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ADP vs Empower

ADP logo

ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Empower logo

Empower

Software

All your finances. One app.

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; Empower empower's managed advisory tiers require a minimum of $100,000 in investable assets for Personal Strategy and $1,000,000 for Private Client, with exact advisory fee percentages deferred to the Form ADV filing rather than published on the site.
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Empower covers Net worth tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Empower actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Empower differ
AttributeADPEmpower
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Founded19492009

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
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Oracle

Only in Empower

  • Net worth tracking
  • Investment tracking
  • Retirement planner
  • Cash flow
  • 401k fee analyzer
  • Bank connections
  • Brokerage accounts
  • SOC 2

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

Empower

  • Wealth trackingnot ADP
  • Retirement planningnot ADP
  • Investment analysisnot 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

Empower

  • Empower's managed advisory tiers require a minimum of $100,000 in investable assets for Personal Strategy and $1,000,000 for Private Client, with exact advisory fee percentages deferred to the Form ADV filing rather than published on the site.

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Empower

$29/month
  • Free ToolsFree
    • Net worth tracking
    • Cash flow
    • Investment checkup
  • Wealth ManagementFree
    • 0.89% AUM fee
    • Dedicated advisor
    • Tax optimization

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Empower if

  • You need net worth tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want investment tracking.
Empower review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Empower better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Empower at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Empower?
ADP starts at $29/month and Empower at $29/month.
Does ADP or Empower 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 Empower is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Empower cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Empower covers Net worth tracking, Investment tracking, Retirement planner, Cash flow. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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