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ADP vs Brex

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Brex

Software

The financial stack for growing businesses

From
$29/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; Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Brex covers Corporate cards.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Brex actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Brex differ
AttributeADPBrex
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Founded19492017

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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
  • Sage
  • Oracle
  • SOC 1/2

Only in Brex

  • Corporate cards
  • Business accounts
  • Expense management
  • Bill pay
  • Travel
  • NetSuite
  • Xero
  • SOC 2

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

ADP

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

Brex

  • Corporate cards with spend controls for startupsnot ADP
  • Expense management and reimbursementsnot ADP
  • Travel booking inside the spend platformnot ADP
  • Bill pay and accounting system syncnot ADP
  • Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot 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

Brex

  • The free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities
  • Premium is $12 per user per month, so cost scales with headcount using the card
  • Enterprise and Smart Card pricing is not published
  • Eligibility criteria are not stated anywhere on the pricing page, which matters for a product that extends credit

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Brex

$29/month
  • EssentialsFree
    • Corporate cards
    • Expense management
    • Bill pay
  • Premium$12/month
    • Advanced controls
    • Custom approvals
    • Travel booking

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Brex if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want business accounts.
Brex review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Brex better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Brex at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Brex?
ADP starts at $29/month and Brex at $29/month.
Does ADP or Brex run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Brex is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Brex cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. Both handle QuickBooks, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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