RUN Powered by ADP® vs. Oracle PeopleSoft HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
RUN Powered by ADP®
Score 8.9 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
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Oracle's PeopleSoft HCM is a complete, customizable suite including Global Core Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, Workforce Service Delivery, and Talent Management. PeopleSoft can be integrated to run on the Oracle Cloud.
$85
Per User Per Month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Benefits
$85.00
Per User Per Month
Pension Administration
$85.00
Per User Per Month
Human Resources
$185.00
Per User Per Month
Payroll
$225.00
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
8.3
379 Ratings
0% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.4
65 Ratings
9% below category average
Pay calculation9.4365 Ratings7.761 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.7111 Ratings7.445 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.1272 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.7169 Ratings7.356 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.5357 Ratings7.659 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.7282 Ratings7.657 Ratings
Reimbursement management5.138 Ratings7.244 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.9
75 Ratings
3% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.571 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.069 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.771 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.869 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.861 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.066 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.258 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.5
53 Ratings
8% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.845 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.452 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.341 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.4
74 Ratings
10% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.764 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.372 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings6.850 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings6.243 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.168 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
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Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
8.5
30 Ratings
6% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.530 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
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Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.1
70 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.467 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.964 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.059 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.6
49 Ratings
5% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.549 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.645 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.3
38 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.136 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.738 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.236 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.138 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.1
43 Ratings
26% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.442 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.941 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings6.141 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings6.136 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings5.939 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.6
34 Ratings
18% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.833 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.632 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings6.633 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings6.630 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.9
39 Ratings
13% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.437 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.935 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.232 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.636 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.229 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.538 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.637 Ratings
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Small Businesses
UZIO
UZIO
Score 9.4 out of 10
UZIO
UZIO
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
RUN Powered by ADP®Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(450 ratings)
6.9
(83 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.3
(43 ratings)
3.0
(11 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(34 ratings)
7.4
(11 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(14 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
9.7
(14 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(47 ratings)
1.0
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.5
(7 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(6 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(29 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
7.3
(11 ratings)
2.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(4 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.4
(15 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.8
(10 ratings)
3.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.8
(11 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
RUN Powered by ADP®Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
Anyone running a service or mobile business would love the ease of clocking in and out with GPS services. Small and medium sized businesses looking to offload some of their accounting and HR functionality would all appreciate it. I helped my brother-in-laws housecleaning business get set up with RUN Powered by ADP®, as well as a friend's dry cleaning company.
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Oracle
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is great for onboarding new hires. The process, including some newer direct entry features, has been streamlined and made more intuitive. However, there is a steep learning curve for those who are completely unfamiliar with enterprise systems as a whole. In my experience, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's updates have historically failed to improve the intuitiveness of navigation and features even through a move to a SaaS configuration in the cloud. This makes it hard to train new HR staff because there may be five different ways to accomplish the same thing and none of them are intuitive enough to just "figure out". This has been a bone of contention for me for all Oracle products for my entire 20+ year career, and it has never been fully addressed.
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Pros
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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Oracle
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is one of the best product and has helped implement the complex Business functionalities in the Higher Education business in a very streamlined process.
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM helped in moving from 34 different legacy system to one centralized system which helps immensely in maintaining the data and reporting purpose.
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM also helps immensely in data analytics and trend analysis which helps immensely in preparing for the resourcing and planning for the peak season in advance and be better prepared to handle the quarterly on annual activities.
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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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Oracle
  • We have issues with students using Time & Labor for multiple jobs, where time is incorrectly calculated, including negative balances where none exist.
  • The application is complex and some areas, especially Time & Labor, are very difficult to troubleshoot. The overall level of complexity has increased over the years.
  • We also use Campus Solutions and had to split apart HCM and CS, significantly increasing our maintenance overhead and creating inter-system issues that aren't always resolvable.
  • Campus Solutions has developed a solution for managing preferred names and gender identity that is missing/ incompatible with the HCM product.
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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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Oracle
PeopleSoft HCM has provided a very flexible platform for our HR needs. The ability to add customizations to handle some of our unique business processes have been critical in the longevity of our PS HCM use. We've been able to handle a wide variety of business processes for multiple subsidiaries due to the ability to customize when needed.
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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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Oracle
Oracle HCM has been around for more thab a decade and is a preferred package to use for Human capital management.Ease with which upgrades happen and how updates are pushed has come thru a long way of improvement and research over the years.Oracle has moved toward cloud based architecture which will help in its customers keep at par with current industry trends.
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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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Oracle
I give this rating because we have had no issues in the area of the product's overall availability. In my opinion the resources are there when we need them and the features serve the purpose they are set to do. I feel things have gone really well as far as the availability of the product.
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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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Oracle
This is highly dependent on the server setup you implement. You need to make sure you've included enough hardware to support your users. Not enough power will quickly rear its ugly head. If you've got the correct setup, the product will operate quickly and provide a good user experience. Oracle is slowed down by certain realtime interfaces to other systems, but this can be addressed by your technical team relatively easily.
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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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Oracle
Overall support has been positive and Oracle has gladly sent out representatives to meet with our teams in person. Despite sometimes sow and inadequate fixes, their willingness to try and meet face to face helps give them a better name in our organization. Sometimes their people do not understand unique needs of the industry, and it can be a challenge to explain that one size does not fit all. Finding the appropriate IT support for our unique requests has been hit and miss.
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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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Oracle
In my opinion, training in Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is arduous at best. In my experience, there are numerous issues with creating training environments and that makes practice in a sandbox costly. I prefer asynchronous simulated environment training for this reason, but that costs even more due to the development and testing time needed to create that training. eLearning is always there with only the need to keep it up-to-date.
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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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Oracle
It was a great training tool and provided all of the necessary information we needed to implement the sites for our clients. We were provided with a great deal of resources in regards to Oracle CRM. We didn't have any issues with the training at all. The only thing I would say would that there could be more FAQ's for users to read through
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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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Oracle
When we implement Oracle and Taleo to different clients it typically goes pretty smoothly. When we do system upgrades we usually test the main issues the clients are having just to make sure there are not outstanding issues or errors. I don't have any examples where implementation went poorly. It typically goes well and clients are pleased with the final result. The only complaint would be the time it takes to implement
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
Based on our experience, RUN Powered by ADP® was selected by our small business because our owner was seeking a robust, all-in-one payroll and HR solution that scales with our growth. It allowed us to move away from manual spreadsheets and our less sophisticated payroll systems to ensure accurate tax compliance.
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Oracle
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is not as good as SuccessFactors HCM. The look and feel of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is still 'old school'. Cloud solutions can do more. SuccessFactors offers a great talent management, performance measurement, and employee development, while Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's core is employee records, benefits, and payroll.
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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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Oracle
In my opinion I rate this high because we have had no issues in this area and so that is why I give it such a high rating. There is no issue with the product's overall scalability. In my opinion this has been a positive from my team and client's view.
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • Time savings: Automated payroll and tax filing reduced manual processing by 40%, freeing staff for growth initiatives
  • Cost efficiency: Lowered compliance errors and penalties, saving an estimated $5,000 annually
  • Scalability: Supported onboarding across multiple states, enabling expansion without adding HR headcount
  • Accuracy & trust: Improved employee satisfaction with timely pay and reliable W‑2/1099 delivery
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Oracle
  • As a long time PeopleSoft user, my institution has found great advantages of being involved in the HCM realm such as first-hand information, a complete suite of solutions as well as regular updates to stay up with federal and state regulations.
  • Ease of use of development, customization, maintenance and usage perspectives can lead to a better management of financial resources, that minimizes expenditure while providing all necessary resources.
  • Opportunities to provide better customer service and meet organizational policies have to lead to a positive outlook on the tool and its features.
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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