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Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
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ADP Workforce Now
Star Rating
(3,877)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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Star Rating
(1,633)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
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- G2 reviewers report that ADP Workforce Now excels in overall user satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score of 77.85 compared to Paychex's 55.21. Users appreciate the all-in-one platform that simplifies HR, payroll, and compliance management, making it easier to handle employee data and payroll processing.
- Users say that Paychex offers a clean and user-friendly interface, which is particularly beneficial for small businesses. Reviewers highlight the real-time paycheck visibility and the convenience of having a centralized location for pay and benefits, making it a solid choice for those seeking straightforward payroll solutions.
- Reviewers mention that ADP Workforce Now's dashboard is easy to navigate, allowing users to quickly access employee information, approve time off requests, and manage vacation days. This ease of use contributes to a more efficient day-to-day experience for HR professionals.
- According to verified reviews, Paychex stands out for its customization capabilities, with users noting the ability to tailor dashboards and reports to meet specific needs. This flexibility is particularly appreciated by those who require unique configurations for their payroll processes.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while both platforms have strong support features, Paychex receives praise for its dedicated account representatives who assist users in creating custom reports. This level of personalized support can be a significant advantage for businesses needing tailored solutions.
- Users report that ADP Workforce Now is particularly strong in compliance management, with many noting the reliability of payroll processing and tax compliance features. This aspect is crucial for mid-market companies that require robust solutions to navigate complex regulatory environments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ADP Workforce Now
No pricing availableFree Trial
ADP Workforce Now
No trial information availablePaychex
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
3,150
8.7
1,307
Ease of Use
8.3
3,368
8.5
1,367
Ease of Setup
7.7
1,813
8.3
976
Ease of Admin
8.1
1,631
8.5
956
Quality of Support
7.9
2,857
8.3
1,260
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
1,614
8.5
955
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
3,118
7.5
1,284
Features by Category
Core HR
8.1
705
8.1
113
8.5
802
7.8
106
Feature Not Available
7.8
52
8.2
605
8.1
76
8.3
678
8.4
113
8.4
743
7.7
114
Generative AI
6.2
60
4.3
5
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.4
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
19
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Travel Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
16
|
Verified
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile
Not enough data
7.6
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
26
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Employee Self Service
8.7
2213
|
Verified
8.6
853
|
Verified
8.3
1716
|
Verified
8.0
545
|
Verified
8.1
1744
|
Verified
8.3
529
|
Verified
Administration
8.8
1977
|
Verified
8.7
857
|
Verified
8.3
1845
|
Verified
7.9
562
|
Verified
9.2
2153
|
Verified
9.3
931
|
Verified
8.4
1014
|
Verified
8.5
406
|
Verified
8.8
1902
|
Verified
8.9
779
|
Verified
8.7
1579
|
Verified
8.7
563
|
Verified
8.6
1604
|
Verified
8.6
455
|
Verified
9.0
1852
|
Verified
9.1
782
|
Verified
9.0
1883
|
Verified
9.1
830
|
Verified
Taxes
8.9
1876
|
Verified
9.1
878
|
Verified
8.8
1706
|
Verified
9.0
834
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.1
826
|
Verified
Integration
8.1
1110
|
Verified
7.8
262
|
Verified
8.5
1371
|
Verified
7.7
302
|
Verified
8.2
1141
|
Verified
7.7
306
|
Verified
8.2
1149
|
Verified
7.6
265
|
Verified
Platform
8.3
1925
|
Verified
8.6
860
|
Verified
8.4
1967
|
Verified
8.6
838
|
Verified
8.4
2014
|
Verified
8.8
872
|
Verified
8.6
1779
|
Verified
8.7
726
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
997
8.2
233
8.4
919
8.0
196
7.8
693
7.0
112
8.2
800
8.3
172
8.2
798
8.5
190
8.6
1016
8.3
225
8.4
825
8.4
210
8.0
746
7.9
152
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
997
8.2
233
8.4
919
8.0
196
7.8
693
7.0
112
8.2
800
8.3
172
8.2
798
8.5
190
8.6
1016
8.3
225
8.4
825
8.4
210
8.4
936
8.3
222
8.0
746
7.9
152
7.9
615
7.6
102
7.3
108
5.8
19
7.5
130
6.7
23
Generative AI
6.0
63
Feature Not Available
6.0
63
Feature Not Available
5.9
63
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Compliance
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
10
Platform
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Support
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
6.5
11
Automation
Not enough data
7.3
25
Logistics
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
6.7
25
Management
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
7.6
28
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Basics
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
8.3
83
Not enough data
Content
8.3
77
Not enough data
8.4
71
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
Logistics
8.1
70
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.0
294
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Basics
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.5
70
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
Content
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.7
267
6.8
21
7.6
319
6.6
50
8.0
295
7.6
22
|
Verified
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Background Check Administration
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Background Check Data
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.8
9
Background Check Additional Functionality
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
5.2
7
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.1
48
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.4
58
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
8.3
59
Not enough data
7.7
49
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.1
62
Not enough data
8.2
56
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Operations
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
Performance reviews
8.2
107
|
Verified
5.0
8
8.0
125
|
Verified
6.9
9
8.3
136
|
Verified
5.6
8
Goals
8.1
121
|
Verified
6.0
8
7.9
108
|
Verified
6.2
7
Feedback
7.9
127
|
Verified
6.5
9
7.9
116
6.5
8
Feature Not Available
6.5
8
Feature Not Available
6.0
7
Data
8.4
144
|
Verified
6.7
8
8.3
132
|
Verified
6.7
9
Agentic AI - Performance Management
8.0
17
Feature Not Available
7.5
18
Feature Not Available
Reports
7.2
69
6.8
11
8.0
87
6.9
12
7.7
78
6.8
12
8.2
83
8.2
12
Cleaning
8.0
79
6.4
13
7.9
74
7.6
11
8.0
75
8.0
11
Generative AI
6.2
40
Feature Not Available
6.5
40
Feature Not Available
6.3
40
5.7
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
6.7
20
Feature Not Available
6.8
19
Not enough data
7.1
19
Feature Not Available
6.8
19
Not enough data
7.0
19
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
8.0
207
8.0
106
8.0
208
8.2
114
8.2
204
8.2
95
7.7
156
7.6
47
7.8
155
7.0
46
7.6
164
7.1
45
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
232
8.4
130
7.6
157
7.5
52
7.7
158
7.9
61
8.2
193
7.8
83
8.2
202
7.9
101
Platform Data
7.8
156
7.7
57
8.0
181
7.9
78
8.1
191
7.6
64
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.6
319
6.6
50
8.1
423
8.3
117
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interface
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
8.4
132
Not enough data
8.4
95
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
151
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.8
136
8.8
31
7.7
144
8.0
27
8.6
206
8.6
68
8.6
190
8.4
67
7.9
143
8.4
29
7.8
129
Feature Not Available
8.3
165
8.8
41
8.4
194
9.0
59
7.7
134
7.7
27
7.6
147
8.2
38
Platform
7.6
959
7.5
312
7.6
666
7.4
165
7.6
573
Feature Not Available
8.2
1024
8.3
400
8.1
979
8.5
409
7.8
823
8.0
292
8.1
1026
8.2
401
8.3
993
8.4
423
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ADP Workforce Now and Paychex are categorized as Benefits Administration, Core HR, Workforce Management, Payroll, Performance Management, HCM Software, Onboarding, Candidate Relationship Management, and HR Analytics
Unique Categories
ADP Workforce Now is categorized as Interview Scheduling, Job Description Management, and Healthcare HR
Paychex is categorized as PEO Providers, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Background Check, and Time & Attendance
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ADP Workforce Now
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paychex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
6.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.9%
Information Technology and Services
4.4%
Computer Software
3.6%
Retail
3.3%
Other
77.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.0%
Construction
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Real Estate
4.0%
Retail
3.9%
Other
74.2%
Discussions
How does Workforce Now compare to other payroll services?
5 Comments
BN
I agree with Karen. I don't know what you have now but we have been happy with the HR Module, Benefits Administration, Tax filing, Report Writing, Tech...Read more
Vacation approval customization
2 Comments
KG
Vacation approval is very easy to do you can use your account to self-manage your days off in the days that you need to request off it sends a request right...Read more
How to process payroll in ADP Workforce Now
1 Comment
LB
If you're new to Workforce Now, The Bridge is a great place to get started and ask for help from other users. There is a link to The Bridge from within...Read more
We have reduced employees, yet still pay the same bi-monthly fee. Shouldn't it be lower?
7 Comments
EG
There is probably a base rate, determined by a minimum number of employees. As long as you have more than the minimum number of employees, the fee would be...Read more
Paycheck Stubs
3 Comments
EG
15 minutes does not seem like an inordinate amount of time for a payroll to be processed, especially if you are submitting it on a day when a multitude of...Read more
Could you gear the instructions to the CLIENT instead of the PayChex representative?
2 Comments
EG
Paychex provided a printout that we give to employees that tells them how to set up their accounts. When I set up the company's online account a few years...Read more
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