ADP Workforce Now vs. TalentLMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Workforce Now
Score 7.8 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
TalentLMS
Score 6.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
TalentLMS is an LMS built for training success, presented as fully customizable and easy to manage, so that teams embrace training while feeling right at home. It is used to provide the right training to any team and every use, while giving expert guidance and support every step of the way.
$89
per month 1-20 users
Pricing
ADP Workforce NowTalentLMS
Editions & Modules
Essential
Contact sales team
Enhanced
Contact sales team
Complete
Contact sales team
HR Pro
Contact sales team
Payroll Essentials
Contact sales team
HR Plus
Contact sales team
Hiring Advantage
Contact sales team
Performance Plus
Contact sales team
Core
$69
per month (billed yearly)
Grow
$109
per month (billed yearly)
Pro
$139
per month (billed yearly)
Enterprise (Custom plan)
Custom
annual plan Starts at 1000 users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Workforce NowTalentLMS
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlease contact ADP for a product demo and ask about a hands-on "test drive" of Workforce Now.Users can stay on the Forever Free plan and upgrade, or downgrade or cancel at any time. Monthly pricing also available.
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Features
ADP Workforce NowTalentLMS
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.6
1024 Ratings
4% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.1903 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.2939 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.8892 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.4918 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting6.7642 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.6704 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4650 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.8
1036 Ratings
3% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.5997 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.1390 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.7295 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.9798 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.6985 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.6770 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.3470 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.6
846 Ratings
7% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Approval workflow7.8768 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.5800 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.5648 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.9
1016 Ratings
3% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.1979 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.5969 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.1783 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition7.0366 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history7.732 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.0
12 Ratings
27% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.9
945 Ratings
10% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Report builder7.2928 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.4924 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.1551 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.0
116 Ratings
14% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
New hire portal7.4112 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.592 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.9
310 Ratings
3% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting8.0239 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.0290 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.7237 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9283 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.3
402 Ratings
9% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.3361 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2309 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.5366 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.2379 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.2314 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.0
7 Ratings
28% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools5.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking5.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search6.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development6.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.7
421 Ratings
16% below category average
TalentLMS
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management7.5366 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.1358 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.9287 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.2321 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.0362 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3383 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
TalentLMS
8.2
46 Ratings
0% below category average
Course authoring00 Ratings7.830 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings7.430 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings7.227 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings9.340 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings9.745 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings8.838 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings9.345 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings6.620 Ratings
Gamification00 Ratings6.922 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings8.223 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce NowTalentLMS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(1091 ratings)
8.5
(46 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(82 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
5.1
(79 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.9
(465 ratings)
8.9
(39 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.3
(34 ratings)
8.4
(23 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.4
(753 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.2
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
6.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Workforce NowTalentLMS
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
If you are looking to automate processes and have the system handle administrative, boring tasks this is the system for you. They are continuing to evolve and are coming out with improvements constantly. Have a suggestion on an improvement they will listen and consider implementing.
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Epignosis
TalentLMS is user-friendly enough for someone new to LMS management can get a site up and running in a relatively quick manner. It is rather intuitive to operate. My needs have been a rather small scale of 400 learners and TalentLMS more than meets the need to produce a professional-looking and operational website to send customers and staff. The point here is that although I do not know how well it can be up-scaled, it certainly delivers for small to medium organizations to need to get content online
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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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Epignosis
  • Hosting online and blended learning.
  • Providing a variety of reports.
  • Seamlessly integrating with Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
  • Communicating with learners within the platform.
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Cons
ADP
  • I would like it if better communication was sent out about new product updates. Sometimes, I go into a screen and things are different and I have to relearn it on the fly.
  • Editing the mobile app - I would like it if what is shown on the desktop version was automatically on the app. WAY more of my employees use the app, but I put the most important information on the desktop version because it is easier to update.
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Epignosis
  • Email notifications have arbitrary limits on what information can be included. For example, you cannot include the user password in any notification email regarding course enrollment, group enrollment, etc.
  • Notification emails are not sent out in a reasonable time frame. Sometimes, it takes over 20 minutes for a new user to get their registration email.
  • It would be nice to get reports in the base domain containing customer user fields from various branches.
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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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Epignosis
We have not had any problems with TalentLMS. It has worked well for all of our employees.
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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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Epignosis
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
ADP
ADP outages are very rare
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Epignosis
No answers on this topic
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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Epignosis
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ADP
I have contacted support multiple times and have always been happy with the results. ADP's support staff is always helpful and makes easy work of solving problems. I love my Payroll Account Manager, as well as my Enhanced Time Account Manager.
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Epignosis
Quick answer, comprehensive, and customized. I sent an email with multiple questions and feedback about their new UI, and the agent addressed all of them directly and honestly no sugar-coating and no call center lingo. Most questions can also be addressed directly in their UI with a really good help center widget.
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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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Epignosis
No answers on this topic
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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Epignosis
No answers on this topic
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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Epignosis
Implementation was relatively easy. When we set up a second branch, we needed a little help. But the support area is well-detailed. My clients had no experience with an LMS and their digital skills were limited. We had a long way to go. Nevertheless, it was relatively easy. It was rather quick!
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
Although this SAS takes longer to perform the everyday functions related to payroll and HR data input, the difference in this software and our previous software is like night and day. We were on a very old server platform and had too many issues with continuous need for backup.
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Epignosis
Both are good, but the pricing and general value proposition of Talent LMS are better than Trainual in my opinion. Trainual is a bit more modern and cleaner looking from a user interface perspective, but it comes at a higher cost. Both platforms provide very similar features in the way of general functionality and user experience, but Talent LMS wins because of its better pricing model.
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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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Epignosis
No answers on this topic
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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Epignosis
  • Managers have used this internally to get new employees up to speed and trained faster. It's a great onboarding tool.
  • Externally, we help our customers better self-serve when they understand the software they are using. This reduces calls to Customer Support.
  • We've used training as an added incentive for our customers to maintain a higher level of service, resulting in increased ARR.
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ScreenShots

ADP Workforce Now Screenshots

Screenshot of ADP Workforce Now: a simple and complete human capital management solutionScreenshot of Benchmarking by ADP DataCloud: an application with an extensive data set ... available to ADP Workforce Now clientsScreenshot of ADP Workforce Now clients can equip their employees with the ADP Mobile self-service app

TalentLMS Screenshots

Screenshot of TalentLMS' learner view of a courseScreenshot of TalentLMS' training matrix reportsScreenshot of TalentLMS's AI-powered Content CreatorScreenshot of the TalentLMS dashboardScreenshot of the TalentLMS Mobile App, available via App Store and Google Play