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Alternatives to ADP Workforce Now
23 payroll tools sit alongside ADP Workforce Now in this directory. Below is what separates each from ADP Workforce Now on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 4
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- ADP Workforce Now starts at
- $23/employee per month
Why people look past ADP Workforce Now
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ADP Workforce Now entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for ADP Workforce Now carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 4 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
HR and payroll technology led by employees
Priced and rated the same as ADP Workforce Now on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
HR software with heart
- Starts $13 a month per employee cheaper, at $10/month per employee.
The people platform for small businesses
- Starts $26 a month dearer, at $49/month.
Brazilian employee benefits and earned wage access app, owned by Serasa Experian since 2024
- Can be used without paying; ADP Workforce Now cannot.
Virtual card issuing and spend controls layered onto existing business credit cards
- Can be used without paying; ADP Workforce Now cannot.
Earned wage access and financial wellness benefit, free to employers and free for standard transfers
- Can be used without paying; ADP Workforce Now cannot.
Every ADP Workforce Now alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP Workforce Now (this page) | $23/employee per month | - | - | |
| PaycomCloud-based payroll and HR platform with self-service employee features and comprehensive benefits administration like ADP. | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| BambooHRCloud HRIS with payroll integration, benefits, and time tracking at a lower price point than ADP. | $10/month per employee | Subscription | - | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| GustoModern payroll and HR solution designed for small to mid-sized businesses with simplified interface compared to ADP. | $49/month | - | - | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| SalaryFits | Free | Free for employers, fees apply to advances and loans | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Extend | Free | Per user per month, free starter tier | 3 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Payactiv | Free | Free for employers, fees apply only to expedited transfers | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Branch App | Free | Free for employers, fee-free standard access for workers | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Mooncard | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Hastee | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Jify | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Openwage | On request | Per-transfer fee, paid by the employee | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Clair | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Payhawk | On request | Per module per month | 4 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Immediate | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Wagestream | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| DailyPay | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| EnKash | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Volopay | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Refyne | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Rain Instant Pay | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| PayFit | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| RemoFirst | On request | Quote | 2 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
| Omnipresent | On request | Quote | 2 | vs ADP Workforce Now |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ADP Workforce Now badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (4)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- SalaryFits , Free
- Extend , Free
- Payactiv , Free
- Branch App , Free
Cheaper than ADP Workforce Now (1)
Entry price under ADP Workforce Now's $23/employee per month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- BambooHR , $10/month per employee
What you would be giving up
ADP Workforce Now is most often brought in for processing payroll and tax compliance for 1 in 6 u.s. workers, managing time tracking and labor cost forecasting across locations, coordinating benefits administration and retirement plan compliance, running distributed hiring workflows for enterprises with global teams. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ADP Workforce Now is broadly right and the question is cost, the ADP Workforce Now pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Payroll category lists everything the directory holds, and best payroll tools ranks them.
ADP Workforce Now runs on web, mobile. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ADP Workforce Now alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ADP Workforce Now?
- 23 other payroll tools are listed in this directory, led by Paycom, BambooHR, Gusto, SalaryFits. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ADP Workforce Now?
- 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: SalaryFits, Extend, Payactiv, Branch App.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to ADP Workforce Now?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under ADP Workforce Now's $23/employee per month: BambooHR at $10/month per employee.
- Why do people look for an alternative to ADP Workforce Now?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from ADP Workforce Now?
- ADP Workforce Now is most often brought in for processing payroll and tax compliance for 1 in 6 u.s. workers, managing time tracking and labor cost forecasting across locations, coordinating benefits administration and retirement plan compliance, running distributed hiring workflows for enterprises with global teams. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ADP Workforce Now?
- None of the payroll tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these ADP Workforce Now alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Payroll, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ADP Workforce Now against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ADP Workforce Now covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every payroll tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Payroll category, 23 tools beside ADP Workforce Now. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.