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

Updated on January 14th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 18,359 reviews from Payroll users.
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Missing features
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Tax Calculation
NA
Payroll Management
4.6
Direct Deposit
4.8
Tax Compliance
4.6
W-2 Preparation
4.7
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Feature ratings
Tax Calculation
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Payroll Management
4.7
Direct Deposit
NA
Tax Compliance
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W-2 Preparation
NA
User satisfaction
4.4
User reviews6,924
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.2
4.6
User reviews157
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.5
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Best for

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.

Bob is designed for HR leaders in distributed organizations with people-first values who need to tackle the complexities of global HR processes while remaining agile in an ever-changing world.

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Donald N
Photographer
5.0

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 It was outdated, and so people were having trouble getting everything submitted for hours, and so there was an issue with just the software not really being updated frequently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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Manu T
Finance Manager
5.0

Manu: Hello, my name's Manu. I work as the finance manager for Cyprium Metals Limited here in Australia. We are a company between the range of 50 to 100 people at this stage, and we got the Bob last year and I rate it five. We use Bob basically for the whole employee's lifecycle management, as well as leave tracking purposes, because we've got multiple sites. So that flexibility Bob offers us from the platform and domain and all those sort of things is great. So it's end to end after you onboard an employee to basically offboard them. The flexibility to be able to design the flows and tasks as well as the accessibility of the Bob from any device at anywhere without restricting to the network of the company or the domains. Because we operate multiple sites, that's really handy, and we were looking for something like that and Bob came good with that sort of an option at a very reasonable price. At this stage, there is not much to dislike. I believe they are working on it. Few things which we would like them to improve upon is the ability to integrate with other systems, for example, the ERP, which runs payroll. So if they can integrate with that, the data which is in Bob can be used without having to manipulate manually and bringing it on at Excel, and then try to import it. So in terms of integration, I believe they are working on it, but at this stage, it's not there.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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1099 Preparation
207
Important
401(k) Tracking
388
Important

ADP Workforce Now

27/39
  • 1099 Preparation
  • Accounting Integration
  • Audit Management
  • Auto Update
  • Calendar Management
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Mobile Access
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Benefits Management
  • Check Printing
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Direct Deposit
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Profiles
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-State
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Self Service Portal
  • Tax Compliance
  • Time & Attendance
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
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Bob

Top Features
29/39
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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
Bob
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
  • By ADP
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 1942
Bob
  • By Hibob HRIS Software
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2016
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