Roll by ADP vs Wave Payroll

Two payroll & HR tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Roll by ADPADP	Wave PayrollWave Financial
In one line	ADP payroll run from a chat-style app	Payroll add-on for Wave accounting users
Starting price	From $39/mo + $5/person	From $40/mo + $6/person
Six-person team	$69/mo	$76/mo
Plans	$39/mo + $5 per worker; first 3 months free	$40/mo + $6 per employee + $6 per contractor paid; tax service in all 50 states; Canada $25 CAD + $6 (not Quebec); does not file 1099s
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	90 days	30 days
Users	Per worker	No minimum
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online	Wave
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US	US · CA
Phone support	Plans not stated	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: Mon. - Fri., 8am - 5pm EST · Email: Mon. - Fri., 8am - 5pm EST	Live chat: Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for ADP.	5 incidents posted on Wave Financial's status page, which covers all Wave Financial products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Wave Financial. Status page
Capterra score	See reviews on Capterra	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	78	65
Fit: Restaurant or café	78	60
Fit: Service business	80	80
Fit: Agency or studio	72	65
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	72
Fit: Online store	65	50
Why people pick it	ADP tax filing Very quick setup	One price in all 50 states Posts straight into Wave accounting
Where it falls short	Few integrations No HR or benefits	$40 base is a lot for one or two people Does not file 1099s for you
	Visit Roll by ADP ↗	Visit Wave Payroll ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices