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Compare ADP Workforce Now and Paylocity 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (73.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
ADP Workforce Now
Star Rating
(3,877)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ADP Workforce NowPaylocity
Star Rating
(5,079)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (73.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Paylocity excels in user experience, with many praising its user-friendly interface and helpful chat function. Users appreciate that they can accomplish most tasks online with ease, making it a preferred choice for HR and payroll professionals.
- Users say that ADP Workforce Now offers a reliable all-in-one platform for managing HR, payroll, and compliance. Reviewers highlight the ease of navigating the dashboard and the ability to quickly access employee data, which simplifies the approval of time-off requests.
- According to verified reviews, Paylocity stands out for its quick implementation process, with users noting that the onboarding wizard is intuitive and helps them get started without hassle. This contrasts with some feedback on ADP Workforce Now, where users have mentioned challenges in setup.
- Reviewers mention that Paylocity's support quality is a significant advantage, with many users finding the support team knowledgeable and responsive, particularly regarding payroll compliance. In comparison, while ADP Workforce Now has decent support, some users feel it could be improved.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Paylocity's reporting capabilities are robust, allowing users to generate insightful reports easily. This feature is often contrasted with ADP Workforce Now, where users have expressed a desire for more advanced reporting options.
- Users report that while both platforms cater well to mid-market businesses, Paylocity has a slight edge in overall satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score. This is supported by a larger volume of recent reviews, indicating a more consistent user experience over time.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ADP Workforce Now
No pricing availablePaylocity
No pricing availableFree Trial
ADP Workforce Now
No trial information availablePaylocity
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
3,150
9.0
4,042
Ease of Use
8.3
3,368
8.9
4,079
Ease of Setup
7.7
1,813
8.2
2,527
Ease of Admin
8.1
1,631
8.6
2,443
Quality of Support
7.9
2,857
8.7
3,571
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
1,614
8.8
2,448
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
3,118
8.7
3,806
Features by Category
Core HR
8.1
705
8.3
937
8.5
802
8.3
1077
Feature Not Available
7.1
525
8.2
605
7.9
675
8.3
678
8.3
897
8.4
743
7.9
838
Generative AI
6.2
60
6.2
221
Platform
7.6
959
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
Expense Reports
Not enough data
9.0
949
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
891
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
911
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1030
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
1049
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
819
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.5
12
Travel Management
Not enough data
7.8
369
Not enough data
7.5
343
Not enough data
7.5
341
Not enough data
8.3
548
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.2
1037
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
797
Mobile
Not enough data
9.1
939
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
579
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.0
373
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
706
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
512
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
1370
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1476
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1293
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1718
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
1726
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
989
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1774
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1551
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
377
Employee Self Service
8.7
2213
|
Verified
9.0
1764
|
Verified
8.3
1716
|
Verified
8.2
1172
|
Verified
8.1
1744
|
Verified
8.6
1550
|
Verified
Administration
8.8
1977
|
Verified
9.1
1806
|
Verified
8.3
1845
|
Verified
8.3
1660
|
Verified
9.2
2153
|
Verified
9.5
1815
|
Verified
8.4
1014
|
Verified
8.0
863
|
Verified
8.8
1902
|
Verified
9.1
1691
|
Verified
8.7
1579
|
Verified
8.8
1500
|
Verified
8.6
1604
|
Verified
8.9
1467
|
Verified
9.0
1852
|
Verified
9.2
1590
|
Verified
9.0
1883
|
Verified
9.2
1607
|
Verified
Taxes
8.9
1876
|
Verified
9.1
1691
|
Verified
8.8
1706
|
Verified
9.0
1643
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.1
1583
|
Verified
Integration
8.1
1110
|
Verified
8.1
996
|
Verified
8.5
1371
|
Verified
8.6
1194
|
Verified
8.2
1141
|
Verified
8.0
952
|
Verified
8.2
1149
|
Verified
8.2
969
|
Verified
Platform
8.3
1925
|
Verified
8.6
1690
|
Verified
8.4
1967
|
Verified
8.7
1673
|
Verified
8.4
2014
|
Verified
8.9
1679
|
Verified
8.6
1779
|
Verified
8.9
1550
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
997
8.5
685
8.4
919
7.9
378
7.8
693
8.0
582
8.2
800
8.5
656
8.2
798
8.3
527
8.6
1016
9.0
747
8.4
825
8.6
639
8.0
746
8.2
561
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
997
8.5
685
8.4
919
7.9
378
7.8
693
8.0
582
8.2
800
8.5
656
8.2
798
8.3
527
8.6
1016
9.0
747
8.4
825
8.6
639
8.4
936
8.6
611
8.0
746
8.2
561
7.9
615
8.1
474
7.3
108
6.9
169
7.5
130
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
6.0
63
Feature Not Available
6.0
63
Feature Not Available
5.9
63
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.6
959
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
Payment Methods
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
9.2
97
Not enough data
8.9
81
Payment Processing
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
9.1
89
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
9.1
97
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.2
98
Security and Compliance
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
9.1
70
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.8
66
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
8.7
70
Payment Types
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.7
14
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.3
391
Not enough data
9.1
278
Performance
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.7
230
Not enough data
8.8
231
Payment Cards
Not enough data
9.3
371
Not enough data
9.3
346
Not enough data
9.1
304
Reporting
Not enough data
9.1
298
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.7
247
Payments
Not enough data
9.2
306
Not enough data
9.1
294
Not enough data
9.4
370
Not enough data
9.1
279
Fraud & Risk Management
Not enough data
9.2
298
Not enough data
9.2
286
Not enough data
9.1
265
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
8.1
32
Execution
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.0
37
Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.8
34
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.6
319
7.6
572
8.0
295
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
959
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
Invoice Management
Not enough data
9.0
233
Not enough data
8.6
177
Not enough data
8.9
184
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
9.0
200
Not enough data
9.2
266
Not enough data
9.1
231
Not enough data
8.6
157
Analytics
Not enough data
9.1
220
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
8.7
160
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
214
Not enough data
9.1
217
Not enough data
9.0
171
Risk
Not enough data
7.9
51
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
7.7
45
Recovery
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
8.7
184
Audit
Not enough data
8.6
175
Not enough data
8.6
147
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
8.8
182
Fraud
Not enough data
8.9
174
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
9.0
169
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
9.0
315
Not enough data
9.0
67
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
9.3
392
Not enough data
8.9
257
Not enough data
8.8
244
Not enough data
9.1
279
Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
326
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.7
221
Not enough data
9.2
354
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
293
Not enough data
9.2
360
Not enough data
8.7
233
Not enough data
8.8
275
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
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
Management
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
8.1
53
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
7.6
51
Not enough data
7.9
50
Not enough data
7.9
49
Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
7.7
49
Supplier Management
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Execution
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.0
52
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.5
48
Supplier Information
Not enough data
8.3
49
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.4
50
Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.1
48
Integration
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
7.1
8
Agentic AI - Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance reviews
8.2
107
|
Verified
7.4
273
8.0
125
|
Verified
7.5
330
8.3
136
|
Verified
7.9
337
Goals
8.1
121
|
Verified
7.8
314
7.9
108
|
Verified
7.4
270
Feedback
7.9
127
|
Verified
7.7
300
|
Verified
7.9
116
7.6
298
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.3
260
Feature Not Available
8.1
298
Data
8.4
144
|
Verified
8.2
357
|
Verified
8.3
132
|
Verified
8.1
343
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
8.0
17
6.1
32
7.5
18
5.7
31
Reports
7.2
69
Not enough data
8.0
87
Not enough data
7.7
78
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
Cleaning
8.0
79
Not enough data
7.9
74
Not enough data
8.0
75
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
40
Not enough data
6.5
40
Not enough data
6.3
40
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
7.8
108
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.6
97
Not enough data
7.7
96
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.3
93
Not enough data
7.3
96
Not enough data
7.3
95
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.9
105
Not enough data
7.7
101
Not enough data
7.4
98
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
5.8
27
Not enough data
5.8
28
Not enough data
6.3
28
Sourcing
Not enough data
8.0
421
Not enough data
8.1
443
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
7.3
41
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
279
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
6.9
42
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.0
40
Not enough data
7.4
45
Platform
7.6
959
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
5.4
28
Not enough data
6.3
30
Not enough data
5.2
28
Agentic AI - Onboarding
6.7
20
6.2
57
6.8
19
5.9
56
7.1
19
6.1
56
6.8
19
6.1
55
7.0
19
6.3
56
Platform Content
8.0
207
7.9
575
8.0
208
8.4
810
8.2
204
8.6
841
7.7
156
7.5
490
7.8
155
7.7
458
7.6
164
7.7
465
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
232
8.9
1017
7.6
157
7.1
306
7.7
158
8.1
680
8.2
193
8.6
879
8.2
202
8.6
909
Platform Data
7.8
156
Feature Not Available
8.0
181
8.5
794
8.1
191
8.3
591
Platform
7.6
959
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.6
319
7.6
572
8.1
423
8.8
981
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vendor Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue Recognition
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
7.0
29
Not enough data
7.2
29
Course Authoring
Not enough data
8.1
151
Not enough data
7.8
139
Not enough data
8.0
146
Not enough data
7.9
133
Course Delivery
Not enough data
7.8
144
Not enough data
8.3
175
Not enough data
8.1
163
Course Management
Not enough data
7.1
113
Not enough data
7.8
141
Not enough data
7.7
125
Not enough data
7.8
133
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
119
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Interface
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
103
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
7.9
139
Not enough data
8.1
150
Not enough data
8.0
146
Not enough data
7.8
126
Not enough data
8.0
147
Not enough data
8.0
153
Not enough data
7.9
158
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
54
Not enough data
6.1
51
Not enough data
6.4
52
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.9
1207
Not enough data
8.3
742
Not enough data
7.9
572
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.2
1037
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
797
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.6
859
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
1370
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1476
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1293
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1718
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
1726
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
989
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1774
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1551
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
377
Platform
7.6
959
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
Platform
7.6
959
7.8
1342
7.6
666
7.7
951
7.6
573
7.3
749
8.2
1024
8.4
1410
8.1
979
8.5
1326
7.8
823
8.5
1285
8.1
1026
8.3
1416
8.3
993
8.6
1395
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.8
136
7.3
177
7.7
144
7.3
181
8.6
206
8.5
242
8.6
190
8.1
244
7.9
143
7.7
185
7.8
129
7.4
164
8.3
165
8.1
221
8.4
194
8.6
243
7.7
134
6.9
167
7.6
147
7.8
206
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ADP Workforce Now and Paylocity are categorized as Benefits Administration, Core HR, Workforce Management, Payroll, Performance Management, HCM Software, and Onboarding
Unique Categories
ADP Workforce Now is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, Interview Scheduling, Job Description Management, HR Analytics, and Healthcare HR
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ADP Workforce Now
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paylocity
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%
Computer Software
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
65.4%
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
Can we integrate with Salesforce?
1 Comment
LB
A previous company that I worked at was doing some integration of Salesforce with Workforce Now. I believe they were importing hours and expenses from...Read more
Can I use paylocity at home?
27 Comments
CD
Yes! Paylocity is simple and easy to use from anywhere with an internet connection. I was able to run about 5 payrolls from home WITH support from our...Read more
Is paylocity a HRIS system?
6 Comments
KE
On 16th May I opened a Divvy account. On 20 May, my account was suspended.
I didn't do any action or transaction from my account during these 4 days. I...Read more
I would like to set up Paylocity to hold all of my personnel records.
3 Comments
SK
You can actually import those documents from the folders on your computer into each employees profile. Read more
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