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ADP vs. Paylocity

See why ADP's all-in-one, cloud-based solution beats Paylocity.

See how ADP stacks up against Paylocity

When comparing ADP to Paylocity, you'll find an All-in-One cloud based HCM platform. But here's how ADP Workforce Now® is simply better.

All-in-one ecosystem

Full HR suite (HR, talent, time, benefits administration, payroll, recruitment, and learning management) offered offered
Online recruitment with ZipRecruiter Job Slots2 offered not offered
In-house background screening offered not offered
Create a report across multiple pages, without leaving the one you�re on offered not offered
Leader in Multi-Country Payroll (MCP) Solutions PEAK by Everest Group3 offered not offered
Insurance Services e.g. workers� comp, business and health* offered not offered
401(k) and retirement services offered not offered
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Maximize your eligible tax credit opportunities minimize your administrative burden4 offered not offered
Global Payroll countries supported 140 100+

Timely data-driven insights
Build a stronger workforce to create better business outcomes

Executive & manager insights: overtime, turnover risk and more delivered right to your mobile phone offered not offered
Combination of 1 trillion compensation benchmarks: updated monthly, covering 9k job titles, and 1k industries, nationwide5 offered not offered
Comprehensive and up-to-date benchmarking and intelligence informed by 42M employees & over 1,100,000 clients for salary, overtime, turnover and organizational structure offered not offered

Open ecosystem

Best-of-breed marketplace partners 800+ Partners 396 Partners

PEO & Managed Services
From HR outsourcing and managed services to full-service Professional Employer Organization (PEO)

HR outsourcing (payroll, HR, and benefits) offered not offered
Professional employer organization (PEO) offered not offered
Professional services (for project support) offered not offered
Managed payroll services offered not offered

Employee experience and engagement
Helps you get the most from your team

Personalized lifestyle benefits: Employees choose from 150+ services that fit their lifestyle needs offered not offered
Available languages for mobile app 26 3
Talent activation, including personalized coaching for team leaders offered not offered
Paycards plus financial wellness, offered natively offered not offered
Freelance and contractor management offered not offered

Get actionable insights with superior reporting

Only ADP Workforce Now's drag-and-drop reporting tool makes it easy to pull exactly the data you need. Create custom reports on the fly and build meaningful dashboards that deliver insights to keep your business moving forward.

  • Gain a single source of truth with all of your data in a single database that unifies your entire business
  • Quickly generate reports without leaving the page you're on
  • Boost agility with machine learning and AI to power confident decision-making and meet shifting demands
  • Get unparalleled benchmarking capabilities using industry-leading market data

Why ADP is the leading choice over Paylocity

One database, securely synced

Seamlessly connect ADP Workforce Now with hundreds of popular business software applications to support automation and efficiency. ADP's robust Marketplace includes ERPs, accounting solutions, time-tracking tools, point of sale (POS) systems, productivity platforms and more. You can view the full list here.

Paylocity also has a marketplace, but it lacks many of the capabilities offered by ADP.

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  1. Information based on ADP internal research and is accurate as of March 25, 2025 and is subject to change.
  2. For organizations with up to approximately 1,000 employees.
  3. Leader Multi-Country Payroll (MCP) Solutions (10 years) PEAK by Everest Group
  4. Paylocity offers WOTC through several partners in their marketplace.
  5. Paylocity offers payroll benchmarking.

*Insurance products will be offered and sold only through ADPIA, its licensed agents or its licensed insurance partners; 1 ADP Blvd. Roseland, NJ 07068. CA license #0D04044. Licensed in 50 states. All services may not be available in all states.

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