ActiveCollab vs. UKG Pro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActiveCollab
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Active Collab is a project management solution built around features such as task management, collaboration, time tracking, and invoicing.
$8
per member/per month
UKG Pro
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
UKG delivers cloud-based HCM solutions including UKG Pro that help businesses simplify payroll computations, accelerate talent acquisition, manage time and attendance, and support proactive, strategic talent management on a global level.N/A
Pricing
ActiveCollabUKG Pro
Editions & Modules
ActiveCollab Project Management
$8
per member/per month
Self-Hosted Plan
$999.00
license
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActiveCollabUKG Pro
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup Fee$6.25 per member, per month, annual billingNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ActiveCollabUKG Pro
Features
ActiveCollabUKG Pro
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
3.6
13 Ratings
72% below category average
UKG Pro
-
Ratings
Task Management5.112 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts3.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration6.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management3.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration4.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access1.110 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management2.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
5.7
8 Ratings
28% below category average
UKG Pro
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates6.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.9
934 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.4846 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.3872 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0841 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.9826 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.0738 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.9751 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.4597 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.2
852 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.6806 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.9404 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.4313 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.9728 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.5794 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.1657 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.9
655 Ratings
3% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.8582 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.9610 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.8507 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.3
901 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.3870 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.5874 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.5645 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.7339 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.5855 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.0
228 Ratings
1% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.0228 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.4
838 Ratings
2% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.7815 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.6827 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.0576 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.0
638 Ratings
1% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.1631 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.8510 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
433 Ratings
7% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.1340 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.5412 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.4294 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.9383 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.4
537 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.6479 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.0378 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.8494 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.2464 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6390 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.1
234 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.8188 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.4202 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.4205 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.0186 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.8
525 Ratings
1% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.8494 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1484 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.5384 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.6447 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.4378 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.9481 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.1446 Ratings
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User Ratings
ActiveCollabUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
1.7
(13 ratings)
8.3
(954 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(196 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(189 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(75 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(332 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(3 ratings)
4.3
(495 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(87 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(205 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(86 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(77 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(66 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(94 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(56 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(49 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActiveCollabUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
ActiveCollab
Scenarios where ActiveCollab works well 1) ActiveCollab works well for small teams specifically T&M teams.Its invoicing feature is unique & can make your life easy. 2) It is very easy to use & posses good range of filters like on the task list, we can drag/drop tasks, Filter by assignee's,
tasks lists, due dates, or completed tasks. 3) It has some simple but awesome features like when you're in
the middle of writing something i.e a comment on story and get interrupted,
it retains what you wrote. 4) It allows you to tag team members in threads of comments to grab their attention, its really needed when teams are distributed. Thus helping team members to collaborate easily & stay on same page. 5) It integrates pretty well with other web apps like quickbooks , Slack, Trello, HubSpot, Zapier etc Scenarios where ActiveCollab did not work well 1) Tasks can not have multiple assignee's here so if two members are working on same task it did not allow you to reflect that. 2) Sorting capability is not their under invoicing 3) It did not work well for larger teams 4) Search option is not very detailed & you may end up wasting lot of time searching one particular bug or issue.












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UKG
I would say, well, I don't want to focus on less appropriate. I want to be well suited. I really feel like if the transparency with our count rep and then just diving in onto how to problem solve and how to troubleshoot, I think that's most important with that.
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Pros
ActiveCollab
  • Great for project and task assignments, project workflow and communications.
  • Solid web-based platform that doesn't require software downloads, also includes great mobile platform.
  • Great reporting tools for managing billing, estimating, project workflow and other essential project details.
  • Allows for both the agency and its clients to interact on a single platform using role-specific permissions.
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UKG
  • UKG has an amazing support team to reach out to if assistance is needed
  • All add-ons of UKG Pro integrate seamlessly making it a powerful software program
  • UKG Pro is very configurable to meet the specific needs of companies
  • It is easy to use and navigate
  • The mobile app is loved by all employees and provides on-demand access
  • The Ultimate Community is amazing!! On-demand information on all products and how they are used. Connect with other companies that use UKG Pro and learn from each other.
  • The Learning Centre is also amazing!! Learning right at your fingertips anytime, anywhere.
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Cons
ActiveCollab
  • It isn't possible to set members of staff as part time, so if someone is unavailable on certain days you must manually enter them as OOO every single day that they are not in, that other teammates work. Hours also can't be edited individually - everyone is treated as working the same hours in a day, rendering capacity planner useless for flexi working teams
  • Subtasks cannot be assigned their own hours and deadlines, meaning the To Do list view can't be seen in actual date order and capacity planner does not reflect all time allocated to an individual's schedule unless every task is set up as a separate task rather than subtask
  • There is no way to see all tasks of a certain type across multiple campaigns (e.g all copywriting tasks vs all technical tasks) - support team suggested exporting data and making spreadsheets
  • Kanban view isn't available for people's own task lists ('board' view here shows a list)
  • Not possible to have one task be assigned to more than one person
  • Notifications are not sent when tasks are updated, so you have to leave comments and tag people each time
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UKG
  • Onboarding and recruiting need an environment that is more stable and dependable.
  • Core Benefits could be enhanced to allow OE and LE events via the mobile app.
  • Service and support need to be increased; days and weeks now, when we first went live, it was minutes and hours.
  • Adapting all version of time management into one or two versions, at no cost to the customer would allow the resources from UTA, UTM and WFM Classic to be directed to future enhancements and would allow support services to be increased for the 2 remaining platforms.
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Likelihood to Renew
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
UKG
We have been a customer since 2015, we have gone to market and find that UKG Pro product is both user friendly for administrators as well as the employee. The qualify of support and service of UKG team is valued and we trust the product.
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Usability
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
UKG
It gets the job done, but not with a few deep sighs. Once you know where stuff lives, it's manageable, but the first learning curve is steep, some menus feel buried. However, it's consistent, reliable and doesn't crash on me, which counts for a lot. With a little UI glow up it could push into a 9 zone.
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Reliability and Availability
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
UKG
For the most part UltiPro has been reliable, but it could definitely be better. There have been several notable server issues where we were unable to access the product or unable to utilize some of the features. Customer support is usually quick to respond to questions about these issues, but they do not proactively reach out to customers whose environments have been effected by outages
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Performance
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
UKG
Normally UKG Pro loads quickly. We had been having major issues with reports running in a timely manner but recently they broke out our virtual server to another instance where is wasn't sharing resources and that seems to have helped reporting run more efficiently.
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Support Rating
ActiveCollab
We have not required support for ActiveCollab as it works pretty seamlessly. We didn't have any issues with using the platform or with any billing issues. The self-service aspect of the platform is robust and easy to navigate so we have not encountered any errors that required assistance from the support team.
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UKG
The quality of UKG Support is related directly to the UKG rep. who handles the issue. In some cases you get someone who really is good at supporting the product and others may not have as much experience and it shows
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In-Person Training
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
UKG
I've been to a few in-person (hands on) training sessions and it is very similar to the online classes. You have the same reference material to look back on after the training. So regardless of in person training or online you really get the same thing.
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Online Training
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
UKG
Most of the online training was very generic (to be expected) but we had specific requirements for configuration that could have been better addressed with more individual sessions earlier on from our project team. However, we did finally begin booking training sessions with our implementation team which were recorded, and so provided additional information for how to correctly configure and test the system.
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Implementation Rating
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
UKG
Make sure you have all of your tax account information with all the states you are registered in available and that you are knowledgeable about the filing status, frequency, etc. We had some unique challenges with our state unemployment tax set up that I was not aware of and needed to be addressed prior to going live. Working with the state unemployment office can be a challenge.
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Alternatives Considered
ActiveCollab
ActiveCollab is easier to use and simpler in its setup. It has the right mix of features and simplicity. It's also project-oriented which is important for our workflow. Other tools are often too task-oriented, making it hard to track projects. Overall, ActiveCollab has a great mix of simplicity with good features.
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UKG
We used ADP WFN prior to switching to UKG. We interviewed three different payroll companies to see what our options were. UKG stood out and aligned with our company values. The sales team was very helpful and asked questions about what we were currently doing and how they could assist with simplifying things. I personally had a side meeting with them to see if there were options for a process that we manually process and if UKG could actually eliminate the process. We came to the conclusion that we weren't able to get it 100%, but we could pull 80% of what we needed from UKG, and then we would only need to manipulate 20% of the information. It was also determined from that meeting that we wouldn't need to pay extra to have a special report built. The customer service is what we were sold on. The other companies that we looked at didn't give us the confidence that their customer service would be any better than what we previously had.
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Scalability
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
UKG
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Return on Investment
ActiveCollab
  • Allows our team to stay organized and keep conversations on tasks.
  • The To-Do List email every morning helps me mentally prepare and know exactly what I should be doing as soon as I start work.
  • Powerful and useful integrations save lots of time (Google Drive, Slack, Dropbox, Zapier and more!).
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UKG
  • Personally as a veteran user of UKG Pro, in past employers I have seen many amazing increases in employee engagement and ROI.
  • With QuVa, we are still very new to the UKG Pro platform and are just now beginning to get out of the implementation phase where we can start measuring the change. I will be looking for changes in Overtime spending to reduce as a result of more informative and actionable dashboards for managers to monitor overtime and timeclock abuses in real time. I am also expecting employees to engage more with new features being pushed out to the mobile app.
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ScreenShots

ActiveCollab Screenshots

Screenshot of the dashboard with an overview of projects.Screenshot of multiple task views currently showing a Kanban view of the tasklists and tasks.Screenshot of Overview of all recent activity.Screenshot of Calendar view with task dependencies.Screenshot of Permission settings (owner, member, client, client+).Screenshot of List of available Add-ons.

UKG Pro Screenshots

Screenshot of UKG Pro People CenterScreenshot of UKG Pro PayrollScreenshot of UKG Pro Mobile AppScreenshot of UKG Pro RecruitingScreenshot of UKG Pro Employee Voice