ADP

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As of 30 August 2026, ADP starts at $29/month. ADP is a comprehensive human capital management solution offering payroll, HR, talent management, tax, and benefits administration for businesses of all sizes. Softwr lists it under Accounting. ADP is made by ADP Inc, launched in 1949, available on Web, iOS, Android.

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Overview

What ADP does

ADP is a comprehensive human capital management solution offering payroll, HR, talent management, tax, and benefits administration for businesses of all sizes.

What people use it for

Payroll processing and tax filing
HR administration and employee records
Time and attendance tracking
Benefits administration
Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise products

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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

Cross-shopped

What people choose instead of ADP

Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.

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Melio
Melio: Simple business payments

Pricing

What ADP costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Essential

$79 /mo

Payroll
Tax filing
Direct deposit

Enhanced

$139 /mo

HR tools
Background checks
Job posting

Capabilities

Features

Payroll
Tax services
HR management
Time & attendance
Benefits administration
QuickBooks
Integration with QuickBooks
Sage
Integration with Sage
Oracle
Integration with Oracle
SOC 1/2
SOC 1/2 security feature
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 security feature
Web support
Available on web
Ios support
Available on ios

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

How is ADP pricing organized?

ADP organizes pricing by business size: Small Business (1-49 employees), Midsized (50-999 employees), and Enterprise (1,000+ employees). Each segment receives customized pricing tailored to specific business needs.

Source

Is there a current promotional offer for ADP payroll?

ADP currently offers 3 months free when signing up for small business payroll (promotion ends 9/24). Contact sales at 800-225-5237 for details and to request pricing based on your employee count.

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Behind it

Who makes ADP

Company: ADP Inc
Based in: Roseland, NJ

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