SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
adp.comvssalesforce.com
which is stronger?
clone time
6 months
contested6 months
adp.com
enterprise payroll, HR & tax platform
39/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
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clone time
3 months
fortress3 months
salesforce.com
enterprise CRM and agentic AI platform
28/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
moat
how deep is each moat.
adp.com · aggregate
6.1/10real moat
moat delta+1.1
salesforce.com · aggregate
7.2/10deep moat
8.5
capital-0.5 →
8.0
5.0
technical+2.0 →
7.0
3.0
network+5.0 →
8.0
5.0
switching+2.0 →
7.0
6.0
data±0
6.0
9.0
regulatory-3.0 →
6.0
3.6
distribution+4.6 →
8.2
floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorsalesforce.com wins
adp.com
$53 + usage
salesforce.com
$47
delta +$6salesforce.com costs less per month to keep the lights on.
time to clonesalesforce.com wins
adp.com
6 months
salesforce.com
3 months
delta −2× faster3 months vs. 6 months.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only adp.com · 11
tax compliance
shared · 11
serverless / edge platform
only salesforce.com · 44
crm platformintegrationskanban / board viewsocial login
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only adp.com · 55
PuppeteerRailsReactSegmentSentry
shared infra · 77
CloudflareNext.jsPostgresCloudflare R2ResendSupabaseVercel
only salesforce.com · 55
dnd-kitHubSpotPipedriverechartsSalesforce
the verdict
ATTACK ADP FIRST
same comparison surface, two different walls. give the adp attack a month. circle back to salesforce only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.
the case
a full tier easiershallower moat
full reportcontested · 39
→ read the adp.com report
full reportfortress · 28
→ read the salesforce.com report
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