ADP SmartCompliance vs. Taxify, by Sovos

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP SmartCompliance
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
ADP SmartCompliance is a tax and regulatory compliance platform for midsize or larger companies using an ERP or non-ADP platform for HR and HRMS services.N/A
Taxify, by Sovos
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Sovos Compliance now offers Taxify, a tax management, processing, and compliance application.N/A
Pricing
ADP SmartComplianceTaxify, by Sovos
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP SmartComplianceTaxify, by Sovos
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing varies based upon modules deployed and features enabled.
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Community Pulse
ADP SmartComplianceTaxify, by Sovos
Features
ADP SmartComplianceTaxify, by Sovos
Type of tax
Comparison of Type of tax features of Product A and Product B
ADP SmartCompliance
7.3
24 Ratings
6% below category average
Taxify, by Sovos
1.0
1 Ratings
154% below category average
Sales and Use Taxes6.816 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Cross-border Taxes7.415 Ratings1.01 Ratings
VAT / GST Taxes7.74 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Energy and Fuel Taxes7.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Tax Reporting & Compliance
Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Product A and Product B
ADP SmartCompliance
7.4
82 Ratings
6% below category average
Taxify, by Sovos
1.0
1 Ratings
155% below category average
Geolocation for Tax Assessment6.627 Ratings00 Ratings
3rd-Party Software Integrations6.650 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Tax Data Reporting7.879 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Compliance Administration Management8.069 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Tax Exemption Processing8.435 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Tax Document Management7.471 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Complex Tax Scenario Management6.852 Ratings00 Ratings
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ADP SmartCompliance
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
ADP SmartComplianceTaxify, by Sovos
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(165 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.1
(39 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.2
(45 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
7.1
(16 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.9
(16 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(44 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.7
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.4
(31 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.7
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.6
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.0
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.7
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.5
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP SmartComplianceTaxify, by Sovos
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
ADP SmartCompliance reduces a great deal of the strain on our department by easily remaining compliant. Particularly with several state and federal demands, payroll compliance can quickly become a struggle; ADP helps us keep all requests and court paperwork in one place. I appreciate how it automates reporting, garnishments, and tax returns to free us from constant concern over missing deadlines or making calculation mistakes. Knowing that things are being correctly handled gives peace of mind, saves time, and lowers double work. With everything being tracked and recorded, it helps reduce back-and-forth while handling notices.
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Sovos Compliance
I would not recommend this software/solution. For the price they quote, I would look into other solutions as their software never fully supported our business and the filings were incorrect for years without resolution from customer serv. Their Resale Cert platform also lacked credibility- I suggest, look into other solutions to better support your filings.
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Pros
ADP
  • Allows you to submit for tax jurisdiction setup
  • Has a dashboard to indicate if any tax filings for the quarter are at risk and what the problem might be
  • Has a great layout of all your payroll processing invoices
  • Allows you to download copies of the tax filings ADP does on your behalf
  • Allows you to submit tax notices directly within the site
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Sovos Compliance
  • veratax download
  • ticket system is average
  • average communication from rep via email
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Cons
ADP
  • Local Tax Help - Mainly PA employees. I wish there was an easier way to see that we have the employees setup correctly.
  • Tickets not in emails - What I mean is that they have a ticket system so that you can talk to your account manager, but there is no easy way to then pull up those tickets like you would if it were in emails. Sometimes we want to see how we handled something before and it gets tricky.
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Sovos Compliance
  • in my opinion, customer service could improve
  • in my opinion, implementation could be better to ensure accurate reporting
  • in my opinion, better rep support and pricing for smaller term contracts
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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
ADP displays value continuously by automating compliance processes, reducing risk, and saving time. It ensures that tax filings are accurate, efficient notice management, and seamless integration with payroll systems, which minimizes penalties and manual work. The platforms reliability and strong support make it essential for maintaining compliance within our company and department
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Sovos Compliance
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Usability
ADP
For the most part, one can get in and learn how to navigate the system by just clicking on one of the suject areas. If you have a good clientrepresentative, they will inform you of new features/functionality and give you a quick demo. This is helpful for one to go back in and navigate to learn how it works and usefulness.
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Sovos Compliance
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
Availability is good, with only one or two instances of not being able to access the system at all which were quickly fixed. Some features do not work correctly from time to time, such as the "Help" function or the "Sync" function.
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Sovos Compliance
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Performance
ADP
If ADP is having issues, they communicate the problem within the solution once you log in. They also communicate that the issue will be fixed promptly. Reports run efficiently and in a reasonable amount of time. Also, the reports allow for various reporting types to be produced like a PDF or a Microsoft Excel file.
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Sovos Compliance
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Support Rating
ADP
As mentioned in the last comment, everyone and everything has been great. However sometimes you get one person that I feel can bring a score down and the current dedicated tax representative I have I do not feel is very supportive.
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Sovos Compliance
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In-Person Training
ADP
Exceptional Training Services Received during and after our Build . The teams of ADP Professionals assisted on a daily basis with tight deadlines and testing, each day , each Qtr. and annual processes including setting up local and State agencies for the 50 State we are reporting since our Workday go live 4/1/23. The process was seamless.
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Sovos Compliance
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Online Training
ADP
Online training give us more flexible on timing. We always have a pack schedule and not able to attend training in person. Online training with recording is a good source for us especially we can review it again and again. The down side is we are unable ask question in person
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Sovos Compliance
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Implementation Rating
ADP
I wasn't too hands on with integration portion of this product so I can't completely give an honest answer to that. I have been told that the training improves alot for each individual as they go through the process and it improves success. These individuals are able to do alot more than me in regards to implementation.
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Sovos Compliance
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
We reviewed MasterTax and Ceridian before selecting ADP's Employment Tax four years ago. ADP SmartCompliance was selected because it was thought that this solution would save us time and resources. We have since revisited MasterTax and have looked at Asure as well. These companies offer more control and require more manual intervention before returns are filed and payments made as a tradeoff.
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Sovos Compliance
We picked Taxify, by Sovos based on original contract price- would not recommend this as well as (with all the issues we have been experiencing) would rather spend the money and time on Avalara. When we asked for a 1 yr contract to limp along for the year, the price was quoted for about $70K which was triple our original agreement.
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Scalability
ADP
ADP has the ability to scale across departments. This was found to be true when we rolled out the wage payment solution. ADP users are able to view their pay stubs on their phones and/or computers. This wage payment portal offers W2 storage and paystub storage for access at any time by an employee.
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Sovos Compliance
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • we were able to outsource our garnishments, so that the bulk task it handled by someone else.
  • we have been able to process tickets quicker for missing deposits can we can see if the payment was sent back from the bank.
  • we are able to fund our final pay payments more efficiently and quicker
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Sovos Compliance
  • manual work to get accurate info- increase in manpower & time for accurate submissions
  • increase in time w. rep to fix or address issues without resolution
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