The short answer
Both sell by quote. UKG Pro is built for enterprise organizations, with HR, payroll, talent, time, scheduling and strategic workforce planning and payroll across 160+ countries.
What ADP Workforce Now costsAlternatives to ADP Workforce Now
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UKG Pro wins 1ADP Workforce Now wins 12 ties
| Dimension | UKG Pro | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| PricingNeither publishes prices. ADP names three packages and shows a pricing form for each. Quote only | Quote only | Quote only |
| CapabilitiesBoth cover HR, payroll, time and talent. UKG Pro adds HR service delivery, scheduling and strategic workforce planning; ADP adds benefits administration and continuous payroll calculations with variance detection. Human resources, HR service delivery, Payroll, Talent management, Time and attendance, Scheduling, Strategic workforce planning, Compliance, Reporting and analytics, Communication and collaboration | 7 of 12 core capabilities | 10 of 12 core capabilities |
| Fit and supportADP sells Workforce Now to businesses with more than 50 employees and has an enterprise offer, with a Client Success Executive for enterprise clients. UKG positions UKG Pro for enterprise organizations. Mid-market companies, enterprises | Enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| SecurityUKG lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR. ADP’s Workforce Now pages name no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report. Yes | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR | GDPR |
| Attribute | UKG Pro | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Founded | 2020 | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Lowell, Massachusetts and Weston, Florida, US | Roseland, New Jersey, US |
| Ownership | Private equity-backed | Publicly traded |
| Attribute | UKG Pro | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only |
| Price transparency | Quote only | Quote only |
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| Open API | ||
| GDPR program | ||
| Automatic tax filing |
Pricing. Neither publishes prices. ADP names three packages and shows a pricing form for each.
Capabilities. Both cover HR, payroll, time and talent. UKG Pro adds HR service delivery, scheduling and strategic workforce planning; ADP adds benefits administration and continuous payroll calculations with variance detection.
Integrations. UKG documents UKG Pro APIs and event-driven webhooks and runs a marketplace. ADP Workforce Now connects through ADP Marketplace and an API, with consulting hours sold for a fee.
Fit and support. ADP sells Workforce Now to businesses with more than 50 employees and has an enterprise offer, with a Client Success Executive for enterprise clients. UKG positions UKG Pro for enterprise organizations.
Security. UKG lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 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).
UKG Pro is aimed at enterprise organizations and adds strategic workforce planning and HR service delivery; ADP Workforce Now serves businesses from 50 employees up and packages benefits administration (Plus) and time and attendance (Premium) as steps.
No. ADP, Inc. dates to 1949 and is listed on Nasdaq; UKG was formed in 2020 when Ultimate Software and Kronos merged and is backed by Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone.
ADP names none; among the suites we compare, UKG Pro, Workday HCM, Dayforce, Paycom and Paylocity compete with Workforce Now for employers over 50 people. UKG Pro differs by focusing on enterprise organizations and listing payroll across 160+ countries.
For payroll in many countries, UKG Pro: it supports 160+ countries in one connected experience. For compliance coverage of local, state, federal and global payroll rules and off-cycle runs at no extra cost, ADP Workforce Now.
Both quote: UKG publishes no UKG Pro prices and offers a quote form, and ADP shows a Get pricing form for each package. Budget for ADP API Central consulting hours if you build custom integrations; ADP sells them for a fee.
Yes. UKG Pro offers mobile access for timekeeping, schedules and payroll tasks; ADP’s Time Kiosk app turns a shared tablet into a time clock, and employees can also clock in on their phones.
Both UKG Pro and ADP Workforce Now state GDPR. Only UKG Pro states SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.
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