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ADP vs Kanbanize

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Kanbanize

Software

Enterprise Kanban software for agile teams

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; Kanbanize no per user price or minimum user count is published, despite the page being headed simple pricing
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Kanbanize covers Kanban boards.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Kanbanize actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Kanbanize differ
AttributeADPKanbanize
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Founded19492012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Kanbanize

  • Kanban boards
  • Portfolio Kanban
  • Workflow automation
  • Analytics
  • Timeline
  • Jira
  • Azure DevOps
  • Slack

Both cover

  • ISO 27001
  • 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 Kanbanize
  • HR administration and employee recordsnot Kanbanize
  • Time and attendance trackingnot Kanbanize
  • Benefits administrationnot Kanbanize
  • Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Kanbanize

Kanbanize

  • Kanban boards and portfolio management for scaled agile teamsnot ADP
  • Linking strategy and OKRs to delivery workflowsnot 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

Kanbanize

  • No per user price or minimum user count is published, despite the page being headed simple pricing
  • Automation rules are a paid add on on both plans, capped at 300 on Standard
  • SSO is a paid add on rather than included at either tier
  • File storage is 100 GB on Standard against 1 TB on Enterprise, and API calls are capped on Standard without the limit being stated
  • A dedicated cloud instance, IP whitelisting and 24/7 support are Enterprise only

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Kanbanize

On request
  • Team$149/month
    • 15 users
    • Unlimited boards
    • Kanban analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • SSO
    • Advanced security

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

  • You need payroll.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want tax services.
ADP review

Choose Kanbanize if

  • You need kanban boards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want portfolio kanban.
Kanbanize review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Kanbanize better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Kanbanize at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Kanbanize?
ADP starts at $29/month and Kanbanize at On request.
Does ADP or Kanbanize run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Kanbanize is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Kanbanize cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Kanbanize covers Kanban boards, Portfolio Kanban, Workflow automation, Analytics. Both handle ISO 27001, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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