ADP RUN

ADP's small business payroll platform with built-in compliance and HR support.

Pricing

Paid

Learning curve

Moderate

Time to value

Days

BEST FOR1-1011-5051-200

WORKS FOR

SMBs wanting enterprise-grade compliance and scalability

KEY INSIGHT

Most trusted payroll brand in the US — worth the premium if compliance risk is high.

DOESN'T WORK FOR

Budget-conscious teams — ADP pricing runs higher than competitors

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What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.

“We switched from ADP RUN to Gusto at my last job with 50 employees and I can say it was a big improvement”
NEGATIVE · Reddit · 2025-05-07
“ADP RUN is the worst, most irresponsible product I have ever used in my life”
NEGATIVE · reliability · Reddit · 2025-05-01
“After 8 years of doing bi-weekly payroll with ADP run without any issues, I find ADP TotalSource Payroll very complicated and beyond unreasonable”
POSITIVE · ease of use · Reddit · 2025-04-16
“After 8 years of doing bi-weekly payroll with ADP run without any issues I find ADP TotalSource Payroll very complicated and beyond unreasonable”
POSITIVE · ease of use · Reddit · 2025-04-16
“That customer support sucks from ADP RUN to ADP WORKFORCE NOW”
NEGATIVE · support · Reddit · 2025-04-11