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ADP AI Agent
ADP has your HR data. Now add an AI agent.

ADP has your HR data. Now add an AI agent.

Payroll queries answered in Slack or Teams from live ADP data. Onboarding, offboarding, and benefits workflows triggered by ADP events and coordinated across every connected system. HR handles the exceptions.

HR Teams of all sizes trusts Workativ AI to automate HR Operations & Support

Companies using Workativ: GoTo, Learnpath, MERIT, Lagardère, Kraft Heinz
The ADP problem

ADP runs your payroll.
HR still runs the questions about it.

Payroll questions fill HR's inbox every pay cycle

Payroll questions fill HR's inbox every pay cycle

ADP has the pay stub. Employees still email HR to ask what it means deductions, net pay, W-2 access. Every pay cycle.

Employees don't find what they need in ADP portals

Employees don't find what they need in ADP portals

Employees log into ADP once a year. For everything else, they message HR. So HR becomes the ADP helpdesk.

Every ADP lifecycle event </br> needs a human

Every ADP lifecycle event
needs a human

New hire in ADP. Okta and ServiceNow still need a human to trigger them. ADP fires the event. HR does the rest.

ADP AI agent conversational

Every ADP HR query answered in Slack.
Payroll questions included.

Employee asks. Workativ reads from ADP and replies in the same thread pay stubs, PTO balances, policy answers, personal updates. No portal login. No HR ticket.

Pay questions answered from live ADP data. HR never sees them.

Payroll queries are the most common HR support burden for ADP customers.

Pay dates, net pay, gross pay from live ADP record

Deduction breakdown health, 401k, tax withholding

Direct deposit status and banking detail confirmation

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Payroll queries
ADP AI agent workflow automation

ADP onboarding, ADP offboarding, benefits enrollment, and performance reviews running without HR.

ADP onboarding automation, offboarding, and benefits enrollment triggered by ADP events, coordinated across every connected system. HR handles the exceptions.

New hire in ADP Workforce Now. Okta provisioned, device requested, day-1 checklist sent.

Triggered by ADP Workforce Now new hire event

Okta / Azure AD provisioned with correct role and groups

Day-1 setup checklist delivered to new hire in Slack

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 New hire onboarding
AI agent for HR customer proof

How GoTo resolved 80% of HR queries automatically
in Slack, with ADP and 50+ connected apps.

80%

HR queries auto-resolved

HR and IT queries including payroll questions, PTO, benefits, and IT requests resolved in Slack without HR involvement.

50+

Applications connected

GoTo's Workativ deployment spans HR, IT, legal, and operations payroll system, HRIS, and IT tools in one AI agent in Slack.

“ Our AI Bot Orion has become a critical enabler of employee self‑service. The quality of responses is fast, comprehensive, and highly reliable, allowing employees to find accurate answers without needing to escalate to HR or IT. What really sets Workativ apart is the visibility into question trends, resolution rates, and where AI is genuinely reducing operational workload. ”

goto Company

Susan Treadway

Vice President, HR Operations

Susan Treadway
How to deploy

Connect ADP to Slack in three steps.
No developer. No ADP customisation project.

Connect ADP
Platform

Five platform capabilities. One no-code studio.
No ADP customisation project.

No-code builder, agentic RAG, workflow automation, enterprise security, and analytics in one platform.

No-Code ADP AI Agent Builder

No-Code ADP AI Agent Builder

Build and deploy an ADP AI agent using Workativ's no-code studio.

ADP actions added without code or API knowledge

Permissions and access controls configured by HR

Live agent handover when employees need HR support

ADP Assist vs Workativ

ADP launched Assist Agents in January 2026. Honest comparison for HR teams running ADP.

ADP Assist is powerful native AI built on 75 years of workforce data. Workativ connects ADP to Slack and your entire enterprise stack. Here is where they differ.

What matters to you
Workativ HR chatbot
ADP
Moveworks
Where employees interact
Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Web (native)
Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Web (native)
ADP portal + Teams (partial rollout)
Slack, Teams
Slack, Teams
ADP integration
Pre-built connector, no-code
Pre-built connector, no-code
Native deepest ADP data access
ADP connector in marketplace
Cross-system workflows
100+ apps  Okta, ServiceNow, Jira
100+ apps Okta, ServiceNow, Jira
ADP ecosystem primarily
Yes, complex setup
Yes, complex setup
No-code configuration
Full visual no-code studio
Full visual no-code studio
ADP-managed configuration
IT-heavy setup
IT-heavy setup
Custom workflow creation
Unlimited, no-code
Unlimited, no-code
Limited to Assist agent personas
Yes, engineer-heavy
Yes, engineer-heavy
HR + IT automation
HR, IT, Finance, Facilities
HR, IT, Finance, Facilities
HR and Payroll primarily
Yes
Yes
HR inbox problem same questions, 40 times a week

When ADP Assist is enough: Your org runs primarily within the ADP ecosystem and needs AI for ADP-native payroll and HR tasks. Assist's persona-based agents for employees, managers, and payroll practitioners cover this well.

When to add Workativ: The moment employee support needs to span ADP, Okta, ServiceNow, and Slack in one workflow or when you want HR and IT support in one AI agent. Workativ and ADP Assist can run alongside each other. Searching for an ADP payroll chatbot alternative or a broader ADP AI agent that connects your full stack? Workativ is built for that.

Why Workativ

Workativ vs Moveworks vs Leena AI for ADP HR automation.

Three platforms that connect to ADP. Different audiences, deployment realities, and pricing models.

Capability
Workativ HR chatbot
Leena
Moveworks
ADP integration
No-code, pre-built connector
No-code, pre-built connector
ADP connector in marketplace
Pre-built, enterprise setup
Deployment time
3–5 days
3–5 days
Weeks to months
Weeks to months
Pricing
$349/mo, session-based
$349/mo, session-based
$200K–$1M+/yr, quote only
Per-employee, quote only
Mid-market and enterprise fit
Both
Both
Enterprise only
Enterprise only
No-code configuration
Full no-code
Full no-code
IT-heavy setup
IT-heavy setup
Partial some config required
Payroll Q&A in Slack
Live ADP data in Slack
Live ADP data in Slack
Via ADP connector
Via ADP connector
AI agent for ADP connected alongside your stack

ADP plus every system your
employees and HR teams use. One platform.

ADP integration with an AI agent layer covers what ADP Assist cannot cross-system workflows from one Slack conversation.

Security & Compliance

Enterprise-grade security. For HR data that matters.

Workativ HR AI assistant security certifications SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA compliant
PII data redaction
Prompt injection protection
RBAC & SSO
MFA & SIEM integration
Data retention controls
Role-based access controls

ADP has your HR data.
Now add an AI agent.

80% of ADP HR queries handled in Slack. Every lifecycle workflow running from ADP events. HR focuses on what needs judgment.

Frequently
asked questions

ADP AI agent frequently asked questions

What is an ADP AI agent?

An ADP AI agent connects to your ADP instance and lets employees resolve HR and payroll requests conversationally in Slack or Microsoft Teams without logging into ADP. It retrieves live payroll data (pay stubs, deductions, PTO balances), submits actions (leave requests, personal detail updates), and answers HR policy questions from your knowledge base. Workativ's ADP AI agent also runs multi-step lifecycle workflows triggered by ADP events new hire onboarding across Okta and ServiceNow, offboarding, benefits enrollment, performance review cycles, and pre-hire checks.

How does Workativ integrate with ADP Workforce Now?

Workativ connects to ADP Workforce Now via pre-built no-code connectors using ADP APIs, secured with OAuth 2.0 and role-based access controls. Once connected, Workativ reads permitted ADP data payroll, PTO balances, benefits, worker profiles and writes back to ADP through approved actions. All from conversations in Slack or Microsoft Teams. No developer required.

Is Workativ different from ADP Assist?

Yes. ADP Assist is ADP's own native AI purpose-built for the ADP ecosystem, strong on payroll intelligence and HR data. Workativ is an independent platform that sits in Slack and connects ADP to your entire enterprise stack Okta, ServiceNow, Jira, Azure AD, and 100+ other applications. ADP Assist works primarily within ADP. Workativ handles workflows that cross system boundaries and delivers the employee experience in Slack or Teams natively. They can run alongside each other.

What ADP products does Workativ support?

Workativ supports ADP Workforce Now (mid-market), ADP RUN (small business), and ADP Lyric HCM (enterprise). Pre-built connectors cover payroll, time and attendance, PTO, benefits, and worker profile data across all three products.

What payroll questions can the ADP AI agent answer in Slack?

Payroll queries answered from live ADP data in Slack: pay dates and payroll schedule, gross and net pay breakdown, deductions (health, dental, 401k, tax withholding), direct deposit status and banking details, bonuses and overtime, year-to-date earnings, and W-2 availability. Employees get answers from their actual ADP payroll record not generic payroll information.

Can the ADP AI agent submit PTO requests?

Yes. Employee asks in Slack, Workativ reads the live ADP PTO balance, and the leave request is submitted through ADP's approval process. Manager receives an approval card in Slack with one-tap approve or decline. ADP record updated on approval. Employee confirmed in the same Slack thread.

Can employees access pay stubs and W-2s through the AI agent?

Yes. Employees ask in Slack and Workativ retrieves the requested document from ADP current or historical pay stubs, year-end W-2 forms, benefit statements. Documents are returned directly in the Slack conversation. HR never needs to locate or forward payroll documents manually.

What ADP workflows can Workativ automate?

Workativ automates five ADP-triggered lifecycle workflows: new hire onboarding (ADP new hire event → Okta provisioning → ServiceNow device request → day-1 Slack checklist), employee offboarding (ADP termination → access revocation → COBRA notice → equipment return), benefits enrollment (ADP enrollment window → reminders → election submission to Benefitfocus or PlanSource), performance review cycle (HR triggers → self-assessment reminders → manager alerts → escalation report), and pre-hire background checks (ADP offer event → screening initiated → HR alerted → onboarding triggered on clear).

Does the ADP AI agent work in both Slack and Microsoft Teams?

Yes. Workativ deploys natively in both Slack and Microsoft Teams. Employees in Slack and employees in Teams use the same AI agent. ADP Assist is available in Microsoft Teams on a partial rollout; Workativ covers both channels with full functionality from day one.

Is ADP payroll data secure with Workativ?

Yes. Workativ connects to ADP using OAuth 2.0 with role-based access controls. The AI agent can only access data and actions it has been explicitly permitted. ADP payroll data is never used to train models. PII is masked in all logs. Every query, action, and escalation is logged to an immutable audit trail. Workativ is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA compliant.

How long does ADP AI agent deployment take?

3 to 5 days for standard ADP HR use cases payroll queries, PTO, policy Q&A, pay stub access. No developer required. Workativ's no-code platform connects ADP, configures the AI agent, and deploys to Slack or Microsoft Teams. Start with one use case, confirm the workflow, then expand to lifecycle automation.

Can Workativ connect ADP to other systems like Okta and ServiceNow?

Yes. Workativ connects ADP to 100+ enterprise applications Okta, Azure AD, ServiceNow, Jira, Freshservice, Benefitfocus, PlanSource, Slack, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Confluence, and more. ADP events trigger cross-system workflows: a new hire in ADP Workforce Now automatically provisions identity in Okta and raises a device request in ServiceNow. Employees get one conversational experience in Slack for requests that touch multiple systems.