ADP Workforce Now

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Workforce Now
Score 7.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
ADP Workforce Now is a cloud-based HR platform for mid-sized businesses. It features customizable modules of various HR services that businesses can tailor to their specific needs, as well as regulatory monitoring and alerts to help businesses remain compliant.N/A
Pricing
ADP Workforce Now
Editions & Modules
Essential
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Enhanced
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Complete
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HR Pro
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Payroll Essentials
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HR Plus
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Hiring Advantage
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Performance Plus
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Workforce Now
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequired
Additional DetailsPlease contact ADP for a product demo and ask about a hands-on "test drive" of Workforce Now.
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Community Pulse
ADP Workforce Now
Considered Both Products
ADP Workforce Now
Chose ADP Workforce Now
The 100% error free payroll each pay period has been PRICELESS compared to other payroll providers we have used.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now is hands-down much more user-friendly with more functionality than Paylocity. Reporting is also much easier and better on ADP Workforce Now. Integrations, much more fluid on ADP Workforce Now.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
From the very beginning, we’ve felt completely confident in every step of our journey with ADP Workforce Now. The clarity and guidance we’ve received have been immaculate, and at no point have we ever felt confused or unsure of what the next steps were. The communication has …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
I also used UltiPro (way back -- it didn't even appear in dropdown). Recommend ADP Workforce Now above all others. Paycor and Paycom were both very clunky. I even helped implement Paycom and could never get it to work how the business needed it to.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Dayforce was used for a previous acquisition. We only used it for a few months, but I was so glad we didn't need to continue using it. It was not an easy platform to use at the time. Not sure if it has gotten any better since we were required to use it.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now is a mature player with many customers, which means issues tend to be well-documented, patches distributed, and there is institutional support for keeping things running. Because many core needs (payroll, benefits, HR, compliance) are bundled, often there is …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
We are seriously considering moving to Paylocity due to challenges with labor allocations in ADP Workforce Now. Currently, it’s difficult to preview payroll reports when labor allocations are applied. The system breaks down the payroll register by employee and allocation, but …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Paycor was just not as developed. They are smaller and do not have the same/as many features.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now has a more robust reporting program, ADP has better hours for customer service, and was much easier to learn. I have used both Paycom and Paychex and both came with little to no training, and was a pain to learn. The reporting was less than desirable. ADP was …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
I guess I'm biased toward ADP Workforce Now as I have only used PeopleSoft for payroll processing, but more than 15 years ago.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Workforce provides more resources for us as an employer.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
This company is fairly new and prior used a payroll system that was part of the financial package with a vendor that was in the long-term care industry. The system didn't have an HRIS or any of the other products implemented. We have come a long way in 10 years with ADP.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
We stayed with ADP because it was what we were familiar with and were out of time to make a change at this point in the year for implementation before the new year. They also offered us a deal that couldn't be beat by the other companies at this time.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP works better- user friendly. The reporting is the main reason I prefer ADP over UKG. There is simply no comparison! ADP make is easy to pull information you need in no time at all. I felt like with UKG you needed to be a pro at building reports. Hands down ADP is better
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now was a huge step up. Our employees and managers have a lot more visibility.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now is simpler than workday. Workday can act up sometime but ADP is mostly sane.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Very comparable items. UKG seems to have better reports to build. More customizable dashboard for employees. As of right now, the customer service is quicker. ADP Workforce Now is widely known and therefore more people seem comfortable with it.
I do hate when a new hire has …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP offers a more robust catalogue of solutions, making it a true HRIS system as opposed to other solutions, such as Gusto or QuickBooks. Both are great for payroll processing and QuickBooks for enhanced accounting support, but neither is an HRIS system that allows you to …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now stacks up pretty well however Paycom seems like it would be a lot easier to navigate and use. All the data is centralized in one platform section making searching and setting up a lot easier. Compared to ADP Workforce Now if you search in one area for data and …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
I used Humanity for scheduling and organization communication. I found it to be a better system for those needs than similar uses in ADP.
Features
ADP Workforce Now
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.7
1058 Ratings
5% below category average
Employee demographic data8.3935 Ratings
Employment history8.1974 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1924 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6951 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4666 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7731 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.9673 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.9
1069 Ratings
3% below category average
Pay calculation8.71030 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.5408 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.9321 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.5817 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.71017 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.3800 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.5488 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.9
875 Ratings
3% below category average
Approval workflow7.7797 Ratings
Balance details7.9829 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.1673 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.7
1050 Ratings
6% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.21013 Ratings
Update personal information8.21003 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.9811 Ratings
Employee recognition6.5382 Ratings
View job history7.732 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.0
12 Ratings
28% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets6.012 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.8
974 Ratings
11% below category average
Report builder7.6957 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.1952 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.6569 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.2
142 Ratings
10% below category average
New hire portal7.5138 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.8112 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.1
329 Ratings
12% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.1255 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.0307 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.1252 Ratings
Performance tracking7.2302 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.4
426 Ratings
21% below category average
Performance plans6.6383 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.3328 Ratings
Review status tracking6.0386 Ratings
Review reminders6.9402 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.4335 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.0
7 Ratings
26% below category average
Create succession plans/pools5.86 Ratings
Candidate ranking5.86 Ratings
Candidate search6.37 Ratings
Candidate development6.26 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.0
438 Ratings
24% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.1383 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.9374 Ratings
Publish to Social Media5.3300 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.1336 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings
Applicant Tracking6.8378 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.3399 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce Now
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(1123 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.4
(83 ratings)
Usability
2.7
(80 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(494 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(9 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.6
(34 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.6
(785 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.2
(8 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
6.1
(8 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Workforce Now
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
During COVID, ADP Workforce Now was great about keeping up with changing laws and regulations. They built reports that helped us apply for PPP loans and then later apply for forgiveness. Webinars and other training avenues were well constructed, accurate, and informative. We were all at a loss together and having a partner who ensured the legal side was met was one less worry. They can easily do the day-to-day compliance and regulatory things. COVID highlighted how quickly it could be done.
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Pros
ADP
  • HRIS that is personalized for the employee and addresses DE&I needs.
  • Payroll, of course! The system addresses all needs, such as deductions, additional pay, premium OT, and shift differentials.
  • Onboarding is an excellent way to stay in compliance and have all documents completed.
  • Tax and Banking and resolution to any issues.
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Cons
ADP
  • Customized pre-process payroll reports (Limited on pre-process payroll reports)
  • Labor Allocation (Allocations make payroll reporting very hard to review and find any errors )
  • Recruiting (ATS is very basic)
  • Geofencing (should be able to change shape rather than a circle)
  • Pay Classes (should be able to change at Practitioner level rather than reach out to support)
  • Cookies and Cache have to be cleared on a regular basis
  • Only able to see employee documents/acknowledgements one at a time in the employee file
  • Timecards can only be managed/viewed by 1 person
  • Timeoff emails do not have a link
  • Cost per payroll - not just monthly fee so cost with off cycle payrolls
  • Separate I9 step not needed - during onboarding - 2nd Everify step
  • ADP Workforce Now does not pull in allowances for Houly employees into payroll ONLY Salaried employees
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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
Due to the lack of support from the sales and service center we are looking at other options outside of ADP. Again it is a good system, it just lacks the support it deserves from the company employees. It is just unimaginable that you will need to reach out to a service provider several times for the same issue and not get it resolved.
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Usability
ADP
I would give it a 10 however I do not like when ADP does facelifts in Workforce Now which does not add any value other than having to relearn navigation. I am also not a big fan of being forced to refer to the Bridge. We have Google which gives the same results. If I understood the answer I would not contact our Account Rep.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
ADP outages are very rare
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Performance
ADP
Overall, I think the functionality of the program works pretty well. Sometimes, certain browsers do not work well for the policy function of ADP, but that is the only issue thus far
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Support Rating
ADP
this is my only down side of ADP, they dont transfer you around a lot (Good) and try to tackle the issue right there, but the english barrier is sometimes a huge brick that stands in the way, and can result in the wrong outcome. There has been times I have asked for someone else as I thought it was getting done wrong, and was still able to get the assistance I needed, just took me explaining it twice
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In-Person Training
ADP
In-person training was pretty good - I think this significantly depends on the trainer. Our trainer was really good and showed what ADP can do - but I know that all trainers are not the same - and this truly makes such as difference. Overall, our training went pretty well.
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Online Training
ADP
At the time training was not as expansive as it is now. If it could go wrong it did for me so the process was difficult and lengthy. I needed to have more in person walkthroughs of things to ensure the transition was done correctly. Not sure what else I can say, we were part of the initial move to Workforce Now when it was introduced.
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Implementation Rating
ADP
Either assign more than one specialist to the implementation process, or assign less clients to the implementation specialist. The process requires attention to detail and the ability to test and re-test as well as verify the information. It also requires a lot of back and forth between the client ant the implementation specialist, so they need to be readily available during the whole implementation process.
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
They pale compared to ADP because they each have broken systems that do not flow from beginning to end. Another system is required to support all of the functions needed to process payroll. That puts too much on me, the person, instead of the system. We should work smarter, not harder.
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Scalability
ADP
We have been able to grow with ADP from just a few hundred employees to over 10,000 so it's actually very scalable for payroll usage. We do not use the benefits and onboarding offerings for most of our employees but they are built to scale easily enough for when our corporate team has over 1,000 FTE.
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • ADP WorkforceNow has provided a positive ROI for our company. It has saved me countless hours in the time I used to spend preparing reports, managing benefits, and annual enrollment, recruitment tracking, and much more.
  • The integration with Payscale has allowed our company to take every position in our organization and benchmark it to industries and job titles. This has allowed us to be more competitive on recruitment and retention.
  • We have used the new DE&I dashboard to provide valuable information on the landscape of our workforce, as well as areas of our organization that may not be as diverse.
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ScreenShots

ADP Workforce Now Screenshots

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