ADP Workforce Now vs. HRadvocate

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Workforce Now
Score 7.9 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
HRadvocate
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
HRadvocate is a Human Capital Management (HCM) platform for the middle market, created by Neudesic, a technology services and software company. HRadvocate can either be licensed on-premises or subscribed to as SaaS. HRadvocate aims to enable organizations to streamline global HR processes and improve critical information workflows to better recruit, hire, retain and engage employees. Employees, managers and HR get real-time access to critical information and insights, anywhere, anytime.N/A
Pricing
ADP Workforce NowHRadvocate
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
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Performance Plus
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Workforce NowHRadvocate
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
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.
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Community Pulse
ADP Workforce NowHRadvocate
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ADP Workforce NowHRadvocate
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.7
1038 Ratings
3% below category average
HRadvocate
9.8
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Employee demographic data8.1916 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Employment history8.1953 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1903 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6931 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1651 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7714 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.3658 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.9
1050 Ratings
2% below category average
HRadvocate
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Pay calculation8.51011 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.0395 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.7303 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.9803 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.5999 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.7781 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.7476 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.7
857 Ratings
6% below category average
HRadvocate
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Approval workflow7.8779 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Balance details7.5810 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.7657 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.8
1030 Ratings
4% below category average
HRadvocate
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.1993 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Update personal information8.3982 Ratings10.01 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0793 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Employee recognition7.0372 Ratings10.01 Ratings
View job history7.732 Ratings10.01 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
HRadvocate
-
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
954 Ratings
10% below category average
HRadvocate
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Report builder7.4937 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.4933 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.9556 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.1
126 Ratings
13% below category average
HRadvocate
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
New hire portal7.5122 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.799 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.8
317 Ratings
4% below category average
HRadvocate
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.9245 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.0296 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.7242 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance tracking7.7290 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.9
410 Ratings
15% below category average
HRadvocate
9.4
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Performance plans7.1367 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.8315 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Review status tracking6.8371 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Review reminders7.1387 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.9321 Ratings9.01 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
HRadvocate
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Create succession plans/pools5.86 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking5.86 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Candidate search6.37 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Candidate development6.26 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.7
424 Ratings
16% below category average
HRadvocate
9.8
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.5369 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.9360 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.9289 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.1322 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.0364 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.2385 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce NowHRadvocate
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(1105 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(82 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
5.0
(79 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(476 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
3.6
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.4
(766 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 NowHRadvocate
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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Neudesic LLC
It has 17 different features to help in [the] HR process. It helps management to keep track of the employees with a minimum workload. It also enhances the performance of Administrative staff. It increases motivation level while keeping live tracks.
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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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Neudesic LLC
  • Training & Skills
  • Performance Management.
  • Succession Management
  • Time and attendance.
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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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Neudesic LLC
  • It user friendly and easy to optimize onboarding process
  • The scalable platform helps optimize onboarding, talent management and HR processes
  • It performs very well in talent management and HR processes.
  • It has a huge beneficial for Administration
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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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Neudesic LLC
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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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Neudesic LLC
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
ADP outages are very rare
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Neudesic LLC
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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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Neudesic LLC
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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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Neudesic LLC
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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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Neudesic LLC
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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Neudesic LLC
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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Neudesic LLC
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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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Neudesic LLC
Advocate preferred because of its advance 17 features and its performance.
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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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Neudesic LLC
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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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Neudesic LLC
  • It increases the efficiency of administrative team.
  • Realtime monitoring helps employees to keep motivated.
  • Payouts system is very easy.
  • Easy to monitor attendance and leaves.
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ScreenShots

ADP Workforce Now Screenshots

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