ADP RUN vs Sage HRMS
Verified ratings, feature by feature comparison and real pricing. Everything a North American business needs to pick between these two.
Sage HRMS
On premise HR and payroll for employers who want the data in house
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Ratings
Every score, at a glance
Verified user ratings across every dimension. ADP RUN against Sage HRMS, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
31ADP RUN 3, Sage HRMS 1
ADP RUN vs Sage HRMS, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+0.4
Sage HRMS leads on value for money
Verified reviews
381
168 for ADP RUN, 213 for Sage HRMS
ADP RUN168 verified reviews
Sage HRMS213 verified reviews
Ratings by dimension
- ADP RUN
- Sage HRMS
Share of verified reviews
Which product reviewers actually write about.
- ADP RUN168
- Sage HRMS213
Cost to get started
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
At least one of these is quoted rather than published, so compare the ratings above and get a real number from each vendor.
Head to head
Where each one wins
Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.
| ADP RUN | Sage HRMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Reviews | 168 | 213 |
| Ease of use | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Value for money | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Customer service | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Functionality | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Starting price | Custom pricing | Custom pricing |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Free version | No | No |
Features
Feature by feature, checked off
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | ADP RUN | Sage HRMS |
|---|---|---|
| Full service US payroll | ||
| Automatic federal, state and local filing | ||
| Tax notice resolution service | ||
| Garnishment administration | ||
| Certified payroll reporting | ||
| Multi state payroll | ||
| New hire reporting | ||
| Benefits administration | ||
| HR support and toolkits | ||
| Employee self service | ||
| General ledger export | ||
| US payroll processed in house | ||
| Form 941 and W-2 filing | ||
| Multi state withholding | ||
| ACA 1094 and 1095 reporting | ||
| EEO reporting | ||
| OSHA log tracking | ||
| FMLA tracking | ||
| Employee self service portal | ||
| Attendance and leave |
Pricing
Both price lists, side by side
Every plan from both vendors, side by side, priced in US dollars.
ADP RUN plans
Pricing is quoted
ADP does not publish a list price, so the only real number is the one they quote you. Ask for the implementation cost in writing at the same time.
Sage HRMS plans
Sage HRMS
Licensed by employee count and module. Quoted through a Sage partner.
Custom
quoted by the vendor
- US payroll in house
- Form 941 and W-2
- Multi state withholding
- ACA 1094 and 1095 reporting
- Benefits administration
- Employee self service
Pricing is quoted
Sage does not publish a list price, so the only real number is the one they quote you. Ask for the implementation cost in writing at the same time.
Verdict
Our verdict
Both exist for the same customer: an employer who has been burned by a payroll mistake and will pay for it never to happen again. The difference is where the burden sits. Sage HRMS keeps payroll data on your own servers and inside your own IT budget, which some employers need for regulatory reasons and most do not. ADP RUN hands the whole problem, including the state agency phone calls, to ADP, for a price that is quoted, negotiable and rarely transparent between two similar customers. If control of the data is the requirement, Sage HRMS. If never speaking to a tax agency again is the requirement, ADP earns its premium.
Written from the reviews on both products. No vendor saw this before publication.