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ADP vs Paragon

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Paragon

Software

Embedded integration platform for SaaS

From
$299/month
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; Paragon no price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Paragon covers Embedded workflows.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Paragon actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Paragon differ
AttributeADPParagon
Starting price$29/month$299/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Embedded
Founded19492021

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 Paragon

  • Embedded workflows
  • Native integrations
  • Workflow builder
  • Error handling
  • Monitoring
  • Analytics
  • Webhooks
  • 500+ apps

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ADP

  • Payroll processing and tax filingnot Paragon
  • HR administration and employee recordsnot Paragon
  • Time and attendance trackingnot Paragon
  • Benefits administrationnot Paragon
  • Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Paragon

Paragon

  • Embedding third party integrations into a SaaS productnot ADP
  • Managing customer facing connectors without building each onenot 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

Paragon

  • No price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
  • Cost scales with the number of customer tenants using the integrations, so the bill follows an end customer count rather than the vendor's own usage
  • SAML SSO, self hosting, dynamic field mapping and SLAs are all 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

Paragon

$299/month
  • Starter$299/month
    • 50 integrations
    • Basic support
  • Growth$999/month
    • 200 integrations
    • Priority support
  • Enterprise$5000/month
    • Unlimited integrations
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Paragon if

  • You need embedded workflows.
  • You work on Web, Embedded.
  • You also want native integrations.
Paragon review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Paragon better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Paragon at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Paragon?
ADP starts at $29/month and Paragon at $299/month.
Does ADP or Paragon run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Paragon runs on Web, Embedded.
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 Paragon is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Paragon cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Paragon covers Embedded workflows, Native integrations, Workflow builder, Error handling. Both handle Web support.
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