ADP Workforce Now vs. PeopleGuru™

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
PeopleGuru™
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
PeopleGuru is a cloud-based Human Capital Management solution designed for mid-market organizations. From recruitment to retirement, PeopleGuru HCM manages the entire employee life cycle. PeopleGuru's single platform, single database, solution includes: HR, Payroll, Benefits Management, Onboarding, Recruiting, Reporting and Analytics, ACA Management, Salary Administration, Performance Management, and Social Collaboration Tools. In addition to PeopleGuru's next generation technology, PeopleGuru…N/A
Pricing
ADP Workforce NowPeopleGuru™
Editions & Modules
Essential
Contact sales team
Enhanced
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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 NowPeopleGuru™
Free Trial
NoNo
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 NowPeopleGuru™
Considered Both Products
ADP Workforce Now

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PeopleGuru™
Chose PeopleGuru™
most companies won't service our industry so I'm stuck with Peopleguru
Features
ADP Workforce NowPeopleGuru™
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
PeopleGuru™
6.5
13 Ratings
22% below category average
Employee demographic data8.3935 Ratings5.812 Ratings
Employment history8.1974 Ratings5.711 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1924 Ratings7.710 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6951 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Organizational charting7.3666 Ratings4.49 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7731 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.9673 Ratings6.99 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
PeopleGuru™
7.5
12 Ratings
8% below category average
Pay calculation8.71030 Ratings7.712 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.5408 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.9321 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.5817 Ratings4.28 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.71017 Ratings8.211 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.3800 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.5488 Ratings9.04 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
PeopleGuru™
6.6
11 Ratings
21% below category average
Approval workflow7.7797 Ratings7.311 Ratings
Balance details7.9829 Ratings5.911 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.1673 Ratings6.79 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
PeopleGuru™
8.1
13 Ratings
1% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.21013 Ratings7.913 Ratings
Update personal information8.21003 Ratings8.213 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.9811 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Employee recognition6.5382 Ratings8.96 Ratings
View job history7.732 Ratings7.99 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
PeopleGuru™
6.0
5 Ratings
28% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets6.012 Ratings6.05 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
PeopleGuru™
6.6
13 Ratings
13% below category average
Report builder7.6957 Ratings5.913 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.1952 Ratings6.313 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.6569 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.2
142 Ratings
10% below category average
PeopleGuru™
7.6
10 Ratings
5% below category average
New hire portal7.5138 Ratings7.910 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.8112 Ratings7.26 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
PeopleGuru™
7.3
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.1255 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.0307 Ratings7.22 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.1252 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Performance tracking7.2302 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.4
426 Ratings
21% below category average
PeopleGuru™
6.4
4 Ratings
21% below category average
Performance plans6.6383 Ratings6.24 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.3328 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Review status tracking6.0386 Ratings6.24 Ratings
Review reminders6.9402 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.4335 Ratings6.53 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
PeopleGuru™
6.1
2 Ratings
24% below category average
Create succession plans/pools5.86 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Candidate ranking5.86 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Candidate search6.37 Ratings6.32 Ratings
Candidate development6.26 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.0
438 Ratings
24% below category average
PeopleGuru™
6.9
6 Ratings
11% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.2383 Ratings7.15 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.9374 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Publish to Social Media5.3300 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.2336 Ratings6.44 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Applicant Tracking6.8378 Ratings6.25 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.3399 Ratings6.75 Ratings
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
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Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
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Enterprises
PeopleStrong
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce NowPeopleGuru™
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(1123 ratings)
7.3
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.4
(83 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
2.7
(80 ratings)
6.4
(2 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(494 ratings)
7.7
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.6
(34 ratings)
5.5
(2 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
7.6
(13 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.6
(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 NowPeopleGuru™
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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PeopleGuru™
I'd say PeopleGuru is well suited for most businesses -- a more significant (200+ employees) company may want to use something with a sleeker design. This provider is willing to work with cannabis businesses, which is unusual for payroll providers now.
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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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PeopleGuru™
  • One system for all human resource functions.
  • Easy ticketing function if you have an issue with the software.
  • Cost effective option.
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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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PeopleGuru™
  • Position change future dating
  • Timecard reporting including approval (multiple reports to show timecard with approval)
  • W2 Reconciliation Reports (had to calculate wages to verify accuracy)
  • Benefit Plan effective dating & how it affects the deduction effective dating (results in payroll errors if not careful)
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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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PeopleGuru™
The software is cost-effective and exceeds our needs compared to the previous software.
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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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PeopleGuru™
The software is intuitive and user friendly.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
ADP outages are very rare
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PeopleGuru™
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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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PeopleGuru™
No answers on this topic
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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PeopleGuru™
The customer service is great for the most part. There are a few issues with tax filings but overall I am pleased with the customer service provided by PeopleGuru.
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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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PeopleGuru™
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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PeopleGuru™
The trainer was difficult to understand.
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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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PeopleGuru™
The implementation process was cumbersome and stressful. It took an extremely long time to complete this process. We had to learn a lot on the fly because this was the first implementation for all of us. The process would have been a lot easier if there was a third party that could assist with a lot of the work required to transfer and verify data.
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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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PeopleGuru™
PeopleGuru is better than other cannabis-friendly payroll systems, like CheckWriters or MyPaperlessOffice (companies so small they were not available in your dropdown). It is not as good as bigger companies that are not cannabis-friendly, like ADP or Paylocity. ADP is super expensive but given the choice I would be with Paylocity over PeopleGuru.
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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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PeopleGuru™
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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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PeopleGuru™
  • Less platforms that need to be managed or maintained
  • Less platforms to pay monthly or annual fees for
  • More costly than Gusto
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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

PeopleGuru™ Screenshots

Screenshot of A single employee profile panel stores all employee data including personal documents, PTO requests, banking, skills, certifications, and awards.Screenshot of PeopleGuru HCM is delivered with client defined dashboards which can be configured and controlled by an employee and/or administrator to improve the employee experience and drive user adoption. All dashboards can be exported to Excel.Screenshot of A user experience designed to help employees select the right benefits for themselves, family members, and dependents.Screenshot of The Employee Master, which can be used to manage a large, dynamic workforce. Filter by different locations, departments, or other various structures.Screenshot of the employee portal, available either via mobile or self-service, where employees have access to their pay stubs, W-2s, compensation statements, and PTO management.Screenshot of PeopleGuru's Daily Feed- communication platform to engage, reward, recognize, and collaborate with people. With the Daily Feed, employees can communicate with work groups, use direct private messaging, and publish posts for their peers.