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ADP vs Schedulicity

ADP logo

ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Schedulicity logo

Schedulicity

Software

Easy online booking & payments

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Schedulicity has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: ADP no pricing is published; every quote is custom and driven by employee count and which services are taken; Schedulicity schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Schedulicity covers Online booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Schedulicity actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Schedulicity differ
AttributeADPSchedulicity
Starting price$29/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
Founded19492009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Schedulicity

  • Online booking
  • Calendar management
  • Client database
  • Payment processing
  • Marketing automation
  • Class scheduling
  • Package sales
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support

What people use each for

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

ADP

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

Schedulicity

  • Appointment bookingnot ADP
  • Class schedulingnot ADP
  • Package managementnot ADP
  • Client communicationsnot ADP
  • Payment collectionnot 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

Schedulicity

  • Schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client 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

Schedulicity

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 10 bookings/month
    • Online booking
    • Calendar sync
  • Unlimited$34.99/month
    • Unlimited bookings
    • Text reminders
    • No-show protection
  • Unlimited Plus$44.99/month
    • Everything in Unlimited
    • Package sales
    • Class scheduling

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

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

Choose Schedulicity if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want calendar management.
Schedulicity review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Schedulicity better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Schedulicity at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Schedulicity?
Schedulicity has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for ADP and Free for Schedulicity.
Does ADP or Schedulicity run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Schedulicity for free?
Yes. Schedulicity has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. ADP starts at $29/month.
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 Schedulicity is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Schedulicity cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Schedulicity covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Payment processing. Both handle Web support, Ios support.
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