ADP Wins Three Inaugural HR Tech Breakthrough Awards

ROSELAND, N.J., Aug. 12, 2026 – ADP was named a winner in the inaugural 2026 HR Tech Breakthrough Awards, with ADP Assist™ earning the HCM Innovation Award and being named “AI HR Platform of the Year,” as well as ADP® DataCloud earning the HR Analytics Innovation Award. These accolades recognize ADP for bringing AI, data, and decades of workforce expertise together to help clients manage their most critical workforce functions with precision and confidence.

Unlike standalone AI tools, ADP Assist embeds intelligent agents directly into the flow of work, connecting data, insights, and actions across HR, payroll, talent, compliance, and workforce management. ADP Assist agents move beyond simple automation. They can anticipate needs, surface insights, assist with decision-making, and help execute tasks while maintaining essential human oversight. Whether auditing payroll variances, initiating HR workflows, or generating analytics through conversational questions, ADP Assist helps organizations increase efficiency while keeping people at the center of the experience with precision.

ADP DataCloud enables clients to ask workforce questions in conversational language and receive immediate, meaningful insights. The platform proactively identifies trends, highlights risks, automates reporting, and supports strategic workforce planning through predictive analytics and benchmarking. The platform leverages anonymized and aggregated data from ADP’s U.S. client base to provide benchmarks across compensation, turnover, hiring, span of control, and other critical workforce metrics.

The HR Tech Breakthrough Awards recognize the breakthrough achievements and innovations transforming how organizations attract, manage, develop, and retain talent. With HR technology at the center of modern business transformation, the awards program aims to identify the best HR software platforms, workforce tools, people technologies, and industry leaders shaping the future of HCM.

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FAQs:

• What HR Tech Breakthrough Awards did ADP win?

ADP Assist earned the HCM Innovation Award and was named “AI HR Platform of the Year” for its intelligent AI agents. Additionally, ADP DataCloud earned the HR analytics Innovation Award for bringing together data, AI, and workforce expertise to guide proactive decision-making.