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ADP vs Automate.io

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Automate.io

Software

Connect and automate your cloud applications

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Automate.io has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: ADP no pricing is published; every quote is custom and driven by employee count and which services are taken; Automate.io no longer exists as a product. automate.io redirects to notion.com, which acquired the company and wound the integration service down
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Automate.io covers Multi-step automations.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Automate.io actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Automate.io differ
AttributeADPAutomate.io
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile
Founded19492014

Identical on both: 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 Automate.io

  • Multi-step automations
  • Conditional logic
  • Data mapping
  • Error handling
  • Scheduling
  • Webhooks
  • API integrations
  • 500+ apps

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 Automate.io
  • HR administration and employee recordsnot Automate.io
  • Time and attendance trackingnot Automate.io
  • Benefits administrationnot Automate.io
  • Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Automate.io

Automate.io

  • Workflow Automationnot ADP
  • Data Integrationnot ADP
  • Process Automationnot ADP
  • App Integrationnot ADP
  • API Connectivitynot 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

Automate.io

  • No longer exists as a product. automate.io redirects to notion.com, which acquired the company and wound the integration service down
  • Existing automations were not portable to Notion, so users had to rebuild elsewhere

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Automate.io

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 250 tasks/month
    • 2 automations
  • Starter$15/month
    • 5000 tasks/month
    • Unlimited automations
    • Email support
  • Professional$50/month
    • Unlimited tasks
    • Priority support
    • Advanced features

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Automate.io if

  • You need multi-step automations.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want conditional logic.
Automate.io review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Automate.io better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Automate.io at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Automate.io?
Automate.io has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for ADP and Free for Automate.io.
Does ADP or Automate.io run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Automate.io runs on Web, Mobile.
Can I use Automate.io for free?
Yes. Automate.io has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. ADP starts at $29/month.
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 Automate.io is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Automate.io cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Automate.io covers Multi-step automations, Conditional logic, Data mapping, Error handling. Both handle Web support.
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