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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ADP Workforce Now

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    ADP Workforce Now is a cloud-based HR platform for mid-sized businesses. It features customizable modules of various HR services that businesses can tailor to their specific needs, as well as regulatory monitoring and alerts to help businesses remain compliant.N/A

    SentricHR

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASentricHR (formerly SentricWorkForce) is a general HRIS platform that also provides payroll, tax filing, time and attendance, capabilities via a cloud-based system, from Sentric in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.N/A
    Pricing
    ADP Workforce NowSentricHR
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    Contact sales team
    Enhanced
    Contact sales team
    Complete
    Contact sales team
    HR Pro
    Contact sales team
    Payroll Essentials
    Contact sales team
    HR Plus
    Contact sales team
    Hiring Advantage
    Contact sales team
    Performance Plus
    Contact sales team
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ADP Workforce NowSentricHR
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlease contact ADP for a product demo and ask about a hands-on "test drive" of Workforce Now.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    ADP Workforce NowSentricHR
    Considered Both Products
    ADP
    No answer on this topic
    Sentric
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    386 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    320 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    395 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    166 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    203 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ADP Workforce NowSentricHR
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.9
    1039 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Employee demographic data8.1917 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Employment history7.8954 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.4904 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.9932 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Organizational charting8.0652 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0715 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.8659 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.8
    1051 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Pay calculation8.51012 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors6.7396 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.4304 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.5804 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.41000 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.7782 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.3477 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.7
    858 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Approval workflow7.6780 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Balance details7.3811 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.1658 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.7
    1031 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    6.4
    2 Ratings
    23% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.0994 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Update personal information7.7983 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    View company policy documentation7.9794 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.0373 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    View job history7.732 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.0
    12 Ratings
    30% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets6.012 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.8
    955 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Report builder7.8938 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.2934 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data5.3557 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.2
    127 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    New hire portal7.6123 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools6.9100 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.7
    318 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Corporate goal setting7.5246 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.6297 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.0243 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6291 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.5
    411 Ratings
    19% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    4.6
    1 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Performance plans6.9368 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.3316 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking5.5372 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Review reminders7.0388 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency6.5322 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.0
    7 Ratings
    26% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    4.8
    1 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools5.86 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking5.86 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate search6.37 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Candidate development6.26 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ADP Workforce Now and SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.6
    425 Ratings
    16% below category average
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.5370 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.4361 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.9290 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.6323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.2365 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.9386 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    ADP Workforce NowSentricHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (1106 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.2
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    2.1
    (79 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (477 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.8
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.5
    (34 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.4
    (767 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.2
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ADP Workforce NowSentricHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ADP
    During COVID, ADP Workforce Now was great about keeping up with changing laws and regulations. They built reports that helped us apply for PPP loans and then later apply for forgiveness. Webinars and other training avenues were well constructed, accurate, and informative. We were all at a loss together and having a partner who ensured the legal side was met was one less worry. They can easily do the day-to-day compliance and regulatory things. COVID highlighted how quickly it could be done.
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    Sentric
    SentricHR works well with unusual situations in payroll - they understood that our payroll is not just a basic hourly/salaried situation and were able to create codes and functions to work with our exact needs.
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    Pros
    ADP
    • HRIS that is personalized for the employee and addresses DE&I needs.
    • Payroll, of course! The system addresses all needs, such as deductions, additional pay, premium OT, and shift differentials.
    • Onboarding is an excellent way to stay in compliance and have all documents completed.
    • Tax and Banking and resolution to any issues.
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    Sentric
    • Open Enrollment lets employees view and select the benefit they want for the following plan year. Sentric is easy to use and lets us in HR link their selection to their payroll records.
    • Sentric allows HR and the employee to view their paychecks. They can look at one, or many at a time.
    • When someone applies for a job via Sentric, their candidate records carry through to their employee record after we hire the person.
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    Cons
    ADP
    • Customized pre-process payroll reports (Limited on pre-process payroll reports)
    • Labor Allocation (Allocations make payroll reporting very hard to review and find any errors )
    • Recruiting (ATS is very basic)
    • Geofencing (should be able to change shape rather than a circle)
    • Pay Classes (should be able to change at Practitioner level rather than reach out to support)
    • Cookies and Cache have to be cleared on a regular basis
    • Only able to see employee documents/acknowledgements one at a time in the employee file
    • Timecards can only be managed/viewed by 1 person
    • Timeoff emails do not have a link
    • Cost per payroll - not just monthly fee so cost with off cycle payrolls
    • Separate I9 step not needed - during onboarding - 2nd Everify step
    • ADP Workforce Now does not pull in allowances for Houly employees into payroll ONLY Salaried employees
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    Sentric
    • Make it easier to determine which report works best for our needs
    • Have the ability to create a custom report for specific instances
    • Other than that, they're perfect!
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ADP
    The 12 primary users represent our core Human Resources, Payroll, and Finance operations teams. Within this group, HR managers use the platform to oversee employee lifecycle events, handle benefits administration, and process new-hire onboarding. The payroll specialists and finance staff manage bi-weekly payroll runs, direct deposits, tax compliance, and general ledger reporting. Additionally, a couple of operational team leads use administrative access to approve timesheets, track attendance, and monitor departmental PTO accruals.
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    ADP
    I would give it a 10 however I do not like when ADP does facelifts in Workforce Now which does not add any value other than having to relearn navigation. I am also not a big fan of being forced to refer to the Bridge. We have Google which gives the same results. If I understood the answer I would not contact our Account Rep.
    Incentivized
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    ADP
    ADP outages are very rare
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    ADP
    Overall, I think the functionality of the program works pretty well. Sometimes, certain browsers do not work well for the policy function of ADP, but that is the only issue thus far
    Incentivized
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ADP
    this is my only down side of ADP, they dont transfer you around a lot (Good) and try to tackle the issue right there, but the english barrier is sometimes a huge brick that stands in the way, and can result in the wrong outcome. There has been times I have asked for someone else as I thought it was getting done wrong, and was still able to get the assistance I needed, just took me explaining it twice
    Incentivized
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    ADP
    In-person training was pretty good - I think this significantly depends on the trainer. Our trainer was really good and showed what ADP can do - but I know that all trainers are not the same - and this truly makes such as difference. Overall, our training went pretty well.
    Incentivized
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    ADP
    At the time training was not as expansive as it is now. If it could go wrong it did for me so the process was difficult and lengthy. I needed to have more in person walkthroughs of things to ensure the transition was done correctly. Not sure what else I can say, we were part of the initial move to Workforce Now when it was introduced.
    Incentivized
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    ADP
    Either assign more than one specialist to the implementation process, or assign less clients to the implementation specialist. The process requires attention to detail and the ability to test and re-test as well as verify the information. It also requires a lot of back and forth between the client ant the implementation specialist, so they need to be readily available during the whole implementation process.
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ADP
    They pale compared to ADP because they each have broken systems that do not flow from beginning to end. Another system is required to support all of the functions needed to process payroll. That puts too much on me, the person, instead of the system. We should work smarter, not harder.
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    Sentric
    I haven't explored the other systems in great detail. IFS didn't appear as "user-friendly". Taleo seemed to not have the capabilities Sentric did.
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    Scalability
    ADP
    We have been able to grow with ADP from just a few hundred employees to over 10,000 so it's actually very scalable for payroll usage. We do not use the benefits and onboarding offerings for most of our employees but they are built to scale easily enough for when our corporate team has over 1,000 FTE.
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    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    ADP
    • ADP WorkforceNow has provided a positive ROI for our company. It has saved me countless hours in the time I used to spend preparing reports, managing benefits, and annual enrollment, recruitment tracking, and much more.
    • The integration with Payscale has allowed our company to take every position in our organization and benchmark it to industries and job titles. This has allowed us to be more competitive on recruitment and retention.
    • We have used the new DE&I dashboard to provide valuable information on the landscape of our workforce, as well as areas of our organization that may not be as diverse.
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    Sentric
    • Not applicable for our business
    Incentivized
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