ADP Streamline Payroll vs. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Streamline Payroll
Score 7.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
ADP Streamline is a payroll and benefits administration offering specifically for companies with multi-national / global employees.N/A
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is a widely-used accounting package designed for small to mid-sized businesses. It is the top of the QuickBooks line. Pricing starts at $3,000 for five users, and goes up depending on the number of additional users. They also offer an Advanced Inventory module for $999 / year.
$1,261
per year
Pricing
ADP Streamline PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Editions & Modules
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Gold
1,261
per year
Platinum
1,522
per year
Gold with Remote Access
1,785.60
per year
Platinum with Remote Access
2,083.20
per year
Diamond
3,060.34
per year
Diamond with Remote Access
3,600.36
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Streamline PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Top Pros
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Features
ADP Streamline PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
8.6
11 Ratings
4% above category average
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
7.9
108 Ratings
6% above category average
Pay calculation9.211 Ratings8.7104 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.37 Ratings7.861 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.010 Ratings8.090 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.011 Ratings7.782 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.87 Ratings7.583 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
7.5
74 Ratings
6% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.857 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.168 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.3
156 Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.3118 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.2154 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.3
173 Ratings
9% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.4148 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.6171 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.1166 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.1
177 Ratings
9% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.8170 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.9169 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.4155 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.0168 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.3155 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings6.577 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.1115 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.757 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings8.093 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.265 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.187 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings6.667 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.432 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.161 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.175 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.9126 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.586 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.383 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.150 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.794 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
7.6
104 Ratings
8% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.1100 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.353 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.366 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings6.850 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.3
129 Ratings
12% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.695 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.6101 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings7.790 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.3114 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.255 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.352 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings8.739 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP Streamline PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(15 ratings)
8.5
(188 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.8
(17 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(11 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(6 ratings)
6.0
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Streamline PayrollQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
For any business looking for a solid and reliable payroll system [ADP Streamline Payroll] is perfect. It is a little expensive but you certainly get what you pay for. It is easy to implement for your business and to get your employees set up. Gathers all of the needed tax documents and payroll stubs easily and makes them accessible.
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Intuit
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is very flexible. When you have made a mistake, most mistakes are fixed easily. This is wonderful if you know what you are doing. If you don't know what you are doing QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise gives the user, the ability to do many things incorrectly. If you are not an accountant, you don't know you are doing it incorrectly. That can be a problem.
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Pros
ADP
  • They actually make the payments to the tax agencies for you, you don't have to manually do that yourself.
  • It does all the calculations of how much to withhold and pay for taxes for everyone.
  • It has certain reports and saves the employee tax information for everyone within the platform.
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Intuit
  • Detailed organization of financial information
  • Several security measures and double check systems to ensure incorrect entries aren't made. This prevents accidental errors and protects the company from fraud.
  • Ease of overall use
  • Reporting can be as detailed or as general as you prefer. Each report allows you to look at the overall picture or access specific details of each aspect of the company financials.
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Cons
ADP
  • Happens rarely, but sometimes Customer Service has to look up an answer. I would prefer they simply upgrade my call to someone who knows the answer.
  • If you are going through a huge company change, let them know ahead of time so you can get a timeline of when changes should and can be done. Implementation of a new company takes considerable time.
  • Offer more LIVE webinars to get more interaction. Listening to webinars, not so exciting and you can't ask questions while you are listening.
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Intuit
  • I would like to see more ways to customize reports and have that process be more user friendly.
  • I would like to see the process of creating year end giving statements be made more user friendly. Since I only do it once a year, I have to figure the process out every year.
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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
Without knowing what the competitors offer I can only give a limited opinion.
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Intuit
We've been using QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions from when the business started, 11 years ago. I don't see us changing programs any time soon as it is working pretty well for us now. It would be extremely time consuming to start from scratch with a new accounting or inventory management program.
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Usability
ADP
So far, ADP Streamline Payroll has provided me accurate computation of my compensation. And never had any problems with it.
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Intuit
QuickBooks provides all staff immediate access to the data in whatever form each person wants it. The balancing on entries prevents incorrect data entry on payables/receivables. Reports are easy to customize and save for future use. The records are easy to audit.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
No answers on this topic
Intuit
They have always been available to meet our needs when we need it. We have had zero complaints with getting the assistance we need.
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Performance
ADP
No answers on this topic
Intuit
QB is a good and reliable system. We probably should have explore the other modules rather that jump in to the conclusion that we needed a new ERP.
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Support Rating
ADP
I give this a 9 rating because the customer support is great. I have had issues that needed to be solved very quickly and they are always so eager to help. They can give you a solution to your problem and if they try everything and still can't, they will connect you with someone that can or will.
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Intuit
Very rare do I call the Quickbooks Enterprise Solutions support staff and I get a customer service associate quickly. On average, my wait time is near an hour, and at times even longer. After spending the first three minutes discussing my problem, they then begin to poke and prod around, sometimes the questions continue. But 80% of the time, the problem is over their head and they have to escalate the issue. The only problem is this escalation arrives usually after spending forty-five minutes poking and proding around but learning nothing. In short, my experience is rarely all that well, let alone great
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In-Person Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
Intuit
It is a very easy system to learn, so with the help it was even easier. QB is a good solid system, but it lacks some of the complexity other systems have. with QB you need to get additional modules to get the same functionality that other systems offer standard
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Online Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
Intuit
easy to learn system, specially with some kind of support. Just like with any other system, things get lot easier if you have guidance to lead you in your search for answers. having said that, QB is very easy to use and very easy to teach. you wont spend much time memorizing where to click.
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Implementation Rating
ADP
No answers on this topic
Intuit
If you're loading QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions onto a computer that you're going to directly log into, you should be able to do it yourself. If you are going to connect to a server through a network or remote connection, you should probably have a professional IT person set it up for you.
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
ADP Streamline Payroll has a great stack for employers looking to provide all of the basic payroll benefits to employees. I think ADP excels with its UX/UI, which is typically a problem for this industry. It's fairly easy to set up and use, compared to other systems. Try it out!
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Intuit
We have selected this product as it is affordoable in terms of pricing and features too. Our clients is geeting lots of benefits by using this product. By using QuickBooks desktop client also manage the information realted to financials and also get the clear picture for the future by using the accounting information from this product.
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Scalability
ADP
No answers on this topic
Intuit
It has worked for our small company in every way. We have very little issues with the software and when we have had problems, Intuit has stepped up and resolved in promptly.
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • ADP Streamline was just a function to us so I can't really say it had a positive or negative effect on our business objectives. We went with Streamline because we already were with ADP. We didn't really shop.
  • Because of the great rep we had we were able to get a more positive response from our German staff to their pay. Before I came on board there were a lot of payroll errors which had an effect on staff morale. With help from the rep we were able to improve our accuracy and pay people correctly.
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Intuit
  • Good value for the price. The initial setup was quick and easy.
  • When properly set up and processes are followed it's decent at managing inventory which is something we had problems with. Have to have a dedicated employee to builds.
  • Rolling up costs in multi-level BOM's is a project each time we have to review costs, it's very time consuming to manually update all assemblies.
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ScreenShots

ADP Streamline Payroll Screenshots

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