ADP vs. Paylocity: See why over 1.1 million clients chose ADP over Paylocity
Businesses of all sizes opt for ADP, knowing they’re picking a dependable partner that makes growth seamless and sustainable, with:
- Dedicated service tailored to each organization’s needs
- Data-driven insights & AI
- Scalability as needs change
- Custom reporting on the fly
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So, why do businesses choose ADP over Paylocity?
Why not join more than 1.1 million other clients who already rely on ADP’s extensive experience, expertise and breadth of services to help bring their business to the next level? Our truly all-in-one solution offers the support, insights and service to propel businesses forward.
Dedicated Service
Service models designed to meet your exact needs
You’ll feel the difference from the outset, when our dedicated in-house implementation specialists work with you to understand your needs and your vision — and stand by you every step of the way as we get you up and running. Then, throughout the life of the relationship, we go beyond general day-to-day support, offering advisory, integration, and transformation services to help you rethink workforce strategies and improve business processes.
And our breadth of services beats out that of Paylocity, too. Our extensive experience in offering benefits and services like 401(k) and retirement, insurance and HR outsourcing — from managed services to a full-service PEO — helps to enhance your ability to attract and retain talent and improve the employee experience.
Data-driven insights & AI
Workforce insights powered by machine learning and AI
With the right actionable insights at your fingertips, you can make decisions that positively impact your business today and tomorrow. We harness our data pool of 42 million employees and over 1 million clients to provide real-time insights that help you attract top talent, limit voluntary turnover and reduce labor costs.
In 2025, we invested $1.38 billion in innovation to create products and solutions that improve day-to-day work for people and boost the bottom line.
Scalability
Grow with confidence — don’t outgrow your platform
Peace of mind isn’t just knowing that your organization is set for today; it’s knowing that you’re ready for the next anything. With ADP, you’ll have what you need for payroll, HR, time tracking, talent and benefits all connected in one platform on a single solution.
But you can still keep your apps, even if they’re not ours. We provide you with a flexible foundation for sustainable growth, giving you the power to customize your system to your needs. Access secure APIs and developer resources and support at ADP® API Central and connect to over 800 partners on the industry-leading ADP Marketplace.
Reporting
Produce the reports you need, right when you need them
Your business is different from every other, so you need the ability to tailor reports to your exact needs. With the ADP Field Selector, you can easily create custom reports on the fly, pulling in data from other pages without leaving the one you’re on. Additionally, our drag-and-drop reporting tool makes it easy to pull just the data you need. Superior reporting helps drive the sort of confident decision-making that today’s world of work demands.
And ADP Assist, our AI-powered, chat-based HR assistant, saves you time and makes decision-making as simple as a casual conversation.
See how ADP stands apart from competitors like Paylocity
From service to technology and so much more, our solutions set you and your people up for success.
| Capabilities |  ADP |
Paylocity1 |
|---|---|---|
| Full HR suite (HR, talent, time, benefits administration, payroll, recruitment, and learning management) |  Offered |
Offered |
| Dedicated in-house implementation team to ensure alignment with your business goals | Offered |
 not offered |
| Insurance services e.g., workers’ comp, business and health* | Offered |
not offered |
| Tax Credit Services, including Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC), Research & Development (R&D) and other federal, state and local incentives Maximize your eligible tax credit opportunities, minimize your administrative burden.2 | Offered |
not offered |
| AI-assisted payroll review assisting your payroll accuracy | Offered |
Offered |
| 401(k) and retirement services | Offered |
not offered |
| In-house background screening | Offered |
not offered |
| Online recruitment with ZipRecruiter Job Slots3 | Offered |
not offered |
| Capabilities | ADP |
Paylocity1 |
|---|---|---|
| Generative AI search tool to find apps that meet your top needs | Offered |
not offered |
| Easily locate solutions with AI features that automate and simplify HR management within the marketplace | Offered |
not offered |
| Executive & manager insights: overtime, turnover risk and more delivered right to your mobile phone | Offered |
not offered |
| Combination of 1 trillion compensation benchmarks updated monthly, covering 9k job titles, and 1k industries, nationwide4 | Offered |
not offered |
| Comprehensive and up-to-date benchmarking and intelligence informed by 42M employees & over 1,100,000 clients for salary, overtime, turnover and organizational structure | Offered
| not offered |
| Natural language-based analytics: Immediate answers and insights about workforce data in the flow of work | Offered
| not offered |
| Capabilities | ADP |
Paylocity1 |
|---|---|---|
| HR Outsourcing & Managed Services (payroll, HR, and benefits) | Offered |
not offered |
| Professional employer organization (PEO) | Offered |
not offered |
| Investment in Research & Development, 2025 | Offered |
not offered |
| Leader in Multi-Country Payroll (MCP) Solutions PEAK by Everest Group5 | Offered |
not offered |
| Best-of-breed marketplace partners across 17 solution categories and nine industries | Offered |
not offered |
| Capabilities | ADP |
Paylocity1 |
|---|---|---|
| Custom reporting: easily create custom reports by clicking on the fields you need, right from the page you’re on | Offered |
not offered |
| Personalized lifestyle benefits: Employees choose from 150+ services that fit their lifestyle needs | Offered |
not offered |
| Talent activation, including personalized coaching for team leaders | Offered |
not offered |
| Freelance and contractor management | Offered |
not offered |
| Employee engagement tools to communicate, collaborate, and celebrate, keeping everyone informed and engaged | Offered |
Offered |
Hear what former Paylocity clients have to say
What Others Say
ADP Workforce Now is far superior to Paylocity. Paylocity is a "one size fits all platform" that could not meet our business's unique needs.
Joni Hoff HR Director, Monroe County Automotive Services Inc / ZiebartAutomotive, (Source:TrustRadius)
What Others Say
ADP Workforce Now is simply way more user friendly than Paylocity, with a much simpler and more modern looking UI, for both users and Admins. Paylocity's interface was just way too complicated and old looking. We decided to go with ADP Workforce Now to avoid having to deal with employee confusion.
Meir Brodsky HR Specialist, DSV (Source: TrustRadius)
What Others Say
When you get over 250 employees and want to fully utilize their system, Paylocity starts falling short of ADP very quickly.
Lisa Heim Payroll Manager, RJW Transportation (Source: TrustRadius)
What Others Say
Paylocity did not have as many robust features as ADP. ADP's reporting is more robust and customizable, and they provide wonderful customer service. ADP also has amazing HR and benefits modules. Paylocity limits reporting and details.
Stephanie Love Manager of Payroll, Travel & Expense, Crocs, Inc.
What Others Say
ADP is significantly better than Paylocity. I lost so much time correcting payroll and compliance issues with Paylocity and now that we’re with ADP I am reinvesting that time.
Deborah S. Shuster HR Manager, GFS Chemicals
What Others Say
It's been a great move to ADP. Compared to Paylocity, ADP is much more intuitive and user-friendly, plus the reporting is amazing.
Mina Lurvey Senior Accountant, Cloverdale Equipment Company
What Others Say
We switched from Paylocity to ADP two years ago, and our payroll has never been this smooth. We've experienced less manual entries, better reporting, and the customer service is just outstanding!
Lanita Palermo Human Resources Manager, South Barrington Park District
Recent awards and recognition
At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to building end user experiences that improve organizational performance. Here’s how our efforts have been recently recognized by industry experts and leading research firms.
2025 Innovative AI: ADP Assist
Hybrid Intelligent System
Overall Market Leader for HCM Suites
2025
2026 FORTUNE® World's Most Admired Companies™*
2006–2026; 20 consecutive years
Leader Payroll Services
10 years
Leader Multi-Country Payroll (MCP) Solutions
11 years* From Fortune. ©2026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license. Fortune is a registered trademark and Fortune World's Most Admired Companies is a trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited and is used under license. Fortune is not affiliated with, and does not endorse products or services of, ADP Inc.
Top FAQs about ADP vs. Paylocity
Why choose ADP vs Paylocity?
We've designed intuitive tools that scale with you. Easily manage payroll and HR accurately in just a few clicks, and automatically calculate and deduct taxes, health benefits and retirement contributions. Our single-database platform connects seamlessly to your existing tools and partners or hundreds of best-in-class, pre-integrated apps in the ADP Marketplace. And with over 75 years of experience, our expertise on changing compliance rules and legislation is unmatched.
Is it easy to switch to ADP from my current payroll provider?
When you switch to ADP, our dedicated in-house implementation team uses their experience to help ease the transition for you. On top of that, you can do it anytime —there's no need to wait for a quarter or year-end to access the benefits of ADP. If you’re already processing payroll, having your employee data and required documents ready will help ensure a smooth and rapid transition. To learn more, check out our helpful guidebook: Switching Payroll Providers Made Easy.
What services are included in pricing?
ADP offers several affordable options depending on your company's size as well as on its payroll and HR requirements, so you only pay for what you need. Learn about our tiered packages to understand which plan fits your business best.
What kind of customer support does ADP offer?
You'll partner with ADP's fast, friendly, and knowledgeable customer service representatives through implementation and beyond. You’ll gain direct access to your dedicated service professional(s) from Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in your local time zone. We also offer 24/7 access to our dedicated resource base and an exclusive online client community for knowledge sharing.
Your privacy is assured.
- As of January 14, 2026 and is subject to change
- Paylocity offers WOTC through several partners in their marketplace.
- For organizations with up to approximately 1,000 employees.
- Paylocity offers compensation benchmarking from a third party provider.
- Leader Multi-Country Payroll (MCP) Solutions PEAK by Everest Group
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