ADP Workforce Now vs. Workday Cloud Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Workforce Now
Score 8.0 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
Workday Cloud Platform
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Workday Cloud Platform is a PaaS designed to help developers extend the Workday platform.N/A
Pricing
ADP Workforce NowWorkday Cloud Platform
Editions & Modules
Essential
Contact sales team
Enhanced
Contact sales team
Complete
Contact sales team
HR Pro
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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 NowWorkday Cloud Platform
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 NowWorkday Cloud Platform
Considered Both Products
ADP Workforce Now
Chose ADP Workforce Now
In our evaluation of HRIS/Payroll systems we found ADP to be the most robust platform with the greatest number of features, fair pricing, quality, knowledgeable staff and so forth. None of the other systems offered as many features or options at the right price point for our …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP is only better as it relates to payroll
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Earlier it was ADP now we moved to workday as of less workflow management. ADP is good with large workflow.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
Workday has significantly more bells and whistles than ADP, but it is worth noting that the UX is often more confusing than it needs to be and can often make simple tasks like submitting an expense report more complicated because you aren't clear what the function wants you to …
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now is 3rd in my ranking with the above-used platforms. ADP TotalSource and Workday are above them.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
We chose Workforce Now because of our tax complexity and their ability to work with us on prevailing wage payroll.
Chose ADP Workforce Now
ADP is wonderful. The system is incredibly easy to use and their customer support is top-notch.
Workday Cloud Platform

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ADP Workforce NowWorkday Cloud Platform
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.6
1018 Ratings
3% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.2899 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.1935 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9886 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.3913 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting6.6639 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.3700 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.6645 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.9
1030 Ratings
2% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.6991 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.1385 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.8291 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.0795 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.7979 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.8765 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.7464 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.7
841 Ratings
5% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
Approval workflow7.9763 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details7.5797 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.5645 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
8.0
1011 Ratings
1% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.2974 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.6965 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.2779 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition7.1364 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
25% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
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
7.1
941 Ratings
7% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
Report builder7.4924 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.6920 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.2547 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.1
113 Ratings
12% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
New hire portal7.5109 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.689 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.8
308 Ratings
4% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.8237 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9288 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.5235 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9281 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
7.3
399 Ratings
8% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.2358 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2306 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.5363 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.3375 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.2310 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
6.0
7 Ratings
27% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
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
6.9
418 Ratings
12% below category average
Workday Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management7.6363 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.2355 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.3284 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.4318 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.2359 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.1380 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Workforce Now
-
Ratings
Workday Cloud Platform
7.3
16 Ratings
12% below category average
Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings4.414 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
Platform management overhead00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
Workflow engine capability00 Ratings9.112 Ratings
Platform access control00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Services-enabled integration00 Ratings4.313 Ratings
Development environment creation00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
Development environment replication00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings7.412 Ratings
Issue recovery00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings3.410 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP Workforce NowWorkday Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(1085 ratings)
6.2
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.4
(82 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.2
(78 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(462 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.1
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.8
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.0
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.5
(747 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 NowWorkday Cloud Platform
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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Workday
Workday Cloud Platform is primarily suited for large organizations with individual teams handling various Human Resource functions. Since the data is scattered, Workday is an excellent tool to bring all the data to a single platform and then use Machine Learning techniques to generate both descriptive and prescriptive insights to make sure the skillset portfolio remains updated.
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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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Workday
  • The platform is quite intuitive to use, even a new user would find be comfortable navigating through different options.
  • As a lead, you can easily track the performance, leaves, and any recruitment in process.
  • The objective setting process and providing your inputs onto the same is pretty organized, easily accessible. Additionally, one can easily navigate through the historical objectives and performance feedback whenever one wants to review.
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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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Workday
  • Glitching - Occasionally the app will glitch and shut down completely. Sometimes it can be when you are in the middle of something timely, causing frustration and issues. I haven't seen this happen as often recently.
  • Inbox - It would be helpful if Workday developed a feature to organize inbox tasks based off what department they are for, what the task is and so on. So you can quickly filter or look for the task at hand.
  • Candidate Tracking - Hiring managers throughout the company work with the HR department to track candidates, schedule interviews and so on. Workday does not always have the best interface in this regard. It could use a feedback feature for hiring managers to be able to be more involved, as they can be on other platforms.
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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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Workday
No answers on this topic
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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Workday
Simple HR tasks are easy to complete (ex, hours, booking time off). It has a clean UI, but not sure we're using the full functionality as only certain tiles are shown.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
ADP outages are very rare
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Workday
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
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Workday
No answers on this topic
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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Workday
I give it this rating because, in its current capacity, it does not meet all of Human Resources' needs - which can cost the organization by having to rely on multiple platforms to do what one might be able to do. Again, as mentioned, it works great for what most employees require of it
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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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Workday
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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Workday
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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Workday
No answers on this topic
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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Workday
Workday is an incomplete product, by this I mean it must work alongside other products and does not work by itself. Trying to make several different products work smoothly together becomes very challenging. As compared to ADP products, when purchased all together work very well all together. Also, ADP has extensive Training programs and extensive Customer Support. So ADP's products are far superior to Workday's products in my opinion.
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Scalability
ADP
It handles very well with very sensitive data of a company especially of employees. Even provides HR services regarding recruitment services like recruitment, providing notification, even handles increment cycle of employee, any awards achieved by employees. All of this services are handled by them in very efficient way.
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Workday
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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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Workday
  • Employee sentiment has become more positive as evident from various internal and external surveys
  • Employees are able to save a lot of time by finding everything they need at a single place
  • Hiring process has become more transparent as workday has helped removed unconscious bias from the hiring process
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ScreenShots

ADP Workforce Now Screenshots

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