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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    RUN Powered by ADP®

    Score9.4 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    The RUN Powered by ADP® cloud-based solution is used to pay employees. It also includes HR and hiring tools, as well as benefits, helping small businesses grow and manage their teams.N/A

    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AN/AN/A
    Pricing
    RUN Powered by ADP®Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RUN Powered by ADP®Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    RUN Powered by ADP®Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Considered Both Products
    ADP
    No answer on this topic
    Frontline Education
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    183 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    167 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    182 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    145 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    148 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    RUN Powered by ADP®Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    8.0
    261 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.0252 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.3175 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.8111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.4245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.5186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management5.138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of RUN Powered by ADP® and Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    6.8
    3 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Update personal information00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings6.12 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of RUN Powered by ADP® and Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    8.1
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of RUN Powered by ADP® and Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of RUN Powered by ADP® and Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Candidate search00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Score1.4 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RUN Powered by ADP®Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (327 ratings)
    8.1
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (21 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.9
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RUN Powered by ADP®Frontline HCM (Aesop Online)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ADP
    ADP offers a wide range of options beyond just running payroll. We appreciate the flexibility to select options that best suit our company, such as having Workers' Compensation administered through ADP. During the COVID pandemic, our payroll experts and legal team proved invaluable in navigating special pay circumstances. We have also accessed the HR application to navigate and seek advice on how to administer situations that could be tricky. I would say less appropriate would be putting all our eggs in one basket when it comes to employee benefits - we have a dedicated broker team that we have used for nearly 30 years, and we carry our own HSA and POP insurance, and circumstances when we carry compliant coverage from other sources do not translate to our file with ADP.
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    Frontline Education
    Frontline is well suited for an organization such as a school district where teachers sometimes need to put in for a substitute at the last minute or especially early in the morning. The system also helps with substitutes in picking up the jobs when a teacher puts in an absence.
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    Pros
    ADP
    • Ease of use of the platform for reporting payroll.
    • Ease of use for employees via the ADP App.
    • Ease of integration of both PayRoll & 401K services.
    • Storage of reports for 3 years.
    • Accuracy of quarterly filings for State Fund collections via payroll.
    • Hours of operation for support are adequate.
    • Additional available services are helpful.
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    Frontline Education
    • Easily submission process. Select the day you need to schedule on the listed calendar, mark the type of request, and submit.
    • Works on different digital devices including phones, tablets, and computers.
    • Easily track your balances by looking at your account history.
    • Delete requests you have already submitted.
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    Cons
    ADP
    • I would like to see a change in the payroll processing so that when you have to save for later, you don't have to reenter all the information you have already entered.
    • Make it easier for the employees to track their used vacation and PTO hours.
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    Frontline Education
    • Teachers cannot cancel their own absence. We have to ask the office staff to do so. This is irritating when an absence must be canceled (Due to a canceled professional development, for example).
    • Sometimes absences go unfilled. It would be great if AESOP could have a roster of qualified substitutes to cover absences.
    • You cannot assign your absence to a particular substitute if you know he or she is available and a good fit for your absence.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ADP
    It is much better than the payroll system I used previously. The integrations that RUN has for on-boarding new hires are very convenient when they work properly. It saves a tremendous amount of time being able to email a link to new employees that allows them to enter much of their own demographic information. Payroll feature alerts me when someone's pay is significantly less or more than usual.
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    Frontline Education
    Long time customer with Frontline Absence Management. Product support has been excellent, integrations easy to work with, & suite of products mesh together well.
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    Usability
    ADP
    I have been using this system for years and they have actually made it easier and easier. The system is always making great upgrades that don't necessarily require any additional information or training. I love when I log in and see a new feature or button that I get to use to make my life easier!
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    Frontline Education
    While we have had minor issues logging in as our organization has its own login page, the site and its application are very easy to use. So long as members of a group log in through the appropriate page, navigating and using this site is quite easy. With the transition from Aesop to Frontline, the page also seems to have worked through any glitches found with the previous page and its app.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ADP
    I don't think I have ever encountered error codes or 404 error screens when trying to access RUN ADP. I run payroll for the company every other week and I have had no issues accessing the website, everything saves and updates when it's needed. Our employees use the app on their phones and they have not had any issues either other than just a basic update of the app occasionally
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    Frontline Education
    There have been several times the system was unavailable. When there has been an issue, Frontline HAS NOT notified us....which has been disappointing.
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    Performance
    ADP
    ADP Run loads a bit slowly at times, once I put in my credentials. However, that said, I think my perception of the time it takes is impacted by our "instant gratification" expectation of being able to get into everything quickly.
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    Frontline Education
    No issues reported by end users of slow or not loading pages.
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    Support Rating
    ADP
    I appreciated having that issue finally take care of. it was extremely disheartening to see the issue had not been resolved. I also had my employees looking to me and thinking I was not trying to resolve the issue so it reflected poorly on my character. I do not know if i was because of a miscommunication, but nonetheless I was happy it was taken care of
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    Frontline Education
    Internal support is provided by EDU Staff based out of Grand Rapids. Whenever I have had an issue they are very responsive to my needs. For instance, there may be conflicts in the amount of money that was listed for the contract. There may be questions about the length of an assignment such as 1/2 day, full day, or early dismissal. The school will sometimes enter the wrong information. Very good IT support, but sometimes you are on hold for 5 to 10 minutes because they do not have enough workers in their Call Center
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    In-Person Training
    ADP
    they helped up with the 1st payroll after that we were fine - it is very user friendly- they wanted to be sure everything had imported correctly.
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    Frontline Education
    Our Implementer/Trainer was a product line expert. He (Connor) walked us through every step with confidence and explained everything in detail. Frontline provided written documentation, cut-n-paste emails to staff, and a test environment for us to play in. We were able to test unique scenarios without actually sending emails, notifications, alerts to staff. This was very useful.
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    Online Training
    ADP
    Our rep was on a zoom with us and one other person from RUN ADP showing us the layout and how to access everything. we mainly use it for payroll and reports so any questions we had they both were insightful and able to help us navigate the site. The training process was a success and we have had any issues since using.
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    Frontline Education
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    Implementation Rating
    ADP
    Make sure there's plenty of time between payrolls for the implementation and be sure to test all the manually inputted fields.
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    Frontline Education
    Our Frontline implementer was an expert in the field & knew the product in & out. We had very little issues going live.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ADP
    I have looked at both of these products and they both have great services but the support I have received from ADP really keeps me here. My rep is amazing and I honestly have not seen anything on another platform that would make me change at this time.
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    Frontline Education
    Frontline seems to be the industry standard for this software in the education industry. I am not familiar with any competitors or what was evaluated prior to implementing Frontline. For it to be the industry standard, I would assume that its cost is fair in relation to competitors and that the onboarding process is simple.
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    Scalability
    ADP
    Every summer, we hire three new college interns who have to be entered into the system. They can enter their information themselves, which takes a load off me. The onboarding is quite straightforward, and today's college kids are techy enough to be able to understand it.
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    Frontline Education
    Our district has approximately 300 substitutes & 1,800 employees. Size has never been an issue with Absence Management. There are other districts much larger using Absence Management with no problems
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    Return on Investment
    ADP
    • The costs add up with all the services such as running payroll, adding timekeeping, running background checks, and mailing w-2's.
    • We save money on background checks because the first two are free.
    • We lower risk of employee time, penalties, and lawsuits by allowing RUN Powered by ADP® to handle so much of the payroll such as calculations and tax reporting.
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    Frontline Education
    • It's given staff direct access to inputting their absences and secure coverage quicker, whereas before they had to make a call to a person. That person had to secure coverage for the entire district at different levels. Sometimes that person was absent or unable to provide coverage.
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    ScreenShots

    RUN Powered by ADP® Screenshots

    Screenshot of the RUN Dashboard with the business' key info front-and-centerScreenshot of the payroll interfaceScreenshot of access to payroll reports and liability amountsScreenshot of the RUN Powered by ADP mobile app, used to process payroll on the goScreenshot of the ADP mobile app, where employees can access their historical payroll statements and year-end tax documents