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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    RUN Powered by ADP®

    Score9 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

    ADP Workforce Now

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    ADP Workforce Now is a cloud-based HR platform for mid-sized businesses. It features customizable modules of various HR services that businesses can tailor to their specific needs, as well as regulatory monitoring and alerts to help businesses remain compliant.N/A
    Pricing
    RUN Powered by ADP®ADP Workforce Now
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essential
    Contact sales team
    Enhanced
    Contact sales team
    Complete
    Contact sales team
    HR Pro
    Contact sales team
    Payroll Essentials
    Contact sales team
    HR Plus
    Contact sales team
    Hiring Advantage
    Contact sales team
    Performance Plus
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RUN Powered by ADP®ADP Workforce Now
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—Please contact ADP for a product demo and ask about a hands-on "test drive" of Workforce Now.
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    Community Pulse
    RUN Powered by ADP®ADP Workforce Now
    Considered Both Products
    ADP
    No answer on this topic
    ADP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    349 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    427 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    326 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    358 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    348 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    436 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    267 Answers
    72%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    191 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    273 Answers
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    229 Answers
    TrustRadius Insights
    RUN Powered by ADP®ADP Workforce Now
    Highlights

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    Research Team Insight
    Published

    ADP Run is payroll management software designed to work well for companies with 50 or fewer employees. ADP Workforce Now is HR management software designed to provide robust HR management features for larger enterprises.

    Features

    ADP Run and ADP Workforce Now both contain basic payroll and HR management features, but there are a few key differences between the two. ADP Run is designed to provide essential HR features for small businesses, this includes payroll processing, tax filing, new-hire onboarding, and employee self-service. ADP Run does not contain features that aren’t offered by ADP Workforce Now.

    ADP Workforce Now is a more fully-featured HR Management Software built with large businesses in mind. It includes time and labor and benefits analytics that aren’t available in ADP Run. ADP Workforce Now also includes various add-ons that can be purchased to add features such as retirement planning.

    Pricing

    ADP Run offers 4 packages, all of which are priced depending on the company. The basic package offers essential payroll features. The Enhanced package adds features like wage garnishments and integration with Ziprecruiter. The Complete package includes HR features like employee handbooks, document storage, and HR training tools. Lastly, the HR Pro package includes features like legal assistance and business tools/advice.

    ADP Workforce Now’s pricing is dependent on the business. Quotes are available from the vendor. Additional features for Workday can be purchased as individual add-ons at any time.

    Features
    RUN Powered by ADP®ADP Workforce Now
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    8.4
    387 Ratings
    1% above category average
    ADP Workforce Now
    8.1
    1085 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pay calculation9.5373 Ratings9.21045 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.6111 Ratings8.1414 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.1277 Ratings8.4336 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.3175 Ratings7.4825 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.5363 Ratings9.31032 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.8289 Ratings7.1813 Ratings
    Reimbursement management5.138 Ratings7.2498 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.7
    1072 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.7947 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.5988 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.1938 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.3964 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings6.9676 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.4740 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.2680 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    8.1
    890 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.7810 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings8.4844 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.1686 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.9
    1064 Ratings
    4% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.61026 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.81015 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.1819 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings6.2386 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.732 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.0
    12 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.9
    988 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.6971 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.3966 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.8575 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.3
    150 Ratings
    10% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings7.7146 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.0118 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.5
    335 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings6.7261 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.2313 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.4258 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings6.7308 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.5
    432 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings6.4389 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.2332 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings6.4392 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.0408 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.5341 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.0
    7 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings5.86 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.86 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings6.37 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings6.26 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    ADP Workforce Now
    5.5
    445 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.8389 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.5381 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings3.9305 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.8341 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings2.38 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings6.6384 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.7404 Ratings
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    RUN Powered by ADP®ADP Workforce Now
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    APS
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RUN Powered by ADP®ADP Workforce Now
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (458 ratings)
    7.9
    (1139 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (46 ratings)
    8.4
    (83 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (37 ratings)
    3.0
    (80 ratings)
    Availability
    9.8
    (15 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    6.4
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (49 ratings)
    6.0
    (509 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    5.8
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (31 ratings)
    1.5
    (34 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.6
    (12 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.3
    (16 ratings)
    8.1
    (799 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.6
    (11 ratings)
    5.2
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RUN Powered by ADP®ADP Workforce Now
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ADP
    I would highly recommend given that RUN Powered by ADP® is our third payroll company and the first that I have been completely satisfied with. It saves me hours of frustration and is also less expensive than our previous payroll companies.
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    ADP
    The ease in which you can process payroll and year end (T4s). Ability to maintain payroll - enter upcoming changes (e.g. pay raises for a certain date) ahead of time. While we don't use it in my current company, in past ones the time & attendance integration with timesheets is fabulous. Our company uses a 3rd party scheduling & timesheet platform which also integrates with one click but is a little more work to maintain time off balances within ADP Workforce Now. We use the 3rd party platform (Evolia) for scheduling and timesheets as the management here wanted the ability to see salaried employees on site, have a chat feature, and some self-management on the employee side with the ability to swap shifts.
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    Pros
    ADP
    • Payroll - running weekly payroll is easy and can be done from anywhere.
    • Reporting - Whether it is PTO or tax forms, reporting is critical. I like the favorites section too, for frequently run reports.
    • Background checks - the basic reporting provides a sense of relief that your new people are okay. It is easy to navigate.
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    ADP
    • HRIS that is personalized for the employee and addresses DE&I needs.
    • Payroll, of course! The system addresses all needs, such as deductions, additional pay, premium OT, and shift differentials.
    • Onboarding is an excellent way to stay in compliance and have all documents completed.
    • Tax and Banking and resolution to any issues.
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    Cons
    ADP
    • I do wish there were additional custom deductions available rather than a limited amount.
    • Sometimes employees have trouble accessing their account after the initial invite has been sent.
    • Sometimes employee accounts get locked due to a reused email if their profile is deleted before they've signed up. Only a call to support can correct it.
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    ADP
    • Customized pre-process payroll reports (Limited on pre-process payroll reports)
    • Labor Allocation (Allocations make payroll reporting very hard to review and find any errors )
    • Recruiting (ATS is very basic)
    • Geofencing (should be able to change shape rather than a circle)
    • Pay Classes (should be able to change at Practitioner level rather than reach out to support)
    • Cookies and Cache have to be cleared on a regular basis
    • Only able to see employee documents/acknowledgements one at a time in the employee file
    • Timecards can only be managed/viewed by 1 person
    • Timeoff emails do not have a link
    • Cost per payroll - not just monthly fee so cost with off cycle payrolls
    • Separate I9 step not needed - during onboarding - 2nd Everify step
    • ADP Workforce Now does not pull in allowances for Houly employees into payroll ONLY Salaried employees
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ADP
    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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    ADP
    Due to the lack of support from the sales and service center we are looking at other options outside of ADP. Again it is a good system, it just lacks the support it deserves from the company employees. It is just unimaginable that you will need to reach out to a service provider several times for the same issue and not get it resolved.
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    Usability
    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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    ADP
    I would give it a 10 however I do not like when ADP does facelifts in Workforce Now which does not add any value other than having to relearn navigation. I am also not a big fan of being forced to refer to the Bridge. We have Google which gives the same results. If I understood the answer I would not contact our Account Rep.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    ADP
    ADP outages are very rare
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    Performance
    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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    ADP
    Overall, I think the functionality of the program works pretty well. Sometimes, certain browsers do not work well for the policy function of ADP, but that is the only issue thus far
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    Support Rating
    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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    ADP
    Kelly La Rosa and Brian McLaughlin have been exceptional partners over the last few years and a tremendous source of support in my role. They are consistently solution‑oriented, highly responsive, and proactive in identifying opportunities to improve our processes. Both regularly brought forward thoughtful recommendations, including suggestions for new ADP products that aligned well with our evolving needs. Their expertise, reliability, and genuine commitment to client success have made a meaningful impact on my work and on our overall experience with ADP.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    ADP
    In-person training was pretty good - I think this significantly depends on the trainer. Our trainer was really good and showed what ADP can do - but I know that all trainers are not the same - and this truly makes such as difference. Overall, our training went pretty well.
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    Online Training
    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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    ADP
    At the time training was not as expansive as it is now. If it could go wrong it did for me so the process was difficult and lengthy. I needed to have more in person walkthroughs of things to ensure the transition was done correctly. Not sure what else I can say, we were part of the initial move to Workforce Now when it was introduced.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    ADP
    Either assign more than one specialist to the implementation process, or assign less clients to the implementation specialist. The process requires attention to detail and the ability to test and re-test as well as verify the information. It also requires a lot of back and forth between the client ant the implementation specialist, so they need to be readily available during the whole implementation process.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ADP
    We decided to go with RUN Powered by ADP® as they seemed to be the most price conscious with the most up-to-date compliance in the field. Often the competitors cost more for individual services or wanted us to buy a much larger bundle of products than we needed.
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    ADP
    I also used UltiPro (way back -- it didn't even appear in dropdown). Recommend ADP Workforce Now above all others. Paycor and Paycom were both very clunky. I even helped implement Paycom and could never get it to work how the business needed it to.
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    Scalability
    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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    ADP
    We have several departments that utilize the reporting, utilize the timecards and the system. We also have self service that is nice for all of our employees. This system allows us to designate what each group can see, and what employees can change, or who can clock in and out offsite
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    Return on Investment
    ADP
    • RUN Powered by ADP® has had a meaningful impact on our business by reducing administrative time and lowering compliance risk. Automating payroll and tax filings has saved several hours per pay period that would otherwise be spent on manual calculations, tracking deadlines, and preparing filings. This time savings allows us to focus more on operations and client work.
    • The platform’s automated tax handling has also reduced the likelihood of penalties or missed filings, which provides financial and operational stability. While the cost of the service can increase as add‑ons are introduced, the reliability of payroll processing and compliance support offsets much of that expense.
    • Overall, RUN Powered by ADP® has contributed to smoother operations, fewer errors, and more predictable payroll cycles, which supports our broader goals of efficiency and compliance.
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    ADP
    • ADP WorkforceNow has provided a positive ROI for our company. It has saved me countless hours in the time I used to spend preparing reports, managing benefits, and annual enrollment, recruitment tracking, and much more.
    • The integration with Payscale has allowed our company to take every position in our organization and benchmark it to industries and job titles. This has allowed us to be more competitive on recruitment and retention.
    • We have used the new DE&I dashboard to provide valuable information on the landscape of our workforce, as well as areas of our organization that may not be as diverse.
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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

    ADP Workforce Now Screenshots

    Screenshot of ADP Workforce Now: a simple and complete human capital management solutionScreenshot of Benchmarking by ADP DataCloud: an application with an extensive data set ... available to ADP Workforce Now clientsScreenshot of ADP Workforce Now clients can equip their employees with the ADP Mobile self-service app