ADP Workforce Now
US mid-market HCM. Payroll plus HR for companies that already live in ADP.
Quote-based pricing MCP server API
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Bottom line
Mid-market HCM for payroll, HR, time, and benefits. Pricing is sales-quoted.
Stands out for: One ADP suite for payroll, talent, time, and benefits aimed at companies that have outgrown starter payroll.
Watch out for: There is no public per employee menu. Implementation and modules are scoped in a sales cycle, and API and MCP access need the separately billed API Central add on.
Overview
ADP Workforce Now is a human capital management suite for mid-sized employers. It covers payroll, HR, time and attendance, talent, and benefits administration. Tax filing and compliance sit inside the ADP network. Modules are packaged in a sales quote rather than a public grid. This is the mid-market ADP product, not ADP RUN for very small teams and not ADP's largest enterprise stack.
HR and finance pick Workforce Now to keep payday, benefits, and time in one vendor. There is no numbered self-serve trial. Buying is a sales conversation and an implementation project. This is not recruiting software first. If you only need contractor payments, a lighter payroll tool will do. Modules for talent, time, and benefits are scoped in that quote.
Who it's for
Best for
- US mid-market employers consolidating payroll and HR
- Teams that already bank with ADP payroll tax filing
- HR leaders who want time and benefits in the same suite
- Companies willing to run an implementation project
Not ideal for
- Five-person shops that want a published $29 payroll plan
- Buyers who need same-day self-serve checkout
Key features
Payroll. US payroll and tax filing in the same stack as HR.
Time & attendance. Time capture that feeds the payroll engine.
HRIS. Core employee records, benefits, and HR workflows mid-market teams expect.
MCP server
https://apps.adp.com/en-US/apps/410612/adp-api-central-for-adp-workforce-now-and-adp-workforce-now-next-generation/editions
ADP offers MCP servers for ADP Workforce Now through ADP API Central, a paid add on billed monthly per employee on your ADP invoice. API Central also gives access to ADP's HR, payroll, time and benefits APIs. There is no public MCP endpoint; access is set up inside your API Central account. Pricing is shown only after you log in.
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Pricing
Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Modules cover payroll, HR, time, talent, and benefits. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
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Is ADP Workforce Now expensive?
ADP Workforce Now does not publish a price. It is one of 16 quote-based tools among the 25 benefits administration tools in our directory. 0 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $11 a month.
- 16 quote-based
- 0 free tier
- 9 public price
Worked out automatically from every benefits administration listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Payroll, HR, time, and benefits together
- ADP tax filing network
- Built for mid-market, not only enterprise
Cons
- No public per-employee prices
- Implementation is a project
- Not a lightweight ATS
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
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| | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $8/employee/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
Sales-quoted API
Mid-market HCM if you want another payroll-plus-workforce suite.
Sales-quoted API
Payroll and HR if you want a different US mid-market vendor.
Sales-quoted API
HCM if you want a more product-led mid-market suite.
$8/employee/mo MCP API
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