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ADP vs Roadmunk

ADP logo

ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Roadmunk logo

Roadmunk

Software

The collaborative roadmapping tool for strategic planning

From
$19/month
Rated
-

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; Roadmunk starter plan at $19/editor/month allows only 3 reviewers; additional reviewers cost $5 each per month
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Roadmunk covers Visual roadmaps.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Roadmunk actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Roadmunk differ
AttributeADPRoadmunk
Starting price$29/month$19/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded19492012

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 Roadmunk

  • Visual roadmaps
  • Timeline view
  • Swimlane view
  • Prioritization matrix
  • Feedback inbox
  • Jira
  • Azure DevOps
  • Trello

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

Roadmunk

  • Small product teams managing roadmaps with stakeholder feedback collectionnot ADP
  • Multi-team organisations seeking organisation-wide product visibilitynot ADP
  • Teams using Jira, Azure DevOps, or Asana as primary project tracking systemsnot 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

Roadmunk

  • Starter plan at $19/editor/month allows only 3 reviewers; additional reviewers cost $5 each per month
  • Enterprise plan requires custom pricing contact; feature scope and support terms not published
  • Two-way Jira and Azure DevOps sync available only on Business tier and above at additional $9/collaborator/month
  • Pricing model based per-editor seats rather than per-organisation, scaling costs significantly for larger teams

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

Roadmunk

$19/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Roadmunk review.

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Roadmunk if

  • You need visual roadmaps.
  • You also want timeline view.

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Roadmunk better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Roadmunk at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Roadmunk?
ADP starts at $29/month and Roadmunk at $19/month.
Does ADP or Roadmunk run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Roadmunk 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 Roadmunk is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Roadmunk cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Roadmunk covers Visual roadmaps, Timeline view, Swimlane view, Prioritization matrix. Both handle Web support.

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