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ADP vs Cin7

ADP logo

ADP

Accounting & Finance

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Cin7 logo

Cin7

ERP & Business Operations

Connected inventory management for product sellers

From
$349/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; Cin7 sales orders are capped annually rather than monthly, at 6,000 on Standard, 24,000 on Pro and 120,000 on Advanced
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Cin7 covers Inventory management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Cin7 actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Cin7 differ
AttributeADPCin7
Starting price$29/month$349/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidCloud, Web, Mobile
CategoryAccounting & FinanceERP & Business Operations
Founded19492012

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

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 Cin7

  • Inventory management
  • Order management
  • Warehouse management
  • EDI integration
  • B2B commerce
  • Shopify
  • Amazon
  • eBay

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

ADP

  • Payroll processing and tax filingnot Cin7
  • HR administration and employee recordsnot Cin7
  • Time and attendance trackingnot Cin7
  • Benefits administrationnot Cin7
  • Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Cin7

Cin7

  • Inventory and order management across multiple sales channelsnot ADP
  • Connecting ecommerce storefronts to warehousing and fulfilmentnot 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

Cin7

  • Sales orders are capped annually rather than monthly, at 6,000 on Standard, 24,000 on Pro and 120,000 on Advanced
  • Ecommerce and app integrations are rationed by plan, at 2, 4 and 6
  • User seats are capped at 5, 10 and 15 by plan
  • The entry Standard plan is $349 a month and Advanced is $1,199
  • Additional users, integrations and order volume are all chargeable extras on top of the plan

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Cin7

$349/month
  • Standard$349/month
    • Inventory management
    • 3 sales channels
    • Basic reporting
  • Pro$599/month
    • Unlimited channels
    • Advanced automations
    • 3PL connections

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Cin7 if

  • You need inventory management.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want order management.
Cin7 review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Cin7 better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Cin7 at $349/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Cin7?
ADP starts at $29/month and Cin7 at $349/month.
Does ADP or Cin7 run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Cin7 runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
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 Cin7 is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Cin7 cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Cin7 covers Inventory management, Order management, Warehouse management, EDI integration. Both handle QuickBooks, Web support.
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