ADP Vantage HCM vs. Paylocity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Vantage HCM
Score 6.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
ADP Vantage HCM is a platform combining HR, payroll, benefits, talent management and time & attendance. ADP promotes dedicated HR representatives to work with businesses.N/A
Paylocity
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Paylocity provides 24/7 access to your online payroll and human resource data management. Paylocity offers highly customizable payroll functionality, as well as HR, benefits administration, and time and talent management programs.N/A
Pricing
ADP Vantage HCMPaylocity
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Vantage HCMPaylocity
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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ADP Vantage HCMPaylocity
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ADP Vantage HCM

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Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity functions outperform ADP in every category.
Chose Paylocity
I really liked Insperity because we had a dedicated service rep who knew our business, and we built a good rapport. I liked ADP because their service reps were knowledgeable.
Chose Paylocity
Against Oracle, Paylocity's effective date system doesn't stand a chance. Plus Oracle has calendars on every screen so you can change the date and view how the data appeared as of the date you put in the system, you could see how the employee file was coded all the way back to …
Chose Paylocity
Against Paycor, Paylocity is a vast improvement in looks, support, functionality and end user ease of use.
Against ADP, it's newer looking and easier to use navigation wise but the calculations and system doesn't run as smoothly as ADP's systems. Dedicated support team of the …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ADP Vantage HCMPaylocity
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
9.2
62 Ratings
15% above category average
Paylocity
7.8
1072 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data9.256 Ratings8.61016 Ratings
Employment history9.059 Ratings8.2980 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.355 Ratings8.0918 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.357 Ratings7.6930 Ratings
Organizational charting9.150 Ratings7.1862 Ratings
Organization and location management9.451 Ratings7.8844 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.344 Ratings7.5722 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
9.4
61 Ratings
16% above category average
Paylocity
8.2
1045 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation9.558 Ratings8.61018 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.239 Ratings7.6497 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.317 Ratings8.6767 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.246 Ratings7.4708 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.460 Ratings9.01014 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.645 Ratings8.2815 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.17 Ratings8.1504 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
9.2
40 Ratings
12% above category average
Paylocity
7.5
883 Ratings
8% below category average
Approval workflow9.339 Ratings7.8785 Ratings
Balance details9.110 Ratings7.3843 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.19 Ratings7.4662 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
9.4
63 Ratings
14% above category average
Paylocity
8.4
1059 Ratings
3% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.163 Ratings8.51029 Ratings
Update personal information9.158 Ratings8.71050 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.448 Ratings8.1843 Ratings
Employee recognition9.721 Ratings8.3756 Ratings
View job history9.547 Ratings8.4902 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
9.9
14 Ratings
22% above category average
Paylocity
7.4
328 Ratings
7% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets9.914 Ratings7.4328 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
8.7
61 Ratings
13% above category average
Paylocity
7.2
974 Ratings
5% below category average
Report builder9.160 Ratings7.2931 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.759 Ratings7.5951 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.241 Ratings6.9600 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
8.9
35 Ratings
10% above category average
Paylocity
8.3
914 Ratings
3% above category average
New hire portal8.433 Ratings8.4908 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.327 Ratings8.2722 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
8.8
19 Ratings
8% above category average
Paylocity
7.8
502 Ratings
4% below category average
Corporate goal setting8.915 Ratings7.8389 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.518 Ratings7.7460 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.515 Ratings7.8343 Ratings
Performance tracking9.417 Ratings7.7465 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
8.7
23 Ratings
9% above category average
Paylocity
7.6
636 Ratings
5% below category average
Performance plans7.822 Ratings7.5575 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.619 Ratings7.5491 Ratings
Review status tracking8.619 Ratings7.6587 Ratings
Review reminders9.119 Ratings7.6592 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.217 Ratings7.7492 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
9.4
13 Ratings
17% above category average
Paylocity
7.5
321 Ratings
6% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.711 Ratings6.9217 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.812 Ratings7.5261 Ratings
Candidate search9.512 Ratings7.9292 Ratings
Candidate development9.512 Ratings7.6238 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Vantage HCM
9.3
25 Ratings
17% above category average
Paylocity
7.9
599 Ratings
1% above category average
Job Requisition Management9.524 Ratings8.0508 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.524 Ratings8.1530 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.720 Ratings7.9416 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.623 Ratings7.9504 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.620 Ratings7.5432 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.924 Ratings8.2551 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.625 Ratings7.9548 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP Vantage HCMPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(66 ratings)
8.1
(1142 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.1
(19 ratings)
8.8
(108 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(17 ratings)
8.2
(73 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(7 ratings)
9.0
(12 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(8 ratings)
9.5
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(24 ratings)
7.3
(98 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
5.1
(8 ratings)
7.8
(12 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.1
(13 ratings)
8.1
(49 ratings)
Configurability
6.1
(7 ratings)
8.2
(9 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(8 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.0
(7 ratings)
7.4
(11 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.7
(7 ratings)
8.4
(11 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.4
(7 ratings)
7.2
(12 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.5
(6 ratings)
8.4
(11 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Vantage HCMPaylocity
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
[ADP Vantage HCM is] great for big organizations with complex processes and who need all the features/functionalities provided by the platform. May not be very suitable for smaller companies who aren't as elaborate in terms of their HR processes and the enterprise licensing costs can be slightly prohibitive. Great for companies looking for plug-and-play solutions which need minimal/no customization off the shelf.
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Paylocity
I would recommend Paylocity to any organization with manual processes that would like to reduce human error and wasted steps. I would also recommend it for an agency that would like to customize its approach to recruitment, performance management, etc. However, I have found it less helpful for our accounting team because we have a complicated grants billing process and constantly struggle to code our labor appropriately to the right grants.
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Pros
ADP
  • User Security Granularity: I can fine-tune access exactly, rather than give someone too little or too much access.
  • Employee Data Security: All of our data is secure and encrypted by ADP. I do not have to manage security beyond keeping users from giving their username and password to someone. The rest is out of sight and out of mind, handled by ADP.
  • Out of the Box Functionality: While we did have to make configuration decisions in implementation, the functions and customizations we make inside of ADP all function from day one and are not affected by security updates, new versions, or patches. With other highly customized products, any update to the stock system poses a threat to functionality. ADP Vantage does exactly what we want it to do, the way we want it, and without being disabled by ongoing life-cycle management by ADP.
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Paylocity
  • compensation plans
  • benefits enhanced
  • payroll--it's robust and relatively easy and straightforward to use
  • Community! this was one we were excited about most to offer folks, as not everyone has company email
  • Customer Service!!!!!!!!! I cannot say enough good things about our experience with our account manager ([...]), and most recently with the person helping with benefit open enrollment ([...]). They have truly made all the difference for our experience.
  • LOVE that Paylocity quarterbacks OE changes for us!!
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Cons
ADP
  • [The] tax setup section needs more work, it is unclear sometimes if we need to set up tax in Smart Compliances or somewhere else, and then the rode to make that tax active and add it to the employee.
  • [The] payroll audit could be more clear and include more data from all adjustments, for example, if there is [a] salary rate change, there [are] not flags to check that in [the] audit section of the payroll.
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Paylocity
  • I would like to see a Community forum that allows users to answer each other's questions to cut down on the need for service tickets.
  • I would like the ability to download the Journal entries out of Paylocity.
  • Not being able to create an excel report of time punches beyond one year from the current date is limiting.
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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
Because we have only been using the system for 5 years, we will continue using this service until our business outgrows the support we need or is unable to meet our needs. we need a system that will integrate with our carriers and well as our general ledger system. We are currently looking for another GL system to fit our needs that will need to integrate with ADPVantage
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Paylocity
We have had many issues with the way our platform was set up at implementation that still continue to plague us. In addition, our benefits, in particular our FSA, have been mis-managed causing a balance due from an employee (and also a lot of work for our accounting and HR team, as well as stress for the employee). Our service rep continues to answer incorrectly on many fronts (original response is usually check out this paylocity article, vs. helping) and recently our COBRA management was mishandled (not adding Dental to a person on Cobra who had requested it). So- all in all...we are not particularly happy w/ Paylocity
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Usability
ADP
It's a great product and the enhancements make it better all the time. I feel there are some areas that are severly lacking attention, such as Garnishments. This area of the product is not user friendly at all and ADP has not made an enhancement here since we went live 2012.
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Paylocity
I find Paylocity to be almost too robust so that its functionalities are sometimes too complex to use. Sometimes it appears that they don't get a user's experience and keep a software developers mindset which doesn't always work well with users that are not at their technical level of expertise. A perfect example is the way the payroll dashboard USED to look compared to the recent update
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
The software just works. I can count on one hand the number of actual outages I have experienced in the last 10 years. We have had slowdowns, where response/processing time was slow, but those too are few and far between. The redundancies and backups they have in place at ADP mean my resources are available all the time. The only reason I say 9 of 10 is because there are times when an update or patch will cause an issue in another part of the system that usually isn't discovered prior to the patch/update's implementation. These have happened several times. The plus side is that these are almost always resolved immediately.
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Paylocity
I can always call the direct number and there is a representative always available to answer questions. I can also email the service desk for Paylocity or my representative and they are pretty quick to respond if we are having issues
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Performance
ADP
Pages do load pretty swiftly, and reports do not take too long. However, I have noticed that most reports become available sooner than some. Which if you are trying to process payroll, it may slow you down and tends to be time consuming when you're in a crunch
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Paylocity
We had some minor hiccups throughout the year but they have all been fixable. Paylocity integrates well with our 401k provider, Principal, and our benefits, OneDigital. It makes it simple to house everything and have it all connected. It doesn't slow anything down to have Principal integrated. It makes it more efficient
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Support Rating
ADP
The support for ADP Vantage HCM is mostly excellent. Sometimes it can be hard to reach an ADP representative that is knowledgeable in whatever area you are having difficulty but for the most part it is very good. For the weaknesses that ADP Vantage HCM has, they almost make up for it with their support teams. If by chance you reach someone who is unable to help, I suggest calling the main help line again and you will reach someone who not only helps with the issue but also walks you through the process and explains it to you.
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Paylocity
Everyone wants immediate assistance. Awaiting a response from an email only to ask 2-3 more questions is time consuming. Within the first six months of setup, I would rather respond back to the instructors who provided me the training in each category of my contract.
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In-Person Training
ADP
My instructor as amazing and very knowledgeable. My instructor kept my attention and made sure that I understood each module before he moved on. No matter how many times I asked a question for clarification, he answered them. I've taken other instructor led training's before, I have to say that ADP made it easy
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Paylocity
I didn't have in-person training, but I'm sure it was just as great as any other training/assistance Paylocity provides. Paylocity customer service is always available. You never have to be on hold and their answers are always accurate and timely. Documents in the help section are helpful as well. My in-person training was conducted y one of our employees who was involved in the initial set-up and training of all employees. She was excellent.
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Online Training
ADP
A lot of set ups vary from company to company so parts of our training we found it difficult to relate it to our processes. They have TONS of training modules available and a streamlined process for what you should complete and when. Would have been helpful to have onsite training for how much one pays for the system.
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Paylocity
The training was live online, but was with a group of other companies. We did not receive any personalized training with our team. Whenever we would ask for training, we would be sent a peak article link or a video. It felt like the reps we dealt with didn't know the answer to the questions.
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Implementation Rating
ADP
It was a great implementation, ADP went above and beyond to ensure it was successful. ADP hosted modeling sessions that included the subject matter experts from all areas. It was helpful that the implementation was all inclusive as we received indepth detail of how each area affects another.
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Paylocity
I had gone through an implementation process of another HR platform (Paycom) in my previous job and was traumatized, it was painful. I was surprised how easy and fast it was with Paylocity, the team was very helpful and set us up for success
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
ADP Vantage was chosen because ADP is best in class for payroll service. They excel in garnishments; they excel in taxes; they excel in payroll delivery; they excel in customer service; they excel in actual payments; Vantage was their latest and greatest payroll processing platform.
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Paylocity
I have processed payroll manually using products such as ADP, Sentric, and Paycor, and Paylocity has towered over these products in terms of accuracy, training, and reporting. I would recommend Paylocity to anyone. As we get closer to using time and labor, I feel confident that Paylocity will provide the same level of excellence as the payroll product.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Include more services in the packages they offer.
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Scalability
ADP
ADP Vantage is able to scale to our needs. As your organization's payroll and time and attendance needs grow, ADP has optional modules (scheduler, HR, ect.) that can be purchased. The basic reporting and metrics are nice add-ons.
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Paylocity
Our main function for Paylocity is payroll, data insights for employee working hours and onboarding. This has been a very reliable source for us for these functions. Payroll has been extremely easy to do using Paylocity. The onboarding process is very simple for new hires and makes the process run smooth. It is easy to find the information you are looking for while on Paylocity.
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Professional Services
ADP
No answers on this topic
Paylocity
Support is quick and proffessional
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • Positive - saving the admins time by allowing EE's to access their own information.
  • Positive - Managers being able to use Vantage easily to manage their employees.
  • Negative - would probably be when the system gives you errors randomly that are not true errors. Once you refresh the page or log out and back in then the error does not come up. Not sure if this has to do with connection as well.
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Paylocity
  • We went from PAPER payroll processing to Paylocity - this has been a major money saver for us.
  • We now have clean data on approving raises, bonus payments, and other employee changes. When we do our annual audit, we can pull clean reports to reconcile payments.
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ScreenShots

ADP Vantage HCM Screenshots

Screenshot of Pay group SelectionScreenshot of Screenshot of Myself Dashboard:
Self-service views empower your people to take charge of their employee experience.Screenshot of Admin Custom Content:
Deep but simple configuration, easily yet precisely tailored to current or future needs.Screenshot of ADP Mobile App: Highly rated on the App Store
View your pay and much more anytime and virtually anywhere.

Paylocity Screenshots

Screenshot of a view of real-time employee data and performance metrics used to uncover and analyze trends. This creates an impactful understanding of the business, increase retention, understand labor costs, and plan for changes.Screenshot of where to automate manual processes with Paylocity's self-serve automation engine, Workflows. Users can implement routines for time-consuming manual tasks.Screenshot of where to manage and comply with employment law. Paylocity's HR Compliance solution helps users to stay on track and view important employee compliance items, from Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), healthcare, and compensation.Screenshot of how Paylocity Recruiting can automate hiring processes. amplify outreach, showcase a company's culture, and build stronger candidate connections to swiftly fill positions.Screenshot of recognition and rewards in Paylocity.