Accounting & Finance · head to head
ADP vs Invoicely
Invoicely
Accounting & Finance
Web-based invoicing app with a free plan for freelancers
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The short version
- Only Invoicely 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; Invoicely free plan is limited to just 5 invoices and 3 clients per month, and PayPal-only payments.
- They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Invoicely covers Invoice creation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ADP and Invoicely actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).
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 Invoicely
- Invoice creation
- Recurring invoices
- Time, expense, and mileage tracking
- Multi-currency support
- Team member access
- Credit card payments
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ADP
- Payroll processing and tax filingnot Invoicely
- HR administration and employee recordsnot Invoicely
- Time and attendance trackingnot Invoicely
- Benefits administrationnot Invoicely
- Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Invoicely
Invoicely
- Freelancers sending a small number of invoices for freenot ADP
- Small businesses needing recurring billing and time trackingnot ADP
- Multi-currency invoicing for international clientsnot ADP
- Teams needing shared access to client invoicingnot 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
Invoicely
- Free plan is limited to just 5 invoices and 3 clients per month, and PayPal-only payments.
- No native mobile app mentioned, limiting on-the-go invoicing.
- Team member limits on lower tiers can be restrictive for growing businesses.
- No listed integrations with accounting platforms like QuickBooks or Xero.
Pricing, plan by plan
ADP
$29/month- Essential$79/month
- Payroll
- Tax filing
- Direct deposit
- Enhanced$139/month
- HR tools
- Background checks
- Job posting
Invoicely
Free- FreeFree
- 5 monthly invoices
- 3 saved clients
- PayPal payments only
- Basic$9.99/month
- 100 monthly invoices
- 25 saved clients
- Up to 2 team members
- Professional$19.99/month
- 250 monthly invoices
- 100 saved clients
- Up to 10 team members
- Enterprise$29.99/month
- Unlimited monthly invoices
- Unlimited saved clients
- Up to 25 team members
Which should you pick?
Choose Invoicely if
- You need invoice creation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web.
- You also want recurring invoices.
Questions people ask
- Is ADP or Invoicely better?
- Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Invoicely at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ADP or Invoicely?
- Invoicely has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for ADP and Free for Invoicely.
- Does ADP or Invoicely run on more platforms?
- ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Invoicely runs on web.
- Can I use Invoicely for free?
- Yes. Invoicely 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 Invoicely is typically brought in for.
- What can ADP do that Invoicely cannot?
- ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Invoicely covers Invoice creation, Recurring invoices, Time, expense, and mileage tracking, Multi-currency support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Invoicely: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?
Yes, the Free plan allows up to 5 monthly invoices and 3 saved clients, with PayPal-only payments and no team members, and requires no credit card.
SourceInvoicely: What does Invoicely cost?
Paid plans start at Basic for $9.99/month, Professional at $19.99/month, and Enterprise at $29.99/month, each raising invoice, client, and team member limits.
SourceInvoicely: Can I change or cancel my plan?
Yes, Invoicely allows customers to upgrade or downgrade their subscription level at any time.
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