RUN Powered by ADP® vs. Sage HR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
RUN Powered by ADP®
Score 9.1 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
Sage HR
Score 8.8 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Sage HR is HR software for small to medium businesses. The vendor states Sage HR is designed to be easy to use, and automates every step of the human resource process. Sage HR is designed with modular functionality to be customized for users' needs. According to the vendor, key differentiators include: 1. Easy to use 2. Modular functionality 2. Automates the end-to-end HR process 3. There's a mobile app (iOS & Android) 5. Feature…
$5.50
per month
Pricing
RUN Powered by ADP®Sage HR
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Expenses Management
$1.50
per user, per month
Performance Management
$3.00
per user, per month
Shift Scheduling
$3.00
per user, per month
Timesheets
$3.00
per user, per month
Leave Management
$5.50
per user, per month
Recruitment
$200.00
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RUN Powered by ADP®Sage HR
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe modular product. - No hidden fees - Cancel anytime - No credit card required
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RUN Powered by ADP®Sage HR
Features
RUN Powered by ADP®Sage HR
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
8.4
360 Ratings
2% above category average
Sage HR
7.5
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Pay calculation9.5349 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.6104 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.1254 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.8161 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.6339 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.8266 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management5.138 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Sage HR
7.2
12 Ratings
12% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings6.99 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
Sage HR
7.6
12 Ratings
7% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings6.212 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.512 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
Sage HR
7.2
11 Ratings
13% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings5.79 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings5.69 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
Sage HR
4.6
6 Ratings
54% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.66 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Sage HR
6.1
11 Ratings
21% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.210 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.510 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings3.63 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
Sage HR
8.1
9 Ratings
1% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.38 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Sage HR
6.1
8 Ratings
27% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings6.67 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings4.38 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.78 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Sage HR
5.5
8 Ratings
36% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings3.17 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.78 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings4.38 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Sage HR
3.7
4 Ratings
71% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings3.44 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings3.12 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings4.82 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings3.44 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Sage HR
3.1
3 Ratings
85% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings2.63 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
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Score 7.1 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
RUN Powered by ADP®Sage HR
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(390 ratings)
8.4
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(35 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(24 ratings)
8.7
(3 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.6
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(36 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.7
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.9
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.5
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.7
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.7
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RUN Powered by ADP®Sage HR
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
RUN Powered by ADP has proven very flexible with creating a salary for certain hourly staff who have repeating hours so hours do not have to be input each payroll. Also, some staff earn pto like full time staff though they do not work full time. Creating these categories, inputting and tracking is easy. Separating the hours worked from the pto area would make things more clear.
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Sage
Keeping an accurate time off calendar, with specific buckets, is extremely important. It has helped my company grow without having to manage things in Excel. Also, implementing an annual review process by using CakeHR has been very clean and transparent with my employees. This also allows me to see year over year. In years past, we used Word or a Jotform which made it challenging to pull up years past.
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Pros
ADP
  • Payroll - special categories, pay circumstances, and tracking.
  • Onboarding - the ease of getting your team in the know.
  • Workers Compensation - not having to do the reconciliation!
  • State specific mandatory training for our staff - done through the APP!
  • Record keeping - tracking PLAWA, Vacations.
  • The many ways you can stay connected - the Podcasts, Advisory Circle, and webinars are fabulous.
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Sage
  • Employee self service - the apps and desktops GUIs are very intuitive.
  • Leave management - this manages itself through the app and system, saves lots of admin.
  • Customization - you can tailor the system more and more to suit your specific needs.
  • Updates and Customer Service - the CakeHR team gave dedicated a lot of time to bring out weekly updates and systems improvements which shows they are dedicated to making this a great product - the fact that they were bought by Se recently is also testament to their ongoing mission.
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Cons
ADP
  • When processing bonuses, it would be nice to have a NET pay selection, in addition to the GROSS pay selection.
  • I receive WAY too many emails asking me to purchase additional services, including some that we already have through ADP.
  • I receive(d) daily requests for our Section 125 Compliance documentation, which I sent over four times to each different individual who requested them. ADP "mentioned" they'd charge us $350 for this compliance plan, even though we have it and proved it by submitting the "required submission" of the policy multiple times. It's very frustrating, and it causes me to worry about (A), the validity of the request and (B) ADP's recordkeeping, since they can't keep up with the document I've sent multiple times.
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Sage
  • Some features available in other HR products have not been available in Cake in the past (Performance, ATS), however, these are being rolled out now.
  • The user experience for the Admin interface is not completely intuitive.
  • Overall look and feel could be updated one day.
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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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Sage
No answers on this topic
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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Sage
payroll process is good Sage HR - web version gives good demographic data uploading to Super portal is good uploading to ATO portal is good giving various reports to Managers is good
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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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Sage
No answers on this topic
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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Sage
No answers on this topic
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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Sage
Customer support is amazing. There are times I post a question and I don't get back to support. They will always follow-up with an email to make sure our questions are answered. I even had a call with Julianna who was wonderful and very personable. You definitely get a level us service that exceeds most companies. Keep up the good work CakeHR.
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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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Sage
No answers on this topic
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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Sage
No answers on this topic
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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Sage
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ADP
RUN Powered by ADP® is stronger than QuickBooks Online for payroll and HR because it offers advanced HR tools (job postings, compliance support, employee handbooks), friendly, extended hours live support, and integration with numerous platforms. QuickBooks focuses mainly on payroll/accounting, while ADP provides broader HR capabilities, scalability, and compliance expertise along with extensive training.
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Sage
Bamboo is more versatile for large enterprises where as Sage HR is better for smaller/mid-size businesses. Both systems have very similar features and functionality. Sage HR has great tools for companies with multiple locations which has benefitted us in tracking employees' time, resources, and performance. Both have similar customer service and it really comes down to what features you are wanting to focus on as a business.
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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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Sage
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
ADP
  • I will say ADP in general is not cheap, I think the cost to implement and use RUN Powered by ADP® is higher than some of the other products out there
  • I like the fact that RUN Powered by ADP® can handle payroll deductions for other vendors easily (401k, Insurance plans)
  • Wish we would use RUN Powered by ADP® more when it comes to job costing - trying to determine if a job we are managing is profitable or not
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Sage
  • Saved me lots of admin time with employee self service.
  • I can run this system by myself for over 100 employees so no need to hire extra staff to manage.
  • Easy performance management allows the business to review and appraise employees and make everything more efficient (cost and time).
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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

Sage HR Screenshots

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