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ADP vs Guru

ADP logo

ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Guru logo

Guru

Software

Find freelancers, find a job

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; Guru job fees run 5-9% depending on membership tier, and lower rates require paid plans up to $49.95/month

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Guru actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Guru differ
AttributeADPGuru
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 Guru

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

Guru

No use cases recorded yet. See the Guru 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

Guru

  • Job fees run 5-9% depending on membership tier, and lower rates require paid plans up to $49.95/month
  • Membership purchases are non-transferable and non-refundable, and expired members are downgraded to Basic

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Guru

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Guru 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 Guru if

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

Guru review

Questions people ask

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