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ADP Marketplace

General SaaS

ADP, Inc. · General SaaS app marketplaces

Best for: HR and workforce-software publishers that need a governed, commercially enabled integration channel into ADP client environments.

Overview

ADP Marketplace is an e-commerce-enabled storefront for HR applications that integrate with ADP products and services. Clients can search solution categories, review app details, subscribe through marketplace checkout, and authorize data access. Publishers can configure app listings, editions, pricing, billing, checkout, and supported free trials, add-ons, or metered usage. The partner platform supports integrated applications, data connectors, subscription events, OAuth 2.0 authorization, and API-based data exchange. ADP documents a staged path from planning and integration development through validation, security review, production setup, and listing publication.

How to build & ship

  1. 1Plan the integration by selecting an application or data-connector pattern.
  2. 2Develop the partner application, authorization flow, API calls, subscription endpoints, and event handling.
  3. 3Configure the commercial listing, including editions, pricing, billing, checkout, and supported trials, add-ons, or usage-based options.
  4. 4Complete ADP Marketplace validation, prepare demo and production materials, and enter the GSO security review stage.
  5. 5Create the production project and listing, publish after approval, process subscription events, and maintain the integration.

Key APIs & SDKs

ADP API Gateway / Web API Gateway
ADP Worker API
OAuth 2.0 authorization
ADP Marketplace subscription-events endpoints
ADP Marketplace partner self-service / AppDirect listing administration

Integration types

Embedded app
Connector
Workflow action

Authentication & security

  • Primary auth: OAuth 2.0
  • Also supports: Basic Auth, Credential patterns for marketplace subscription events
  • Security review: Required
  • Partners complete integration development, prepare production materials, and proceed through ADP validation and Global Security Organization review before production publication; complete review criteria are not fully exposed in the reviewed guide index.
  • ADP's published guide index identifies integration development, marketplace validation, partner demo and production checklists, production listing setup, and a Global Security Organization Review Stage. Exact acceptance criteria, timelines, and remediation rules are not fully exposed in the reviewed pages.
  • ADP documents rate limiting and concurrency through its Web API Gateway Rate Limit Policy, but numeric thresholds are Not publicly specified in the reviewed material.
Auth docs Store policies

Monetization

Free
Paid app
Usage-based
Onboarding
Not publicly specified
Commission
Not publicly specified
Merchant of Record
ADP Marketplace supports ADP Invoice or credit-card payment and may add app billing to an ADP client invoice; merchant-of-record status is Not publicly specified.

Pros & cons for builders

Pros

  • Direct access to an ADP client-facing HR application storefront.
  • Official support for integrated applications, data connectors, OAuth 2.0, subscription events, and API exchange.
  • Built-in commercial checkout with prepaid and postpaid or metered billing options.

Cons

  • Pricing and full edition details require marketplace sign-in for clients.
  • Production launch includes ADP validation and security-review gates.
  • Numeric API rate limits, commission, onboarding fees, and merchant-of-record terms are not publicly specified in the reviewed sources.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get my app approved on ADP Marketplace?

ADP's published guide index identifies integration development, marketplace validation, partner demo and production checklists, production listing setup, and a Global Security Organization Review Stage. Exact acceptance criteria, timelines, and remediation rules are not fully exposed in the reviewed pages.

What authentication does ADP Marketplace use?

ADP Marketplace apps primarily authenticate with OAuth 2.0, also supporting Basic Auth, Credential patterns for marketplace subscription events.

How is ADP Marketplace monetized?

ADP Marketplace supports Free, Paid app, Usage-based. Typical commission: Not publicly specified. Onboarding fee: Not publicly specified.

Is a security review required to list on ADP Marketplace?

Yes, ADP Marketplace requires a formal security or listing review before apps go live. Partners complete integration development, prepare production materials, and proceed through ADP validation and Global Security Organization review before production publication; complete review criteria are not fully exposed in the reviewed guide index.