ADP Workforce Now vs. HR Suite by HR Cloud

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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Core HR provides users with the ability to access employee information anywhere via the cloud. Users can also track and analyze employee pay and performance across the entire workforce.N/A
Pricing
ADP Workforce NowHR Suite by HR Cloud
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Workforce NowHR Suite by HR Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredRequired
Additional DetailsPlease contact ADP for a product demo and ask about a hands-on "test drive" of Workforce Now.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ADP Workforce NowHR Suite by HR Cloud
Considered Both Products
ADP Workforce Now
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP beats SAP for ease of use without a question. When it comes to Ultimate I prefer their ability to actually look at an employee's check and make corrections to ADP's batch setup, but ADP's reports are easier to utilize than Ultimate's. PeopleSoft is on a whole other …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Compared to SAP, Workforce Now is very simple to use. However, I am missing some of the features that SAP had.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Adp was much more competitive and offers all the features we needed.
HR Suite by HR Cloud

No answer on this topic

Features
ADP Workforce NowHR Suite by HR Cloud
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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
9.3
3 Ratings
14% above category average
Employee demographic data8.3935 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Employment history8.1974 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1924 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6951 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Organizational charting7.3666 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7731 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.9673 Ratings8.53 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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
9.4
3 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation8.81030 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.6408 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.9321 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.5817 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.81017 Ratings7.93 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.3800 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.5488 Ratings9.53 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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
8.9
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Approval workflow7.7797 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Balance details7.9829 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.1673 Ratings10.03 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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
9.2
3 Ratings
11% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.31013 Ratings7.62 Ratings
Update personal information8.21003 Ratings10.03 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.9811 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Employee recognition6.5382 Ratings9.03 Ratings
View job history7.732 Ratings10.03 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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets6.012 Ratings9.02 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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
9.0
3 Ratings
17% above category average
Report builder7.6957 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.1952 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.6569 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.2
142 Ratings
10% below category average
HR Suite by HR Cloud
9.3
3 Ratings
15% above category average
New hire portal7.6138 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.8112 Ratings9.53 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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
9.4
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.1255 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Individual goal setting6.9307 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.1252 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance tracking7.2302 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.5
426 Ratings
19% below category average
HR Suite by HR Cloud
8.7
3 Ratings
10% above category average
Performance plans6.6383 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.3328 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Review status tracking6.0386 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Review reminders6.9402 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.5335 Ratings7.92 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
HR Suite by HR Cloud
8.5
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Create succession plans/pools5.86 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Candidate ranking5.86 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Candidate search6.37 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Candidate development6.26 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
5.9
438 Ratings
26% below category average
HR Suite by HR Cloud
9.2
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.1383 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.8374 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media5.2300 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.1336 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Applicant Tracking6.8378 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.2399 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
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Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce NowHR Suite by HR Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(1123 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.5
(83 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
2.6
(80 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(494 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.5
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.7
(785 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 NowHR Suite by HR Cloud
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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HR CLOUD, INC
Core HR is software that can so easily fit on any kind of HR management system. It has amazing features. In case of new recruitment applicant tracking, application management, approval process control, etc could easily solve with Core HR. It is very much suited for company records management. It is a complete database for current employees as well.
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
  • Functioning is very easy and very much clear to the new users as well.
  • Detailed payroll structure of your compensation.
  • Salary slip is available for all the previous months as well.
  • Claiming of different allowances like phone bill, internet bill, shift allowance etc are very simple.
  • We can easily track the time and attendance.
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
  • I would love the ability for reviews to be deleted.
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
ADP
ADP outages are very rare
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HR CLOUD, INC
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
The previous software I used was so limited in various core HR functions. On the other hand Core HR meets up our almost every requirement. And the very most reason to switch into Core HR is it has a free trail version for the users. That gives you much flexibility to check everything out properly
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
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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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HR CLOUD, INC
  • We can see our all details here like salary statement.
  • Payroll information(complete breakup of you compensation).
  • Claim different allowances with this tool and track it as well.
  • Track your time and attendance here.
  • We can modify the shift plan here and change the WOs but it will go for approval to your manager.
  • The process of changing the WOs, regularization is little difficult.
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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

HR Suite by HR Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of an overview of HR Cloud's talent acquisition features.Screenshot of Workmates, the employee engagement platform, which is designed to foster team connection with internal communication tools, recognition features, and real-time feedback through polls and surveys.Screenshot of an example of the automated evaluations, 360º feedback, and self-assessments available for employee performance tracking. Customizable review cycles and reporting provide insights into performance and growth.Screenshot of an example of the approval processes and customizable policies.Screenshot of HR Cloud's People HRIS.