The short answer
Both sell by quote. Paycor, owned by Paychex, sells five named plans from Basic payroll to Complete + ASO, for companies from under 50 to over 1,000 employees.
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Paycor wins 3ADP Workforce Now wins 02 ties
| Dimension | Paycor | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| PricingNeither publishes prices. Paycor quotes five named plans; ADP shows a pricing form for Select, Plus and Premium. Quote only | Quote only | Quote only |
| CapabilitiesBoth cover payroll, HR, benefits, time, scheduling and talent. Paycor adds expense management; ADP adds continuous payroll calculations with variance detection. HR and payroll, Talent acquisition, Talent management, Workforce management (time, scheduling), Benefits administration, Analytics, Expense management | 8 of 12 core capabilities | 10 of 12 core capabilities |
| IntegrationsPaycor’s marketplace lists hundreds of pre-built connectors, such as Deputy, NetSuite and 15Five, with open APIs and signed webhooks. ADP Workforce Now connects through ADP Marketplace and an API; ADP API Central consulting hours cost extra. 100 | 100 native | 16 documented |
| Fit and supportPaycor sells plans for companies under 50, 50 to 1,000 and 1,000+ employees. ADP sells Workforce Now from 50 employees up and offers ADP Professional Services from implementation onward. Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| SecurityPaycor states SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR. ADP’s Workforce Now pages name no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report. Yes | SOC 2, GDPR | GDPR |
| Attribute | Paycor | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Founded | 1990 | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio | Roseland, New Jersey, US |
| Ownership | Subsidiary | Publicly traded |
| Attribute | Paycor | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only |
| Price transparency | Quote only | Quote only |
| Mobile apps | ||
| Open API | ||
| GDPR program | ||
| Automatic tax filing |
Pricing. Neither publishes prices. Paycor quotes five named plans; ADP shows a pricing form for Select, Plus and Premium.
Capabilities. Both cover payroll, HR, benefits, time, scheduling and talent. Paycor adds expense management; ADP adds continuous payroll calculations with variance detection.
Integrations. Paycor’s marketplace lists hundreds of pre-built connectors, such as Deputy, NetSuite and 15Five, with open APIs and signed webhooks. ADP Workforce Now connects through ADP Marketplace and an API; ADP API Central consulting hours cost extra.
Fit and support. Paycor sells plans for companies under 50, 50 to 1,000 and 1,000+ employees. ADP sells Workforce Now from 50 employees up and offers ADP Professional Services from implementation onward.
Security. Paycor states SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR. ADP’s Workforce Now pages name no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report.
Paylocity has the highest LeadChange Score in HCM Software after excluding these two (6.8/10).
For published security reports and many connectors, Paycor: it states SOC 2 Type 2 and lists hundreds of pre-built connectors. For a company over 50 employees that wants ADP’s compliance coverage and off-cycle runs at no extra cost, ADP Workforce Now.
Paylocity, Paycom, isolved, UKG Pro and Dayforce sell quoted suites to the same mid-market and enterprise buyers, and we compare each with Paycor. Paycor itself belongs to Paychex and quotes plans for companies from under 50 to over 1,000 employees.
Paycor quotes small-business plans for companies under 50 after a short questionnaire. ADP aims Workforce Now at businesses with more than 50 employees and sells RUN Powered by ADP to those with 1 to 49.
Both quote. Paycor names Basic, Essential, Core, Complete and Complete + ASO and builds a custom quote; ADP names Select, Plus and Premium and asks for your details before showing a price.
Paycor’s WISE is an expert-enabled AI teammate that monitors, guides and acts in the tools your team already uses, and a mobile AI assistant answers employee questions. ADP Workforce Now applies AI to pay-change explanations, retro pay recommendations, workforce analytics and manager coaching.
Paycor lists SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, FinCEN and US Privacy Shield on its security page. The ADP Workforce Now pages we reviewed name no certification, so ask ADP for its audit reports.
Paycor was founded in 1990 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is part of Paychex. ADP dates to 1949 and is a public company headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey.
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