The short answer
Both sell by quote. isolved People Cloud serves small, midsize and enterprise employers with payroll, HR, benefits with ACA and COBRA management, talent and time.
What isolved People Cloud costsAlternatives to isolved People Cloud
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isolved People Cloud wins 1ADP Workforce Now wins 02 ties
| Dimension | isolved People Cloud | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| PricingNeither publishes prices. ADP shows a pricing form for each of Select, Plus and Premium. Quote only | Quote only | Quote only |
| CapabilitiesBoth cover payroll, HR, benefits, time and talent. isolved adds ACA and COBRA management and predictive analytics; ADP adds continuous payroll calculations with variance detection. Payroll, HR & Compliance, Talent Acquisition, Benefits Administration, Talent Management, Workforce Management, HR Analytics, Employee Self-Service | 11 of 12 core capabilities | 10 of 12 core capabilities |
| Fit and supportisolved serves small, midsize and enterprise employers, with phone support on weekdays during local business hours. ADP sells Workforce Now to businesses with more than 50 employees and assigns a Client Success Executive to enterprise clients. Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Attribute | isolved People Cloud | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Support channels | Phone | Client Success Executive (enterprise), ADP Professional Services, Phone sales line 800-225-5237 |
| Founded | 1986 | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, NC, US | Roseland, New Jersey, US |
| Ownership | Private equity-backed | Publicly traded |
| Attribute | isolved People Cloud | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only |
| Price transparency | Quote only | Quote only |
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| Automatic tax filing |
Pricing. Neither publishes prices. ADP shows a pricing form for each of Select, Plus and Premium.
Capabilities. Both cover payroll, HR, benefits, time and talent. isolved adds ACA and COBRA management and predictive analytics; ADP adds continuous payroll calculations with variance detection.
Integrations. isolved offers an API and a partner marketplace. ADP Workforce Now connects through ADP Marketplace and an API, with ADP API Central consulting hours sold for a fee. Neither publishes an integration count.
Fit and support. isolved serves small, midsize and enterprise employers, with phone support on weekdays during local business hours. ADP sells Workforce Now to businesses with more than 50 employees and assigns a Client Success Executive to enterprise clients.
Security. Neither names a SOC 2 Type 2 report or an ISO 27001 certificate on the pages we reviewed; isolved says its controls go through annual SOC audits.
Paylocity has the highest LeadChange Score in HCM Software after excluding these two (6.8/10).
isolved, of these two: it serves small businesses as well as midsize and enterprise employers. ADP points companies with 1 to 49 employees to RUN Powered by ADP and sells Workforce Now from 50 employees up.
Yes, for most of the same work: both sell quoted suites covering payroll, HR, benefits, time and talent. The main differences are isolved’s built-in ACA and COBRA management and ADP’s continuous payroll calculations with variance detection.
isolved lists time and attendance and PTO management among its People Cloud features. At ADP, time and attendance comes with the Premium package; its Time Kiosk takes badge, PIN, face or finger clock-ins.
isolved offers The Guardian, an AI agent for payroll, and Always-On HR, a virtual assistant that answers common employee questions at any hour. ADP Workforce Now uses AI to explain pay changes, recommend retro pay adjustments and answer workforce questions in analytics.
Neither lists a price. isolved routes buyers to its sales team; ADP asks for your details on a Get pricing form for each Workforce Now package. Ask ADP whether API consulting hours, sold for a fee, apply to your setup.
No: ADP says Workforce Now pays anyone, anytime with guided workflows at no additional cost. isolved does not publish its fee terms, so ask for off-cycle runs in the quote.
Only ADP Workforce Now states GDPR.
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