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ADP vs Culture Amp

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Culture Amp

Software

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

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; Culture Amp no price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Culture Amp actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Culture Amp differ
AttributeADPCulture Amp
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded19492009

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 Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys
  • Pulse surveys
  • Performance management
  • Goal tracking
  • 360-degree feedback
  • Analytics & insights
  • Action planning
  • Manager effectiveness

What people use each for

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

ADP

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

Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot ADP
  • Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot 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

Culture Amp

  • No price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier
  • All products are billed annually
  • Support level is banded by organisation size, with additional support starting at 200 employees and enterprise treatment at 1,000, so smaller customers get less for the same product

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Culture Amp

On request
  • Engage$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Action planning
  • Perform$undefined/month
    • Goal tracking
    • Performance reviews
    • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Develop$undefined/month
    • Skills development
    • Career paths
    • Learning integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Culture Amp if

  • You need employee engagement surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want pulse surveys.
Culture Amp review

Questions people ask

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