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.
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Paycom
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Paycom supports HR and payroll with automated, employee-first technology that supports every stage of employment. Its single database enables seamless data management, to reduce errors, endless data entry and time-consuming administrative tasks.
Paycom was very good - but RUN is just so simple! Granted when using Paycom, I was processing payroll for some 50 persons. My ADP RUN experience is for a client that has only 3 employees. But RUN is very simple and straightforward - simple to use and setup. I would continue to …
Each software has its benefits and no one software offers everything you need. RUN Powered by ADP has solutions for each size business and can work to make sure you have the best, compliant solution possible. The teams (sales and implementation) care about making sure the …
After using all the big-name platforms when I was doing HR consulting, Paycom is my favorite. The only one that comes close is Paylocity, but I choose Paycom due to the better customer service and ease of use of the platform.
We selected Paycom because of the people who work there. From our sales representative to our direct specialist, every single person in between has our best interest at heart. We also loved the packages we were getting for the price we paid and the fact that we would have …
Features
RUN Powered by ADP®
Paycom
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
8.4
325 Ratings
2% above category average
Paycom
8.4
450 Ratings
3% above category average
Pay calculation
9.5315 Ratings
8.9437 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
8.597 Ratings
6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
9.2228 Ratings
8.713 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
7.9146 Ratings
8.4379 Ratings
Direct deposit files
9.6306 Ratings
9.3437 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
9.0238 Ratings
8.3364 Ratings
Reimbursement management
5.138 Ratings
8.4247 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
8.0
442 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data
00 Ratings
8.9400 Ratings
Employment history
00 Ratings
7.9384 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
00 Ratings
8.1387 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
00 Ratings
7.8387 Ratings
Organizational charting
00 Ratings
7.4300 Ratings
Organization and location management
00 Ratings
7.9338 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
00 Ratings
8.2323 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
8.4
398 Ratings
3% above category average
Approval workflow
00 Ratings
8.7379 Ratings
Balance details
00 Ratings
8.2379 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
00 Ratings
8.4315 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
8.5
452 Ratings
3% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information
00 Ratings
9.0445 Ratings
Update personal information
00 Ratings
8.9448 Ratings
View company policy documentation
00 Ratings
8.0399 Ratings
Employee recognition
00 Ratings
8.6217 Ratings
View job history
00 Ratings
8.1359 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
48% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets
00 Ratings
4.926 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
7.1
391 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder
00 Ratings
7.8384 Ratings
Pre-built reports
00 Ratings
7.7381 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
00 Ratings
5.855 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
8.2
387 Ratings
3% above category average
New hire portal
00 Ratings
8.2384 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
00 Ratings
8.1334 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
6.2
225 Ratings
26% below category average
Corporate goal setting
00 Ratings
4.236 Ratings
Individual goal setting
00 Ratings
7.9208 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
00 Ratings
4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking
00 Ratings
7.8220 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
7.8
281 Ratings
1% below category average
Performance plans
00 Ratings
7.9260 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
00 Ratings
7.6245 Ratings
Review status tracking
00 Ratings
8.0253 Ratings
Review reminders
00 Ratings
7.9258 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
00 Ratings
7.5231 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Paycom
8.3
44 Ratings
6% above category average
Create succession plans/pools
00 Ratings
9.124 Ratings
Candidate ranking
00 Ratings
6.830 Ratings
Candidate search
00 Ratings
8.742 Ratings
Candidate development
00 Ratings
8.539 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP® is well suited for providing year-end reports needed by our CPA for year-end and tax reporting purposes. Reports are easy to find and easy to export. RUN Powered by ADP® is well suited for finding earnings information when assessing budgeting information for the company as it relates to salaries, benefits, etc...
It's very mobile friendly, especially for people that aren't tech savvy. We have an aged workforce where we were really concerned about how they would adapt, going from the comfort of using paper to a mobile and online application. But the training was really easy and the adaptation has been simple for us as a company.
I would say the communication post-implementation is amazing. Allie is our representative. She's amazing. Caitlin is amazing. I just met Travis last week at the office. Amazing. The communication is great and helpful, so if one of the team members don't have the answer, they can just jump in. For instance, I was on a call with Caitlin yesterday and she was like, "I'm not really sure about this answer. Let me see if I can go run it byTravis." I know he's on another call and instead of him saying blah, blah, he came over and looked at the screen and was like, do this, do this. It's a little different. So I would say the customer service is the best.
I think that when we do need a response back, which is very unlikely from the contact about something that's happening or going on, it can take a little long to get back to us. Longer than we would like because obviously it's an emergency to us, but we understand they have tons of emergencies they have to solve. But I think that's the only aspect.
I know from a payroll standpoint, which I'm not really privy to because I don't work on the payroll side, there have been some little hiccups that about certain formulas used, certain credits being issued that we've already filed for tax credits that we filed for. So I know that my CFO's already on top of it and pay comes on top of it as well and it's getting resolved, but obviously that's a big issue that needs some work there.
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.
Because it has everything that we need and as we grow, we are learning how robust Paycom can actually be but we need to be willing to spend the money. It's not expensive but we, as a company, are not used to spending that much on a system for HR and payroll.
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!
The interface is very intuitive, you can navigate it pretty well. Everything's pretty much spelled out and the features just flow really well. They make it easy for you to go back and forth with the UX/UI type of interface. So I think it was built pretty well.
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
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.
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
Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist. Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
Customer service was my biggest reason for moving, plus integrating our 401k with ADP. There are features on Paychex that I missed initially but have learned to navigate around and do not notice it as much now. We have only been on since January 1, 2025.
We really only had Paychecks and that was our biggest problem is that with several different companies, it was very hard If you had a salary employee and didn't terminate them in the prior company, they get paid twice, so this has really been definitely a big help for us.
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.
When we were a Wholesale account we tried to bring every client over to RUN Powered by ADP® payroll which added directly to our bottom line.
When we moved to a different payroll provider they were so bad at most things payroll and cost us money which had us coming back to RUN Powered by ADP®'s trusted platform bringing all of our clients with us.
When we decided to discontinue the payroll portion of our business which had nothing to do with RUN Powered by ADP®. ADP still paid us a small commission for all of our clients that transitioned from wholesale to retail. That is unheard of for other payroll platforms.
I think our fiscal team who handles the ROI would say that it has had a negative impact just because a lot of stuff is a la carte and we weren't aware of that before we went into a business relationship with Paycom. So I think it's had a negative impact.