ADP lacks client focus that UltiPro delivers
June 22, 2016

ADP lacks client focus that UltiPro delivers

Timothy McKee, CPA, CGCM | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ADP Workforce Now

Our organization used ADP Workforce Now throughout our organization for Time & Attendance, Payroll/HRIS, Salary Administration, Benefits Enrollment and Performance Management.
  • The Time & Attendance system was intuitive for employees to use for recording time worked and time off. It allowed also for easy review of the PTO hours remaining.
  • Benefits enrollment is relatively simple for employees to use for open enrollment each year. Employees can do an express enrollment by selecting the same benefits for the next year as the current year. Also there is a useful benefits statement after enrollment.
  • The phone app is clean and simple to use for employees to access their pay statements.
  • The employee portal is clunky and cluttered. There is not much configurability.
  • The performance review module is more difficult to navigate. It is easier to attach pdf documents of the reviews rather than use the site.
  • The supervisor approval process for time cards is more convoluted. There are too many steps to approve an employee's time card.
  • Workforce Now met the need for a payroll/HRIS system.
  • ADP was not as attentive as what we expected for correcting issues from time to time.
  • Workforce Now was not accepted by our employee base for use as a manager tool.
UltiPro was determined to be more user friendly and customer-centric than ADP. Ceridian's Dayforce was similar to UltiPro; however, our concern was the sustainability of the customer service, since owned by a venture capital firm.
Workforce Now is more suitable for less complex payroll processes. The deferrals for qualified and non-qualified plans requires workarounds for deferral limits.

ADP Workforce Now Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
8
Employment history
7
Job profiles and administration
7
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
5
Organizational charting
5
Organization and location management
5
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
5
Pay calculation
6
Support for external payroll vendors
6
Benefit plan administration
6
Direct deposit files
7
Salary revision and increment management
6
Reimbursement management
6
Approval workflow
8
Balance details
8
Annual carry-forward and encashment
8
View and generate pay and benefit information
9
Update personal information
9
View job history
9
Employee recognition
5
Report builder
7
Pre-built reports
7