ADP RUN vs QuickBooks Payroll: prices and state program coverage

Filing payroll taxes

ADP RUN

ADP’s RUN product page says RUN calculates payroll taxes automatically and can file federal, state and local payroll taxes for you with proper authorization. Their page, Nov 9, 2026

QuickBooks Payroll

QuickBooks’ pricing page lists full service payroll on all three Workforce plans and says payroll taxes are done for you. Their page, Nov 9, 2026

More than one state

ADP RUN

The page we read doesn’t say.

QuickBooks Payroll

The page we read doesn’t say.

Filing new hire reports

ADP RUN

An ADP article dated July 5, 2023 says new hire reporting is included in many RUN packages, and names Essential, Enhanced, Complete and HR Pro. Their page, Nov 10, 2026

QuickBooks Payroll

Intuit’s help article says that with QuickBooks Workforce it files the new hire forms with your state within 2 weeks of the hire date. It says independent contractors aren’t covered. Their page, Nov 10, 2026

What do ADP RUN and QuickBooks Payroll cost for 10 employees?

ADP RUN doesn’t publish a price and quotes by request. At list price, QuickBooks Payroll’s Workforce Payroll plan is $120 a month for 10 people ($50 a month plus $7 per employee), according to its pricing page as read November 9, 2026.

Which state paid leave programs do ADP RUN and QuickBooks Payroll handle?

For ADP RUN we haven’t found help documentation for a state paid leave program yet, which doesn’t mean it can’t handle one. For QuickBooks Payroll we’ve read help documentation covering state paid leave programs in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon and Washington.

Do ADP RUN and QuickBooks Payroll work with state retirement programs?

For ADP RUN we’ve read help documentation covering state retirement programs in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Virginia. For QuickBooks Payroll we’ve read help documentation covering state retirement programs in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Virginia.

Do ADP RUN and QuickBooks Payroll file payroll taxes for you?

ADP’s RUN product page says RUN calculates payroll taxes automatically and can file federal, state and local payroll taxes for you with proper authorization. QuickBooks’ pricing page lists full service payroll on all three Workforce plans and says payroll taxes are done for you.

Do ADP RUN and QuickBooks Payroll file new hire reports with the state?

An ADP article dated July 5, 2023 says new hire reporting is included in many RUN packages, and names Essential, Enhanced, Complete and HR Pro. Intuit’s help article says that with QuickBooks Workforce it files the new hire forms with your state within 2 weeks of the hire date. It says independent contractors aren’t covered.