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ADP vs Hiveage

ADP logo

ADP

Accounting & Finance

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Hiveage logo

Hiveage

Freelancers

Simple, all-in-one invoicing and billing software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Hiveage 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; Hiveage free plan caps at 5 clients; scaling past 1,000 clients on the $42/month Plus tier requires contacting sales for a custom plan

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Hiveage actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Hiveage differ
AttributeADPHiveage
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceFreelancers
Founded1949Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Hiveage

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

Hiveage

No use cases recorded yet. See the Hiveage 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

Hiveage

  • Free plan caps at 5 clients; scaling past 1,000 clients on the $42/month Plus tier requires contacting sales for a custom plan

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Hiveage

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Hiveage 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 Hiveage if

  • You want to start without paying.
Hiveage review

Questions people ask

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