RUN Powered by ADP® vs. TriNet

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
TriNet
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.N/A
Pricing
RUN Powered by ADP®TriNet
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RUN Powered by ADP®TriNet
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
RUN Powered by ADP®TriNet
Considered Both Products
RUN Powered by ADP®
Chose RUN Powered by ADP®
We selected RUN Powered by ADP because it was much more efficient to run bi-weekly payrolls and were having customer service issues with the prior vendor.
TriNet
Chose TriNet
TriNet is great for clients who have employees in multiple state and need the entire PEO package to manage their HR and payroll needs.
Features
RUN Powered by ADP®TriNet
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
TriNet
8.0
769 Ratings
2% below category average
Pay calculation9.5349 Ratings8.2744 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.6104 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.1254 Ratings7.8262 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.8161 Ratings8.3753 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.6339 Ratings8.4701 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.8266 Ratings8.1621 Ratings
Reimbursement management5.138 Ratings7.4383 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
TriNet
7.4
713 Ratings
9% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.8506 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.2539 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.5512 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.4601 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings6.8420 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.1449 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.8567 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
TriNet
7.0
501 Ratings
15% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.4417 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings6.7480 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings6.8391 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
TriNet
7.4
751 Ratings
10% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.4728 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.1743 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.3636 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings5.9230 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.4562 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
-
Ratings
TriNet
1.0
1 Ratings
155% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
TriNet
7.0
633 Ratings
7% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.0546 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.4600 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.6307 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
TriNet
7.3
618 Ratings
9% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.4617 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.2385 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
TriNet
6.8
114 Ratings
17% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings6.7100 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.8110 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.798 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings6.9109 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
TriNet
6.8
192 Ratings
15% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.7168 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.7157 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings6.7155 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings6.9164 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
TriNet
6.9
90 Ratings
12% below category average
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings6.485 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings6.379 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
RUN Powered by ADP®
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Ratings
TriNet
7.0
129 Ratings
9% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.798 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.682 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.9100 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.1107 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.0115 Ratings
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RUN Powered by ADP®TriNet
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.4 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
PeopleStrong
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
RUN Powered by ADP®TriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(390 ratings)
7.4
(779 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(35 ratings)
8.4
(52 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(24 ratings)
7.6
(676 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(12 ratings)
8.1
(19 ratings)
Performance
9.6
(12 ratings)
7.0
(19 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(36 ratings)
7.3
(760 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.7
(7 ratings)
9.3
(6 ratings)
Online Training
9.3
(5 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.9
(20 ratings)
8.3
(28 ratings)
Configurability
7.5
(9 ratings)
4.3
(12 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
4.2
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(4 ratings)
3.3
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(13 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.7
(8 ratings)
8.2
(16 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.7
(9 ratings)
7.5
(16 ratings)
User Testimonials
RUN Powered by ADP®TriNet
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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TriNet
TriNet is extremely knowledgeable and able to meet a wide variety of needs, such as handling K-1 employees and employees in Hawaii. It's challenging in the sense that pulling reports can result in blocks/barriers based on the number of employees one has.
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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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TriNet
  • Responds quickly and effectively to inquiries through both the chat or phone options.
  • Customizes the payroll approval process to meet our needs.
  • Offers a forum that allows us to connect with other small businesses in the TriNet network to crowdsource recommendations for a range of business issues.
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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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TriNet
  • Time Clock More User Friendly
  • On Staff Admin ability to assist employees is slightly less than I'd like. I don't like being told to have the employee contact for platform issues. I'd like to advocate more for my employees.
  • Expense Reimbursement better integrated with the payroll functionality.
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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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TriNet
This is one stop shopping perse. They provide tools for Benefits and 401k. There reports are easy to read and the support given from Trinet support is awesome. Having everything in one place is best then having multiple places for things. Why change if things are working well? All the information is all there 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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TriNet
The platform is highly intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy to navigate for both admins and employees when handling everyday tasks like payroll processing, benefits enrollment, and HR reporting. The flexibility in HR and payroll features does not require a need for extensive training. The mobile app stands out as amazing, with a great interface that enables quick access to employee related items
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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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TriNet
We had an issue with application errors - took TriNet 5 months to fix it, mean while we had someone manually tracking and keeping up with many requests and questions about the application error which affected time off. When we were all registering for Benefits during open enrollment there were lots of bugs that caused issues with registering for benefits or being able to see what benefits were available
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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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TriNet
For the most part pages load quickly. Working for a software company we understand performance is everything, even a few seconds delay can feel like a lifetime, that being said, we ran into a few times where pages didn't load, information didn't load correctly, and an influx in users (like open enrollment) cause things to slow down
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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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TriNet
The support overall is very good. There seems to be a good number of customer support staff and they are knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with and it almost all cases are able to resolve the question or issue very quickly. My only complaint would be having to wait in some cases as I'm based in the UK and the correct department may not be open 24 hours.
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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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TriNet
it's been awhile, but I recall them being helpful. I got through a lot of it and when I needed help, they can walk me through it over the phone. It's also pretty user friendly in general at a platform. I don't really know what else to type, but they came and helped me in person and also when there was something new, they came and talked to me. They have not done that since with the new model that I hate
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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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TriNet
Since this was already implemented. I have another employee briefly train me. Then Trinet rep gave me some training as needed for things that came up. For one payroll preview report I figured it could be done, but I had asked the rep to be sure. One important training was when there was an employee leaving the company.
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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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TriNet
not applicable as I implementation was done 5 years ago and have no recollection of the details of the process. Above it says to skip question if not involved in the process but it will not allow me to skip it as it states explanation requitred thus making this process extremely frustrating.
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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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TriNet
I liked Rippling's software better than TriNet. However, the pricing on employee benefits was through the roof, and they don't offer many selections/options. If it was a software only decision, I would go with Rippling (the 2.0 version of Zenefits which TriNet offers). However, the software isn't a major need, compared to smooth payroll and benefits that I get from TriNet (and great service). I'm happy at TriNet long term as long as the health insurance rates aren't exhorbinant.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
I was not part of the process
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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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TriNet
We are a small company, do we use it across departments and sites? Yes, we are all remote working, so there are as many sites as there are people. We also have our entire staff using TriNet, so every department from Accounting, Admin, HR, Development, QA, and Management are all using this. Can't say for sure how great the scalability is as we are only about 30 employees
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Professional Services
ADP
No answers on this topic
TriNet
Not sure it was used or not as the implementation was completed before I started working for the company
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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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TriNet
  • We have saved money on benefits and been able to broaden benefit options
  • It has improved our expense tracking processes
  • It has made tracking time off so much easier for both employees and management
  • It has kept us in compliance
  • It has made employee reimbursement much easier
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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