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Ascentis vs ADP Workforce Now: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 5th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 17,181 reviews from Payroll users.
% Fit
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Tax Calculation
NA
Payroll Management
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Direct Deposit
2.0
Tax Compliance
1.0
W-2 Preparation
2.0
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Tax Calculation
NA
Payroll Management
4.6
Direct Deposit
4.8
Tax Compliance
4.6
W-2 Preparation
4.7
User satisfaction
4.2
User reviews55
Ease of use
4.0
Functionality
4.1
Value for money
3.9
Customer support
3.9
4.4
User reviews6,867
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.2
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Best for

Target companies have from 100 - 2,500, U.S.-based employees, with emphasis in manufacturing, healthcare, business services and staffing. Ascentis also has a broker administrator program.

ADP Workforce Now serves clients across nearly every industry who are looking to manage their human capital management needs across HR, payroll, benefits, talent, time & labor, analytics and more.

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Donald: Yes, I'm Donald. I work with Gardner-Webb University as a standardized patient, and I would rate the ADP software with the five stars out of five stars. The previous software that was being used, it wasn't as quick and easy as the ADP. It was outdated, and so people were having trouble getting everything submitted for hours, and so there was an issue with just the software not really being updated frequently that we had. So, ADP was something that was being updated frequently and was easier to use than the old software. We chose ADP Workforce software because it was something that had great reviews, it was being used by other companies, and we did some research on it to figure out that the ADP was being reviewed very well, and that it seemed to be a decent program that could provide everything we needed as far as being able to submit the times, being able to keep track of the different people that were working and that. So, it seemed to me more convenient, have great reviews, and was being used by a lot of other companies based on searches done on the ADP software. It's very easy for it to be integrated. Once it was set up, then we were able to access it very quick and easy. The information provided and the app itself was easy to fall along with and didn't take very long for everybody to get adjusted and acclimated to it. I highly recommend ADP Workforce. I think it would be great for others to use because of easy access, navigation is great. It's something that doesn't have a lot of issues like troubleshooting problems. It seems to function very well, and I've not had any issues with it. So, I definitely recommend that. I'd say the others should use it for the ease of access and the functioning of it.

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1099 Preparation
207
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401(k) Tracking
388
Important

Ascentis

5/39
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Management
  • Auto Update
  • Benefits Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Check Printing
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Direct Deposit
  • Document Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Profiles
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-State
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Self Service Portal
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • API
  • Mobile Access
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
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ADP Workforce Now

Top Features
27/39
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Ascentis
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
ADP Workforce Now
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Ascentis
  • By UKG
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1977
ADP Workforce Now
  • By ADP
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 1942
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