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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Microsoft Entra ID
Star Rating
(797)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansRUN Powered by ADP
Star Rating
(4,238)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Entra ID vs RUN Powered by ADP
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found RUN Powered by ADP easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with RUN Powered by ADP overall.
- Reviewers felt that RUN Powered by ADP meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Entra ID.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that RUN Powered by ADP is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Entra ID over RUN Powered by ADP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Entra ID
Azure Active Directory Free
Free
The free edition of Azure AD is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Intune, Power Platform, and others.
- Partially Included: Authentication, single sign-on and multifactor authentication (MFA)
- Partially Included: Applications Access
- Partially Included: Authorization and Conditional Access
RUN Powered by ADP
Essential Payroll
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All the basic payroll and tax filing services a small business needs.
Free Trial
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
RUN Powered by ADP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
632
9.3
3,015
Ease of Use
8.8
636
9.3
3,052
Ease of Setup
8.6
359
9.0
2,764
Ease of Admin
8.8
346
9.2
2,390
Quality of Support
8.7
576
9.2
2,985
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
335
9.3
2,390
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
613
8.9
2,916
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
271
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
271
Not enough data
8.5
255
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
107
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
1392
Not enough data
8.0
1261
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
1428
Not enough data
9.3
1467
Not enough data
9.0
1367
Not enough data
9.0
1439
Not enough data
9.0
1453
Authentication Options
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.9
201
Not enough data
9.3
203
Not enough data
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.7
171
Not enough data
8.8
161
Not enough data
Access Control Types
8.9
192
Not enough data
8.8
191
Not enough data
8.9
191
Not enough data
8.8
169
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
189
Not enough data
9.0
199
Not enough data
8.9
201
Not enough data
8.7
203
Not enough data
8.9
194
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
173
Not enough data
8.9
171
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
8.9
181
Not enough data
8.8
177
Not enough data
8.6
162
Not enough data
User on/off Boarding
8.9
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
User Maintenance
9.0
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
Governance
8.9
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
Authentication type
8.1
158
Not enough data
7.3
139
Not enough data
8.4
150
Not enough data
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
8.6
159
Not enough data
8.9
166
Not enough data
8.5
146
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.6
164
Not enough data
Implementation
8.9
181
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
8.1
132
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
9.1
2282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1971
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
2096
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
9.4
2462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2056
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
2367
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1922
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
2152
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1947
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1910
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
2087
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
2129
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
9.4
2308
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
2252
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
2224
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
1748
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1795
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1678
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
2167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
2134
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
2253
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
2110
|
Verified
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
390
Logistics
Not enough data
8.8
395
Not enough data
8.8
373
Not enough data
8.7
328
Management
Not enough data
8.2
335
Not enough data
8.4
349
Not enough data
8.5
358
Not enough data
9.0
406
Not enough data
8.9
398
Not enough data
9.3
425
Not enough data
8.9
374
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
370
Not enough data
9.0
370
Not enough data
8.8
353
Basics
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
9.2
67
Not enough data
9.2
68
Content
Not enough data
9.2
64
Not enough data
8.5
62
Not enough data
8.9
60
Logistics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
9.1
65
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
1392
Not enough data
8.0
1261
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
1428
Not enough data
9.3
1467
Not enough data
9.0
1367
Not enough data
9.0
1439
Not enough data
9.0
1453
Background Check Administration
Not enough data
9.1
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
116
|
Verified
Background Check Data
Not enough data
9.0
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
108
|
Verified
Background Check Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
97
|
Verified
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Not enough data
8.3
36
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
8.3
36
Access Control
9.0
170
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.8
155
Not enough data
8.6
151
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
156
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
8.7
155
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
168
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
160
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
89
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
9.4
88
Not enough data
9.1
87
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
87
Not enough data
9.4
88
Not enough data
9.1
77
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
9.3
88
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
9.2
81
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.2
87
Not enough data
9.2
87
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.2
83
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.8
53
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.7
57
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
8.1
50
Not enough data
8.9
58
Functionality
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
7.6
100
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
226
Not enough data
8.7
193
Not enough data
9.2
224
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
9.3
225
Not enough data
9.2
223
Not enough data
Type
8.5
198
Not enough data
9.3
218
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.8
212
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.7
6
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Platform Administration
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Platform Payment Content
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
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
Not enough data
7.4
176
Not enough data
7.5
183
Not enough data
7.5
182
Not enough data
7.6
179
Not enough data
7.7
178
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.9
424
Not enough data
8.8
418
Not enough data
8.9
407
Not enough data
8.3
374
Not enough data
8.1
353
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
419
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
370
Not enough data
8.8
385
Not enough data
8.9
401
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
1392
Not enough data
8.0
1261
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
1428
Not enough data
9.3
1467
Not enough data
9.0
1367
Not enough data
9.0
1439
Not enough data
9.0
1453
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.1
332
Not enough data
8.8
410
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
96
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
92
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
92
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
1392
Not enough data
8.0
1261
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
1428
Not enough data
9.3
1467
Not enough data
9.0
1367
Not enough data
9.0
1439
Not enough data
9.0
1453
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
1392
Not enough data
8.0
1261
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
1428
Not enough data
9.3
1467
Not enough data
9.0
1367
Not enough data
9.0
1439
Not enough data
9.0
1453
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
1392
Not enough data
8.0
1261
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
1428
Not enough data
9.3
1467
Not enough data
9.0
1367
Not enough data
9.0
1439
Not enough data
9.0
1453
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Entra ID and RUN Powered by ADP share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Identity and Access Management (IAM), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, and Single Sign-On (SSO)
RUN Powered by ADP is categorized as Payroll, Core HR, Time & Attendance, Onboarding, Job Description Management, Background Check, Employee Engagement, Harassment Prevention Training, and Contractor Payments
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RUN Powered by ADP
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
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Computer Software
9.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.8%
Financial Services
4.6%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
49.9%
Construction
9.9%
Accounting
5.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.3%
Retail
4.1%
Other
71.3%
Discussions
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SP
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2 Comments
SG
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is primarily a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) offering provided by Microsoft as a cloud-based identity and access management...Read more
Some employers are allowing employees to access their payroll early for a fee. When does ADP plan on
2 Comments
MC
Hi Monica,
Great question and thank you for reaching out! Please check out our ADP Marketplace for solutions, like early pay, that integrate directly with...Read more
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