RUN Powered by ADP® vs. PeopleGuru™

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
RUN Powered by ADP®
Score 8.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
RUN powered by ADP is a benefits administration and payroll platform for small businesses with light additional HR features. It runs on a cloud-based platform with mobile accessibility.N/A
PeopleGuru™
Score 7.3 out of 10
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PeopleGuru is a cloud-based Human Capital Management solution designed for mid-market organizations. From recruitment to retirement, PeopleGuru HCM manages the entire employee life cycle. PeopleGuru's single platform, single database, solution includes: HR, Payroll, Benefits Management, Onboarding, Recruiting, Reporting and Analytics, ACA Management, Salary Administration, Performance Management, and Social Collaboration Tools. In addition to PeopleGuru's next generation technology, PeopleGuru…N/A
Pricing
RUN Powered by ADP®PeopleGuru™
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RUN Powered by ADP®PeopleGuru™
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
RUN Powered by ADP®PeopleGuru™
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
8.2
233 Ratings
0% below category average
PeopleGuru™
7.4
12 Ratings
8% below category average
Pay calculation9.4225 Ratings7.612 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.567 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.9152 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.798 Ratings4.28 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.5217 Ratings8.111 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.3169 Ratings7.610 Ratings
Reimbursement management5.138 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
PeopleGuru™
6.5
13 Ratings
19% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings5.911 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.610 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.811 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings4.49 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.99 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
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PeopleGuru™
6.4
11 Ratings
24% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.211 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings5.611 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings6.59 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
PeopleGuru™
8.0
13 Ratings
2% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.813 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.610 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.89 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
PeopleGuru™
6.1
5 Ratings
26% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
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PeopleGuru™
6.6
13 Ratings
14% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.113 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.313 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
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PeopleGuru™
7.5
10 Ratings
7% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
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PeopleGuru™
7.3
2 Ratings
11% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
PeopleGuru™
6.4
4 Ratings
22% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.24 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings6.24 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
PeopleGuru™
6.1
2 Ratings
27% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
PeopleGuru™
6.9
6 Ratings
13% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings6.25 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Score 7.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
RUN Powered by ADP®PeopleGuru™
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(300 ratings)
7.1
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(21 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.8
(12 ratings)
6.4
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.2
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.4
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(24 ratings)
7.7
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.6
(2 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(10 ratings)
5.5
(2 ratings)
Configurability
8.3
(4 ratings)
7.5
(13 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(8 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.4
(3 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.6
(4 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RUN Powered by ADP®PeopleGuru™
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
I think RUN Powered by ADP® is suitable for any business - large or small - it takes the workload and tax issues off of already burdened small business owners. With my package, I can also post job openings, have access to HR assistance and I also swear by Pay by Pay for Workers Comp.
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PeopleGuru™
I'd say PeopleGuru is well suited for most businesses -- a more significant (200+ employees) company may want to use something with a sleeker design. This provider is willing to work with cannabis businesses, which is unusual for payroll providers now.
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Pros
ADP
  • Has experts who are knowledgeable in all payroll related needs
  • Allows you to quickly and easily make changes to individual employee data
  • Is easy to use anywhere you are - whether on their mobile app or website
  • Has several products that work well together - a one stop provider
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PeopleGuru™
  • One system for all human resource functions.
  • Easy ticketing function if you have an issue with the software.
  • Cost effective option.
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Cons
ADP
  • I would love to see a "frequently performed action" button
  • I would also like to see the most recent things done on last sign on for example
  • I would also like to see tips and tricks to navigating through RUN Powered by ADP®
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PeopleGuru™
  • Position change future dating
  • Timecard reporting including approval (multiple reports to show timecard with approval)
  • W2 Reconciliation Reports (had to calculate wages to verify accuracy)
  • Benefit Plan effective dating & how it affects the deduction effective dating (results in payroll errors if not careful)
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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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PeopleGuru™
The software is cost-effective and exceeds our needs compared to the previous software.
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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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PeopleGuru™
The software is intuitive and user friendly.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
I have never had an instance of an outage. It is always available as I have added data while travelling, on weekends, and in after work hours. Retrieving pdf's is also available at any time for employees and benefit participants.
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PeopleGuru™
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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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PeopleGuru™
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Support Rating
ADP
At times it takes a few minutes to reach someone and sometimes the ADP automated voice prompt does not recognize my name when I say it. Also, sometimes I am forwarded to different departments and I have to explain my issue 2 or 3 times. It is hard to know whether it is an ADP Run/payroll processing issue versus an ADP Time and Attendance issue. Over the last year or so that I have called ADP, sometimes I am left on hold for a very long time.
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PeopleGuru™
The customer service is great for the most part. There are a few issues with tax filings but overall I am pleased with the customer service provided by PeopleGuru.
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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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PeopleGuru™
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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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PeopleGuru™
The trainer was difficult to understand.
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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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PeopleGuru™
The implementation process was cumbersome and stressful. It took an extremely long time to complete this process. We had to learn a lot on the fly because this was the first implementation for all of us. The process would have been a lot easier if there was a third party that could assist with a lot of the work required to transfer and verify data.
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
RUN Powered by ADP® is quicker and easier to navigate and understand, with fewer hoops to jump through when needing to complete a task. RUN Powered by ADP® also allows to faster help when needed to get you back on track and not falling behind.
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PeopleGuru™
PeopleGuru is better than other cannabis-friendly payroll systems, like CheckWriters or MyPaperlessOffice (companies so small they were not available in your dropdown). It is not as good as bigger companies that are not cannabis-friendly, like ADP or Paylocity. ADP is super expensive but given the choice I would be with Paylocity over PeopleGuru.
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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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PeopleGuru™
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • The payroll tax service eliminates the exposure penalties if we do them and make a mistake.
  • Do not have to reconcile the Payroll Bank Account for the the checks issued to employees. We just need to reconcile the transaction from ADP for tax and net check amounts.
  • The history of employees is kept on the ADP portal, and we do not have to manage to keep that updated.
  • Employees can access their records, saving us time not having to look up things for them.
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PeopleGuru™
  • Less platforms that need to be managed or maintained
  • Less platforms to pay monthly or annual fees for
  • More costly than Gusto
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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

PeopleGuru™ Screenshots

Screenshot of A single employee profile panel stores all employee data including personal documents, PTO requests, banking, skills, certifications, and awards.Screenshot of PeopleGuru HCM is delivered with client defined dashboards which can be configured and controlled by an employee and/or administrator to improve the employee experience and drive user adoption. All dashboards can be exported to Excel.Screenshot of A user experience designed to help employees select the right benefits for themselves, family members, and dependents.Screenshot of The Employee Master, which can be used to manage a large, dynamic workforce. Filter by different locations, departments, or other various structures.Screenshot of the employee portal, available either via mobile or self-service, where employees have access to their pay stubs, W-2s, compensation statements, and PTO management.Screenshot of PeopleGuru's Daily Feed- communication platform to engage, reward, recognize, and collaborate with people. With the Daily Feed, employees can communicate with work groups, use direct private messaging, and publish posts for their peers.