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ADP vs TurboTax

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ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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TurboTax

Software

File yourself with clear, step-by-step tools, or hand it to an expert

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; TurboTax do It Yourself federal filing ranges $0 to $149 with state returns billed separately at up to $139, so price rises sharply once a return needs more than the free simple-return tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and TurboTax actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and TurboTax differ
AttributeADPTurboTax
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 TurboTax

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

TurboTax

No use cases recorded yet. See the TurboTax 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

TurboTax

  • Do It Yourself federal filing ranges $0 to $149 with state returns billed separately at up to $139, so price rises sharply once a return needs more than the free simple-return tier
  • Expert Assist and Full Service tiers add $89 to $209 or more on top of the DIY price for human review or full preparation

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

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

TurboTax

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the TurboTax 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 TurboTax if

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

TurboTax review

Questions people ask

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