ADP Workforce Now vs. NetSuite ERP

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
NetSuite ERP
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
NetSuite is a suite of ERP and accounting modules which is sold in various editions aimed at different size customers. The multi-country, multi-currency version is an additional module called OneWorld. Netsuite is a SaaS system and is not offered in an on-premise edition.N/A
Pricing
ADP Workforce NowNetSuite ERP
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 NowNetSuite ERP
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
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 subscribe to NetSuite for an annual license fee. The license is made up of three main components: core platform, optional modules and the number of users. There is also a one-time implementation fee for initial setup. New modules and users and can be added as a business grows.
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Community Pulse
ADP Workforce NowNetSuite ERP
Considered Both Products
ADP Workforce Now
Chose ADP Workforce Now
We are optimizing our current system and adding many options. We are good to go for now.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
We actually are moving away from ADP Workforce Now, I have listed reasons as to why we are making this move in other places in this review.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
We use NetSuite for accounting, financials, and sales. We used to use it for payroll. Then they were going force us to use their outside service to do our payroll. We went shopping and found ADP Workforce Now to be the best quality at the best price. We haven't regretted …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
We've only used ADP.
NetSuite ERP
Chose NetSuite ERP
NetSuite is very user-friendly and, in general, a more affordable solution compared to its competitors. I like the fact that you can add on apps designed for your needs without having to purchase the entire solution.
Chose NetSuite ERP
NetSuite = best practice Microsoft = everything development; longer time to implement but will have a more customized solution.
Chose NetSuite ERP
Before getting NetSuite, we were using very old systems (I am not sure of the names). Our systems had not been updated for 10+ years. Making the decision to implement NetSuite was much needed in order to become more efficient and manage our increased customer base.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ADP Workforce NowNetSuite ERP
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.7
1038 Ratings
2% below category average
NetSuite ERP
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.1916 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.1953 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1903 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6931 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1651 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7714 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.3658 Ratings00 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
NetSuite ERP
1.1
15 Ratings
147% below category average
Pay calculation8.61011 Ratings1.013 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.0395 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.7303 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.9803 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.5999 Ratings1.39 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
NetSuite ERP
-
Ratings
Approval workflow7.8779 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.5810 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.7657 Ratings00 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
NetSuite ERP
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.1993 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.3982 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.1793 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition7.0372 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
NetSuite ERP
-
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
NetSuite ERP
-
Ratings
Report builder7.4937 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.4933 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.9556 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.1
126 Ratings
13% below category average
NetSuite ERP
-
Ratings
New hire portal7.5122 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.799 Ratings00 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
NetSuite ERP
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.9245 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.0296 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.7242 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.7290 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.0
410 Ratings
13% below category average
NetSuite ERP
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.1367 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.9315 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking6.8371 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.1387 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.9321 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
NetSuite ERP
-
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
424 Ratings
16% below category average
NetSuite ERP
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management7.5369 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.0360 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.9289 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.1322 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.0364 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.2385 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
9.2
74 Ratings
22% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings9.264 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings9.947 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
9.6
81 Ratings
18% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.662 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.680 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
9.8
72 Ratings
33% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.871 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.870 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings9.870 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
7.8
274 Ratings
3% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.3268 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.2247 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.926 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.928 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.341 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings9.835 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.837 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
9.0
48 Ratings
14% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.947 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.928 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings9.535 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
9.3
219 Ratings
19% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings9.853 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.0215 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.837 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.348 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings9.921 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
7.8
215 Ratings
6% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings8.3204 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings9.827 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings9.631 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.927 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings9.935 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
6.6
32 Ratings
14% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings6.026 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings6.023 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings4.014 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.813 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings6.922 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
4.1
17 Ratings
50% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings3.311 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings3.010 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings3.68 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
3.1
12 Ratings
83% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings3.57 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
3.3
19 Ratings
70% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings1.910 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings3.613 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings9.913 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
3.1
11 Ratings
71% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings1.911 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings3.57 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
3.1
17 Ratings
74% below category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings2.89 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings2.88 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings2.88 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings9.914 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings2.511 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
9.3
16 Ratings
23% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.912 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings9.910 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
8.2
140 Ratings
15% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.4137 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
NetSuite ERP
3.9
13 Ratings
59% below category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings2.610 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings3.29 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce NowNetSuite ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(1105 ratings)
8.4
(374 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(82 ratings)
9.1
(49 ratings)
Usability
5.1
(79 ratings)
8.5
(233 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
9.0
(16 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
8.0
(15 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(476 ratings)
7.1
(216 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(9 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
6.4
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
3.9
(34 ratings)
6.1
(17 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(8 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.4
(766 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.2
(8 ratings)
4.8
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
6.1
(8 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Workforce NowNetSuite ERP
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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NetSuite
Netsuite ERP is well suited to helping facilitate a smooth procurement process, raising purchase orders and managing invoices. We use it to set up new suppliers and for global organisations with multiple cost centres, suppliers, agencies, activities etc. it is very good at managing a high volume of different suppliers and activities. It has a relatively navigable interface but could stand to be a bit more simple / modern and automated. It is quite aggressively busy on screen vs some other simplified interfaces
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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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NetSuite
  • Revenue recognition. We get information from Salesforce and we build the revenue recognition engine that I'm really pleased. We avoid a lot of manual work by doing this.
  • We send out invoices electronically from the system. We use it for the fixed asset now with the new lease opinion that we just adopted in January 2022. We leveraged technology, specifically the features in NetSuite to help us account for that.
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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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NetSuite
  • Certain exports out of the system. There are some pages that you can export to Excel and some pages you can't, I don't know why. So it seems like it should be all functionalities there.
  • Some of the bank feeds have broken quite a bit and I'm not sure why. So we have to constantly go in there and readjust that on the reconciliation tab. I know that's new and robust and it's going well. It's more of taking out GL data instead of what's remaining in that account. As far as if I'm looking at a rec for a particular asset, I know there's GL data that goes through there. What I want to know is what's the balance in that account made up of as far as what's remaining there. So that's the kind of stuff I would buy with advice.
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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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NetSuite
NetSuite is able to cover all of our needs, spanning multiple departments and managerial levels. We use it daily for a multitude of functions, including creating promotions, estimating inventory, pulling historical reports, forecasting sales, and more. Overall, we're very satisfied with NetSuite as an ERP solution and recommend it to medium to large businesses.
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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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NetSuite
As a user, it is a steep learning curve with little to no guidance. Oracle relies pretty much only on their massive documentation library and does very little to guide users in context. As an Administrator, it's frustrating that field naming is totally different depending on your context.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
ADP outages are very rare
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NetSuite
It has been very reliable. I can only think of 1-2 times in 4.5 years that we have had issues getting in, and in each case were able to get back in within 1 hour. There has not been a major downtime
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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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NetSuite
Most of the time the performance is very good. Pages load in a few seconds; financial reports take less than 5 seconds; basic searches take a few seconds. But performance can be sporadic throughout the day and cause the run time to triple.
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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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NetSuite
I would like to give 8 rating for NetSuite support and reason for that is below: Whenever we faced any technical or functional issues we tried to reach out to NEtSuite support but response was not immediate. We told them about the urgency of the issue but still we were not getting response on time. Then, we have to reach out to AE to get things resolved.
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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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NetSuite
I had in person training for a day when first got the software. The training was good. The challenge was that there was a large gap between training and when we went live so we forgot quite a lot
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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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NetSuite
Online training is quite strong. I have used for specific pieces of functionality.However it is not sufficient in all areas.
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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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NetSuite
I felt NetSuite Professional Services did an excellent job of guiding us in the implementation. I also felt our internal teams were a little resistant to the change and engagement of new software. Had we performed better engaging and buying into the new software, I would be able to rate the implementation better. Therefore, the lower number should not be viewed as a deficiency with the software or the professional services teams, but as an reminder of how important complete buy-in from the local users is.
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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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NetSuite
We came from an AS400 system. NetSuite is supremely advanced and more capable than our old system. We initially selected NetSuite for its reporting and analytics capabilities. From there, we looked at its automation and manufacturing capabilities. It has really outclassed our old system at every turn—it is not even close.
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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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NetSuite
We have been able to scale our business 25X without any major overhaul with Netsuite. Its dashboard setup makes onboarding new employees very easy and allows data to be shared across multiple offices. Its cloud setup does not put any pressure on IT to scale servers or other infrastructure. We have been able to become much more efficient in all aspects of the business.
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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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NetSuite
  • Really it's been nothing but positive for us right now. My team is super excited to get to use it every day. They love the interface is easy to use. The fact that we've got all the security and audit logs in there gives me comfort as the senior finance person to be able to understand what's going on to track it, but it's also not bogged down in unnecessary bureaucratic processes or administrative processes. It allows our team to be very responsive and dynamic and that's great for us.
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ScreenShots

ADP Workforce Now Screenshots

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NetSuite ERP Screenshots

Screenshot of one view into the most critical business processes.Screenshot of Netsuite's mobile-friendly design