ADP Workforce Now vs Paycom

ADP Workforce Now and Paycom are both hr & payroll options. ADP Workforce Now lists 7 features across 3 platforms; Paycom lists 8 features across 3 platforms — see the full breakdown below, sourced from each vendor's own site rather than ratings or reviews.

Side-by-side summary

ComparingADP Workforce NowPaycom

CategoryHR & PayrollHR & Payroll

Alternatives tracked33

PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android

Pricing modelpaidpaid

Best for ADP Workforce Now

Small to midsized employers wanting an established payroll provider's tax-compliance infrastructure bundled with HR, time, and talent management in one suite.

Best for Paycom

Mid-sized to large employers wanting a single-database HCM suite with employee-driven payroll verification rather than an admin-only payroll process.

Feature comparison

Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.

ADP Workforce Now

Continuous payroll calculation with automated tax compliance across jurisdictions
Embedded AI features including payroll anomaly detection, turnover trend analysis, and generative AI for job descriptions
Automated hiring, onboarding, and performance-review workflows with configurable business process automation
Real-time data sync across payroll, HR, time, and benefits modules
ADP Marketplace integrations with third-party HR, finance, and productivity tools
Employee self-service via the ADP Mobile Solutions app: pay statements, leave balances, time-off requests, and timesheets
Packaged tiers (e.g., Select, Plus) that bundle different combinations of payroll, HR, and talent features

Paycom

Beti, an employee-driven payroll tool that has employees review and fix their own hours, expenses, and deductions before payroll is submitted
Single-database architecture spanning payroll, HR, talent acquisition, talent management, and time/labor management
Employee Self-Service for employees to manage their own HR functions
Manager-on-the-Go mobile tools for approvals and management tasks
IWant, a command-driven search tool for accessing HR and payroll data
Benefits and COBRA administration
Performance and compensation management
Core vs. Complete package tiers across each solution category (Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Time and Labor, Talent Management, HR Management)

Pros and cons

ADP Workforce Now

Pros

Continuous payroll calculation with automated tax compliance across jurisdictions
Embedded AI features including payroll anomaly detection, turnover trend analysis, and generative AI for job descriptions
Automated hiring, onboarding, and performance-review workflows with configurable business process automation
Real-time data sync across payroll, HR, time, and benefits modules
ADP Marketplace integrations with third-party HR, finance, and productivity tools
Employee self-service via the ADP Mobile Solutions app: pay statements, leave balances, time-off requests, and timesheets
Packaged tiers (e.g., Select, Plus) that bundle different combinations of payroll, HR, and talent features

Cons

We don't publish a "cons" list for either product. No vendor's official site documents its own product's weaknesses, so there's no sourced basis for one — and we'd rather say that plainly than invent one.

Paycom

Pros

Beti, an employee-driven payroll tool that has employees review and fix their own hours, expenses, and deductions before payroll is submitted
Single-database architecture spanning payroll, HR, talent acquisition, talent management, and time/labor management
Employee Self-Service for employees to manage their own HR functions
Manager-on-the-Go mobile tools for approvals and management tasks
IWant, a command-driven search tool for accessing HR and payroll data
Benefits and COBRA administration
Performance and compensation management
Core vs. Complete package tiers across each solution category (Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Time and Labor, Talent Management, HR Management)

Cons

Key differences

ADP Workforce Now lists Continuous payroll calculation with automated tax compliance across jurisdictions, Embedded AI features including payroll anomaly detection, turnover trend analysis, and generative AI for job descriptions, Automated hiring, onboarding, and performance-review workflows with configurable business process automation, Real-time data sync across payroll, HR, time, and benefits modules, ADP Marketplace integrations with third-party HR, finance, and productivity tools, Employee self-service via the ADP Mobile Solutions app: pay statements, leave balances, time-off requests, and timesheets, Packaged tiers (e.g., Select, Plus) that bundle different combinations of payroll, HR, and talent features that Paycom doesn't list.
Paycom lists Beti, an employee-driven payroll tool that has employees review and fix their own hours, expenses, and deductions before payroll is submitted, Single-database architecture spanning payroll, HR, talent acquisition, talent management, and time/labor management, Employee Self-Service for employees to manage their own HR functions, Manager-on-the-Go mobile tools for approvals and management tasks, IWant, a command-driven search tool for accessing HR and payroll data, Benefits and COBRA administration, Performance and compensation management, Core vs. Complete package tiers across each solution category (Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Time and Labor, Talent Management, HR Management) that ADP Workforce Now doesn't list.

Choose ADP Workforce Now if…

Choose ADP Workforce Now if this fits: Small to midsized employers wanting an established payroll provider's tax-compliance infrastructure bundled with HR, time, and talent management in one suite.

Visit ADP Workforce Now

Choose Paycom if…

Choose Paycom if this fits: Mid-sized to large employers wanting a single-database HCM suite with employee-driven payroll verification rather than an admin-only payroll process.

Visit Paycom

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