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ADP vs FreeAgent

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
F

FreeAgent

Software

Accounting software for small businesses and freelancers

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; FreeAgent priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and FreeAgent actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and FreeAgent differ
AttributeADPFreeAgent
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded1949Unknown

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 FreeAgent

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

FreeAgent

No use cases recorded yet. See the FreeAgent review.

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

FreeAgent

  • Priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

FreeAgent

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent if

Nothing in the data separates FreeAgent from ADP on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

FreeAgent review

Questions people ask

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