ADP RUN
ADP’s SMB payroll, separate from Workforce Now.
Quote-based pricing API
Bottom line
Small-business payroll and HR from ADP, in Essential, Enhanced, Complete, and HR Pro packages. Sales-quoted.
Stands out for: ADP Assist flags payroll errors and answers questions using your company's own payroll data.
Watch out for: Package dollars are a quote. Free months offers are signup discounts on a signed order, not a product trial, and the terms change from time to time.
Overview
RUN Powered by ADP is payroll and HR software for small US businesses. Essential covers payroll, taxes, and compliance help. Enhanced adds ZipRecruiter, state unemployment insurance, and garnishment payments. Complete adds basic HR support, and HR Pro adds richer HR help and employee perks. ADP files federal, state, and local taxes, creates W-2 and 1099 forms, and can run recurring payroll on autopilot. Pay options include direct deposit, Wisely Direct, and ADPCheck.
Owners pick RUN to stop calculating taxes by hand. ADP Assist is an AI assistant that flags common payroll mistakes and answers questions from your own data. ADP often runs free months offers for new clients, which are signup discounts rather than a trial. Package dollars are not printed. The same platform can add benefits, retirement, time tracking, workers' comp, and Clover POS, and ADP publishes developer APIs for RUN. This is ADP's small-business line, not Workforce Now.
Who it's for
Best for
- US small businesses that want ADP to file taxes
- Owners who run payroll on a phone
- Shops that also want hiring and benefits add-ons
- Teams connecting payroll to Clover POS
Not ideal for
- Buyers who need a public per-employee rate
- Mid-market teams that need Workforce Now
Key features
SMB payroll. Run pay and direct deposit under the ADP RUN product line.
Tax filing. Federal and state payroll tax support for small employers.
Light HR. Basic employee records without a full mid-market HCM rollout.
Pricing
Sales-quoted. Essential, Enhanced, Complete, and HR Pro are named packages with a Get Pricing CTA, and ADP says a per payroll processing fee is most common. ADP often runs free months offers for new clients, which are signup discounts on a signed order, not a trial. Dollars depend on headcount, pay frequency, and add-ons. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is ADP RUN expensive?
ADP RUN does not publish a price. It is one of 31 quote-based tools among the 54 HRIS tools in our directory. 3 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $9 a month.
- 31 quote-based
- 3 free tier
- 18 public price
Worked out automatically from every HRIS listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Tax filing across all 50 states
- ADP Assist flags payroll errors
- Four packages from payroll to HR
Cons
- No public package dollars
- Promo months are not a trial
- Wrong fit past small-business scale
Integrations
ZipRecruiter Clover
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How ADP RUN compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | |
| | – | $49/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $29/mo + $7/worker | – | – | Compare |
| | – | $17/mo + $4/worker | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
$49/mo MCP API
Small-business payroll with a clearer public rate card.
$29/mo + $7/worker
Payroll from $29/mo plus a per-worker fee.
$17/mo + $4/worker
Lower printed payroll rate with a 30-day trial.
Sales-quoted MCP API
ADP's mid-market HCM when RUN is too small.
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