Accounting · head to head
ADP vs Erply
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; Erply priced per store per month rather than a flat company rate, starting at $49/store for the Giftshop & Grocery Chain plan with only 1 user account and 1 POS terminal included
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ADP and Erply actually diverge.
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
- QuickBooks
- Sage
- Oracle
Only in Erply
Nothing recorded that ADP does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ADP
- Payroll processing and tax filingnot Erply
- HR administration and employee recordsnot Erply
- Time and attendance trackingnot Erply
- Benefits administrationnot Erply
- Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Erply
Erply
- Managing inventory across multiple retail locations in real-timenot ADP
- Synchronizing online store orders with physical point-of-salenot ADP
- Processing customer payments integrated with loyalty programsnot ADP
- Generating multi-location sales and inventory reportsnot 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
Erply
- Priced per store per month rather than a flat company rate, starting at $49/store for the Giftshop & Grocery Chain plan with only 1 user account and 1 POS terminal included
- Multichannel Chains plan is limited to 2 user accounts at $179/store per month
- POS for NetSuite starts at $1,800 per month and Franchise & Chain starts at $3,500 per month, both quote-adjusted from there
- Cancellation requires a written request 30 days prior to the end of the billing cycle
Pricing, plan by plan
ADP
$29/month- Essential$79/month
- Payroll
- Tax filing
- Direct deposit
- Enhanced$139/month
- HR tools
- Background checks
- Job posting
Erply
$59/month- Giftshop & Grocery Chain$59/month
- 1 user account
- 1 point of sale terminal
- For net sales turnover up to $25,000 per month
- Multichannel Chains$199/month
- 2 user accounts
- 1 warehouse license
- POS for NetSuite$1800/month
- 2 user accounts
- Inventory licensing
- Franchise & Chain$3500/month
- For 50+ store retail chains or franchises
- Franchise HQ Module
- Chain HQ Module
Which should you pick?
Choose Erply if
Nothing in the data separates Erply from ADP on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is ADP or Erply better?
- Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Erply at $59/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ADP or Erply?
- ADP starts at $29/month and Erply at $59/month.
- Does ADP or Erply run on more platforms?
- ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Erply runs on Web.
- 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 Erply is typically brought in for.
- What can ADP do that Erply cannot?
- ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
ADP: How is ADP pricing organized?
ADP organizes pricing by business size: Small Business (1-49 employees), Midsized (50-999 employees), and Enterprise (1,000+ employees). Each segment receives customized pricing tailored to specific business needs.
SourceErply: What payment options does Erply offer?
Erply offers both monthly and annual billing contracts. Payment is due in advance at the start of each billing cycle. Annual contracts receive discounts compared to monthly rates. Changes to payment take effect within 48 hours.
SourceADP: Is there a current promotional offer for ADP payroll?
ADP currently offers 3 months free when signing up for small business payroll (promotion ends 9/24). Contact sales at 800-225-5237 for details and to request pricing based on your employee count.
SourceErply: Is there a free trial for Erply?
Erply offers free account creation with no credit card required to explore the platform. Users can create an account and test the service before committing to a paid plan.
SourceErply: Can I cancel my Erply subscription?
Erply subscriptions can be cancelled, but require a written request submitted at least 30 days prior to the desired cancellation date.
SourceRelated pages
Other head to heads
- ADP vs QuickBooks
- ADP vs Ramp
- ADP vs Airbase
- ADP vs Melio
- ADP vs Wise Business
- ADP vs Orb
- ADP vs Invoice2go
- ADP vs Invoicely
- ADP vs Invoicera
- ADP vs Lago
- ADP vs Metronome
- ADP vs Microsoft Excel
- ADP vs Paddle
- ADP vs Qonto
- ADP vs RazorpayX
- ADP vs Stigg
- ADP vs Avalara
- ADP vs Brex
- ADP vs BigCommerce
- ADP vs Square
- ADP vs Magento
- ADP vs Shopkeep
- ADP vs FullStory
- ADP vs Hotjar
- ADP vs Mailchimp
- ADP vs Contentful
- ADP vs Heartland Retail
- ADP vs Stripe
- ADP vs Algolia
- ADP vs Braze
- ADP vs Square for Retail
- ADP vs Squarespace Commerce
- ADP vs AliExpress
- ADP vs CJ Dropshipping
- ADP vs commercetools
- ADP vs FastSpring
- Erply vs QuickBooks
- Erply vs Ramp
- Erply vs Airbase
- Erply vs Melio
- Erply vs Wise Business
- Erply vs Orb
- Erply vs Invoice2go
- Erply vs Invoicely
- Erply vs Invoicera
- Erply vs Lago
- Erply vs Metronome
- Erply vs Microsoft Excel
- Erply vs Paddle
- Erply vs Qonto
- Erply vs RazorpayX
- Erply vs Stigg
- Erply vs Avalara
- Erply vs Brex
- Erply vs BigCommerce
- Erply vs Square
- Erply vs Magento
- Erply vs Shopkeep
- Erply vs FullStory
- Erply vs Hotjar
- Erply vs Mailchimp
- Erply vs Contentful
- Erply vs Heartland Retail
- Erply vs Stripe
- Erply vs Algolia
- Erply vs Braze
- Erply vs Square for Retail
- Erply vs Squarespace Commerce
- Erply vs AliExpress
- Erply vs CJ Dropshipping
- Erply vs commercetools
- Erply vs FastSpring


