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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ADP Vantage (legacy)

    Score6.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    ADP Vantage combined HR, payroll, benefits, talent management and time & attendance. It is a legacy product.N/A

    Paycom

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/APaycom supports HR and payroll with automated, employee-first technology that supports every stage of employment. Its single database enables seamless data management, to reduce errors, endless data entry and time-consuming administrative tasks.N/A
    Pricing
    ADP Vantage (legacy)Paycom
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    ADP Vantage (legacy)Paycom
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ADP Vantage (legacy)Paycom
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose ADP Vantage (legacy)
    ADP Vantage is more reliable and user-friendly than previous platforms utilized.
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    Paycom
    Chose Paycom
    Paycom is easier than all of these with less issues.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    Paycom has shown to be easier to use than the others, and its customer service is second to none.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    ADP and Paylocity are terrible, especially in comparison to Paycom! Both are piece-milled systems that are archaic. I had a terrible experience with both systems and, in all honesty, when I look for another job if they are using either of these systems it will be a deal-breaker …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    We ultimately chose Paycom because of the level of customer support and training as well as the robustness of the system. Very intuitive for the payroll and HR admin sections.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    I have used, ADP, Pro Business, and compared them against Paycom. [Paycom] is a no brainer
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Would buy again
    317 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    290 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    228 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    220 Answers
    Features
    ADP Vantage (legacy)Paycom
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    9.2
    62 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    390 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee demographic data9.256 Ratings9.0354 Ratings
    Employment history9.059 Ratings8.5340 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.355 Ratings8.2341 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.357 Ratings7.1341 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.150 Ratings7.3261 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.451 Ratings7.5298 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.344 Ratings7.3283 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    9.4
    61 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Paycom
    8.0
    402 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pay calculation9.558 Ratings9.1390 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.239 Ratings6.447 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.317 Ratings8.713 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.246 Ratings8.0338 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.460 Ratings9.8389 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.645 Ratings7.1323 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.17 Ratings7.2219 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    9.2
    40 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Paycom
    7.7
    354 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Approval workflow9.339 Ratings7.8337 Ratings
    Balance details9.110 Ratings7.4338 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.19 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    9.4
    63 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Paycom
    8.8
    402 Ratings
    9% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.163 Ratings9.8395 Ratings
    Update personal information9.158 Ratings9.6398 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.448 Ratings8.6354 Ratings
    Employee recognition9.721 Ratings7.3192 Ratings
    View job history9.547 Ratings8.9316 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    9.9
    14 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets9.914 Ratings4.926 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    8.7
    61 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Paycom
    6.7
    346 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Report builder9.160 Ratings7.2340 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.759 Ratings7.2337 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data9.241 Ratings5.855 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    8.9
    35 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    342 Ratings
    1% below category average
    New hire portal8.433 Ratings8.0339 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.327 Ratings7.6293 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Paycom
    5.5
    199 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Corporate goal setting8.915 Ratings4.236 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.518 Ratings6.9186 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.515 Ratings4.835 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.417 Ratings6.2195 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    8.7
    23 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Paycom
    7.0
    247 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Performance plans7.822 Ratings7.4228 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans8.619 Ratings7.0216 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.619 Ratings7.5222 Ratings
    Review reminders9.119 Ratings7.1228 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.217 Ratings6.0204 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    9.4
    13 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Paycom
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools9.711 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Candidate ranking8.812 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Candidate search9.512 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    Candidate development9.512 Ratings5.429 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ADP Vantage (legacy) and Paycom
    Feature
    ADP Vantage (legacy)
    9.3
    25 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Paycom
    5.7
    239 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Job Requisition Management9.524 Ratings5.8214 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.524 Ratings5.2211 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.720 Ratings4.8169 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.623 Ratings5.3196 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.620 Ratings6.3185 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.924 Ratings5.4219 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.625 Ratings7.1225 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ADP Vantage (legacy)Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (66 ratings)
    7.9
    (425 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (17 ratings)
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (24 ratings)
    9.1
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.1
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.1
    (13 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.1
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.0
    (7 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ADP Vantage (legacy)Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    [ADP Vantage HCM is] great for big organizations with complex processes and who need all the features/functionalities provided by the platform. May not be very suitable for smaller companies who aren't as elaborate in terms of their HR processes and the enterprise licensing costs can be slightly prohibitive. Great for companies looking for plug-and-play solutions which need minimal/no customization off the shelf.
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    Paycom
    It's very mobile friendly, especially for people that aren't tech savvy. We have an aged workforce where we were really concerned about how they would adapt, going from the comfort of using paper to a mobile and online application. But the training was really easy and the adaptation has been simple for us as a company.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • User Security Granularity: I can fine-tune access exactly, rather than give someone too little or too much access.
    • Employee Data Security: All of our data is secure and encrypted by ADP. I do not have to manage security beyond keeping users from giving their username and password to someone. The rest is out of sight and out of mind, handled by ADP.
    • Out of the Box Functionality: While we did have to make configuration decisions in implementation, the functions and customizations we make inside of ADP all function from day one and are not affected by security updates, new versions, or patches. With other highly customized products, any update to the stock system poses a threat to functionality. ADP Vantage does exactly what we want it to do, the way we want it, and without being disabled by ongoing life-cycle management by ADP.
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    Paycom
    • I would say the communication post-implementation is amazing. Allie is our representative. She's amazing. Caitlin is amazing. I just met Travis last week at the office. Amazing. The communication is great and helpful, so if one of the team members don't have the answer, they can just jump in. For instance, I was on a call with Caitlin yesterday and she was like, "I'm not really sure about this answer. Let me see if I can go run it byTravis." I know he's on another call and instead of him saying blah, blah, he came over and looked at the screen and was like, do this, do this. It's a little different. So I would say the customer service is the best.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • [The] tax setup section needs more work, it is unclear sometimes if we need to set up tax in Smart Compliances or somewhere else, and then the rode to make that tax active and add it to the employee.
    • [The] payroll audit could be more clear and include more data from all adjustments, for example, if there is [a] salary rate change, there [are] not flags to check that in [the] audit section of the payroll.
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    Paycom
    • I think that when we do need a response back, which is very unlikely from the contact about something that's happening or going on, it can take a little long to get back to us. Longer than we would like because obviously it's an emergency to us, but we understand they have tons of emergencies they have to solve. But I think that's the only aspect.
    • I know from a payroll standpoint, which I'm not really privy to because I don't work on the payroll side, there have been some little hiccups that about certain formulas used, certain credits being issued that we've already filed for tax credits that we filed for. So I know that my CFO's already on top of it and pay comes on top of it as well and it's getting resolved, but obviously that's a big issue that needs some work there.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Because we have only been using the system for 5 years, we will continue using this service until our business outgrows the support we need or is unable to meet our needs. we need a system that will integrate with our carriers and well as our general ledger system. We are currently looking for another GL system to fit our needs that will need to integrate with ADPVantage
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    Paycom
    Because it has everything that we need and as we grow, we are learning how robust Paycom can actually be but we need to be willing to spend the money. It's not expensive but we, as a company, are not used to spending that much on a system for HR and payroll.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It's a great product and the enhancements make it better all the time. I feel there are some areas that are severly lacking attention, such as Garnishments. This area of the product is not user friendly at all and ADP has not made an enhancement here since we went live 2012.
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    Paycom
    The interface is very intuitive, you can navigate it pretty well. Everything's pretty much spelled out and the features just flow really well. They make it easy for you to go back and forth with the UX/UI type of interface. So I think it was built pretty well.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    The software just works. I can count on one hand the number of actual outages I have experienced in the last 10 years. We have had slowdowns, where response/processing time was slow, but those too are few and far between. The redundancies and backups they have in place at ADP mean my resources are available all the time. The only reason I say 9 of 10 is because there are times when an update or patch will cause an issue in another part of the system that usually isn't discovered prior to the patch/update's implementation. These have happened several times. The plus side is that these are almost always resolved immediately.
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    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    Pages do load pretty swiftly, and reports do not take too long. However, I have noticed that most reports become available sooner than some. Which if you are trying to process payroll, it may slow you down and tends to be time consuming when you're in a crunch
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    Paycom
    Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    The support for ADP Vantage HCM is mostly excellent. Sometimes it can be hard to reach an ADP representative that is knowledgeable in whatever area you are having difficulty but for the most part it is very good. For the weaknesses that ADP Vantage HCM has, they almost make up for it with their support teams. If by chance you reach someone who is unable to help, I suggest calling the main help line again and you will reach someone who not only helps with the issue but also walks you through the process and explains it to you.
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    Paycom
    Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the
    way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could
    reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist.
    Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all
    our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were
    bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to
    get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and
    easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers
    have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have
    been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    My instructor as amazing and very knowledgeable. My instructor kept my attention and made sure that I understood each module before he moved on. No matter how many times I asked a question for clarification, he answered them. I've taken other instructor led training's before, I have to say that ADP made it easy
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    Paycom
    They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    A lot of set ups vary from company to company so parts of our training we found it difficult to relate it to our processes. They have TONS of training modules available and a streamlined process for what you should complete and when. Would have been helpful to have onsite training for how much one pays for the system.
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    Paycom
    All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    It was a great implementation, ADP went above and beyond to ensure it was successful. ADP hosted modeling sessions that included the subject matter experts from all areas. It was helpful that the implementation was all inclusive as we received indepth detail of how each area affects another.
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    Paycom
    Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    ADP Vantage was chosen because ADP is best in class for payroll service. They excel in garnishments; they excel in taxes; they excel in payroll delivery; they excel in customer service; they excel in actual payments; Vantage was their latest and greatest payroll processing platform.
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    Paycom
    We really only had Paychecks and that was our biggest problem is that with several different companies, it was very hard If you had a salary employee and didn't terminate them in the prior company, they get paid twice, so this has really been definitely a big help for us.
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    ADP Vantage is able to scale to our needs. As your organization's payroll and time and attendance needs grow, ADP has optional modules (scheduler, HR, ect.) that can be purchased. The basic reporting and metrics are nice add-ons.
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    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Positive - saving the admins time by allowing EE's to access their own information.
    • Positive - Managers being able to use Vantage easily to manage their employees.
    • Negative - would probably be when the system gives you errors randomly that are not true errors. Once you refresh the page or log out and back in then the error does not come up. Not sure if this has to do with connection as well.
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    Paycom
    • I think our fiscal team who handles the ROI would say that it has had a negative impact just because a lot of stuff is a la carte and we weren't aware of that before we went into a business relationship with Paycom. So I think it's had a negative impact.
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    ScreenShots

    ADP Vantage (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Pay group SelectionProduct screenshotScreenshot of Myself Dashboard:
Self-service views empower your people to take charge of their employee experience.Screenshot of Admin Custom Content:
Deep but simple configuration, easily yet precisely tailored to current or future needs.Screenshot of ADP Mobile App: Highly rated on the App Store
View your pay and much more anytime and virtually anywhere.

    Paycom Screenshots

    Screenshot of a new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of IWant, which is a command-driven AI engine in a single database, for instant access to employee data.Screenshot of Direct Data Exchange®, which takes a detailed pulse of how employees interact with Paycom. It automatically assigns a dollar value of savings based on Ernst & Young research.