RUN Powered by ADP vs Payentry (2026): which should you pick?

Pick RUN Powered by ADP if

• Fits if you'd rather run payroll with a phone call than learn new software
• Works for owners who want ADP to pay the penalties for its own filing mistakes

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to see a price before speaking to a salesperson
• Tight if you're on Essential and have garnishments, state unemployment or job costing to manage
• Watch out: W-2 and 1099 forms cost extra, and time and attendance, retirement and workers' comp are add-ons
• Pricey if you want HR help, as the help desk starts at the Complete package, which is also unpriced
• Skip it if you pay people outside the US or have 50 or more staff, since RUN is US payroll for 1 to 49

Pick Payentry if

• Fits if you are a US business and want a named payroll person to deal with
• Works for firms that also want HR, insurance and retirement help from the same provider

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to see prices, because every plan is a consultation
• Skip it if you employ outside the US, as the pages describe US payroll and tax
• Watch out: features and add-ons vary by client, so two quotes may not compare
• Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, since none is listed

RUN Powered by ADP

• No prices are published: all four packages (Essential, Enhanced, Complete and HR Pro) are quoted after a form or a sales call.
• Producing W-2 and 1099 forms costs extra, and time and attendance, retirement plans and workers' comp are add-ons.
• State unemployment management, garnishment payments and job costing are left out of Essential; the HR help desk starts at Complete.
• RUN covers US payroll in all 50 states; ADP sells other products for larger firms and for payroll in other countries.

Payentry

• No prices are published; every plan is a Let's Talk consultation.
• Plans are configured with a sales team, so features and add-ons vary by client.
• The pages describe US payroll, tax and reporting.

RUN Powered by ADP

Payroll by web, app or phone

Run payroll online, in the mobile app or by calling ADP. RUN & DONE repeats a recurring payroll without you starting it each time.

Payroll tax filing

ADP calculates, files, deposits and reconciles payroll taxes, answers tax agencies about them, and pays the penalties if it makes a filing error.

ADP Assist

An AI assistant that answers payroll and HR questions, flags likely mistakes before payroll runs and imports hours from an existing timesheet file.

Multi-state and multi-company payroll

Pay people who work in more than one state or locality in the same period, and report across several companies.

HR tools by package

Electronic onboarding comes with every package. Complete adds an HR help desk and handbook wizard; HR Pro adds CareerPlug hiring and online training.

General ledger export

Sends payroll journal entries to QuickBooks, Xero, Wave or Creative Solutions, or to a generic file, without retyping them.

Payentry

Payroll plan

Unlimited payroll processing, tax filings, new hire reporting, direct deposit, garnishments and year-end W-2 and 1099 forms.

Comprehensive plan

Adds hiring and onboarding modules, WOTC screening, time management, job costing, certified payroll reports and labor law posters.

Comprehensive Plus

Adds workers' compensation reporting and Employee Navigator benefit enrollment.

Employee self-service

An employee portal and mobile application are part of the main Payroll plan.

Partner and association programs

Payroll can be offered under a partner's own brand.

RUN Powered by ADP

Pricing could not be confirmed. See adp.com.

Payentry

Pricing could not be confirmed. See payentry.com.

RUN Powered by ADP

• Other savings

  Up to 6 months of payroll free

  New RUN clients with 1 to 49 employees in the continental US who start payroll by November 26, 2026 get months 4 to 6 and 13 to 15 free; self-onboarding Essential clients get 3 months.

Payentry

No public discounts listed.