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ADP vs Aptean

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Aptean

Software

ERP solutions for manufacturing and distribution

From
$1500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ADP no pricing is published; every quote is custom and driven by employee count and which services are taken; Aptean a portfolio of industry-specific products rather than one platform, spanning ERP, TMS, PLM, EAM, WMS, MES and more, so the evaluation is which Aptean product before any feature comparison
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Aptean covers Financial management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Aptean actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Aptean differ
AttributeADPAptean
Starting price$29/month$1500/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidCloud, On-premise, Web
Founded19492017

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ADP

  • Payroll
  • Tax services
  • HR management
  • Time & attendance
  • Benefits administration
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Oracle

Only in Aptean

  • Financial management
  • Manufacturing
  • Supply chain
  • Inventory management
  • Quality management
  • REST APIs
  • EDI
  • IoT systems

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ADP

  • Payroll processing and tax filingnot Aptean
  • HR administration and employee recordsnot Aptean
  • Time and attendance trackingnot Aptean
  • Benefits administrationnot Aptean
  • Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Aptean

Aptean

  • Industry-specific ERP for manufacturing and distributionnot ADP
  • Transportation and warehouse managementnot ADP
  • Product lifecycle management for food and apparelnot ADP
  • Enterprise asset management and maintenancenot ADP
  • EDI and payment processing alongside the core systemsnot ADP

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ADP

  • No pricing is published; every quote is custom and driven by employee count and which services are taken
  • Split into three separate products by company size, RUN for 1 to 49 employees, Workforce Now for 50 and above, and Lyric HCM for enterprise, so growing across a threshold means changing product rather than plan

Aptean

  • A portfolio of industry-specific products rather than one platform, spanning ERP, TMS, PLM, EAM, WMS, MES and more, so the evaluation is which Aptean product before any feature comparison
  • Pricing is not published for any product
  • Aimed at mid-sized and large businesses rather than small operations

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

$29/month
  • Essential$79/month
    • Payroll
    • Tax filing
    • Direct deposit
  • Enhanced$139/month
    • HR tools
    • Background checks
    • Job posting

Aptean

$1500/month
  • Standard$1500/month
    • Core ERP modules
    • Manufacturing
    • Supply chain
  • Premium$3000/month
    • Advanced modules
    • Analytics
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

  • You need payroll.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want tax services.
ADP review

Choose Aptean if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
  • You also want manufacturing.
Aptean review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Aptean better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Aptean at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Aptean?
ADP starts at $29/month and Aptean at $1500/month.
Does ADP or Aptean run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Aptean runs on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
What is ADP best used for?
ADP is most often used for payroll processing and tax filing, hr administration and employee records, time and attendance tracking, benefits administration. Of those, payroll processing and tax filing and hr administration and employee records are not what Aptean is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Aptean cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Aptean covers Financial management, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Inventory management. Both handle Web support.
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