ADP Workforce Now vs Paylocity
Three of fourteen models named ADP Workforce Now first on the direct prompt; one named Paylocity. ADP Workforce Now was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Paylocity by fourteen and ADP Workforce Now carries 26 labels and Paylocity 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nineteen categories this edition.
Named in twenty categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the payroll software page.
By framing
ADP Workforce NowFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPaylocity
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ADP Workforce Now and Paylocity were named in the same answer 127 times, of the 616 answers naming ADP Workforce Now and the 282 naming Paylocity. In those answers Paylocity took the first choice eight times and ADP Workforce Now thirty.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
ADP Workforce Now Paylocity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ADP Workforce Now on the left and Paylocity on the right.The direct prompt
ADP Workforce Now first, Paylocity an alternative
3 of 14 modelsPaylocity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Paylocity first, ADP Workforce Now an alternative
1 of 14 modelsADP Workforce Now was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
ADP Workforce Now0%#– of 11Paylocity0%#– of 11ADP Workforce Now19%#2 of 14Paylocity4%#7 of 14ADP Workforce Now13%#3 of 14Paylocity6%#4 of 14What the models said about ADP Workforce Now
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“ADP Workforce Now, Paycom, and Paycor are often top recommendations due to their scalability, comprehensive features, and strong support.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Paylocity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Be cautious with these payroll platforms... Paylocity: Frequent complaints about poor customer service, glitchy platform” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Paylocity - Some users have reported subpar customer support and technical issues with the platform.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Unresponsive customer support ... Glitchy software that's difficult to navigate” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Paylocity: Highly rated for its balance of flexibility, HR tools, and ease of use in the mid-market space.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.