ADP Workforce Now vs. Relias Learning Management System

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
Relias Learning Management System
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
The Relias Learning Management System is a corporate e-learning platform for healthcare, insurance, and education industries. Features include: automated training enrollment, a library of over 3,000 pre-built courses as well as customizable courses, live training management, and tracking and reporting.N/A
Pricing
ADP Workforce NowRelias Learning Management System
Editions & Modules
Essential
Contact sales team
Enhanced
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Complete
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HR Pro
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Payroll Essentials
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HR Plus
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Hiring Advantage
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Performance Plus
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Workforce NowRelias Learning Management System
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.
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Community Pulse
ADP Workforce NowRelias Learning Management System
Considered Both Products
ADP Workforce Now
Chose ADP Workforce Now
They seem fine, but costs to integrate are too expensive, and making the change is not feasible timing-wise. Not unhappy with ADP Workforce Now, so don't see the need to change at this time.
Relias Learning Management System

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Features
ADP Workforce NowRelias Learning Management System
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
Relias Learning Management System
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.3935 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.1974 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1924 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6951 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4666 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7731 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.9673 Ratings00 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
Relias Learning Management System
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.71030 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.5408 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.9321 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.5817 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.71017 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.3800 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.5488 Ratings00 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
Relias Learning Management System
-
Ratings
Approval workflow7.7797 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.9829 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.1673 Ratings00 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
Relias Learning Management System
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.21013 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.21003 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.9811 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition6.5382 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
28% below category average
Relias Learning Management System
-
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
6.8
974 Ratings
11% below category average
Relias Learning Management System
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Ratings
Report builder7.6957 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.1952 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.6569 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.2
142 Ratings
10% below category average
Relias Learning Management System
-
Ratings
New hire portal7.5138 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.8112 Ratings00 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
Relias Learning Management System
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.1255 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.0307 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.1252 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.2302 Ratings00 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
Relias Learning Management System
-
Ratings
Performance plans6.6383 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.3328 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking6.0386 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders6.9402 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.4335 Ratings00 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
Relias Learning Management System
-
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
6.0
438 Ratings
24% below category average
Relias Learning Management System
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management7.2383 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.9374 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media5.3300 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.2336 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking6.8378 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.3399 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
Relias Learning Management System
8.1
12 Ratings
1% below category average
Course authoring00 Ratings8.112 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.112 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.49 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.112 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.210 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings9.412 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings9.412 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings9.411 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.712 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings6.68 Ratings
Gamification00 Ratings4.92 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce NowRelias Learning Management System
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(1123 ratings)
7.1
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.4
(83 ratings)
2.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
2.7
(80 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(494 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.6
(34 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 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 NowRelias Learning Management System
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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Relias LLC
Good for an organization who are in health care and in ABA. Not so good everyone else. There are courses specific to the industry, however, the glitches and the lack of support from the customer service staff makes it hard to recommend the product.
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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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Relias LLC
  • Relias Learning Management System has a massive catalog of pre-built trainings available for employees to take at their leisure
  • Relias Learning Management System has many compliance & hr related trainings based in the system already based on laws and regulations
  • Relias Learning Management System makes it easy to record & build your own trainings to add into their system for specific employees in your company to take as you require
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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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Relias LLC
  • Reporting is abominable, hasn't been updated in over 4 years.
  • Organization of courses, modules, training plans, skills checklists, manuals, and tests— a lot of options and very challenging to differentiate
  • Their mobile application is not user-friendly, it crashes, doesn't load certain courses, doesn't play audio on other ones, and has very poor performance.
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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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Relias LLC
RMLS have become an important component of our agency's support systems. It provides consistent context for education and trainings as well as being flexible to allow staff to access it on their time. We have found many of the content sessions to be very useful for staff development and supportive of our overall agency goals and strategies.
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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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Relias LLC
I enjoy the ease of setup. It has a large course library and selection filter to choose by
profession and/or module type. Even though it has a generic user
interface and navigating tools, but it gets the job done. It offers the
basic and simple delivery, tracking, and reporting.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
ADP outages are very rare
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Relias 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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Relias LLC
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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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Relias LLC
Our implementation specialist was second-to-none, and upon 'graduating' from implementation, we were underwhelmed by the support after that. Due to the thoroughness of our implementation, we have had few occasions to contact support. We've been passed among several different contact persons, but have always received answers to our questions.
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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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Relias LLC
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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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Relias LLC
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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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Relias LLC
It was very easy to implement. It's cloud based, so the most difficult part was getting users loaded.
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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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Relias LLC
Relias has significantly more and higher quality training courses and video offerings than any competitor in the space. At the end of the day, it's about the caregivers receiving as much information they can to be successful.
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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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Relias 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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Relias LLC
  • We have been able to manage a large amount of training for a diverse work force more efficiently.
  • We are adding functionality to be able to use the system to circulate materials to our workforce where documentation of knowledge/understanding is needed,
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