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ADP vs HelloSign

ADP logo

ADP

Accounting & Finance

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
HelloSign logo

HelloSign

Proposal & Quote

eSignatures Made Easy

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only HelloSign 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; HelloSign free plan limited to only 3 documents per month, insufficient for most business use cases
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, HelloSign covers Electronic signatures.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and HelloSign actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and HelloSign differ
AttributeADPHelloSign
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
CategoryAccounting & FinanceProposal & Quote
Founded19492011

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 HelloSign

  • Electronic signatures
  • Templates
  • Team management
  • Audit trail
  • API access
  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • Salesforce

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

HelloSign

  • Customer Successnot ADP
  • Esignaturesnot ADP
  • Simple Signingnot 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

HelloSign

  • Free plan limited to only 3 documents per month, insufficient for most business use cases
  • Lacks advanced features like conditional logic and bulk send that enterprise competitors offer
  • Limited customization options for white-labeling compared to DocuSign

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

HelloSign

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the HelloSign 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 HelloSign if

  • You need electronic signatures.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want templates.
HelloSign review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or HelloSign better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and HelloSign at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or HelloSign?
HelloSign has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for ADP and Free for HelloSign.
Does ADP or HelloSign run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use HelloSign for free?
Yes. HelloSign 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 HelloSign is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that HelloSign cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. HelloSign covers Electronic signatures, Templates, Team management, Audit trail. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

HelloSign: Does HelloSign (Dropbox Sign) offer a free plan?

Yes, HelloSign offers a free plan for up to 3 documents per month with basic eSignatures and Dropbox integration. Paid plans start at $10 per month for individuals.

Source
HelloSign: How does HelloSign pricing compare to DocuSign?

HelloSign is significantly cheaper than DocuSign. For a 5-user team sending 50 documents monthly, HelloSign costs approximately $1,500 per year while DocuSign costs $2,400 annually, a 37% difference.

Source
HelloSign: What are HelloSign API costs?

HelloSign API pricing is $0.80 to $1 per signature request, which is significantly lower than DocuSign's $4 to $7 per signature.

Source
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