to larger businesses as I don't have comparison data, but even when we used a PEO in the past, we still were paying high rates. The savings were almost enough to offset the cost of having a PEO vs just a Payroll service, but our employees appreciate the personal savings as well, as we were able to cover a larger portion of the cost due to the price difference. Specifically, our rates for most of our employees were cut in about half
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Pros
ADP
  • It is very simple to process payroll, even from home if needed. I once processed the payroll from Japan.
  • I love that I can balance the payroll and send it knowing it is 100% correct.
  • I can process payroll as late as 6pm and have it back the next day.
  • I really like my ADP representative. I have had 2 and they are very knowledgeable and pleasant to work with.
  • Speaking of the ADP representative.......No matter who answers the phone, if my rep is not available, they are all knowledgeable and even through they are not my assigned rep, they are all pleasant to work with.
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TriNet
  • Extensive variety of benefit program plan designs and partners. Something for everyone.
  • One stop shopping for all health and wellness benefits.
  • Continue to add new offerings, such as access to Salary.com at a discount and access to Carta at a discount to manage employee stock programs.
  • On top of compliance by state.
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Cons
ADP
  • The payroll function, while user friendly, was a little confusing starting out. Many codes had to be learned for certain things such as benefits.
  • When running reports, the process was very easy to make a mistake requiring multiple tries to get it correct.
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TriNet
  • a better ATS - the current functionality is very limited. For an organization our size we more "power". I like to be able to run custom reports from the ATS as an example
  • Reporting - there's a stack of standard reports but we need and want custom
  • stop changing the layout. We don't care about the layout its the content that matters. get rid of the turtles or hippos or whatever they are
  • Manager access. Let us give managers access to their employees info without having access to EVERYONE
  • Be honest. If you cant do something, you cant do it. Let us know so we can make other plans and move on
  • "I'll put a ticket in" = this is where your dreams go to fade away. See above
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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
I have a lot of experience and trust in this software package - actually any software package from ADP. The training that I have gotten over the years has always been complete and the representatives that I have had over the years are all EXCEPTIONAL! Looking back in the 20 plus years of experience, I can say truthfully there are only 1-3 persons who I would rather not have worked with at ADP. I find their customer service, and phone reps do their best to get the job done. This makes my job easier in the process.
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TriNet
This is one stop shopping perse. They provide tools for Benefits and 401k. There reports are easy to read and the support given from Trinet support is awesome. Having everything in one place is best then having multiple places for things. Why change if things are working well? All the information is all there when needed.
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Usability
ADP
Really.....I hate to keep repeating my self but I am very confident in any ADP software. They are worldwide and have proven their capabilities throughout the world
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TriNet
There is just so much information in the system and sometimes it is attached to other systems in a way that it's hard to know where to find things and a TriNet rep needs to walk you through finding it. Using chat they tend to copy and paste huge strings of instructions into the chat which is challenging to test while scrolling through all that text
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
They used to be really good at this when I had a dedicated person. Now that it's a general customer service account, it's really gone downhill and I don't get responses at all sometimes
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Performance
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
Pages load at a speed that isn't too fast or too slow. I never have to wait long, but it's not instantaneous
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Support Rating
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
I like TriNet's multi-layered support. We have dedicated support for payroll and platform, HR, and benefits. We also have an account manager we can contact when we need to escalate an issue or get additional help. The 24/7 chat support is also outstanding for smaller routine issues. All support at TriNet has been extremely responsive. We sometimes have complicated issues like restricted stock vesting, 83(b) elections and other matters and our dedicated support team always helps us do things correctly and on time.
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In-Person Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
it's been awhile, but I recall them being helpful. I got through a lot of it and when I needed help, they can walk me through it over the phone. It's also pretty user friendly in general at a platform. I don't really know what else to type, but they came and helped me in person and also when there was something new, they came and talked to me. They have not done that since with the new model that I hate
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Online Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
Since this was already implemented. I have another employee briefly train me. Then Trinet rep gave me some training as needed for things that came up. For one payroll preview report I figured it could be done, but I had asked the rep to be sure. One important training was when there was an employee leaving the company.
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Implementation Rating
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
not applicable as I implementation was done 5 years ago and have no recollection of the details of the process. Above it says to skip question if not involved in the process but it will not allow me to skip it as it states explanation requitred thus making this process extremely frustrating.
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
ADP is just a well known brand and is fairly affordable. Compared to other software such as Workday, it was a more affordable price point for our budget. However, if we had more resources and time to examine, Workday seems to offer a strong alternative to ADP in terms of payroll, HR, and financial systems. Overall though, there are more consultants knowledgeable about ADP which made it an easier choice for us
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TriNet
TriNet worked with our smaller employee headcount and offered coverage for both the US and Canada. And we switched from Insperity because of the cost savings which were significant. I liked Insperity but TriNet has been an excellent firm to work with as well.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
I was not part of the process
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Scalability
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
Cause it can be used as mentioned for sites and departments. Or even if employees work out of state and not at the HQ the the employer. Trinet makes is easy to do for payroll in other states as well.
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Professional Services
ADP
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TriNet
Not sure it was used or not as the implementation was completed before I started working for the company
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • Definitely better customer service. When someone called in about their account, I was able to easily access the information and make any changes at a click of a button.
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TriNet
  • I mainly used the ATS and I had to do a lot of extra work than other ATS's I have used in the past.
  • When hiring a candidate, transferring the information from the ATS to the HRIS is nil, there is a lot you have to manually put in, which can be very frustrating.
  • I like the way how I can upload a candidates resume seamlessly.
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