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ADP vs Lexware

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Lexware

Software

Accounting and invoicing software for German small businesses and freelancers

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; Lexware prices are tiered by employee count up to 50 Mitarbeitende, and the payroll add-on tiers above the base range are quoted only auf Anfrage (on request), not published (EUR)

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Lexware actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Lexware differ
AttributeADPLexware
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded1949Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Lexware

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

Lexware

No use cases recorded yet. See the Lexware 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

Lexware

  • Prices are tiered by employee count up to 50 Mitarbeitende, and the payroll add-on tiers above the base range are quoted only auf Anfrage (on request), not published (EUR)
  • Base plans range from EUR 7.90 to EUR 32.90 per month before VAT, with the introductory 50% discount lasting only 3 months

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Lexware

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Lexware 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 Lexware if

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

Lexware review

Questions people ask

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