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
Still new to ADP, processed first year end and happy with overall result and timeline.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
A lot of products attempt to please everybody and in the end please nobody. They make their products too complicated and too customizable so they don't really work well, they lack structure. ADP has experience and support, it gives you just enough ability to create your own …
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ADP Workforce Now offers more custom modules that provide an excellent workflow, where as Synerion doesn't.
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ADP Workforce Now has greater integration possibilities, scheduling and data management capabilities than Payworks. ADP Workforce Now is better designed for businesses with more complex needs. I have found ADP's customer service more responsive and better informed to help …
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Great system and easy to use by employees for payroll and time off but too many functions to master easily. Don't want to call ADP for support every time I need assistance.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Price, user experience, user interface, all in one system, customization, on-boarding and payroll. ADP customization with user fields, employment profile and automation of employment changes, on-boarding and off-boarding.
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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.
Features
ADP Workforce Now
Human Resource Management
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ADP Workforce Now
7.8
1072 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data8.4947 Ratings
Employment history8.3988 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.2938 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.5964 Ratings
Organizational charting7.2676 Ratings
Organization and location management7.6740 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.1680 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
8.0
1085 Ratings
2% below category average
Pay calculation8.91045 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.8414 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.1336 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.5825 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.01032 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.3813 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.5498 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
8.0
890 Ratings
2% below category average
Approval workflow7.7810 Ratings
Balance details8.1844 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.1686 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.8
1064 Ratings
5% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.41026 Ratings
Update personal information8.41015 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0819 Ratings
Employee recognition6.5386 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
29% 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
988 Ratings
10% below category average
Report builder7.6971 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.2966 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.7575 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.3
150 Ratings
9% below category average
New hire portal7.6146 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.9118 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.9
335 Ratings
15% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.0261 Ratings
Individual goal setting6.7313 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility6.8258 Ratings
Performance tracking7.0308 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.5
432 Ratings
19% below category average
Performance plans6.6389 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.3332 Ratings
Review status tracking6.2392 Ratings
Review reminders7.0408 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.5341 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
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ADP Workforce Now
5.8
445 Ratings
29% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.0389 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.7381 Ratings
Publish to Social Media4.7305 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.0341 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings
Applicant Tracking6.8384 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.0404 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce Now
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(1123 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(83 ratings)
Usability
2.5
(80 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
6.4
(494 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(9 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.5
(34 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.8
(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
The ease in which you can process payroll and year end (T4s). Ability to maintain payroll - enter upcoming changes (e.g. pay raises for a certain date) ahead of time. While we don't use it in my current company, in past ones the time & attendance integration with timesheets is fabulous. Our company uses a 3rd party scheduling & timesheet platform which also integrates with one click but is a little more work to maintain time off balances within ADP Workforce Now. We use the 3rd party platform (Evolia) for scheduling and timesheets as the management here wanted the ability to see salaried employees on site, have a chat feature, and some self-management on the employee side with the ability to swap shifts.
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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
Kelly La Rosa and Brian McLaughlin have been exceptional partners over the last few years and a tremendous source of support in my role. They are consistently solution‑oriented, highly responsive, and proactive in identifying opportunities to improve our processes. Both regularly brought forward thoughtful recommendations, including suggestions for new ADP products that aligned well with our evolving needs. Their expertise, reliability, and genuine commitment to client success have made a meaningful impact on my work and on our overall experience with ADP.
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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
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.
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Scalability
ADP
We have several departments that utilize the reporting, utilize the timecards and the system. We also have self service that is nice for all of our employees. This system allows us to designate what each group can see, and what employees can change, or who can clock in and out offsite
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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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ADP Workforce Now Screenshots

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