Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
Our full-service, all-in-one HR solution takes on payroll, benefits, compliance work and more — giving small and midsized businesses the room they need to grow.
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What can a PEO do for your business?
When you partner with our PEO, you won’t have to worry about time-consuming HR tasks — we’ll take care of those for you.
You’ll get:
Expert HR Support
Enjoy the day-to-day support and ongoing guidance from the certified HR expert assigned to your business.
Reduced Risk
Get the peace of mind that comes with our experts helping keep your business compliant — where you do business.
Stabilized Costs
Confidently plan for the future by partnering with our PEO to take advantage of year-over-year cost stability.
Better Benefits
Provide industry leading benefits to your employees — with 100% of the benefits admin work handled for you.
What is a PEO?
ADP TotalSource®, our professional employer organization (PEO), is a cost-effective, all-in-one HR solution that takes on complicated, time-consuming HR tasks, so you can shift your focus to your business’s most pressing needs.
Here’s just some of what you’ll get with our PEO:
- Attractive and cost-effective benefits plans, from the most trusted national and regional brands
- Workers’ compensation coverage and claims management
- All-in-one payroll and tax support
- Coverage in all 50 states
- Legally backed HR advice from your dedicated HRBP (Human Resources Business Partner)
- Help with hiring and employee retention
Is a PEO right for your business?
- You’re a small or midsized business with roughly 5 to 250 employees (there is flexibility around those exact numbers)
- You’re growing and no longer have the time to perform all the tasks required of an HR department
- You want valuable HR expertise if you lack in-house HR resources and need professional help with compliance and employee relations
- You want access to better benefits packages, which can help attract and retain talent
- You could use help staying on top of complex labor laws and regulations, reducing legal risks
What our PEO clients say
HR Expertise
“Having the expertise of our HR Business Partner to help keep us in compliance is fantastic. Now that we have a real expert on our team, we can keep up with state-specific requirements.”
Controller, Facilities Management Industry
Benefits
“The biggest benefit of ADP TotalSource is accessing a benefit plan that allows us as a small business to compete with bigger firms when competing for and retaining talent.”
CEO, Consulting Company
Compliance
“TotalSource has taken out the guesswork when it comes to being compliant and also an advocate for my employees.”
VP of Admin & HR, Energy Industry
Service & Support
“The biggest benefit of ADP TotalSource is the peace of mind that we are keeping all of the important plates spinning and that we have technical expertise we can call on and trust.”
Chief of Programs and Partnerships, Education Industry
Cost-Saving
“With ADP TotalSource, our top line and bottom line have been enhanced. The time savings we get are repurposed to drive sales. The cost of retaining TotalSource is less than sourcing all the solutions individually and then hiring a manager to oversee it.”
CEO, Consulting Company
Time-Saving
“With ADP TotalSource, we’re able to use the time to work on bigger initiatives like exponential growth and employee satisfaction instead of getting bogged down with data entry and monitoring administrative actions.”
Project Manager, Financial Industry
Talent & Recruitment
“With the ADP TotalSource benefits platform, we are able to include medical, dental, and vision coverage, which we are very excited about. This has been very beneficial during the recruitment process, as we are able to offer more coverage to potential employees through our partnership.”
HR Director, Education
All-in-One Technology
“The biggest benefit with ADP TotalSource is that you have all your HR and benefits information in one place, and it connects with payroll.”
President, Construction Industry
How our PEO works
No time for HR and payroll work? No problem. You can get dedicated, all-in-one payroll, HR and tax support from our PEO, and the freedom to finally focus on what matters most.
With ADP TotalSource, the nation’s largest PEO, we’ll:
- Take the time to understand the nuances of your business, along with its unique challenges
- Design an HR plan that works best for you and your employees
- Consolidate vendors and streamline processes to help your business run more efficiently
- Become an extension of your team by providing day-to-day support plus ongoing strategic HR guidance
What you get with our PEO
When you partner with our PEO, you won’t have to worry about the small stuff — we’ll take care of all of that for you. You be able to:
- Focus on what matters most while we handle your business’s time-consuming administration duties
- Enjoy invaluable peace of mind knowing that our HR expertise will help keep you compliant
- Scale at the pace you desire by getting the exact support you need, right when and where you need it
With our PEO’s superior tech, industry-leading employee benefits offerings, and payroll and HR expertise, there’s no limit to what your business can accomplish.
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Meet ADP TotalSource, your all-in-one PEO for everything HR
The HR support you need is finally here: ADP TotalSource. Our flagship PEO solution is designed to integrate seamlessly with small and midsized businesses, providing HR, benefits, compliance, and workers’ comp—all under one umbrella. You even get dedicated support from an HRBP, your go-to HR expert.
Service and Support
User-Friendly Technology
All-in-One Solution
Certified PEO
The knowledge you need — in your corner
With ADP TotalSource, you won't waste time getting "help" from a chatbot. You'll reap the rewards of having a real-life HR business partner — or HRBP — working directly with you, guiding you through the full range of HR issues.
- One-on-one guidance when you need it
- Help with day-to-day tasks like compliance questions, addressing turnover, or tricky employee situations
- Customized plan for your HR goals and strategy
HR solutions that move with you
Our easy-to-use platform and top-rated mobile app allow you to stay on top of payroll and HR tasks wherever you go. No more worrying about a lack of access — you now have the power to quickly manage people and tasks from anywhere.
- Employee self-service
- All-in-one platform
- 24/7 self-service standard reports and drag and drop custom reports
- Top-rated ADP mobile app
The confidence to handle anything
ADP TotalSource was built to be your single-stop answer for all things HR. It allows you to efficiently solve any HR issue sent your way — and lets you do it all from the comfort of a single platform.
- Hiring
- Benefits
- Payroll
- Compliance
- Risk and safety
Choose a trusted partner
There are significant advantages to partnering with a certified PEO like ADP TotalSource:
- Certified PEOs meet all the rigorous background, financial and reporting requirements set by the IRS
- This certification ensures financial protections and tax benefits to TotalSource clients that users of non-certified PEOs do not necessarily receive
- ADP TotalSource helps ensure your federal employment taxes are paid
MANAGE EMPLOYEES ANYWHERE
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Global businesses entering the United States can now easily manage complex U.S. employee regulations, benefits and pay with ADP TotalSource, our full-service HR and payroll solution.
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A PEO for a Growing Business
Many growing businesses face HR headaches. Adding employees leads to more HR, payroll and compliance tasks. Offering competitive benefits is becoming increasingly challenging. With the world of work and regulations changing fast, overwhelming is an understatement.
That's why growing businesses partner with ADP's PEO, TotalSource. Our IRS-certified, all-in-one PEO takes care of the people side of your business in a cost-effective way.
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The payoff of a PEO
A PEO will help you consolidate services, streamline processes, and reduce some of your risk as an employer — but ADP doesn’t stop there. TotalSource goes above and beyond to look at other critical areas like designing the right benefit strategy, proactive compliance, and addressing employee turnover and productivity. We help you optimize your labor costs by:
- Highlighting what you should be paying, which plans you should be offering, and why
- Helping you mitigate your overall risk by being your go-to for compliance
- Providing you and your team with training and safety advice
- Helping you understand employee turnover before it becomes costly
Awards and recognition
Join the growing community of businesses leveraging ADP's powerful technology, expertise and insights.
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*The IRS does not endorse any particular certified professional employer organization. For more information on certified professional employer organizations, go to www.irs.gov.
With a PEO, it's not all on you
From easy recruiting tools to world-class, cost-effective benefits — plus great payroll and HR — ADP TotalSource® helps you accomplish more, faster. And you're supported by ADP experts through every decision and question.
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FAQs
How much does ADP TotalSource cost?
Contact ADP TotalSource to get a custom quote for your business.
Here's how current users are saying TotalSource has impacted their bottom line.
“With ADP TotalSource our top line and bottom line have been enhanced. The time savings we get are repurposed to drive sales. The cost of retaining TotalSource is less than sourcing all the solutions individually and then hiring a manager to oversee it.” –CEO, Professional Services
“Our ADP representatives are full of knowledge and will get us answers to questions quickly. And ADP TotalSource is saving us a lot of money.” –VP of HR and Administration, Manufacturer
Is ADP TotalSource a certified PEO?
Yes, ADP TotalSource has met all the rigorous background, financial and reporting requirements set by the IRS. This certification ensures financial protections and tax benefits to TotalSource clients that users of non-certified PEOs do not necessarily receive. ADP TotalSource helps ensure your federal employment taxes are paid.
Which platforms does ADP TotalSource integrate with?
TotalSource has pre-built, secure integrations and data connectors with over 300 business software applications and leading payroll, HR and financial systems. ADP can also create a custom API (or integration) if you need data integration with a system we don’t already integrate with.
How easy is it to implement ADP TotalSource?
We make it easy by working with you every step of the way. First, you’ll assign a team member from your end to partner directly with us. We’ll take care of all the heavy lifting, but we want to make sure you’re staying close throughout the process, overseeing setup and system tests. On average, this amounts to a time commitment of about one hour per day for the first few weeks.
From there, you’ll meet your dedicated ADP Human Resources Business Partner, who will take you through the different ways we can help you manage your workforce across benefits, compliance, training, hiring, retention, and more. You'll also learn about the experts and specialists across many disciplines working behind the scenes for you. You can expect to be up and running with TotalSource in a few weeks.
What kind of qualifications or certifications does my HRBP have?
ADP's HRBPs are credentialed HR professionals with extensive experience, plus at least one highly relevant certification in Human Resources management, such as:
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
- Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
- Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
- Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM)
- Certified Human Resource Specialist (CHRS)
How does ADP TotalSource have my back?
We stand by our guidance and, to help protect your bottom line, we provide every ADP TotalSource client with Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI), which provides coverage for covered wrongful employment practices including discrimination, wrongful termination, and harassment. ADP TotalSource clients are not required to carry their own EPLI policy. We've got you covered.
