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ADP vs BoldSign

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
B

BoldSign

Software

eSignature API and app for developers and teams

From
On request
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; BoldSign overage envelopes beyond the plan allowance are billed individually at $0.25 to $0.75 each depending on plan tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and BoldSign actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and BoldSign differ
AttributeADPBoldSign
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded1949Unknown

Identical on both: 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 BoldSign

Nothing recorded that ADP does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

ADP

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

BoldSign

No use cases recorded yet. See the BoldSign review.

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

BoldSign

  • Overage envelopes beyond the plan allowance are billed individually at $0.25 to $0.75 each depending on plan tier

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

BoldSign

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the BoldSign review.

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose BoldSign if

Nothing in the data separates BoldSign from ADP on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

BoldSign review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or BoldSign better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and BoldSign at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or BoldSign?
ADP starts at $29/month and BoldSign at On request.
Does ADP or BoldSign run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. BoldSign runs on 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 BoldSign is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that BoldSign cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance.
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