Compare ADP RUN and Payroll - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 27, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ADP RUN or Payroll?

ADP RUN is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Payroll, and ADP RUN is rated higher (94/100) than Payroll (80/100). ADP RUN offers users more features (5) than Payroll (0).

Looking for the right Payroll solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

ADP Vs. Payroll Connected

ADP: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP), with more than $10 billion in revenues and approximately 600,000 clients, is one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions. Leveraging over 60 years of experience, ADP offers a wide range of human resource, payroll, tax and benefits administration solutions from a single sou...

Payroll Connected: Payroll Connected is Canadas first and only online scheduler and fully automatic online payroll software. Starting in July 2011, we recognized that payroll processing was still a long, tedious and error prone process, even when using the newest and most popular payroll software.

Who is more expensive? ADP RUN or Payroll Connected?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Payroll software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for ADP RUN and Payroll Connected.

ADP RUN price starts at $59 per employee/month + $4 per employee , On a scale between 1 to 10 RUN Powered by ADP is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Payroll software. Payroll Connected price starts at $9 per month , When comparing Payroll Connected to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Payroll software cost.

Bottom line: ADP RUN cost is around the same cost of Payroll Connected.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ADP RUN Vs. Payroll based on some of the most important and required Payroll features.

ADP RUN: Employee Self-Service, Payroll, Data Analysis Tools, Attendance Management, Check Fraud Monitoring.

Payroll Connected: We are still working to collect the list of features for Payroll Connected.

Target customer size

The software is a most viable product for small and medium businesses with backgrounds in a variety of industries. and Payroll Connected's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.

ADP RUN

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $59 per employee/month + $4 per employee

Run Payroll is a web based payroll management solution for small and medium businesses. It also facilitates management of federal and state taxes in addition to other capabilities. The software was designed and...

Categories: Business tax, BI & Analytics, Data Analysis Tools, CM Reporting & Analytics.

Payroll Connected

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $9 per month

Payroll connected is a cloud-based human resources software that is built to help organizations and companies in automating their payrolls. The software intuitive build makes it capable of paying out as soon as...

Categories: Business tax, Self-Service Portal, Benefits Administration, Payroll.

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ADP RUN: 5 Features

Employee Self-Service
Payroll
Data Analysis Tools
Attendance Management
Check Fraud Monitoring

Payroll Connected: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
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ADP RUN
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$59 per employee/month + $4 per employee
Functionality
18
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Payroll
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$9 per month
Functionality
4
Ascentis
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$5.40 per user/month
Functionality
32
SurePayroll
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$29.99 per month
Functionality
5
Optimum ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$10,000 per license
Functionality
14

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.