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At a Glance
ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now
Star Rating
(3,950)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ADP Workforce Now
Workday HCM
Workday HCM
Star Rating
(1,477)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (74.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Workday HCM
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that ADP Workforce Now excels in providing a comprehensive, all-in-one platform that centralizes payroll, HR, time tracking, and benefits, which significantly streamlines processes and improves operational efficiency. Users appreciate how it resolves issues like timely salary payments, making it a reliable choice for organizations.
  • Users say that Workday HCM shines with its self-service features, allowing team members to make and track changes easily. Reviewers highlight the ability to visually see connections across the organization, which enhances collaboration and transparency.
  • According to verified reviews, ADP Workforce Now has a slight edge in user satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score. Users find the navigation within the system intuitive, which contributes to a smoother experience when managing HR tasks.
  • Reviewers mention that Workday HCM offers seamless configuration options, particularly with project worker and resource plan data. This flexibility is appreciated by users who need to tailor the software to their specific organizational needs.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that while both platforms have strong support features, Workday HCM receives praise for its quality of support, with users noting helpful interactions that enhance their overall experience. However, ADP Workforce Now's support is also well-regarded, albeit slightly less favorable in comparison.
  • Users report that ADP Workforce Now's recent updates have improved the overall look and functionality of the platform, making it more user-friendly. In contrast, while Workday HCM has also received positive feedback for its updates, some users feel it could benefit from further enhancements in user interface design.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ADP Workforce Now
No pricing available
Workday HCM
No pricing available
Free Trial
ADP Workforce Now
No trial information available
Workday HCM
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
3,205
8.6
1,161
Ease of Use
8.3
3,425
8.2
1,179
Ease of Setup
7.7
1,872
7.6
301
Ease of Admin
8.1
1,644
7.6
244
Quality of Support
7.9
2,906
8.2
904
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
1,626
8.1
225
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
3,168
8.1
1,143
Features by Category
Core HR
8.1
706
8.6
388
8.5
809
8.7
354
Feature Not Available
8.2
222
8.2
605
8.3
329
8.3
682
8.3
276
8.4
745
8.4
330
Generative AI
6.2
59
6.9
38
Platform
7.6
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
Employee Self Service
8.7
2235
|
Verified
8.8
363
|
Verified
8.4
1728
|
Verified
8.6
320
|
Verified
8.1
1755
|
Verified
8.1
248
Administration
8.8
1993
|
Verified
8.7
273
|
Verified
8.3
1858
|
Verified
8.7
328
|
Verified
9.2
2161
|
Verified
9.0
327
|
Verified
8.4
1014
|
Verified
8.5
208
|
Verified
8.8
1906
|
Verified
8.7
266
|
Verified
8.7
1580
|
Verified
8.4
174
|
Verified
8.6
1608
|
Verified
8.8
266
|
Verified
9.0
1855
|
Verified
8.8
264
9.0
1886
|
Verified
8.8
257
Taxes
8.9
1884
|
Verified
8.6
211
|
Verified
8.8
1709
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Integration
8.1
1111
|
Verified
8.3
168
|
Verified
8.5
1371
|
Verified
8.6
209
|
Verified
8.2
1140
|
Verified
8.3
160
|
Verified
8.2
1147
|
Verified
8.5
202
|
Verified
Platform
8.3
1933
|
Verified
8.5
292
|
Verified
8.4
1969
|
Verified
8.5
299
|
Verified
8.4
2023
|
Verified
8.6
315
|
Verified
8.6
1783
|
Verified
8.6
269
|
Verified
Benefits AdministrationHide 31 FeaturesShow 31 Features
7.9
1,616
8.3
513
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
998
8.6
306
8.4
919
8.5
277
7.8
692
8.1
175
8.2
800
Feature Not Available
8.2
797
8.7
265
8.6
1018
8.7
297
8.4
824
8.5
186
8.0
746
8.3
209
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
998
8.6
306
8.4
919
8.5
277
7.8
692
8.1
175
8.2
800
Feature Not Available
8.2
797
8.7
265
8.6
1018
8.7
297
8.4
824
8.5
186
8.4
935
8.6
280
8.0
746
8.3
209
7.9
613
8.4
177
7.3
108
8.2
30
7.5
129
8.4
32
Generative AI
6.0
63
6.9
19
6.0
63
7.1
19
5.9
63
7.0
19
Platform
7.6
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
Not enough data
8.3
36
Processing
Not enough data
7.9
27
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Compliance
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.1
24
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.2
22
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
23
Job Description ManagementHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
8.3
1,315
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
293
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
Candidate Relationship ManagementHide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
8.2
1,323
Not enough data
Basics
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.5
69
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
Content
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.7
265
Not enough data
7.6
317
8.1
208
8.0
293
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
8.0
1,177
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
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
8.7
76
8.7
32
Operations
8.9
63
8.6
24
8.8
57
8.7
22
8.5
63
8.7
21
8.6
64
8.9
23
8.7
60
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.4
87
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.8
70
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.7
75
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.3
60
Performance ManagementHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.0
160
8.0
80
Performance reviews
8.2
107
|
Verified
8.4
62
|
Verified
8.0
125
|
Verified
8.2
60
|
Verified
8.3
136
|
Verified
8.4
67
|
Verified
Goals
8.1
122
|
Verified
8.6
65
|
Verified
7.9
108
|
Verified
8.6
59
|
Verified
Feedback
7.9
127
|
Verified
8.3
60
|
Verified
7.9
116
8.2
57
Feature Not Available
7.6
50
Feature Not Available
7.3
32
Data
8.4
146
|
Verified
8.5
62
|
Verified
8.2
133
|
Verified
8.4
61
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
8.0
17
6.7
14
7.5
18
6.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
7
Basic Features
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Risk Mitigation
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
7.4
96
Not enough data
Reports
7.2
68
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
7.7
76
Not enough data
8.1
82
Not enough data
Cleaning
8.1
77
Not enough data
7.9
73
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
40
Not enough data
6.5
40
Not enough data
6.3
40
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Talent Acquisition SuitesHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)Hide 26 FeaturesShow 26 Features
Not enough data
8.3
387
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
7.7
120
Not enough data
7.8
123
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
6
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
119
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Platform
7.6
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.8
1,335
8.0
526
Agentic AI - Onboarding
6.7
20
6.7
11
6.8
19
6.5
11
7.1
19
6.8
11
6.8
19
6.9
12
7.0
19
7.0
11
Platform Content
8.0
207
Feature Not Available
8.0
209
8.3
202
8.2
204
8.5
203
7.7
155
8.1
98
7.8
155
8.5
173
7.6
164
8.4
158
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
233
8.5
134
7.6
157
8.2
150
7.8
158
8.2
166
8.2
194
8.4
227
8.2
204
8.4
237
Platform Data
7.8
155
8.0
169
8.0
182
8.4
198
8.1
190
8.5
87
Platform
7.6
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.6
317
8.1
208
8.1
422
8.4
271
Not enough data
Not enough data
Conversational Automation - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Automation - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance & Policy - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi‑System Integration - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proactive Intervention - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agent Governance - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Basic Features - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Bias Audit - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transcription - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Capability - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Corporate Learning Management SystemsHide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
Not enough data
8.3
28
Course Authoring
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Course Delivery
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.4
20
Course Management
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.4
16
Interface
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.5
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.5
476
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.6
330
Not enough data
8.5
254
Not enough data
8.5
202
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.2
148
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
253
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
147
Not enough data
8.5
213
Not enough data
8.6
208
Not enough data
8.6
181
Not enough data
8.6
210
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.4
165
Not enough data
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.6
221
Not enough data
8.0
184
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
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
Not enough data
8.3
265
Platform
7.6
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
8.1
1,215
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
964
7.5
203
7.6
668
8.0
177
7.6
573
7.9
167
8.2
1029
8.3
206
8.1
987
8.5
206
7.9
827
8.0
175
8.1
1035
8.2
203
8.3
996
8.4
205
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.9
135
Not enough data
7.8
144
Not enough data
8.6
219
Not enough data
8.6
196
Not enough data
7.9
143
Not enough data
7.9
129
Not enough data
8.2
168
Not enough data
8.5
198
Not enough data
7.8
134
Not enough data
7.7
147
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now
Workday HCM
Workday HCM
ADP Workforce Now and Workday HCM are categorized as Benefits Administration, Core HR, Payroll, Performance Management, HCM Software, Onboarding, and Healthcare HR
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
64.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.8%
Workday HCM
Workday HCM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
5.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
74.5%
Reviewers' Industry
ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now
Hospital & Health Care
6.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.4%
Computer Software
3.7%
Retail
3.3%
Other
76.8%
Workday HCM
Workday HCM
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Computer Software
9.3%
Hospital & Health Care
5.9%
Internet
5.9%
Financial Services
5.4%
Other
62.1%
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Paycor
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Add Paycor
Workday HCM
Workday HCM Alternatives
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Add Paycom
Paylocity
Paylocity
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Discussions
ADP Workforce Now
ADP Workforce Now Discussions
How does Workforce Now compare to other payroll services?
5 Comments
Marilyn M.
MM
ADP offers a comprehensive payroll service. They are up-to-date with the latest legislature and offer many learning tools & reports to keep you compliant. Read more
Vacation approval customization
2 Comments
Karen G.
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 is ADP Workforce Now transforming human resource management and payroll processing in organizations?
1 Comment
VB
Reduces manual calculations, tax filings, and compliance risks.Read more
Workday HCM
Workday HCM Discussions
What is included in Workday HCM?
2 Comments
Abhishek S.
AS
Almost all of the Human Resource business use cases are available in Workday HCM and Payroll like Employee Profile, Goals and Performance Evaluation, Career,...Read more
Can you explain workday financial in more detail?
2 Comments
Patrick S.
PS
Hi Harold, I'm Patrick, a research analyst with G2 covering the financial services space, and would be happy to help answer your question. Here is an...Read more
What is Workday HCM used for?
1 Comment
Mohammad hanif A.
MA
Workday HCM is used to manage the full employee lifecycle in one integrated platform. It supports core HR functions such as maintaining employee records,...Read more