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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ADP Workforce Now

    Score8.1 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

    Ascentis (discontinued)

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AAscentis HR uses web-based management programs to help automate complex HR processes. Ascentis’ other services included customizable payroll, time and attendance and recruiting modules. Ascentis was acquired by UKG in March of 2022, and will be discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    ADP Workforce NowAscentis (discontinued)
    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 NowAscentis (discontinued)
    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 NowAscentis (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    ADP
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    Compared to ADP Workforce Now, Ascentis offers a few more platform ability and tracking options.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    Ascentis/Nova Time is much more user friendly as far as the timekeeping and accrual side.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    ADP is mostly likely the status quo for HRIS systems, their CS and 24/7 support is incomparable to other systems, including Ascentis. There are often manual corrections needed, negative changes to user view, and other very odd things that happen with Ascentis that I have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    From all the other companies mentioned above, I have found that Ascentis is the easiest product to use. I was only introduced to this program a few months ago, and it has been easy to figure out and not too complicated. I really like the fact that I can make changes easily.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    It doesn't stack up. The biggest differences are customer service and ease of implementing the system.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    Ascentis beats them all. I've also worked with several smaller systems for small companies, and Ascentis has the best support and reporting functionality that I've seen thus far. Any system you pick will have its pros and cons, but being able to get a hold of support and get …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    Most systems would not allow us to apply and track multiple jobs with multiple pay-rates for individual employees. While we had to do some customization and had some pain with the reporting, ultimately we got it to work for us and it is going well now. So the selection …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    Better tracking for PTO, ACA reporting, better payroll and payroll support is always wonderful!
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    We were moving away from ADP because the reporting was so bad. When we were being sold on Ascentis, we were sold on the fact that reporting was user-friendly and even shown how easy it was to run reports. Whatever we were shown is not what we received. The reporting is even …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    Ascentis offers: Better pricing, better products, simplified implementations and an awesome customer support team!
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    Cost effective
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    We are evaluating WorkDay and Ascentis can't even compete.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    We did not have any online capabilities with ADP but we had some "back office" tasks that were much more automated and easier. Overall - dealing with Ascentis HR has been better and easier - we used to spend hours each month on the phone with ADP.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ascentis (discontinued)
    Ascentis is a robust system that is intuitive and comes at a great price!
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ADP Workforce NowAscentis (discontinued)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.9
    1039 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.1
    150 Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.1917 Ratings6.7137 Ratings
    Employment history7.8954 Ratings7.3140 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.4904 Ratings6.9128 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.9932 Ratings6.7126 Ratings
    Organizational charting8.1652 Ratings5.290 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0715 Ratings8.0109 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.8659 Ratings8.8102 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.8
    1051 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.8
    125 Ratings
    Pay calculation8.51012 Ratings7.1115 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors6.7396 Ratings6.162 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.4304 Ratings8.328 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.5804 Ratings6.7108 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.41000 Ratings9.2100 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.7782 Ratings8.692 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.3477 Ratings8.851 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.7
    858 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.8
    105 Ratings
    Approval workflow7.6780 Ratings7.999 Ratings
    Balance details7.3811 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.1658 Ratings8.484 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.7
    1031 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.0
    153 Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.0994 Ratings7.8138 Ratings
    Update personal information7.7983 Ratings8.6151 Ratings
    View company policy documentation7.9794 Ratings5.4110 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.1373 Ratings6.061 Ratings
    View job history7.732 Ratings7.3108 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.0
    12 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    5.8
    33 Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets6.012 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.8
    955 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    6.3
    147 Ratings
    Report builder7.8938 Ratings7.0144 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.2934 Ratings7.5142 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data5.3557 Ratings4.673 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.2
    127 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    5.1
    98 Ratings
    New hire portal7.6123 Ratings5.398 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools6.9100 Ratings4.976 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    7.7
    318 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.2
    57 Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.5246 Ratings6.743 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.6297 Ratings7.653 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.0243 Ratings7.138 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6291 Ratings7.250 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.5
    411 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    6.0
    63 Ratings
    Performance plans6.9368 Ratings5.659 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.4316 Ratings5.650 Ratings
    Review status tracking5.5372 Ratings5.857 Ratings
    Review reminders7.0388 Ratings6.555 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency6.5322 Ratings6.650 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.0
    7 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    5.9
    27 Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools5.86 Ratings6.421 Ratings
    Candidate ranking5.86 Ratings6.421 Ratings
    Candidate search6.37 Ratings5.027 Ratings
    Candidate development6.26 Ratings5.823 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ADP Workforce Now and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    ADP Workforce Now
    6.5
    425 Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    5.5
    89 Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.5370 Ratings5.485 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.4361 Ratings5.279 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.0290 Ratings5.659 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.5323 Ratings5.871 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.38 Ratings5.657 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.3365 Ratings5.783 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.9386 Ratings5.369 Ratings
    User Ratings
    ADP Workforce NowAscentis (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (1106 ratings)
    7.2
    (164 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.2
    (82 ratings)
    6.3
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    2.1
    (79 ratings)
    7.6
    (44 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    6.7
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (13 ratings)
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (477 ratings)
    8.2
    (150 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.8
    (17 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.5
    (34 ratings)
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.4
    (767 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.2
    (8 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)