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ADP vs Doodle

ADP logo

ADP

Accounting & Finance

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Doodle logo

Doodle

Scheduling & Booking

Find the best time for anything

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Doodle 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; Doodle free plan restricted to one active poll and one booking page with 10-slot limit
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Doodle covers Group polls.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Doodle actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Doodle differ
AttributeADPDoodle
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile (iOS, Android)
CategoryAccounting & FinanceScheduling & Booking
Founded19492007

Identical on both: 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
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Oracle

Only in Doodle

  • Group polls
  • 1:1 scheduling
  • Booking pages
  • Calendar sync
  • Time zone support
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook
  • Zoom

Both cover

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

Doodle

  • Schedulingnot ADP
  • Appointment bookingnot ADP
  • Time trackingnot ADP
  • Resource managementnot ADP
  • Team coordinationnot 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

Doodle

  • Free plan restricted to one active poll and one booking page with 10-slot limit
  • Free users see excessive advertisements on booking pages
  • Limited customization options for poll types and response formats
  • Mobile app experiences bugs and has less polished interface than desktop version

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Doodle

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Doodle 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 Doodle if

  • You need group polls.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile (iOS, Android).
  • You also want 1:1 scheduling.
Doodle review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Doodle better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Doodle at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Doodle?
Doodle has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for ADP and Free for Doodle.
Does ADP or Doodle run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Doodle runs on Web, Mobile (iOS, Android).
Can I use Doodle for free?
Yes. Doodle 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 Doodle is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Doodle cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Doodle covers Group polls, 1:1 scheduling, Booking pages, Calendar sync. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Doodle: Does Doodle offer a free plan?

Yes. Doodle's free plan includes one active group poll, one booking page, and one 1:1 meeting, limited to 10 slots per poll with ads displayed. Premium plans start at $15/month.

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Doodle: What are Doodle's pricing plans?

Professional plan costs $15/month (or $132/year). Team plan costs $19.95/user/month (or $8.95/user/month billed annually) with a two-seat minimum.

Source
Doodle: Does Doodle integrate with calendar apps?

Yes. Doodle integrates with Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar to prevent double-bookings. Slack integration allows poll creation and sharing directly in Slack channels.

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