ADP vs Workable

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Workable is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 30.1 versus 2.1 for ADP, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose ADP if…

You need ISO/IEC 27701 or SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Named among strong recruiting or HR system options
Cost-effective candidate sourcing

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 2.1)
You need ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage
fast deployment and ease of use
intuitive automation and candidate tracking

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	ADP	Workable
Visibility score	2.1%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#35	#2
Share of voice	0.7%	7.2%
Mentions this run	4	38
Positive in AI answers	—	44%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

ADP 0pp · Workable 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

5.4%

34.1%

AI Mode

29.4%

Perplexity

0.9%

26.7%

ADPWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0ADP ranked higher

1Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ADP	Workable
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	Perplexity	#14	#4

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ADP	Workable
Pricing model	—	Flat tiers
Entry price	—	$299 / mo
Free plan	—	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	Cloud-based	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	270+
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	—	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	1949	2012
Headquarters	Roseland, New Jersey	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	5,000+	201–500
Funding	—	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	Midsize businesses using Workforce Now	Companies of any size that care about time-to-value and ease of use and want a system that is fast to implement and easy to adopt, with a focus on small and medium-sized businesses.