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ADP Workforce Now vs Deel comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

ADP Workforce Now
Ranking in Cloud HCM
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (7th), Talent Management (16th), HR Analytics Software (5th)
Deel
Ranking in Cloud HCM
33rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Global Payroll (1st), AI-Agents for HR (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of ADP Workforce Now is 2.2%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Deel is 0.7%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud HCM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ADP Workforce Now2.2%
Deel0.7%
Other97.1%
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

Vineeth John - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, People & Culture at a agriculture with 201-500 employees
Custom reporting tool with field grabber, easy modules for recruitment and provides numerous options for integration
The complexity is the key challenge with a tool like ADP because it has all the bells and whistles and all the key features you can possibly think of. If it isn't there, there's always a third-party vendor you can integrate that way. But the only issue is that because it's complex, there needs to be some sort of system, at least on the back end, for the admins to understand what leads to what. We expect AI to improve multiple things with HR processes. The most obvious and common one would be the self-service function for employees, like a chatbot to help with FAQs. We are also building an AI tool that can possibly help managers make better talent management decisions. This tool will pull from the performance management tool, the talent profile, and the reports that we generally have to score employees across all different dimensions.
ER
Co-Founder & President at B-CUBE.AI S.R.L.
Global hiring has become agile and payroll management has given us unified worldwide control
I think Deel could mainly be improved around payroll-related features, for example, the management and possibility to add insurance for employees such as health insurance. The feature does exist, but for us it is quite expensive compared to doing it ourselves. So we prefer to handle it ourselves. The same applies to renting IT equipment for employees, which is a good feature but has pricing that is too high, which means we prefer to manage this ourselves. Another aspect is that some settings that are really specific to certain countries cannot be configured in the interface and require directly contacting customer service. A concrete example is 35-hour contracts in France, which is a French specificity and cannot be configured directly in the tool. Fortunately, the customer service is very responsive and supported us with these elements.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features are the reporting and benefits piece."
"It is hard to go wrong with choosing ADP as a solution for nearly any company."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Payroll: It is very easy and user-friendly."
"The way that ADP helped us improve our organization is by making the payroll process clean and efficient because if you make a mistake there, you're in big trouble."
"The most interesting feature for me on ADP is the custom reporting tool. It's got something called a field grabber, which makes it so much easier to generate your own custom reports simply by pulling tabs from any feature."
"The product allows for accurate, consistent payrolls."
"For small to mid-sized companies, Workforce Now is one of the better products on the market, clean with an easy interface that is simple to maneuver around, stable, and will continue to improve into the future."
"Deel has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to focus on work and leave the compliant hiring to Deel."
"Deel has positively impacted my organization by saving us a lot of time when it comes to hiring people globally and keeping track of our employees."
"Deel has positively impacted my organization by streamlining payroll processes."
"Deel has positively impacted our organization by allowing us to access talent that we otherwise would not be able to hire because we don't have entities in all those countries."
"Deel has positively impacted my organization by making it easier to find the best talent in the world, no matter where they may be."
"If you want something easy that is incredibly flexible for a globally distributed workforce, Deel is the one for you."
"Now that we have everything automatically in Deel, we save a lot of time, and we can have someone ready to work with us in about a day."
"Deel has had a positive impact on my organization by providing noticeable time savings in the ability to establish myself abroad by making the operation almost painless in terms of time invested."
 

Cons

"The ease of developing and creating reports could definitely use some improvement."
"The workflow is a bit weak."
"Its benefits portal could be user-friendly."
"When I'm not working with the implementation team and I'm just talking to customer service or something, they're just not a lot of help. They don't understand how it works. They'll tell you to do something that I know would affect something else. So, it's less about the software and more about just training their folks to a higher level."
"The Call Centre: The extension number takes too many digits to get through and the wait time is too long."
"Their “new and improved” message center (where you get notifications and go to approve things like time off) is actually not as easy as it used to be."
"I would like to see the payroll side improved and there are a few kinks that need to be worked out."
"The complexity is the key challenge with a tool like ADP ."
"Deel is a very big system and sometimes it becomes a bit too big."
"In some countries, the support response time is limited and takes longer to reply to our tickets."
"Regarding pricing, installation costs, and license management with Deel, I find that it is still expensive, but at the same time these are market prices, so I understand the logic."
"Deel needs to work on their customer service and reach out."
"There are small things about Deel that could be improved."
"Pricing could be a little more affordable for smaller companies, so that is a comment I can leave."
"I think Deel can be improved with quicker support when we open email requests."
"Deel can improve its support function."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"The solution is expensive and everyone complains about the price."
"I know some of what we're currently paying. Most customers would say it's too high, but I don't have a comparison to know that."
"I give the pricing a seven out of ten."
"The pricing is expensive and I would say it is below average for the value it provides based on the high cost."
"It is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
16%
Media Company
14%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ADP Workforce Now?
The licensing is on the pricer side, given that there aren't a lot of other tools out there that are applicable, we just decided to go ahead with ADP anyway. I would definitely recommend ADP to oth...
What needs improvement with ADP Workforce Now?
The complexity is the key challenge with a tool like ADP because it has all the bells and whistles and all the key features you can possibly think of. If it isn't there, there's always a third-part...
What advice do you have for others considering ADP Workforce Now?
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. It's got a lot of features. The reason I'm not giving it a full score is largely due to the complexity and the customer service.
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