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ADP vs Lemon Squeezy

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Lemon Squeezy

Software

The all-in-one platform for software businesses

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; Lemon Squeezy acting as merchant of record means Lemon Squeezy takes a percentage transaction fee on every sale on top of payment processing costs, rather than a flat subscription

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Lemon Squeezy actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Lemon Squeezy differ
AttributeADPLemon Squeezy
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded1949Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Lemon Squeezy

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

Lemon Squeezy

No use cases recorded yet. See the Lemon Squeezy 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

Lemon Squeezy

  • Acting as merchant of record means Lemon Squeezy takes a percentage transaction fee on every sale on top of payment processing costs, rather than a flat subscription

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Lemon Squeezy

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Lemon Squeezy 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 Lemon Squeezy if

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

Lemon Squeezy review

Questions people ask

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