Wave Payroll vs ADP RUN
This comparison is for 10 employees, no contractors, and one state. It counts only plans that file payroll taxes. Only Wave Payroll publishes a full-service total, at $100 a month.
Wave Payroll
U.S. full-access payroll is $40 a month plus $6 per active employee and $6 per independent contractor paid. The employee fee applies even in a month the person is not paid, as long as they are active and not on leave.
$100
U.S. full-access payroll · $1,200 / year at list price
- U.S. full-access payroll · $40 + $6/employee
ADP RUN
Quote only. ADP does not publish a RUN list price. A direct fetch of the packages page on November 10, 2026 returned HTTP 403 from this environment.
Quote only
No published full-service total for this team.
- Essential Payroll · quote
- Enhanced Payroll · quote
- Complete Payroll & HR+ · quote
- HR Pro Payroll & HR · quote
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