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ADP vs Resource Guru

ADP logo

ADP

Accounting & Finance

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Resource Guru logo

Resource Guru

Calendar & Time Management

The fast, simple way to schedule people and resources

From
$5/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; Resource Guru limited advanced reporting and analytics compared to enterprise-level solutions
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Resource Guru covers Resource scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Resource Guru actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Resource Guru differ
AttributeADPResource Guru
Starting price$29/month$5/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceCalendar & Time Management
Founded19492012

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Resource Guru

  • Resource scheduling
  • Availability management
  • Clash management
  • Forecasting
  • Leave management
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook
  • Slack

Both cover

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

Resource Guru

  • Schedulingnot ADP
  • Appointment bookingnot ADP
  • Time trackingnot ADP
  • Resource managementnot ADP
  • Team coordinationnot 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

Resource Guru

  • Limited advanced reporting and analytics compared to enterprise-level solutions
  • Lacks scalability for large organizations or complex project management scenarios
  • No offline mode requires constant internet connectivity
  • Limited integrations compared to competitors with broader ecosystem support
  • No native invoicing or billing features for financial management

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Resource Guru

$5/month
  • Grasshopper$5/month
    • Unlimited projects
    • Unlimited clients
    • Personalized dashboards
  • Blackbelt$8/month
    • All Grasshopper features
    • Timesheets
    • Time tracking
  • Master$12/month
    • All Blackbelt features
    • Booking approval workflow
    • SSO single sign-on

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Resource Guru if

  • You need resource scheduling.
  • You also want availability management.
Resource Guru review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Resource Guru better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Resource Guru at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Resource Guru?
ADP starts at $29/month and Resource Guru at $5/month.
Does ADP or Resource Guru run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Resource Guru 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 Resource Guru is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Resource Guru cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Resource Guru covers Resource scheduling, Availability management, Clash management, Forecasting. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Resource Guru: How is Resource Guru priced?

Resource Guru offers three per-user tiers: Grasshopper ($5/month), Blackbelt ($8/month), and Master ($12/month). Annual billing gives 2 months free. Non-human resources like meeting rooms cost $2.08-5.00 per item depending on tier. A free 30-day trial is available.

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Resource Guru: What integrations does Resource Guru offer?

Resource Guru integrates with Jira, Asana, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Zapier, Make, Salesforce, and Gmail for seamless workflow automation.

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Resource Guru: Does Resource Guru have time tracking?

Time tracking is included in Blackbelt and Master plans, allowing teams to monitor billable and non-billable hours. The Grasshopper plan does not include this feature.

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Resource Guru: Can Resource Guru be used offline?

No, Resource Guru is a cloud-based platform that requires internet connectivity to access. There is no offline mode available.

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Resource Guru: Is Resource Guru suitable for large enterprises?

Resource Guru works well for small to mid-sized teams and agencies but may face scalability limitations for large enterprises requiring advanced reporting, project financial visibility, or complex multi-team workflows.

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