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Over 900,000 small businesses trust the RUN payroll & HR platform to run payroll fast,
give their team more and stay ahead of whatever comes next.
See how easy small business payroll and HR can be
Pay your people in just minutes, with an intuitive platform.
Convenient HR and hiring tools also help you grow and manage your team.
1 Minute Overview
ADP has reimagined what’s possible, to make running payroll and HR better than ever before.
Find your best fit
You've got options. From basic payroll to a full suite of HR tools and services, get what you need, when you need it with our RUN Powered by ADP® platform.
Essential Payroll
Perfect for startups and established companies that simply need payroll, taxes, and help with compliance they can trust.
Enhanced Payroll
Adds powerful capabilities on top of payroll, such as garnishment payment service, SUI management, background checks, and job posting through ZipRecruiter®1.
Complete Payroll & HR+
Includes ADP’s latest HR tools such as live HR support, employee handbook wizard, proactive compliance alerts, HR guidance and forms, and a job description wizard.
HR Pro Payroll & HR
Offers a comprehensive suite of HR tools such as a proactive HR support team, employer/employee training, business advice, and legal assistance from Upnetic Legal Services®2.
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FASTER, EASIER PAYROLL
Run FAST: Pay your people in a flash
RUN personalizes your experience and puts critical information at your finger tips to help you run payroll quickly and easily, no matter where you are.
- Save time – RUN deducts and files federal, state and local payroll taxes for you.
- Stay on top of it all with a dashboard tailored to what you need, including your next payroll date, priority to-dos and important alerts.
- Avoid costly, common payroll mistakes (with AI-enabled error flagging) before they can impact your business.
- Put recurring payroll on autopilot – we call that RUN & DONE®.
- Pay employees their way with flexible pay options such as direct deposit, including the ability to enroll for Wisely® Direct (a debit card offered exclusively by ADP3), and ADPCheck™.
- Run payroll no matter where you are using the helpful mobile app.
FLEXIBILITY & COMPLIANCE BUILT-IN
Run AHEAD: Grow your business with confidence
From reliable payroll to complex HR support, the all-in-one RUN platform easily flexes as your needs change. Proven payroll and HR expertise also helps you stay ahead of compliance risks.
- Keep ahead of the latest state and federal tax laws and HR regulations with automatic updates covering all 50 states.
- We’ll create and deliver W-2 and 1099 forms for you, and even e-file these forms with the IRS on your behalf.
- Easily connect with your favorite accounting, point of sale (POS), HR and business tools.
- Manage labor costs, overtime and worker classification with time tracking and HR tools. Also calculate individual project/job labor costs for invoicing and profitability analysis.
- Worry less – ADP is always thinking about the future and investing in its technology.
EXPERT HIRING & HR SUPPORT
Run HUMAN: Take better care of your people and yourself
Deliver an exceptional employee experience and rest easy knowing that real-person support from payroll and HR professionals are just a call (or click) away.
- Get help managing your team with recruiting tools, simplified onboarding, employee handbook assistance, compliance training and more.
- Offer your people attractive benefits, such as insurance, retirement, flexible pay options and consumer discount programs.
- Modernize your employee experience with automated time tracking that eliminates time cards.
- Give your employees a friendly mobile payroll and HR app to access pay history, personal information and more.
- Stay competitive in the hiring market with data-driven salary benchmarking insights.
Discover the RUN Powered by ADP® mobile app
Wherever you are, so is the mobile app for RUN Powered by ADP®. Download our new mobile app to get everything you need at the touch of your fingertips.
- User-friendly mobile app simplifies payroll, reports, adding new people, and much more.
- 24/7 support from payroll experts on your schedule.
- 9 out of 10 customers say ADP has made their jobs easier.5
Seamless add-ons and integrations
Everything you need in one, integrated platform — like health insurance, retirement solutions, time tracking, workers’ comp and more — designed to work seamlessly together within RUN.
Business Insurance and Health Benefits4
Manage cash flow and plan for the coverage you need, including workers' compensation.
Retirement Solutions
Take care of the people you count on with competitive retirement plan options.
Time and Scheduling
Get better time management tools to automate time entry, simplify compliance and control labor costs.
Plus, connect popular ADP Marketplace apps or integrate ADP with your favorite accounting, POS, HR and business software.
Compare PackagesWhy choose RUN
Over 900,000 small business clients trust ADP® to deliver a better payroll experience. Our small business expertise and easy-to-use tools simplify payroll and HR, so you can stay focused on the work that matters most.
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customers spend 15 minutes or less running payroll through ADP
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customers feel ADP helps them stay in compliance better than their previous provider
Internal survey of 1,776 RUN Powered by ADP® customers in 2022
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MEET OUR CLIENTS
RUN makes it easier for me to operate my business because it saves me more than 20 hours a month. I don’t have to manually run payroll, calculate taxes or worry about addressing regulation changes. I don’t want to be concerned about all those things and I don’t need to be, with RUN. I can keep my time focused on my business operations.
Erika Herman Vice President, Cornerstone Chem-Dry and 1-800 Water Damage
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- ZipRecruiter is a registered trademark of ZipRecruiter, Inc.
- Legal services are provided by Upnetic Legal Services, a third-party provider
- Wisely Direct is not a payroll card.
- All insurance products will be offered and sold only through Automatic Data Processing Insurance Agency, Inc.,(ADPIA) its licensed agents or its licensed insurance partners, One ADP Blvd. Roseland, NJ 07068. CA license #0D04044. Licensed in 50 states. ADPIA is an affiliate of ADP, Inc.
- Internal survey of 1,776 RUN Powered by ADP® customers in 2022.
