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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ADP Workforce Now

    Score7.6 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

    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AKronos Workforce Dimensions, later UKG Dimensions was a solution used to automate critical workforce processes such as timekeeping, scheduling, and leave management. The product has been discontinued, and is no longer available for purchase.N/A
    Pricing
    ADP Workforce NowKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ADP Workforce NowKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
    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 NowKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    ADP
    Chose ADP Workforce Now
    I also used UltiPro (way back -- it didn't even appear in dropdown). Recommend ADP Workforce Now above all others. Paycor and Paycom were both very clunky. I even helped implement Paycom and could never get it to work how the business needed it to.
    Incentivized
    Chose ADP Workforce Now
    ADP Workforce Now is simpler than workday. Workday can act up sometime but ADP is mostly sane.
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    431 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    32 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    362 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    440 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    30 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    193 Answers
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    230 Answers
    60%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    ADP Workforce NowKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.7
    1077 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.7951 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.5993 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.0942 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.3968 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.8679 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.4743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.3680 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    8.1
    1090 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.21050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.1418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.4339 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.4829 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.41037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.1817 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.1500 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    8.1
    895 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow7.7815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.4848 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.1691 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.9
    1068 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.71030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.81019 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.1823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition6.2389 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history7.732 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.0
    12 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.9
    991 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder7.6974 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.3969 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data5.8578 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.3
    155 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.7151 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.0122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.4
    337 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting6.6263 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting6.1315 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility6.3260 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.7310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.5
    434 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans6.4391 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.2334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking6.4394 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders7.0410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency6.5343 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.0
    7 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    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 ADP Workforce Now and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    5.5
    448 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management6.8392 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting6.4384 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media3.8307 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting5.8342 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking6.6385 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts6.6406 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ADP Workforce NowKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (1144 ratings)
    7.1
    (32 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (83 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    3.1
    (80 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.9
    (514 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 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
    8.1
    (804 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 NowKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ADP
    ADP Workforce Now is well suited for teams wanting help in managing multiple state environments with a staff who are adept in software, knowledgeable in payroll processes and laws, and looking to save time. The HRIS system with ADP Workforce Now offers variety of options, but is not very flexible in terms of ease of use or customization. The end user interface is pretty basic and not very pretty so it is good for utilitarian industries, probably manufacturing or shift work. It is less appreciated by professionals, especially the new generation coming from college.
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    Discontinued Products
    UKG Dimensions will work well with a company size of [fewer] than 10,000 employees. Once you hit over 10K, you start to notice that batch jobs will time out, clocks will perform slower or become unresponsive requiring manual restarts and the employee demographic will take hours to complete. Will the vendor has on their roadmap to increase the performance of the product, it is not at that point.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • rule analysis- the rule analysis in this product is much cleaner and easy to follow compared to WFC
    • The level of granularity on FAPs is very helpful for configuring access compared to other platforms
    • UI is very easy to follow and intuitive
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • You got to have a solution for employees with multiple jobs
    • Need to allow customers to easily access your integration technology
    • Your business structure is too restrictive and making the application far less flexible
    • Your professional service team needs a lot of improvement, especially in the execution part
    • Need to have a proven and working interface for business structure automation.
    Incentivized
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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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    Discontinued Products
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    UKG Dimensions is very user-friendly from an employee and supervisor standpoint. It is very robust on an admin level and can get complicated; however, you can do so many things with it that is outweighs the complexity. The security for UKG Dimensions needs to be revamped however. It is very cumbersome and not user-friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    ADP
    ADP outages are very rare
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ADP
    Every time I have reached out for support I have received, prompt, courteous and accurate information allowing me to complete the task at hand. I love the Bridge where I can find answers to questions from other ADP users and also help answer and give insight to them as well.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Kronos Workforce Dimensions a new product, and it has a lot of scope for improvement, with future releases. One of the best tools to perform time tracking.
    • Their support team is very knowledgeable, and their SLA's are pretty tight. Any query raised would be addressed in a few hours.
    • Timeclock configuration can be complicated; however, their support team knows the processes and guidelines.
    Incentivized
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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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    Discontinued Products
    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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    Discontinued Products
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    ADP
    I also used UltiPro (way back -- it didn't even appear in dropdown). Recommend ADP Workforce Now above all others. Paycor and Paycom were both very clunky. I even helped implement Paycom and could never get it to work how the business needed it to.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    UKG Dimensions provides an enterprise-wide integrated suite for timekeeping, staff scheduling, and clocks. We were an existing Workforce Central customer for timekeeping only and were interested in providing holistic experience between staff scheduling and timekeeping. In addition, [UKG] Dimensions established a great foundation for transitioning our organization from departmental focused scheduling solutions to enterprise.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    ADP
    I would rate the product’s overall scalability a 9 out of 10. The platform demonstrates strong flexibility and performance as usage grows, with the ability to be deployed across multiple departments and locations without significant reconfiguration. It supports increasing user volumes and evolving business needs effectively, while maintaining stability and consistency. With minor enhancements around configuration automation, it could easily reach a full 10/10 for scalability.
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    Discontinued Products
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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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    Discontinued Products
    • It is neutral. We enjoy having somewhat of a seamless system between HR, PR, and timekeeping.
    • When a person uses the Reset Password link, the system sends the user an email with a link to set their password. Then when the person logs in with their new password, the system forces the user to change their password a second time. This second password change is unnecessary and creates confusion.
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